I am taking a deep breath right about now.  I am wondering how I feel at this very moment,  I think I should be mad and upset, wondering out loud WHY, how could this have happened with all of us working together and so hard.  For a common goal that we all would have benefited from, and felt good about. 

 
The truth is I am not mad, or angry, or pissed off, or pointing a finger at anyone.  No!  None of that rings true.  I am so overwhelmed and taken aback by the entire event, I am Proud.  Yes I am very Proud.  I am so proud of all of us, working together for a common goal, side by side, as friends, even though some of us may not really be.  We put that aside,  No one taking the spotlight away form our common goal.  The process is a great feeling.  Each of us has earned a day off for a great effort.  I am so happy about this I could scream.   So that is what I am going to do.  At 6:30pm today I am going to scream from my balcony over 7th ave. across the street to Hamburger Mary’s balcony so loud it will be heard for blocks.
 
Carry, you never faltered, not one inch.  You were (are) A GENTLEman.  No bad mouthing to make you look better then the opponent.  No searching for bad press to use as a weapon.  I never heard you say once “vote for me because I am QUEER.”  Or in anyway use Sex as a platform.  You are the winner.  We are all the winners for working together and getting this far, we have done well and should be proud.  I f anyone thinks this race went unnoticed, you must reassess that.  All eyes were on us the entire race.  Some waiting for us to crack.  Or worse, sharpen our fingernails, to gouge someone’s, anyone’s EYE’S out.  More-over, even I did not raze my voice even once.
 
Mark, I have always loved your strength and courage.  You did the perfect WIFE thing.  I am most proud of you, for tacking a back seat for so long, I never heard you complain not even once.  You get diamonds or a trip, or both.  I have never Loved you more.
 
One more thing before I am done.  We MUST all let Reddick know that we will support him.  All of us as a group, as we are.  And When he calls on us we will answer his call together.  This wonderful group of us, that I am so Proud of, WE will await his calling.  We are that great, We are that strong.  And No-0ne can ever take that away from us.  I am always yours,

Sammy Campisi

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