I know this isn't politically related but as Paul Wellstone said "Politics is about the improvement of people's lives." and this is just too good of a e-innovation not to share.

Today as we give thanks for what we have, let us do more then feel good about ourself. Let us give everyone the chance to be thankful. Isn't that what it's all about? I know we all have our candidates and we get worked up about them but for one day can we all stand united behind a common cause of justice?

I am starting a challenge, I've gotten enough answers right to donate 860 grains of rice, the amount that was donated on Free Rice's first day (Now close to 200,000 grains are donated per day) I will get enough right to get 140 more grains of rice donated.

Now the challenge: Can I get people to get 100 answers right and match my 1,000 grains of rice?

Twice the impact and only a little bit of time. My last diary made it on to the recommended list and had 276 comments. If instead of commenting on that diary those people had got one answer right 2,760 grains of rice would have been donated to the hungry.

If you're up for it go do you're words and then come and report how many grains of rice are in you're bowl and I will add you to the list

1. Populista 1000
2. ellefarr 1000
3. Cassandra Waites 1000
4. myrealname 200
5. DebtorsPrison 1000
6. lavaughn 1200
7. Obama 08 2000
8. You?
9. You?
10. You?
11. You?
Total: 5,400
Goal: 10,000

"The curse of poverty has no justification in our age. It is socially as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism at the dawn of civilization, when men ate each other because they had not yet learned to take food from the soil or to consume the abundant animal life around them. The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Poll Are you going to give free rice to the hungry? Yes. I feel a need to help those who are hungry. No. Let them starve! Votes: 5 Results : Vote Link : Polls