The Barbara Boxer Rose Campaign

The story I wrote covering The Barbara Boxer Rose Campaign can be found on dKos.

This is a link to Coast-to-Coast Florists.

...and Stacy's original email follows:

Send Barbara Boxer a Rose on Valentine's Day!

Senator Barbara Boxer has recently emerged as the leading voice in the fight against the Bush mandate of imperialism abroad and destruction of civil liberties at home. She has disputed the Ohio 2004 election vote, elegantly denied Condoleezza Rice a confirmation vote, and almost single-handedly stood up for the principles of freedom, truth, and accountability that we all hold so dear. She has started what some are calling “The New Boxer Rebellion”—and other Senators are starting to follow her lead.

Now is the time to let her know she has our full support, admiration and thanks.

I have arranged for a national online florist, Coast to Coast Florist, to take $10 pledges from callers up until Feb. 12th for three red roses, which, in a mass delivery, will be taken on Feb 14th to the Hart Senate Building office of Barbara Boxer in Washington DC.

This message will be included with the flowers:

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Dear Senator Boxer:

We the people have sent these flowers to you this day in thanks for your unwavering courage and determination to stand up for the principles of freedom and truth in the United States Senate. You are a shining example of what a civil servant can, and should, be, and we, your constituents and supporters, deeply appreciate your heroic charge to bring accountability, responsibility and honesty back into our government.

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Here is the order/delivery information:

Call Coast to Coast Florist at 1-888-501-ROSE (7673).
This is a dedicated phone line, created only for this order, a representative will answer “Barbara Boxer Rose Campaign.” Press #1 to order and #2 for more information.

Give the representative your credit card number—you will only be charged $10.00 for your roses. I am picking up the delivery fee.

That’s it.
The cut-off date for orders is Saturday, Feb. 12th. That only gives us TWO weeks!

Also included in this delivery will be a rose dipped in 22k gold for her to keep. This fee I am also paying for.

(You may check out coasttocoastflorist.com online for your own verification purposes—they have an informational link on their customer service page, in the middle of the page on the drop down menu about this--but please make orders only on the toll-free number to ensure your order is included in the mass delivery.)

Sen. Boxer is an emerging hero to liberals everywhere and a grand public thank you is in order. This action will also send a message to other Democratic senators and representatives that we, the people, are watching--and we will support, thank, and reelect those who stand up for our democratic principles. Think of what a million roses could mean! (And, once the roses lose their luster, we would respectfully ask the Senator to donate the deceased to a local manure manufacturer to be made into mulch—we're green, too!)

Feel free to verify all of the above information with this florist--who has taken a chance on this incredible idea and showed tremendous enthusiasm and support. Please email me directly if you need more verification of this movement. This is not spam! We can only do it with your help! Make it happen!

Thanks,

Stacy Davies
Citizen
Claremont, California
stacydavies@aol.com