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Default Repost: (1988) Birthright Party Canonical Pledge List, 2nd edition

From: (Kent Paul Dolan)

Newsgroups: talk.bizarre,sci.space,talk.politics.misc,
talk.rumors,rec.humor,comp.misc,soc.men,soc.women

Subject: Birthright Party Canonical Pledge List, 2nd ed.
Date: 6 Apr 88

Cross posted to draw a crowd of people with strong opinions.

Followups already directed to talk.bizarre, Birthright
Party Headquarters

Birthright Party regulars and waverers, and new readers,

Well, surprisingly to me, after all the hate & discontent
expressed, the pace of pledges actually picked up quite a
bit with the publication of the 1st canonical pledge list.
I guess everyone likes to see their name on the small
screen! We now have 48 pledges and the continuing waverers
list. It looks like Nigel's chance for pledge #69 is
arriving apace! I'll be gone for a week; enjoy the peace
and quiet!

#1 From: Bruce Sutherland

Tell you what, If you can mix supporting space exploration
with impressing the need for caffeine, you've got my support.

#2 From: Bob Deen @
NASA-JPL Image Processing Lab

Hell, if that's your campaign platform, I'll vote for you!

#3 From: (Starman) Michael Seidel
[Birthright Party Press Secretary Nominee]

OK, you got number #3! I'd rather see money being spent on
invading uninhabited (but soon to be inhabited) planets than
on invading small Caribbean islands!

#4 From: World Court Jester

Hey. I'll vote for you if you'll agree to put a little money
away for Neuromancer-type AI research. Get the 'face vote
and they'll make sure you win the election :-).

#5 From: Greg Nowak

BTW, you got my vote, too. Sock it to `em.

#6 From:"The Pentagonal Potentate 2-6177" COK@PSUVMA
Rob Clark rutgers!psuvax1!psuvma.BITNET!
cok- this one works [kpd]

Might as well speed this election thing up a bit. Ahem. I,
The Pentagonal Potentate, hereby commit the Syd Barrett Cabal
of the Pan-Pontification Committee for the Paratheo-Anameta-
mystikhood of Eris Esoteric to the election of one Kent Paul
Dolan to the office of President of the United States.

Can't possibly be worse than the bozo who's there now.

#7 From: "The Kzinti Ambassador, M.P." KHD@PSUVMA
[Secretary of Peace and Emigration Nominee]
rutgers!psuvax1!psuvma.BITNET!khd-this one works [kpd]
Subject: Vote for the Prexy.

"I, the Kzinti Ambassador, hereby pledge my vote for Pres.
of the United States to you, Kent Paul Dolan."

Only one qualifier. Set up some kind of rider on a bill
you pass giving the net permanent anarchy. Then force it
through Congress.

#8 From: richard welty
[Outer Planets Latex Novelty Expediter-in-Chief Nominee]

.... oh, all right ... I'll vote for you (in return for a
suitable bribe, of course -- what are you offering?)

#9 From: (The only computer-
generated user at UWM) uwvax!uwmcsd4!headroom - that
one works [kpd] Mark "Giving the Apathy Vote" Lippert
net.average.joe

Hey, put me down for the big #8! I could use a big #8!
Then maybe my thungh will get thawed out....
[SLOW NEWS FEED got you, Mark! kpd]

#10 From: ZEUS
...!unmvax!ariel!ma3751bg Mark Giaquinto

We are paranoid about being confused with Mexico, so please
spell it [Albuquerque] right..

P.S. You got my vote, keep up the good work.

#11 From: (Steve Flaherty)
Subject: Another vote

After watching the machinations of the louts currently
running on the big dollar tickets, your campaign has
become more and more appealing.

I hereby pledge the vote of one lurker. Far more vaulable
than a vote from a posting bizarrite, due to the extreme
measures required to get a lurker to actually create
something on a keyboard.

#12 From:
saint gypsy, live from the gypsy roach motel
BTW, my name is Meredith Tanner. okay?

and i'll vote for you, too!

i forget what you were running for...
president or something?

#13 From: (Cindy)
Subject: talk.politics.bizarre (was My thungh)

OK, Kent, I am 10.

Cindy
[SLOW NEWS FEED strikes again! kpd]

#14 From: (-=paul=-)

(yo kent! didja get my vote? lots of messages have been
going kabounce from here lately)

-=paul=-

#15 From: (christine silverio)

The advertising firm of Silverio, Silverio, and Silverio
(greg) wishes to announce its whole-hearted support of Kent,
the Man from Xanth, as the Bizarre Party candidate in the
1988 presidential elections.

Anything we can do, Kent, just let us know.

The preceding announcement paid for by the Xanth Man for
President Committee.

| C J Silverio | KENT FOR PRESIDENT
| ucbvax!brahms!silverio | Who cares why?
| official brahms gangster | Just vote.

#16 From: (Randy Martens)
[NASA Director Nominee]

Well, it's time to consider the major Presidential candidates :
[...]
Kent, the man from Xanth : Promises to spend money on useful
things like deep space exploration instead of nuclear weapons
and contras. Promises to sleep a lot, & therefore not cause
trouble. hmmm.....

and the winner is .....
[ ]
KENT THE MAN FROM XANTH, FOR PRESIDENT !!
SUPPORT THE BIRTHRIGHT PARTY !!!
VOTE KENT !!!!

(yes Kent, you can count me in. *sigh*)

#17 From: (Richard A Thomson)
Subject: Vote Pledge

Count me in! I liked your first posting in sci.space a
while back about being a potential space candidate.
Since then I moved from Delaware to Utah, where I don't
have access to talk.bizarre yet :-(. Ergo me missing your
campaign efforts there. I would whole-heartedly support
your election this term. I will see what I can do to about
writing letters to local papers, etc. I will also attempt
to upload your message to local BBS's. Do you have a more
elaborate description of your policies that I could use.
The one you posted to sci.space could be a little too
bizarre :-) for some people to stomach. Perhaps something
a little less sarcastic with focus on the main issue--
space exploration and EXPLOITATION instead of useless war-
mongering.

The line about Malthus was great; keep up the good postings
and don't give up.

#18 From: S. Elizabeth Van Wyk
...uwvax!uwmcsd4!sally - this one works [kpd]

Greetings!! Is your mailer still done, or after my *attempt*
at a flame are you never writing to me again?

I guess it's time to get to the heart of my letter. Can I
be of any assistance in the campaign? The more I read, the
more I'm convinced you're the only candidate worth voting for.

Hey, no hard feelings. I don't know what got into me.

The Muffin Queen

18.5# From: (Kanthan Pillay)
[I don't know about this one - I got back about 400
lines of passionate pro space posting, ending with
the only words from the mailer:]

Do I really need a signature?

[Could be a pledge, more likely to be a slam about abusing
net bandwidth. We won't count it.]

#19 From: (Merlin of Chaos)(Chris Tate)
...!rutgers!psuvax1!psuvma.BITNET!clt

I've been watching Pat Robertson do much better than he has
any right to, so I've come to the big decision.

Go for it, Kent. You have my vote.

(That's one more pledge, folks! Keep 'em coming!)

#20 From: logico!slovax!steve Steve Cook

kpdI'm looking for a Vice Pres. candidate. She should be
kpda minority person, to lend credence to this being a
kpdmovement for the good of the whole nation. Any takers?

How about any of the many net.goddesses??? Sure, buy my
vote, I can be had. If all else fails : Susan St. James.

#21 From: (Dave Mack)

[A vastly stirring defense of the future of humanity]

That was beautiful, Kent, just beautiful. I'll do it, I
really will. You wouldn't have spent all the time
necessary to write that if you didn't mean it.

Vote the Birthright Party: Put a *Real* Corpse in Office
in 1988. [Hmmm. kpd]

#21.5 From: (Lauren Brown CATS)

Thanks for the kind words. You might almost have me
promoting the Birthright Party ! :-)

[Won't count this one either, but... kpd]

#22 From: (Yngvi
Diamondeye Hammerfoot)

|and may the Dwarves||%Gregory J. LeVee||
||Vote: Kent & the Birthright Party|

[Never got a formal pledge letter, but that sig'll do. kpd]

#23 From:
(The Cute Cuddle Creature) -- Michael.

P.S. -- What the heck. Here's another vote for you. --M.

#24 From: -- Justin du Coeur II

Let's trade. I'll become voter #14 if you'll drop one
*teeny* tac-nuke on this Bradley place.

[talk about SLOW NEWS FEED - at least we eliminated the
"what do YOU call a soda thread. kpd]

#25 From:

Hello, my name is Leslie Ann Ellis. I'm a systems engineer
with Concurrent Computer Corp. in Tinton Falls, N. J.

Kent's empassioned bid for the presidency did not fall on
deaf ears (eyes?); I, too, believe that mankind's future
lies in the colonization of space. Questions of a "standing
room only" future aside, there is only a limited mass of the
raw materials of life on our tiny planet. [...] I would like
at this time to announce that I am available to aid Kent in
his noble cause.

#26 From: (Bosk of Port Kar) -Devin
[Technical Consultant on Aerospace Nominee]
Subject: Another closet supporter surfaces


Kent, You've got another vote here. Let's get the **** off
Earth - it can't support us any more. I'm an aerospace
engineer - if you need technical support look to me.

#27 From: (Cipher)
[Vatican Ambassador Nominee]

All RIGHT already! Here's my vote! Take it! Please!

___
|X| Kent for Pres
---

-Chap. Oksimoron the Portable, KSC, GM, Ev., Esq., Etc.
-Josh Bell
-Robert Vilheim

#28 From: (Capt. Gym Quirk)
Taki Kogoma

Now that's over, let me add my endorsement (and that of
the Imperial Secret Service) to Kent's candidacy.

BTW, anyone ever have one of those decades?
[last four in a row - is that a record? kpd]

#29 From:
[FCC Chief Nominee]

If I pledge the Birthright Party, can I be appointed head
of the FCC? ...Jay

Jay Maynard {ihnp4,bellcore,killer}!tness1!splut!jay
Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be
explained by stupidity.

#30 From: (Jonathan Krueger)

Your arguments are coherent and convincing.

#31 From: bradley!bucc2!random (Brett Neumeier)

Hereby do I pledge one (1) vote to the Birthright Party.
I want to see if there really *are* any small furry
creatures on Alpha Centauri, and getting off the planet
so as to make future survival more likely seems like a
good first step.

#32 From:

I hate to say it, but you do sound more realistic than any
other candidate I've heard of yet. [...] I am quite willing
to vote for you.

Dieter (what this country needs is a good out-of-work actor
who STAYS that way) Muller

#33 From: Tracey A. Baker ihnp4!mhuxu!tab

I know you're past #18 by now, but count me as whatever
number is next (my favorites are 27, 33 and 37, so if you
could arrange one of those, it'd be nice). [Took a bit of
shuffling. kpd]

#34 From: (Edward Williams)

I'd also like to add my vote for Ken[t] for pres.

#34.5 From: (Richard Sexton)

YOU were surprised at the richard.sexton.fan.club ?
Imagine how surprised I was.

So Kent, what are these votes worth to you ?

[That needs a bit of work to turn into a pledge, I think.]

#35 From: (Richard Sexton)
[Official Aquaculturalist & Keeper of the Fonts Nominee]

kpd-Well, I've handed out the chairmanship of the FCC, the
kpd-bar position on Ganymede (or was it Ceres?), the press
kpd-secretary job, & several other plums of about equal value.
kpd-I'm still hoping presidential science advisor will get a
kpd-pledge from Herbert Spencer. Do you have an interesting
kpd-talent you would like to apply to the cause, and a job
kpd-in mind where it might fit?

Sure. I'd like to be the official aquaculturalist and keeper
of the fonts.

[OK, _now_ that's a pledge.]

kpd-OK, we'll make you curator of the National Aquarium
kpd-(Commerce Building, basement floor); I'll have to look
kpd-some to find out who keeps the fonts; perhaps the GPO?


#35.5 From:
Subject: The Presidency

Hey, I thought you were going to save the world from itself
by running for president. What happened?

Leslie

[Was that meant to be a pledge, Leslie? kpd]

#36 From: (Jim Paradis)

Second, I'd like to say that I'm in full support of the
space-industrialization provisions of the Birthright Party
platform. Is that the only issue for the BP, or are there
others?

back to slight disagreement mode

If it weren't for your position on drug testing, I'd endorse
your candidacy 100% in a minute! Seriously. If that's a
personal preference and not a Party position, you've got my
vote!

[Answer on this one in B. P. platform due out soon. Pledge
accepted but subject to review. kpd]

#37 From: (Starsha)

Cheer up, I think you are a very nice person, and should be
President. So, I am going to announce my support for your
candidacy.

Vote For Kent!
Kent For President!
Support the Birthright Party!

#38 From: John Berryhill net.Lectroid

You have my vote....if Red Lectroids can vote, that is.

#39 From: Wizo T_Deacon
Secretary without Portfolio to
The Reverend with No Name @ The Lord Julius Cabal

Ah, what the hell. I must be good for at least a half-vote,
being a net.sidekick. Count me in.

#40 From: (Daniel R Lance)
[USGS Off Planet Operations, Division Chief Nominee]

What a chance -- to get in on the ground floor of a real,
intelligent political movement. Count me in -- I want off
of this planet.

#41 From: (D)

Glad to have you back, Kent! Chalk up another vote, from me.

#42 From: (Rob Horn)

Great .sig. How about making it a bumper sticker. Then we
can get everyone to vote Birthright Party. You got my vote.

#43 From:

Your platform was excellent. And you covered issues which
are not currently "in" as far as the press is concerned.
However, this might be a fatal flaw-- someone who covers
"popular" (as defined by the press) issues will get more
support than someone who doesn't.

Doesn't matter though... *I'll* vote for you.

-- Jem
"Say it... don't laugh. Say it!"
"Pr-presi-president B-Bu- hahahahaha!"

#44 From: (Space Cadet)

p.s. you have my vote!!!

Hello, lift. # We're going to space if we have to walk.
-Jerry Pournelle
-Marvin the PA # The meek will inherit the earth. WE will
go to the stars!
John H. DuBois III # ...!ucbvax!
ucscc!ucscb!spcecdt

#45 From: Scott Kitchen

And since your shot at the presidency won't be harmed by my
doing this, you can have my vote, too. I think that makes
me something around 40 or so. Besides, I want to help Nigel
make 69... See you 'round t.b...
("Psst! Hey, boss!")
("Now, what, Guido?")
("Kent's a good man.")
("Thanks, Guido. You've got good taste.")

#46 From: (P Douglas Reeder)

I'm trying to organize a local chapter of the Birthright
Party (we may not get any members here at Reed).

[I guess that's enough enthusiasm to count as a pledge! kpd]

#47 From: (dahutch)

You never responded when I said you have my
vote, so here it is again. ;-)
ps: remember, you've got my vote!

#48 From: Panicked Undergrad
[GAO, Orbital Audits Division Chief Nominee]

I find talk.biz a little boring without variety that the
Birthright Party HQ communiques fail to provide. Mind,
you're not in my kill file; I'd like the BP raised myself
(remember, I'd LIKE to go to Ganymede (although Titan may
be a better bet)). [...] --So hey, sign me up for the
Birthright Party. Go forth, shake hands, stab backs--for
your good cause. Slant some GAO reports in a sensible
direction. Of course, I'll want to be the Orbital Auditor
just as soon as we move enough stuff out there to justify
it...think you can swing that?

Get everyone's BP up in '88--vote Birthright!
Steve Geswein, The Panicked Undergrad

That's all the pledges I have right now; anyone I missed,
forgot to bribe, or otherwise maligned?

These last two are just for fun, because I'm proud of them;
they do not constitute pledges. Guess I'd better not quote
without asking; pledges got fair warning. These two folks
sent letters of appreciation for my

Subject: commercialism of the space program

posting, which you might have read.

From: Cathy Hooper

From: Eugene N. Miya

So, we are up to 48 confirmed pledges and a few maybes.
I know there are supposed to be 11,000 readers out there.
Let's have a little more participation, while I go off for
a week to try a chance at a real job while we await the
returns at the polls.

While I'm gone, keep working on Birthright Party Platform
ideas for me. I got inputs on 1) the question of how the
nation cares for our children, 2) an addition to my
salinification of the soil position, documenting heavy
metal poisoning by improper irrigation, and 3) an input
from a Canadian reader on the subject of US foreign relations.
Thanks to all three writers; I will make (in one case,
already have made) use of your input.

Lots to do, get those local party groups going! Let talk.
bizarre know your plans, successes and failures. Spread
the word to BBS and nets.

Kent, the (Birthright Party's Choice for Chief Somnambulist)
man from xanth. "The Birthright of Humankind is the Stars!"

Keep those Birthright Party presidential vote pledges coming
in, kiddies. Still looking for that big #49! Just 99,999,952
to go for a win in '88!

"That man sleeping in the gutter? Yeah, him, that's the one.
I'm trying to get him honest work. Could you sign this
petition to put his name on the ballot for 1988? Sure, the
presidency. We have a tradition of sleeping presidents.
The safest kind, if you ask me. Wake 'em up and they invade
defenseless Caribbean islands. Last time I saw _him_ awake,
he muttered something about spending _his_ invasion budget
on space exploration. Hey, come back, it's not that unlikely!
Damn, lost another one! What have people got against
spending money where there's some chance of return, anyway?"


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|/~ | |
| You are Here |
| |
|Wouldn't you rather be out there -- |
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|Support the Birthright Party Today! |
| |
|(Note: Above diagram NOT to scale.) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+

[This lovely banner, available at a terminal near you,
brought to you through the keyboard talents of Michael P.
Seidel, Press Secretary Nominee to the Administration of
the Chief Somnambulist Candidate.]

Join the KENT FOR PRESIDENT movement in talk.bizarre!
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