So since some choose to blame me and attack me instead of realizing that I am like all of you and all we had was hope. I honestly didnt think in a million years that a letter Boehner himself wrote to the POTUS about how he wanted a pay for and a job measure (HR803) wouldnt get EUI. That he would commit Political Suicide and not do it. I do wonder what do these attackers think would of worked? If he wont give it to us with his precious HR803 then why would he do it with anything else? I really wonder what everyone thinks would of worked? I mean seriously? When I started back in December it was with contacting Politicians and asking for help, never imagined what I would hear - but when I did hear that there was a demand for a pay for and job bills - my first thought was okay that doesnt seem like a problem. I started a petition in my local area at first. Got a lot of signatures real fast, read everybodys stories and cried every time, my heart broke for people. Even my family was suffering, but that paled in my mind to everyone else. I opened the Facebook page to find people help from Charities, Churches and other people thinking we had mere weeks before it passed. I like most of you never imagined we would be where we are now. I knew of the history of EUI and the 99ers, I also knew they did get extensions and even Tiers. So I thought okay just a few weeks maybe a month at most. Come Feb. my petition had a good amount of signatures and so did another I help spread so I sent mine in to my Politicians and the National one got sent in - which at that time had 48,000 signatures. I got some pretty quick replies - they were no good all about how there would be no more EUI and such and that is when I decided to look for people helping others. Well after a week or so I found Lindas group and that was it. This is when I decided to organize; back then all there was was some petitions, nothing else that I found. I created the website to host peoples home businesses on and links for jobs, resources, etc. At first I didnt ask anyone to help, I spent day and night posting on news stories, Politicians FB accounts, calling, and emailing. Sharing the stories from my petition. As time passed the number of unemployed grew and more groups started to pop up here and there, but many didnt seem to organize much. Then one day I started getting promising replies, the GOP would support EUI with Job Bills. So I searched and searched for all the job bills I could find, none of them were real good. I contacted them asking what they wanted and essentially most wanted HR803 like Boehner so I tried to fight for it. I got attacked, lectured, etc We called, emailed, and Facebooked them to revise it to something they liked, since that was the only thing Boehner was consistent about. I ended up getting more and more people, the days got longer and the needs got greater, so the website grew and grew. I met Rhonda Taylor at one point, she wanted to know who I was and what I was doing. She is who told me that Rallies make a lot of noise. So I organized them, yes a few people did it, but not enough. I even rallied but without the numbers it never took off. The more stories I read the more I saw what was wrong, so the more petitions I made, I pushed these petitions everywhere I could, did the ground work myself. Had very few issues until I found groups and started meeting people and chatting. So like all of you, I am just like you, yes I have education in Politics, but not because I want to be one. Yes I have volunteered most of my life. Yes I am a Veterans wife and through the years learned to always speak up. My main goal in life and has always been to help people. I dont regret helping people in the slightest. I wish I had just stuck with finding charities and employers to help. it would have been easier on me, less stress and quite honestly I wouldnt be in the position I am now, because Politics are messed up and people are hateful when Politics get involved. I have made sure that I always say maybe, I dont know theres a chance this is all we have etc. etc. because it is TRUE it was all we had a chance for. I honestly thought this was understood. If it was so easy then why couldnt the Dems just do it themselves? Why have we screamed for 7 months for help if it was easy? Some say the hash tag #renewui would have gotten it - seriously if that was the case wed have EUI. When I started there was no hash tag, just FYI. Some say I have ulterior motives-if that was the case I wouldnt have spent countless hours fighting along side you and building a website. Some say I am not me - that I have to laugh at because I even risked my lifetime protection orders to use my REAL name. Some say too many hash tags - newsflash you have to have millions of tweets to trend and sadly there isnt millions tweeting. Some say I screwed EUI by pushing HR803 - seriously?? - do you honestly think Boehner would have just voted on it? - sorry but that is ridiculous. Some say I am a 99er - nope just go ask one they will tell you they didnt know about me until end of Feb.-early March. Some say I am a GOP troll - I have to ask have I ever ONCE told you how to vote? NOPE I have not!! Because that is not why I am here. Matter of fact why in the hell would a GOP troll fight for EUI or provide charity information, the list goes on and on. NEWS FLASH - there was just not enough of us to be loud, we couldnt rally, we couldnt get any petition past 60,000, most never made it past 3,000 signatures. and to boot when the 99ers did come to help they got attacked so left. This is NOT anyones fault - it is just how it is. There is NOTHING we could of done different besides being more polite to the people who did come to help us. But that is all in the past. What I did do that many didnt notice is gave you all MY LIFE. I lived and breathed EUI from waking to bed. I ignored my family, my friends, everyone so that I could be here for anyone who needed me. I begged Politicians, Churches, Charities, etc for HELP for others. I used any penny I had extra to randomly help people keep on their utilities, get food, pay that small buck to keep their apt. another month, phone bills, and to buy food. (If you dont believe me just ask the people who defend me, because they know) I wrote letters for people for them to get help with SSI/SSDI, I helped everyone I could. I ignored the attackers as best as I could and did everything in my own power to help. I stayed up days in row faxing and emailing resumes and stories. I read every single damn bill that might be a job bill. I would wait until midnight every night to sit and read the daily log from the Senate and the House so I knew what they were doing. I have given my life to this cause and now I am getting attacked, hurt, threatened, the list goes on by the very people I fought for. Yes it hurts, a lot I am human and a woman and as my own husband says way too kind to people. BUT I dont care if I get hurt, because through it all I know people are alive because of my sacrifices, because people know more about Politics and because people are Empowered to use their Voice and speak up for themselves. I have been very careful to not talk about me as much as I can, because this isnt about me. It is about all of you, every last person in this Country who deserves better then this fate, my last chance at making a difference before my health sucks the life from me. SO I end this with if Boehner didnt give us EUI with his precious HR803 I dont foresee anything changing that. Up until Wednesday there was NO positive NO, but when that went to POTUS on Friday and they still didnt vote, I cannot ignore the impossible it looks like. So instead of spending more time fighting for something that really does not look like it will happen I am moving to what actually might happen. They passed an impossible bill and worked together, so why not try for more bills that will help people get jobs. Essentially a job is the long term solution. It is not that I am abandoning anyone or quitting - its that I want to help you so much that I will try to find another route. Its that I cannot go to sleep at night knowing how much people are suffering without trying, because it is just plain wrong. At the same time I will reach out to churches even more, try to get them to pledge to help in your actual towns and areas. Any form or way I can find to get people help. I would love it if others would join me in this, because it is hard to do alone. I wont quit trying no matter what because I honestly feel it is my humanly duty to help others and put them before myself. I also think the Democrats will continue to push for EUI even if the unemployed dont, but I have to wonder how they will convince Boehner, since we know giving him what he wants doesnt work and pushing him doesnt work, so what will? I am around just not posting. I understand people are angry and have to lash out at someone; it is human nature I just wish they would lash out at the actual Politicians in a non-violent way instead of destroying Empowering People With a Voice, since I do intend to still help people. I will say though no matter how hard they attack I wont give up helping people because I would never be able to live with myself. I am not a cruel person; I do not find joy in hurting people and would NEVER go out of my way to do so. I dont expect this to change anyones ill feelings about me or even to stop the attacks. I post this because it is my 1st Amendment Right to speak my mind. To all who are supportive of me. Please dont worry about defending me or pay any attacks any mind. You are suffering enough right now and you dont need anymore and it pains me to know that you are suffering because of the attacks on me.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 02:52:17 +0000
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