What you can do

So you’re sitting at home or killing time at work, and you’re thinking, “Wow, Liz sure seems up on Barack Obama—maybe she’s on to something there. But I have, like, zero free time and I’m completely broke . . . what can I do to help?”

I’m glad you asked, because I’ve got the answer: You can go to http://www.barackobama.com and click on Make Calls. If you haven’t already registered at the site, you’ll have to do that (it’s quick and easy), and then, if you’re at the site between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. in the time zone you’re calling, you’ll be given a list of people’s first names. Click on the first name on the list, a phone number appears, and make the call. You’re given a script to read, and you click on the person’s response to move on to the next bit of the script. Kind of like Choose Your Own Adventure, except the person you’re calling is doing the choosing and the stakes are much higher.

I made a handful of calls today, and it took me just a few minutes. You can literally make just one call if you want. It couldn’t be easier.