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What Readers Say About DIRECT

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• Just want to let you know that I’m still enjoying eZine - especially the cartoons considering the amazing, ridiculous group of republican candidates are truly cartoons - with Stephan Colbert and Jon Stewart gone or (almost gone) - there is no other place to get real “news”. -- Patricia Hagan

• Outstanding Newsletter once again Bob. It's packed with information and happenings going on in the County that most of us would normally not be aware of. I love it! -- Maria Mceneany

• YOU ARE THE GREATEST - FAR BETTER THAN THE UNION TRIBUNE + NORTH COUNTY + NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS.. etc., etc. -- Marie, Oceanside

• Just a quick note to thank you for a hugely valuable service to the community. -- Don Billings, Del Mar

• Thank you so much for all the work you do to produce this every week. It's a great source of information and amusement (and despair sometimes). You are much appreciated. -- Lisa Shaffer

• Fabulous - love it. -- Patricia Hagan

• You do a wonderful job in your ezine, and I can't express enough gratitude. I must try to spread your word (digesting and linking others so well) and hope more friends subscribe and read them. - Chuck Samples

• You and DIRECT eZine rock!! I plan on sharing your eZine with the Louisiana Dems I FINAALLLY tracked down after 4 years searching (boy, talk about hiding your light under a basket!) to show them how to do it right!

Democratically Yours, Patricia Davison (former Black Mt Dem, now down in Jindalville trying to stir up some ****)

• A little background ... in the 90's, when I was on the Democratic Party Central Committees of both my County (San Diego) and state (California), Robert Jellison was the editor of the official newsletter for our County Party, which became immensely popular far beyond our county.

When he left and someone else took over the job, the effort was well intended, but did not include anything near the level of entertainment and insight that Bob consistently provided every week.

By popular demand, Bob continued his own individual weekly newsletter, essentially continuing an evolved and improved version the same newsletter that had been so popular over the years when it was the official party document, but without the local announcements, calendar and official business of the county party that are handled, still, by the official newsletter."

More: "I've said it before, but can't say it enough. This is absolutely the best digest for PROgressives.

It comes out once a week, FREE, and is completely unobtrusive.

Humor, political cartoons, and many, many articles that are entertaining, informative and/or thought-provoking. A sample paragraph or two and then a link to the whole article if you found it interesting.

And the best part is this digest is FREE and PROgressives owe a huge debt of gratitude to Robert Jellison, a friend (online and off) for 20 years, for producing it." -- Douglas Dunn on Facebook 1107/13

• DIRECT eZine for Democrats is by far the best, free, weekly newsletter for Democrats. I’ve been reading it for years and I highly recommend it to all my friends on the political left. Frankly, I don’t know how they pack so much important information into one newsletter, but I’m glad they do. -- Doug Marquardt at All Things Democrat

• Your service as been invaluable in keeping people informed. We really appreciate all the time and effort you dedicate to publishing it weekly. -- Arlene & Larry Howe

• Thanks, Bob. Again, thank you for all you do in putting together this eZine - I love it and regularly share from it with my 5,000+ Facebook friends. Namaste... -- John Lundin

• You do a GREAT job putting these together. That does not diminish the fact that much of it is SO depressing! I think the most depressing fact that came out of the November election is the realization that 47.2% of the voters voted for Romney/Ryan! Keep up the good work. -- Rick Battson

• This is the best, most concise weekly digest of news and articles I have seen, with scattered humor and cartoons throughout, with just a blurb excerpted from selected articles and a link if the teaser whets your appetite for more. Thought-provoking, insightful and often laugh-out-loud funny, Robert Jellison consistently — week after week — puts out an excellent FREE product, as he has for many years. -- Douglas Dunn

• Bob, really enjoy the eZine. Appreciate the hard work that goes into it. Thank you very much. -- Nick Shestople, Democratic Club of SW Riverside County

• I love DIRECT. I am able to read it in all of my various reincarnations in Washington, California and Mexico. Thank you for the hard work and consistently good job of presenting these progressive ideas in such a digestible way. -- Ron Johnson

• Your eZine emails were a welcome sight, especially after the first debate, and leading up to the election. - Clyde

• What a beautiful issue this week (11/8/12), Bob! Seriously, though, I'm taking a nudge from this year's election just to let you know how much I value what you do by collecting all these items. That's true week in & week out, regardless of election results. - Paul Kilmer Harrisburg, PA

• Thanks again for your TERRIFIC information, as well as Red Cross info. Each issue is more informative than the last. -- Ruth Callomon

• Great photos, great artwork, great e-zine. Thanks for your efforts. -- Sandy Roggero

• This has got to be the very BEST Democratic newsletter in the entire nation! How do you continue to do it???? Such dedication is so impressive. Thank you so much! -- Ann Welsh

• Bob Jellison's weekly eZine for Democrats is consistently one of the best compilations of articles and HUMOR (lots of late night jokes for Dems and lots of political cartoons), as well as many brief abstracts of articles with links to the full articles if the teaser caught your interest. I greatly enjoy this fun-filled but thought-provoking weekly compendium of insight and entertainment, and strongly recommend checking it out and, if you enjoy it as much as I do, taking a FREE subscription (I've been enjoying it for YEARS)." -- Douglas Dunn

• Just a note to tell you I think you are terrific! How about running for president or king, or something worthy of your intelligent selection of clips for your weekly message? You keep me up late so I can quietly read your choices and totally enjoy them without any phone or doorbell interruptions. But then I'm losing sleep - oh well, I guess I can't have everything. Thank you for your continuing great job. Now, please tell me that Obama will win. I can't stand the constant nauseous feeling I get hearing froom and about the RR pair. I truly am grateful for your efforts. Marge Moss

• I want to thank you for all the time and effort you must put into this wonderful ezine. I read it religiously and find it both informative and amusing (and depressing but let's not go there). You are providing an invaluable service to open-minded, thinking people in our region and you are greatly appreciated! -- Lisa Shaffer

• It’s been a while since I told you this, but I think it deserve repeating: THANK YOU for the incredible job you do of rounding up the best commentary, news articles, and cartoons. You save me so much time! -- Vivian Sherrill

• ... I have been a subscriber of your political news for some years now. I am always happy on Thurs. morning when you send it out. Thanks again. -- Patricia Osuna

• Thanks, Bob, for creating this and sustaining it for so many years. Wonderful -- Maureen Steiner

• "Via our hero Robert Jellison, if you're still a Democrat, and if you aren't....each week it's an achievement, a both serious and funny tour de force:"-- Dan Hull

• Thanks for all you do! I love your newsletter!!-- Lesa Heebner

• Quite by accident I have discovered a sort of godsend, a website that is admittedly partisan but of great value to any partisan or independent reader.

A friend of mine edits and compiles a collection of political articles from the web that he considers valuable and of interest to the members of the Democratic Party; consequently, these items are often items about leaders of the opposition Republican Party. He then publishes his findings on his own website for member of the Democratic Party; the site is Direct eZine for Democrats, at: http://direct.sddem.org/. To receive this source by email periodically, you can get a FREE subscription by: “To subscribe to this free eZine email jellison3@me.com with ‘subscribe’ as the subject.”

The great thing about Direct is that it contains direct quotes and THE SOURCE.

As indicated previously, this is a partisan Democratic Party news source; Republican readers should read it and consider it, “knowing the enemy” and Independents should consider it a partisan source, which it is.

As a teacher, I recommend everyone read it for themselves and make their own decisions. -- Richard Blankenburg in his blog,’Quixotic Tales, at http://quixotictales.escapenet.ch/?p=504

• My friend Bob Jellison publishes his now-world famous DIRECT Weekly eZine for Democrats. Bob's weekly digest is comprehensive, well-organized, fun. Even Rs like it. This one is #727. -- Dan Hull

• I, like many others, have become addicted to your weekly Democratic Newsletter. I started reading it for the jokes & cartoons, which continue to be enjoying, but there is a lot of meat and potatoes between the "dessert". Everything is obviously well researched. Where do you find the time to do this every week? I wish we could get this into the hands of every American voter. The current issue is one of the best among many great ones. I took the time today to read through many of the comments made by others. It is my good fortune to be personally acquainted with you. Keep up the good work. -- Paul Skizinski, Englewood, Colorado

• "Still Rockin' out these Newsletters! Love them. Happy New Year." -- Nadine Scott

• "Thank you one million - or more - times for all your marvelous work in presenting the weekly Democratic news. I feel you have done a terrific job and I look forward to reading your work each week. ... Thank you for keeping us enlightened." -- Marge Moss, Del Mar

• "I have been an e-subscriber to this free weekly Democratic eZine for years. It is by far the best digest of humor, cartoons, real news and serious articles I have ever seen. It allows the reader to quickly scan brief excerpts from many excellent sources, with links to the entire source for those wanting more. It is generously sprinkled with cartoons and humor and insightful observations. Robert Jellison does a consistently remarkable job of putting together an excellent, informative and enlightening resource." -- Douglas Dunn

• I must say I am in awe of the work you do collecting and publishing all the information you do, especially the attributions, without which the work would be less believable. I use the info regularly, and pass the link to lots and lots of friends and acquaintances of all political persuasions. Thanks again, Chris Fooshee

• "Please add me to your list of subscribers. I'm thrilled that a Democrat has finally started something to counter the GOP (goofy old poops), Gingrich, HuckaDON'T, Paw-LEASE-NO-enty, Palin the Moose Killer, Boo-Hoo Boehner, Can'tDo-Cantor, O'Really?, Lim-blagh, and the Mormon's favorite non-polygimist: Saint Glenn of Beck. Lord help this country over the next two years. I was watching a program on The History Channel today about the Fall of The Third Reich, and some of the similarities between the Nazi's and the Republi-CAN'Ts are down-right frightening. -- Duane Beach

• I love your newsletter-- Steve Horvath

• Just a note to tell you how much I enjoy your selection of great cartoons. Your newsletter is still one of the best around. -- Don Gerber

• I am a clinical psychologist AND LAUGHING WITH EZINE HAS BEEN SO JOYOUS AND HEALING. -- Jennifer

• Just another note of thanks for your newsletter. I only wish the national and Congressional Democratic organizations provided publications as rich and informative as yours. -- Lorrie Mowat

• Thank you Bob, for the nation's best newsletter! -- Larry Jones

• Another superlative effort in your long line of informative and amusing (political cartoons are great!) newsletters! -- Nadine Scott

• ... thanks for the work you do for people like me who enjoy so much the fruits of your liberal labor! -- Patricia Osuna

• Since I am a "news junkie", I look forward to your weekly Emails! -- Jennifer Tanner

• I really do appreciate the continuing information and entertainment (as opposed to “infotainment”) in DIRECT. The snippets and cartoons make me laugh (sometimes cry) and the thoughtful, cogent analyses keep me informed. It’s not just about confirming my own prejudices and ideology. It is always helpful to realize I’m not alone in my suspicions or concerns, and to hear that from people I respect. -- Edi Chapman

• I have been receiving your newsletter for so many years and I look forward to it every week! Thanks for all you do for your subscribers. I want to wish you Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year 2010. Hard to believe that we are already 10 years into this new millenium. This year is especially happy for we Dems because we have had Mr. Obama as our leader all year. Again, thanks for all of the information, the jokes and things to ponder you send; it is priceless and I enjoy it all. -- Patricia Osuna

• I love your newsletter so much! Read it religiously every week .... thanks for your hard work. -- Allison, La Mesa

• Oh you know I love Thursdays, and I bet you know why. I love reading all the goodies and then posting the ones I really like on facebook. -- Judy Ki

• Kudos again on continuing with the great newsletter! I send snippets of it to a friend in France. She's an American and can't believe what is going on in America. -- Nadine

• Thanks so much Bob, for making the information so easily accessable to us. I know it's a lot of work. -- Clyde

• Just a note to let you know I always get a smile from your weekly e-zine. As the guy who puts together the SDDC newsletter, I know how difficult it can be. I love your cartoons and it seems there are always a couple of articles that I've already read - no worries about that, I like knowing we have the same on-line sources. -- Craig

• Thanks again for your great newsletter(s)! They are always comprehensive reminders of what we have read, seen or heard, or an update of missed news, jokes etc. -- Lea Turrow

• I'm just clicking on to your newsletter and realize how much I take all your hard work for granted. You are providing such a wonderful service for local Dems. I always know that if I've missed some important political news - you'll find it for me! Many, many thanks to you. -- Shalom, Patsy

• You do such a comprehensive job of keeping us Democrats informed of all the Dem events going on as well putting plenty of great liberal commentary, humor, etc. into the newsletter. Thanks for doing such a great job! -- Janice Wright

• I just wanted to drop you a short note to say that you publish one of the best - if not the best - political newsletter of all I have ever seen! Congratulations on being of real service to the community and for producing something that truly benefits Democrats. -- Warren Slocum

• Does anyone ever thank you for all the work you do on this newsletter? My week is not complete until I read what you have written. -- Judi Curry

• Although your site lacks some design excellence, you more than make up for it with your content. It's better than most national sites, and I thank you and appreciate you. -- Lorrie Mowat

• Wonderful site!! -- Jackie Newberry

• I am more connected with the National Campaign but do vote locally. In any case I wish to congragulate you on the wonderful job you do with your website. I am constantly reading and print all of your work and keep a file on same. Thank you. --- Joy

• Thank you for your beautiful newsletter and all the work that you put into it. I've looked up newsletters for other cities, as well as for other states, and none of them have ever compared to yours. We are so lucky to have such a hard-working, dedicated Democrat in San Diego keeping us all informed. Thank you for all you do. -- Diana Denisac

• I'm so happy about the issue of the presidential election, I know a lot of people in Switzerland share my happiness. -- Jrène Aeschlimann in Lucerne Switzerland

• I read about your newsletter on OneGoodMove.org. Wish I'd known about your newsletter earlier! Feel like I've missed a lot of a good thing. -- Sue Stine

• Thanks for all you do Bob...! You're the uniter, highlighter, dem fighter... yeah...! -- Mary Oren

• I just LOVE your weekly newletter! -- Mary Adams

• I read your newsletter, and am amazed every time at how much great information you pack in. You are pretty incredible! -- Vivian Sherrill

• Often I just skim the newsletter, but this week I read the whole thing, including all the appreciative comments. It is an amazing work of faith in the system (however flawed), hope for the future (however uncertain) and charity toward fellow San Diego Democrats (who need reminders of their strong purpose.) Thank you so much for all you do. -- Fran Zimmerman

• Let me take this opportunity to tell you how useful and enjoyable I find your newsletter. It's the one email I open right away!" -- Dan Hammer

• “Thanks” for your continuing Democratic Digest. It does cheer me, and I appreciate the breadth of commentary. I read and share with new friends here in Philadelphia. -- Edi Montijo Chapman

• Thanks so much for continuing to publish an outstanding e-zine. It really should be mandatory reading for all members of Congress ...-- Linda Read

• This is a great web site to subscribe to for all of us San Diego County Demo's!!!! I love it. -- Chela

• Please let me mention how much I enjoy your website. I've only signed up for a short time, but combining the major quotes and stories for the week is such a great idea. It's nice to hear compliments sometimes, so consider yourself complimented! -- Linda Gould, Secretary, Democrats Abroad Japan

• As usual, I look forward to Thursday evenings so I can take time out of my busy activism and read through your e-Newsletter. The hard work you put into the compilation is simply INCREDIBLE! Thanks for what you do for our community! -- Judy Ki

• FYI---I forward your e-mails to Dem friends across the country--you do a great job. -- Gail Ferrell

• I just had to tell you that I really enjoy your compilations! Thanks so much! -- Carole

• Bob, thanks for providing this wonderful resource. There's so much in these...I don't know how you manage to put it together but thanks for doing it. -- Quynh, Center on Policy Initiatives

• Your newsletter is just too good not to share. The most recent edition occupied me for 2-1/2 hours tonight. What an absolute WEALTH of information! As always, thanks for doing this. It is absolutely first-rate! -- Jacqueline McElveny

• I recommend getting on the email list. Really a well done publication with lots of insight and humor. -- Leslie Jordan

• For many years now, I have been a avid reader and subscriber of DIRECT, the eNewsletter for Democrats which you edit. At this time, I would like to particularly commend you for the "On the Record" portion of the newsletter; "On the Record" is a brilliant synopsis of the current political world, from an enlightened liberal view. The items with the sources provided are a real asset for any concerned , civic minded citizen who has limited time to search for truth in politics, himself. My only regret is that every American citizen does not have the opportunity to keep current on the political scene by having access to your "Or the Record." I commend you! -- Richard Blankenburg

• You do a tremendous job on the newsletter; professional and informative. It's my primary source of information, at least for the deeper issues that the mainstream media doesn't cover. -- Clyde Elkins

• Thanks again for another great edition. They keep getting better. I think a part of me lives for these! The most positive is that this really is a counteraction for discouragement. We worry, we get angry, we wonder if anyone else is there on the same page, and every Thursday we discover that, yes, people are on these things! It's such a relief. -- Jacqueline McElveny

• Just have to tell you how much I enjoy the newsletter you publish. I really get angry and frustrated over the things that this rotten Cheney/Bush administration does as they seem to corrupt and distort everything they touch. The humor you provide, especially the Borowitz and Leno bits, really tickle my funny bone. Laughter is indeed the best medicine that keeps me from the developing an ulcer over the way our country is being shipwrecked by the actions of this bent administration. I also appreciate the political cartoons, the factual information, and op-ed pieces, but it is the levity that lightens the load and helps me keep my sanity. At least I think I'm sane, but the jury is still out on that one according to my Republican friends. (They seem to squirm when I forward your stuff to them.) Keep up your good work, Bob. It is truly appreciated. -- Barney Scott

• I don't know if you have gotten a thank you today yet, but here is mine: THANK YOU so much. You are doing great work for us. -- Kay Stewart

• I really really loved this week's edition of 'Direct'. I don't know how you find the time to pull all of this information together. But week after week, you come through. Your work is a tremendous public service! I realize that I don't thank you often enough. But keep in mind, that I love getting the 'Direct' and cherish all of your hard work. -- Vikky Anders

• This is a lot of work & you need to know that you are sincerely appreciated. Carry on. -- Joy Leibbrandt

• Hey Bob, I just wanted to say I think you do an *awesome* job on this newsletter, and I often forward the links (or the entire newsletter!) to my friends. cheers. -- Adam

• Excellent work Bob. I ALWAYS appreciate your efforts. I select the issues I care most about and forward the excerpts and links to like-minded people. -- Clyde

• Another great issue. I think your use of video is excellent as -- okay, label me as older -- it appeals to younger people who are more into visuals. The video from Iraq (I enjoy video also) on the Guardian website was incredibly moving, made me cry, and I sent it to all my like-minded friends telling them that it would make THEM cry and that if it didn't, it SHOULD. It portrayed the Iraqis as just as human and in the same ways as you and I -- something I've tried to promote for 4+ long years, often against oppostion from my own family members. It also portrayed the basic decency of our troops over there and the absolutely, freakishly impossible situation they find themselves in. It boggles my mind that ANY of them come home even remotely sane......... Bob, you must, really must, at least THINK about going national with this. -- Jacqueline McElveny

• Dear Bob, The stuff that you amass each week is formidable. Keep up the good work. Peace. -- Joe Nichols

• Wow! A decade and 500 issues! That is awesome! I have been reading DIRECT for three years now, and I recommend it to every Democrat that I meet. I appreciate your diligence, and the love you put into it is evident in the quality of the e-newsletter. You get an A+ from this teacher! :-) Thank you so much! With gratitude. -- Judy Ki

• # 500 may be your best yet!!!!. -- Mike Mout

• I can't thank you enough for putting out the DIRECT. Great service. The jokes and cartoons are such fun. You are performing a highly valuable service to the DEM community. Each week when I open your newsletter I am sure to be informed and entertained. -- Vikky Anders

• I've been spending this Saturday reading everything in this latest issue of Direct and I am in awe. Please tell me you have a staff of at least ten people to gather, post, format, link, edit and publish all of this information for each issue. It is a stunning amount of work Bob and I have never seen more relevant and useful information put in one place in such accessible form anywhere in my life. To me, this newsletter is a National Treasure and belongs on the national scene in a big way. -- Doug Kinnear

• Bob, thanks again for an unfailingly excellent job. My husband needs his own subscription so I can get my laptop back on Sunday mornings! -- Katie Riley

• I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy the newsletter, and the convenience of receiving it via e-mail. Keep up the great work - you keep us informed and entertained at the same time. Thanks! -- Jennifer Kurlan

• Brilliant newsletter as always. What do you think about starting to have folks subscribe to it? Too much hassle? The calendar of events would still be free but I think it's worth millions to the public who are engaged and want to know! Keep up the great work! -- Nadine Scott

• I really appreciate your efforts pulling the newsletter together every week. Thanks much. -- Nancy Stern

• Your news round-up is fantastic! I always look forward to the letters, and open them when I can relax and laugh. Your sense of humor is refreshing;the titles of each article are hilarious. -- Terry Olson

• I read these every time I get them and thoroughly enjoy them, but just sort of take them for granted. It occurred to me today that these are really, really well done and that maybe nobody thinks to tell you. So consider yourself told. Thanks and keep up the good work! -- Jackie Mcelveny

• Bob, thanks for compiling this eNewsletter for us; I read/skim each issue and really appreciate how you pull together the sources, from comics to pundits to editorials, etc. It's time I write this note just to thank you for your efforts. -- Martha McPhail

• I love the new look of your calendar! What a great job you are doing! Thank you! -- Anne

• I have been reading your newsletter for close to a year now. I look forward to the information and motivation it brings to me. I want you to know that on this day of Thanksgiving, I give thanks for you. This newsletter must take an inordinate amount of time to compile. Thank you for giving the time and energy. It is very much appreciated by those of us who eagerly anticipate it each week. -- Diane St John

• I want to take a minute to thank you for putting the newsletter together for democrats here in San Diego, what a huge source of comfort, humor and data your effort has provided these past few years. Your compiled information has sustained us through the tough times, connected us with each other and activated us and made us laugh and breath a sign of relief most recently. This Thanksgiving I am saying thanks to dedicated Democrats like you, my gratitude and appreciation only grows as the news rolls, thank you, thank you, thank you! -- Mary Oren.

• I am long due in expressing my appreciation for the superb job you do compiling Direct every week. Although I keep up with the news through on line sources such as Truth Out and Huffington Post, and many etc.'s during the week, I always read through your publication every weekend and invariably find nuggets of important information that educate and inform me. Since I get no print news, I am always happy to see your choice of pithy political cartoons and equally enjoy the video clips. I can imagine the work that must go into such a comprehensive news letter and just want to let you are greatly appreciated by this progressive family. -- Katie Riley

• I don't know you, but I know your newsletter. Doubtless, a great deal of time and effort goes into putting all this information together. For that reason, I simply want to thank you for your contribution to the unbelievably good news of this last election. ...... Thanks again for all you do. -- Nancy Trowbridge

You’ve done it again, published a great issue. I really admire your painstaking research and get great joy in sending various links to friends and family. Keep up the great work and let’s all envision victory on November 7th! -- Linda K. Armacost

• Thanks for DIRECT. It's the greatest! -- Jennifer Lambert

• Do you ever get a chance to sleep - or eat - or relax? The newsletters that you produce are absolutely terrific. When we have a Democratic president in 2008, you should be the press secretary. You are certainly getting the training for the role now. I'm so proud of you! -- Marge Moss

• Thank you once again for all your effort and hard work and getting the DIRECT out to us. I really enjoy it and all the useful info and the laughs. We surely need the laughs during times like these. Keep up the good work. -- Jody Ross

• Can't tell you how much I enjoy the newsletter every week, and how much we appreciate the work that goes into putting it together. Thanks for the great thing that you do. -- Jeff Benesch

• I have been receiving your newsletter for over a year and I just want to thank you for putting it out. I really appreciate your efforts. It does make a difference. -- Hal

• I love this newsletter!!!! -- Patrick Zwick

• Thanks again for writing a wonderful newsletter, I always learn something new! Keep up the great work. -- Linda K. Armacost, Ed.D.

• You are doing a fantastic job with 'Direct'. The new format looks really good. Keep em' coming! -- Richard Blankenburg

• THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! When nearly all around you are losing their wits it is essential to find those who have not. Thank you! --Don Victor

• Great material. Keep it comimg. I always look forward to your email. -- Ray Fuller

• This work is just fantastic! I really appreciate all that you have done. And I am enjoying the cartoons. If only they weren't so true! -- Jim Berger

• This was the best issue ever!! I couldn't believe when I opened it up to Brzeznski's comments. I had downloaded the transcript of his interview on The News Hour. All your articles were so perfectly in line with what so many of us are following; it is amazing. You are superb! Thanks so much, we are enjoying all your work! -- Linda Vasconcellos,

• Scripps RanchKeep up the good work. Your compilations give me all the information needed to respond to "the hardest of the hard corp Republicans" and win the debate nearly every time. It is some much easier to shut down the "Fox talking points" and open their eyes when facts are made available like this. -- Loren

• I'd like to continue to receive your newsletter. I don't live in the area any longer, but I don't want to stop receiving it. It's great! -- Diane May

• I so appreciated Robert Cray's video in your news. Thank you for this gem. As always thank you for your work on behalf of all of us. -- Lisa Smith

• Your newsletter has enabled County Democrats to be more cohesive and effective as a political force and to have a positive sense of their collective identity. (For example, I was astonished and impressed at the number of Francine Busby events: she is actually running a serious campaign!) When I feel terrible about the way so many things are going, I read the newsletter and take heart. You make a huge contribution. -- Fran Z.

• I just finished reading my first issue of DIRECT and want to congratulate you on a fine publication. I found the local focus very informative and the Calendar of Events helpful. I look forward to reading future issues. -- Linda Armacost

• I think that I'm addicted to the Newsletter! There are worse addictions. But the jokes are so funny that it just makes my weekend better. -- Lydia Hollowell

• Your newsletter is just plain excellent. I laugh my head off. I enjoy getting so well informed. It isn't often I have such fun being appalled. This is obviously a passion and a huge committment on your part. Thanks you so much! -- Sandy Orr

• Your newsletter just keeps on getting better! This one is a treasure. -- Carol Galante

• Your tireless efforts are much appreciated. The DIRECT is helping me get to all the events I should! -- Alan Bennett

• Each time I read the newsletter I am amazed at the terrififc collection of information you provide. I keep blessing you for your unbelievable contribution to sanity and honesty. And thank you! -- Marjorie Moss

• I just love your website--it gives me hope in this red section of the burbs--that there are people that think like me....Thank you for giving a voice to those of us that are sure that things should be better and peaceful.-- Anne Stroman

• Thank you for producing such an informative and valuable tool for progressives. -- Arlene Howe

• As the year ends and the holidays are here I want to thank you for your fabulous newsletter and all the time and care you've put into it for the enjoyment and education of people like me. -- Lisa

• I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoy the enewsletter! So many (such as Greg Palast, whose books I have read) and others I hold in hight regard are included in the newsletter. Thanks so much for your exceptional coverage of all subject matters! -- Ms. Ernest Kight

• Your publication is just great! I'm sending a copy to a lonely Democrat in an isolated place in New Mexico. ..... Keep up the great work. -- Karen Lockwood

• The best compilation of progressive ideas and laughs in the nation. -- Don Gerber

• I think you are terrific! Putting together this valuable product is a huge undertaking and I am overwhelmed with its importance. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. -- Marjorie Moss

• Thanks Bob for a great issue. I rely on your newsletter and you do a great job. -- Lisa Smith

• Thanks for all your work, I really enjoy the newsletter! -- Linda Vasconcellos

• Thanks for your good efforts in putting together the best weekly newsletter I've seen. -- Cheryl

• I love your newsletter. Thanks for your effort to keep us Dems informed.-- Rita

• Each week I continue to be amazed at the terrific task you conquer in putting together this superb collection of information. -- Marjorie Moss

• Thank you.WOW! I just browsed through my newsletter. I wanted to let you know that I appreciate the work done in this. So much in one place. It’s great. Thanks so much. Just yesterday I had heard about comments made by Bush about how God told him what to do. I was going to Google that but I didn’t have to. You all do a tremendous job and you provide the articles from where they originated. That’s important to me. I want to know where the information I read or hear about is coming from. -- Colleen Angell

• I just had to tell you I've laughed so hard at some of this newsletter that my stomache aches! Thanks a million and keep up the good work! -- E.D. Kight

• Newsletter! The newsletter is very informative and so easy to read. Thanks! -- Anne Pearson, Democratic Club of Central Orange County

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• Thanks for all of your hard work on the outstanding Direct Newsletter I’ve been receiving for years. If it wasn’t for you, I probably would have jumped off a cliff by now. It’s good to know there are other like-minded, upstanding Democrats in San Diego even though it doesn’t seem like there are (although I have yet to meet any in Ramona, where I live). -- Dawn Nelson

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• I just wanted to thank you for putting out this newsletter. In a time where it seems common sense has been thrown out the window, it is a comfort for me to know that there are people out there like you taking notice and keeping us informed. -- Nancy Jacobs

• I've been a DIRECT newsletter subscriber for about two years now, and I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy getting the newsletter. Even when I don't have time to read it all, I always give it a quick look--which is more than I can say for any of the other mail that I get on a routine basis. Keep up the good work!--Beth

• I've been reading this newsletter for several years now. it gets better and better -- and represents a LOT of work by you. You do a very good job. Thank you. Carole Shanahan

• I am always impressed by the amount of information you pack into "DIRECT" on a weekly basis. It is a great "digest" of democratically useful news -- Corinne Waldenmayer

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• Unfortunately for us, your newsletter is packed with news of corruption, callous unconcern for people, and power mongers! Good job! -- Sharon

• Thank you for collecting, organizing and sharing all this good stuff with us. It makes for an easy education. Carol Law

• Thanks so much for your hard work keeping us so well-informed on Demo events (and Repubs too).... --- Shirlyn

• Very much appreciate your newsletter. San Diego is depleted of good journalism and receives much of it on the internet, such as the New York Times. Thank you and please continue. -- Joe Chaffee

• Thanks for the work you do in putting together the Democratic newsletter. I look forward to it (and I don't look forward to much these days). -- John L. Watson

• I read your newsletter every week and find it to be a great resource for events and issues important to San Diego Democrats. -- Jason Weisz, Community Representative, Office of Assemblymember Christine Kehoe

• You do a fantastic job with your electronic news letter - I live by it! -- Raven

• Thanks Bob for the fine political report. It's nice to realize civilization still exists north of the border. -- Bill Blanchard

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• Thanks once again for your wonderful newsletter. I share it with manydifferent people (as does my wife), and they are all grateful for the insights it provides into what is happening to our state and the countryas a whole. -- Dennis M. Clausen

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• I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy receiving your weekly emails. You keep a positive tone while keeping us informed. Thank you for all your efforts! -- Joy Rooks

• I've been receiving the DIRECT newsletter now for a long time, and I want, belatedly, to thank you for the incredible job you do putting it together! It's the highlight of my week (at least the e-mail readingpart of the week!)-- though I confess I miss the "Bushisms." - Jill Hansen

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• I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy receiving your weekly emails. You keep a positive tone while keeping us informed. Thank you for all your efforts.

• Many thanks for the incredible job you do of informing Democrats in your County! It is a model of County outreach and communicationfor every County Central Committee in the State. Lucy Sells, Director, Region 6, CDP.

• Just wanted to send you a note of appreciation for taking the time to write the newsletter. It is very informative and helps me feel like a part of "the cause. -- Carol Yeh-Garner.

• Just want to say how appreciative I am receiving this kind of information. One of the upsides of computers and the internet. Thanks, Bunny Kacher

• Just a thank you for all you do at keeping us informed. I can't imagine where we would be without the effort you donate to get the message out. -- Jane Gawronski.

• Our wonderful newsletter is a fine source of information and amusement -- the latter sorely needed --Fran Zimmerman

• I cannot thank you enough for making this excellent newsletter available to me. It is so well done. -- Mike Andreen

• Thanks for all the helpful numbers and emails Bob! Just wanted you to know it's really appreciated! (And of course YOU are greatly appreciated! What we would do without you?) -- Susan Robertson

• As always Bob, your newsletter has once again given me hope as well as worthwhile information ... I never, ever thought I would or could agree with Bob Barr about anything!!! these are strange times. -- Lee Morgan. ps I send some or all of your letter to many lists, friends and family

• Thanks for sending. I really enjoy the Bushisms of the Week... and send it around to friends and family all over the map. Keep up the good work. Ruth Harber

• I really appreciate your weekly communication! Do other County Central Committees do similar outreach efforts? San Diego's DIRECT is a model for how to reach out to local Democrats. -- Lucy Sells, Director, Region 6 CDP

• When I open my e-mail, I eagerly await your column. I thank you for it. I try to keep informed by reading Newsweeks, Time, U.S. News and World Report, several newspapers, but the sour cream on my potato is your column. -- Cherry L. DeLorenzo

• I have to tell you that I really look forward to the newletters you send out. Being the "only-lonely" Democrat since I moved to Fallbrook, the newsletter has become a welcome Democratic voice in Republican territory. I "cut and paste" from it, visit the links, and send out information to my friends & relatives (mostly Texas Republicans) around the country. I also forward the Bushism on a regular basis. -- Karen Gruber

• This "newsletter" is great. Thanks for having me on your list. -- Jack Matlock

• I also wanted to thank you for your wonderful newsletter. You have really opened up a new world for me. In fact, one of the forums that you announced, the League of Women Voters series, has put me in touch with the right people regarding some of our local politico-education issues. Because of your newsletter, I have contacted 3 different groups overall (Including a fairly new Leadership Council with the goal of bringing San Diego Town Councils together), and hopefully as time progresses we will be able to make a concerted difference regarding some Democratic issues. I am sharing the info with others . . . you make a difference! keep up the good work. -- Jan Selberg

• Thank you for your hard work in getting this newsletter out. We read it!! -- Holly Le Frois

• Would like to thank you for your email and really appreciate the articles in it. Our family has been basically Democrat for years • and it is really fine to have mail on AOL like this. Please keep sending us your newsletter and please keep up the good work. -- Joe Chaffee

Just wanted to say thank you for all the work you do to put together the San Diego County Democratic Party newsletters I've been receiving. They are really well-done and I appreciate the content and information they offer. Just wanted to say thanks. -- E. L. Quinn

• My husband & I want to thank you so very much for your time, talent, intelligence and sense of humor that you bring to this great mess. Listening to the broadcast media is demoralising as they continue to batter Clinton and praise Bush. We are tuning them out and continue to look forward to your newsletter. Thank you also for the rally on the 20th. It was well done and wonderful to meet others who share our outrage. -- Terre & Doug Morgan

• This is just a short missive to thank you for sending me regular updates and information on San Diego's Democratic Party. I cannot express how valuable this information is to me as a future U.S. citizen (in six months time). I moved to San Diego from Geneva, Switzerland just over 2 years ago, with a strong conviction that each and every person's vote counts in a true democracy. -- Yours Truly, Marjane Aalam

• I just wanted to say thank you for your newsletter and for taking the time to do this. --Laurie Ann Kriegh

• Bob: I'm so grateful for your e mails. It's difficult to stay informed with our busy lifestyles, but you really net it down for me and I appreciate it. Not to mention the fact that every time I open a newspaper or turn on the tv news, I go so ballistic that it's probably better that I avoid it. Anyway, thanks for keeping me informed from the Democratic point of view. -- Jane.E.Inglese

• I enjoy receiving your various issues. Thanks and please continue to send, especially some of the info on our mental midget president elect, George the Swindler.. not nice of me to say these things but they are felt very deeply by my family. Have a great Holiday Season. We'll beat the Republicans in 02 for sure! -- Ruth Harber

• You're doing a great service. Thank you. -- Jayana Emery

• Just a note of thanks for recent issue of Direct. Its so nice to have someone helping keep us informed about what the media is overlooking these days. -- Gene Wilson

• Dear Bob: I know you've heard it from before, but I have to say you continue to do a GREAT job keeping Democrats "wired-in" to what's happening. THANK YOU! -- Vince Hall

• We enjoy these e-mails immensely. Thanks for doing such a good job. -- Marilyn Riley

• Just a quick note to thank you for a hugely valuable service to the community. -- Don Billings

• I just wanted to take a couple of minutes to thank you for all of the hard work you are doing on behalf of the San Diego County Democratic Party. Your communications are wonderful! -- Gerri Stryker

• I just have to thank you for the wonderful work you do with the newsletter. I look forward to receiving it. You cover everything, from serious to laughter with Molly Ivins.. I just want you to know that I appreciate all the work that goes into a good newsletter. I feel informed and inspired to look further for more info on the subjects that you provide. We are very fortunate in San Diego to have someone like you that cares enough to provide this wonderful information tool. -- Francene Blanchard

• Just wanted to say congrats on the 100th issue of SDCDP Direct. You produce an outstanding product every week! Keep up the great work.-- Mike Zucchet

• You do an excellent job putting out this newsletter. i hope you are warmly praised, since i can't imagine you are hansomely compensated. -- Gerry Braun (U-T)

• Thank you for keeping me on your E-Mail list. Most of the Democratic Party news I get comes from your source. Keep up the good work.-- Mary Blanche Jungers

• Thanks, Bob! Your letter is obviously a labor of love, and MUCH APPRECIATED! -- Bill , Democratic nominee in 43rd (vs Burgener)

• Thanks so much for the convention info and for all you do. -- Ann Heinemann

• Just wanted to say THANKS!! Although I'm not as active as I should be, you help to keep me informed on important issues. -- Jason Weisz

• Thanks for all your work on DIRECT and the Election Specials. I look forward to them every week. -- Herb Young

• Thanks! We enjoy the newsletter and appreciated the ballot information (which we've just filled out and mailed in). -- Tegler

• Thank you to whoever put me on your e-mailing list. I really enjoyed this edition's newsletter, I can't believe I haven't gotten on this list sooner. I am a SDSU Young Democrat recent graduate, and I guess I just hadn't thought to subscribe. Please keep them coming, I really appreciated it! I get a lot of info from Harmony Lee, but she is so incredibly busy lately. It's great to be kept informed of the various Democratic ongoings in San Diego. -- Sarah Stanner

• Keep up the fine work on the list service. I have kept every copy on my hard drive. -- Philip K. Paulson

• I just wanted to drop a line to let you know how much I appreciate and value the work that you are doing on the newsletter and all Demo updates....I know that others have really valued your talent and hard work on behalf the the Democratic party. You and your talent are very much appreciated. A heap of thanks! -- Vikky Anders in North Clairemont (San diego)

• Thank you for, as always, an informative and much anticipated newletter. -- Vicki Cavataio

• Bob, great job on the Election Special. -- Joanne Climie

• I just want to let you know that I really appreciate this newsletter and wish that more were done in the South Bay (I live in Chula Vista). -- Judy Walsh-Jackson

• Please tell Bob Jellison that he puts together a great e-newsletter for the San Diego County Democratic Party. It has a reasonable tone and provides a lot of good, solid information (and links to information). To be honest, I like it better than the national Democratic Party e-newsletter; it seems more thoughtful. But both are great improvements in the party's communication with members. -- Rebecca Smith Randolph.

• This is so well done each week; thank you. Love those Bushisms- funny but in truth, quite sad. -- Karen Longstreth.