Monday, November 02, 2009

Financial Political Reality. Marks campaign busted.

I was approached by one of my friends today about my campaign. I told him we were broke. He took out his wallet and handed me $200. I told him I would have to report the donation and he snapped the money from my hand. I took a $1 bill out of my wallet and said if he gave me $99 I would not have to report it. He gave gladly. Man, I have done this way too much in this race. I realize this is a small community and there may be repercussions for political allegiances, but this becoming weird.

I am reaching out to the community for money to help cover my debt. Please contribute anything you can to "Marks for Harbor Commissioner" and send to PO Box 184 Samoa, California 95564.

10 comments:

Tom Sebourn said...

It sounds like you're dealing with the weird stuff honorably.
If you get the job tomorrow, does it pay anything?

Anonymous said...

Welcome to the real world of
Bill Pierson and the HCDCC of
which you have been a part of
for many years. How does the
playing field feel now?

beachcomber said...

Good luck today, Richard....I voted on the way to work.

Anonymous said...

Uh Richard, you're not supposed to take cash for anything over $25. Not that folks follow that rule in Humboldt, but just sayin' - ya might not want to post it on your site...

Kaitlin

pooper said...

"Show Me The Money"

samoasoftball said...

Kaitlin: I have Chapter 6-Committee Report Form 460 in front of me and am confident that I was within the guidelines specified.

Stu said...

So how much does the Harbor Commissioner job pay Richard?
We'd all like to know.

samoasoftball said...

Stu: $400 a month. Rolling in the dough. About one days OT work at the Pulp Mill.

Stu said...

It's a pittance for the amount of abuse you will have to take. Good luck.

Anonymous said...

Why should we pay for your buffet trips?