Elect Chris Booth to U.S. Senate

This is where you will find me on a daily basis, if you would like to meet me and help with the campaign. This will be almost anywhere in the State of New Hampshire - or anywhere in the country - anywhere from Maine to California.

Spent the day meeting Mark Kirk (and some of his family) and other new Senators. Had a chat with Kelley Ayotte, and pointed out that she was never a Senator, and asked her what she would like to do more than be a Senator, and with little hesitation, she answered - a mother. I started to walk away, but returned to say, Good answer, I like that answer.
I have a mother myself, who is 88, and is a tenth generation New England Yankee, residing in Concord New Hampshire. Without a mother where would we be? How could we ever come into this world?
Attended Harry Reid's reception at the Library of Congress and met Senator Harkin, said hi to Joe Lieberman, and shook his hand. Tried to say hello to someone who was leaving, but you know, none of the Senators were wearing name tags, although I am quite certain that I was the last Senator to leave the room, and picked up my last copy of the bill which made me a Senator so that I could mail it to the Republican Policy Committee, which I did on the 5th, from the Post Office near Union Station.

I affirm to do my best to tell the truth. If that is not acceptable, feel free to send me back to New Hampshire.

Party notice: Annual B.A.S.S. meeting, Canterbury Town Hall. Admission is free. Annual Party membership $1 or a paid New Hampshire toll receipt (tolls are being abolished soon), lasts a lifetime. Tickets $10 for the performance which is held either in the hall or nearby from 8 to 11. This years performances are in Boston and San Francisco, among other cities and towns. Calendars are available for $100 each (limit either 10, 20, 30, 24, 48 or 72 per person - depending on whether there was a primary or runoff election, and, especially in the case of New Hampshire, if there are local spending limits).

Last day to pick up roadside signs. The one placed at the Canadian border says, in the bottom right corner, "Remove after November 2016".

Armistice Day, November 11, is and always will be the day we all agreed to end all wars. Sign by Chris Booth, PO Box 32 Concord, NH 03302

Stopped in at Senator Judd Gregg's office in Concord, and asked the staff to call Judd Gregg in Washington, DC, to ask that the two top vote earners votes be disqualified because they failed to follow state election law. This sign is lacking a physical address in New Hampshire, or the name of the committee chair, treasurer, or the address

One week after the election. Noticed that the signs used by Frank Guinta and Kelley Ayotte do not comply with state law, which requires an address - their signs have the domain name for a web page address. All of my signs have both the domain name and the name, either the candidate's name, Chris Booth, or the campaign committee's name, Campaign to Elect Chris Booth, and the address for each, PO Box 32, Concord NH 03302. Dropped off samples with the state Attorney General's office, and amended the complaint to include all of the "top of the ticket" offices, Governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. Representative.

Eaton, Hale's Location, Hart's Location, Cambridge, Dixville, Millsfield, Pinkham's Grant, Wentworth Location are the towns where I received the fewest votes. This sign was located in Londonderry, one of the towns where I received the most votes. Putting out signs helps, but meeting people is far more important than putting out thousands of signs.

The Concord Friends meetinghouse - until Concord area Friends can find a suitable site closer to the downtown area.

Many of the signs have been removed, but this one was still up, in Bow, New Hampshire. Collected more signatures for the "We the People elected Chris Booth" t-shirt at the Peterborough Contra dance. When asked, how many more do you need to become Senator, I said, one.

Today was the last day to request a recount. Shown is a pool table in Portsmouth.

Chris Booth, with Secretary of State William Gardner, reviewing the election results.

Time to pick up the roadside signs, and celebrate our victories. Donna Marie, at Palmer's, on Rte 114, in Weare, New Hampshire, was the first to sign my shirt. I obtained way over 4,000 signatures as part of the process to get onto the ballot, although over 300 were really just a waste of paper.

We the People, are all we have now to stop President Bush from defying the laws and judgments of the world community and pushing us to war.
Seek candidates who support justice, respect international law, and work to meet real needs locally and globally.
 - Don Booth (from a poster made for NH Peace Action) 

This bumper sticker will be available in quantity as soon as funds are available to have them printed.

Pittsburg - placed a sign at the border on Route 3, followed by a sign saying "Yard Sale" with an arrow pointing in to the United States.

The order of the columns on the ballot changed from town to town, but where there were two names for the same office, the one which came alphabetically first was listed second, on each ballot. That ordering was determined on June 16. Since K and L come before M, N, and O, my name was listed first on all of the ballots, just by luck. This was challenged in Superior Court, and upheld. Had all six others who wanted to be on the ballot, been on the ballot, my name still would have been listed first, but I can assure anyone reading this, that I received almost twice as many votes as any other "Other" candidate, not by being first on the ballot, but by the hard work done.

North Conway railway station. Trains run daily during the summer, but all schedules and fares are subject to change without notice.

Televised debate, 7 pm. Located a second sign in Hooksett on private property; this one, on the south side of Riley's Sport Shop, had a spelling error, in the word people, and was corrected, later on the same day.

Deering town hall, zoning meeting, discussing allowing alternates to participate in discussion, but not vote, which passed on a voice vote. At the right is the attorney for the town, David LeFevre. The town moderator is just to the left of center in this image.

Put out signs in Epping, Lee, Nottingham, Northfield, and Epsom. This is what the Northfield ballot looks like. Today I saw my name on the ballot for the first time - quite a responsibility to have your name on half a million pieces of paper that people are going to be looking at and trying to pick who they want to be their U.S. Senator for the next six years.
Meet me in Concord or Manchester.

9000 watt power supply prototype developed by the candidate while at Spellman High Voltage. See chronological order for photograph, which may not be printed or duplicated in any manner, digitally or analog, without explicit permission from Chris Booth, other than being viewed by a person who is alive. Clicking the link constitutes acceptance of these terms of agreement.

10 AM at WMUR studios - stopped in and met a few of the staff, while they were airing previously recorded interviews.

There is a blank spot at the lower right corner of this billboard in Nashua, where I could place a "We the People elected Chris Booth" sign, with the owners permission.

Stark Park, in Manchester, photo-op in front of the statue. I will let him hold the sword, and I will hold a pen - the pen is mightier than the sword, because with a pen (or pencil), if you wish, and are able, you can vote for a true independent on November 2nd
- Chris Booth for U.S. Senate.

 Does anyone have or have seen a billboard advertising another Senate candidate that they would like to replace with something like this?

The Merrimack County Court House, with a maple tree. These are typical fall foliage colors here. Global warming is like gravity, it either exists or it does not exist. My guess is that we have had a profound effect on the weather and many other environmental factors, such as mercury in the fish. What we need though, is accountability - are there problems we need to address? If so, be honest and accurate about what we need, not just in the next 5 years, or even 5000 years, but for at least 5000000000.

Red River Theatres screening room. The theater hosts the SNOB (slightly north of Boston) film festival each year in November.

Placed a sign on private property, with the land owner's permission. They had already voted by absentee ballot, as they will be away on November 2nd, but hopefully this sign will be seen by tens of thousands of voters in the next two weeks. The t-shirts that you can pre-order now say "We the people elected Chris Booth".

If you want to know where something is, ask someone on a bicycle. Commuting by bicycle provides both exercise and reduces air pollution (unless your automobile is an electric car). The solar electric car developed by MIT can go from Boston to New York City on battery power alone, and when the sun is out can recharge enroute. This is the New Hampshire Governor's Mansion, near the end of New Hampshire's first "Turnpike".

If enough people print and sign this petition, or one similar to it, and present them to the Governor, we will abolish the death penalty this year, 2010. It is not up to the government to decide when to end a person's life. And it will help to reduce taxes, as well. It is less costly to keep a person alive for the rest of their natural life, than it is to execute them - even if the executioner is the arresting officer, or any other person.

In New Hampshire, you can really say that the death penalty is both cruel, and unusual, as New Hampshire has not executed any person in a long time (over 50 years). ref: Union Leader

American Friends Service Committee fundraising dinner. Shown are Molly, the outgoing youth coordinator, and Arnie Alpert, who can be reached at 603-224-2407, while in the office. The American Friends Service Committee was formed during the war to end all wars, also known as "the Great war". I think by now we have all learned that "if you want peace, live peacefully". We can now look forward to having fought the last war ever, and lock up the war criminals in Guantanamo, Cuba (for 5 years).

Rockingham County. All of New Hampshire's coastline is along Rockingham County. The photograph shows a lounge in the MUB (Memorial Union Building) at the University of New Hampshire. The plaque above the fireplace says:
Dr. Martin Luther King
"We share your dream"

Concord - Downstairs in a restaurant, across Main Street from the State House, Jack Kimball was seen sitting below a cold beverage sign. Kimball's answers (recorded in July) to my two questions to anyone who wanted to become governor in 2010 were - yes he would veto any sales or income tax, and yes he will work to repeal the business profits tax and the room and meals tax. The dominant candidate running for governor this year against the incumbent Democrat failed on the first question. As a result, my firm recommendation is that we keep John Lynch as governor for a fourth term, but ask him to commute the sentence of Michael Addison (see petition above), because removing the possibility of a death sentence will save taxpayers on their taxes - with all the appeals and what lawyers charge these days, it is far cheaper to keep someone alive for the rest of their natural life. Plus it has never been the role of any government to decide whether anyone should live or die. And what governor with the last name of Lynch would ever want to go down in history having "lynched" anyone.

Grafton County - Hanover is home to the DART helicopters, which cover New Hampshire and Vermont, and are a model for the rest of the country. They bring the doctor to the patient, instead of bringing the patient to a doctor. The pilots, however, might refer to the EMT's as "luggage".

Sullivan County - home to the Keene pumpkin festival - a festival held each year in October. The Sunapee Craft Fair is, according to their website, the oldest craft fair in the country.

Cheshire County, home to Mount Monadnock. A monadnock is an isolated mountain peak. Meet me at the Monadnock Friends Meeting, or on the top of Mount Monadnock later.

Carroll County is home to the Sandwich Fair. Today marked the 100th anniversary of the fair. T-shirts are available for $15.

Belknap County - home to the Laconia woolen mills, where you can see people making socks. "I do not want to have to go to a junk yard to find things that were made here" (roughly quoted from a person taking a photograph of the bridge below). The sign shown simply reminds people to vote, and the date to vote.

Hillsborough County. Other than two days out of the year, home to New Hampshire's largest city, Manchester, New Hampshire. Those other two days being the two days when Loudon, New Hampshire becomes the most populated. This stone arch bridge had the eastern arch rebuilt recently, after it had been damaged by the flooding river. The bridge is open to foot traffic, but it would be nice to see it used as part of a bicycle path.

Merrimack County. New Hampshire has ten counties, and I might as well start in my home county. Replaced the signs that were taken down in Concord and Loudon, moving each to a new location.
It rained today, making me wonder if the signs would last longer if I waited until it stopped raining - except that this time of year it can rain for a week, and if I am to get out 243 signs before November 2nd, missing a day or a week just makes it much more difficult to complete the task. The Democrat running for U.S. Senate declined when I asked if they would like to help me put up signs, and later was heard saying "get me out of here". No problem. We can do that, by voting for Chris Booth for U.S. Senate.
In New Hampshire persons convicted of a crime can vote (but they have to show up and vote, if they are unable to obtain an absentee ballot), and no one who has been arrested by the State of New Hampshire is likely to vote for a former Attorney General. As an aside, I wonder if anyone from the Concord City clerk's office is willing to go into the state prison to register all of the "invited guests" who have come to New Hampshire, and been "asked" to stay a little longer than they had intended.

Merrimack, New Hampshire. Finally picked up the nomination papers from Merrimack. Met a new voter as they were registering to vote at the town hall. Advance registration is not required in New Hampshire, but it is helpful. New Hampshire is a "show up and vote" state, so anyone can show up and vote on November 2nd, 2010, or at least any U.S. citizen who is over 18.

Philadelphia, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,  and Vermont. Philadelphia has many historic buildings. The one shown is the rear of 143 Race Street. There is a spiral staircase that can be seen through the window at the top.

This was scheduled as a rest day, but there was too much left to cover to rest.

Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania

Tennessee is home to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a network of dams and other power plants. One of the most famous songs about Tennessee is the Tennessee Waltz.

Nashville, Tennessee, and Kentucky (or at least as far as the visitor center). Kentucky is home to the Cumberland Gap, one of the principle wagon routes west in the settling of the west in the 1800's.

Back to New Orleans, on the other side of Lake Pontchartrain from Houston. The bridge shown here is one of about three bridges across at least a portion of the lake.

Today was the last day for the summer farmers market in Lebanon, NH. The winter farmers market is indoors, at 18 School Street, Lebanon, NH. No Farms No Food, to quote a bumper sticker.

Traveling East on I-10, met someone in a van who expected to go from Miami to California in less than a week - and a little over a week to go round trip.

Austin, and San Antonio, Texas - both in the same day. Visited the state capitol, and the room where the Senate meets. The building is fascinating because at the same time it is both a working capitol, and a museum. Parking at the visitor parking garage is free for the first two hours.

Houston, Texas - home to some of the largest oil companies. Meet me at the local contra dance (see calendar for details). The highway overpasses, called a stack, are some of the highest elevations here.

Leave New Orleans. Some of the roads have been repaired, and some of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina has now been repaired.  New Orleans is a testimony to what you can do despite the government trying to help, and just making things worse.

Shown is the bridge over the Mississippi River, from the east to the west.

Alabama, Mississippi, and into New Orleans

New Jersey, Philadelphia, Virginia and into Tennessee

In New York, I tried to call in to the Exchange, on New Hampshire Public Radio, but I was stuck in traffic entering the city, and chose to let it go. Because I called in to the previous program about the Senate races; public radio listeners, and anyone who cared to, would already know that I planned to be on the ballot in November. How many times do you have to say something? Once in a book.

Leaving for New York City. Stopped in at the Business Industry Association to find out what needed to happen to be included in tomorrow's radio program along with the other Senate candidate(s). The criteria is to poll at least 3% in a sample of 500 - which means at least 15 votes. The rationale is that they do not want 50 people who are not on the ballot being included. Well in fact there are four on the ballot, plus a space for a write in candidate, meaning that if someone decided to run on November 1st, they could theoretically win as a write in candidate on November 2nd. But why include everyone who could be a write in candidate? How about including everyone who is actually on the ballot on Nov. 2nd, so that voters will know who each of all of the names they read are - we sink or swim on our own merits then, and not colored by a poll that says we are an unlikely candidate.

As you enter the state from Brattleboro, there are as many or more signs for Chris Booth as there are from the only other likely candidate. The photo shows the back side of the new Mary Shiminski bridge, named because of someone writing, "Mary Shaminski I love you". Since then the phrase has been painted over, replaced, and the bridge replaced. It now says "I love rust".

From Vermont back to Canterbury. From Lebanon to Portsmouth is about 101 miles, and although it is 16 miles farther to take 101 instead of Rt. 4, 101 is a divided highway, and is safer and faster.

In Warner, I stopped in to mail in the parking ticket from Manchester, and talked with a voter who was just leaving the post office, who said we need more jobs here in the state. If you go into a big store, and find all or most of the goods there are made in other countries, where are the jobs? And how is anyone supposed to be able to buy any of those goods if they are not working? Sending jobs overseas is penny wise and pound foolish.

Back to Keene, and then on to Vermont. The photograph shows highway 10 south from Winchester leading to the Massachusetts border. The road levels and descends slightly as you enter Massachusetts. I would imagine that this hill would be difficult to climb on a bicycle, although modern bicycles, with 10 and more speeds, make the climb much easier. It would be nice to see more bicycle paths. It would be nice to see bicycle paths alongside each highway - with the bicycle path on the other side of any sidewalk/footpath.

What is my greatest strength as a candidate? It is that I am an eleventh generation New England Yankee, on my mother's side. She is 88, and my father is 93, and both are still living. I was asked if I lived in New Hampshire all my life, and answered, not yet. Off to Keene to pick up a telephone for a friend, and then back to Concord to the local contra dance just in time for a few dances before it ended. Contra Corners is the traditional penultimate contra dance at this local contra dance. No one needs to know any of the dances, as all of them are walked through/taught. Contra dancing is traditional New England folk dance, and the dance Contra Corners dates from the 17th/18th century. "You can dance every dance... but darling, save the last dance for me." Ask me about a song that is similar to that one, and used by a story teller in Vermont. Callers have begun avoiding asking people to choose their "favorite" partner for the last dance/waltz, in order to not make those who were alone feel out of place. And I skipped out before the last dance.

The cookies are for fundraising dinners - $1/cookie, or $1000/cookie (limit two per person).

Opening day for the Highland Games, in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Dropped off some business cards at the info desk, and a brochure. It is under a rock, so it should still be there through the weekend. Found out that the Scottish flag is blue and white. And I bought a scone.

New Hampshire is so small, that I always say that you have to live under a rock to not have shaken the president's hand.

 Thursday - this is the Merrimack river, in Canterbury. The beach is open to the public, and is popular all summer long.

 Wednesday, the day after the primary. The papers were unable to say for certain who won a few of the races, including the Republican Senate race. New Hampshire once again proved that money can not buy you love, or a friend when you need one.

Started covering over the "Write in Chris Booth" signs with "We the People Elect Chris Booth .com signs.

Not satisfied with being on the ballot in November, I decided to try to win both of the primaries, by placing yellow "Write in Chris Booth" signs around the state, and be on the ballot three times in November - as the Democratic candidate, as the Republican candidate, and as an independent. I will not know the final tally for a week or so, but I did receive 4 write in votes in Canterbury. And yes, September is abbreviated as Sept., not Sep.