[Peace-discuss] Re: Reward the Heroes (fwd)

[patton paul]

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Date: 15 Oct 2002 22:32:57 -0000
From: "Wes Boyd, MoveOn PAC" <moveon-help at list.moveon.org>
To: Dr. Paul Patton <ppatton at uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: Reward the Heroes

Good news:  in just 24 hours, ten thousand of us have given
more than $400,000 for our four heroes in Congress.  That's
$180,000 to Senator Wellstone's campaign alone.  The
campaigns are ecstatic.  One campaign manager said, "You
have no idea what this means to us."

Our goal is to raise more than $500,000 by the end of
business tomorrow, October 16th -- the last day of the last
reporting period before the election.  With your support,
each candidate will be able to show how much their courageous
position has actually helped their campaigns.  Also, we're
trying to raise at least $250,000 for Senator Wellstone to
counter a series of attack ads that have been launched against
the Senator.

You can help put us over the top at:

  http://www.moveonpac.org/moveonpac/viewcandidates.phtml

I've attached another copy of our original alert below.

Anything you can do now could really make a big difference.
Our site makes it really easy to give -- it will just take
a few minutes.  You enter your information once, and the
contributions are instantly sent to each candidate you choose.

Now is the time.

Thanks,

-Wes

P.S. If you've given as much as you can personally, call
any friends or colleagues who might be interested.  A
personal endorsement is the best way to get new people
involved, and a personal call is more powerful than an
email.  You'll be doing them a service -- people are
frustrated and looking for a way to make a difference.
They can just go to MoveOnPAC.org.
___________

Dear MoveOn Member,

In the wake of last Thursday's vote on Iraq, the Bush Administration
and the Republican far right are going on the offensive.  The
President would like nothing more than to demonstrate that when
Democrats speak out against the President's endless war, they
lose.

Senator Paul Wellstone's predicament is typical.  Wellstone is in the
political fight of his life -- slightly behind in the polls to a
far-right candidate flush with cash and hand-picked by Karl Rove to
remove him from office.  Wellstone knew that if he voted against the
resolution, his opponent would seize on the issue, unleashing a
barrage of attack ads and accusations.  But despite the enormous
pressure to capitulate, Wellstone spoke his conscience and voted
against the war: "A pre-emptive go-it-alone strategy towards Iraq is
wrong. I oppose it."

For taking a stand under the most difficult of circumstances, Senator
Wellstone is nothing less than a hero.  In the House, three heroic
Representatives in tight races also did the right thing.  They deserve
our strong support.  You can make a contribution directly to their
campaigns at:

  http://www.moveonpac.org/moveonpac/viewcandidates.phtml

After Thursday's unexpectedly divided House vote, the President must
be fuming.  His political allies will do everything they can to take
revenge on the dissenters.  If he can demonstrate that Representatives
and Senators who ask the hard questions don't get re-elected, Congress
will be even more equivocal when faced with hard choices in the
future.

But the electoral sword cuts both ways.  Paul Wellstone, Jay Inslee,
Rick Larsen and Rush Holt are in extremely tight races.  A little more
money could easily put them over the top.  And Wellstone's race is
being watched very closely -- it's a key to the Republican plans to
take over the Senate.  If Wellstone wins because of an outpouring of
support for his stand on Iraq, it will signal to the right that their
electoral ploy on an Iraq war backfired.  And it'll demonstrate to
Democrats that when you take a stand of conscience, your constituents
will reward you.

We've worked long and hard to stop a tragic war on Iraq.  After a
difficult vote, rewarding the heroes who listened to our voices is
the right thing to do.  It may also be the most important next step in
our campaign.  We need to show the President that if he pursues Iraq,
he and his party are going to lose.

Give whatever you can.  In these tight races, every dollar makes a
difference.  You can support Paul Wellstone and the other
Congresspeople who took a stand right now at:

  http://www.moveonpac.org/moveonpac/viewcandidates.phtml

As strategists look back at this election over the years to come,
either they'll say, "President Bush manufactured a war and won at the
polls" or they'll say, "President Bush manufactured a war and lost at
the polls."  Your gift today can make the difference.

Sincerely,

--Wes Boyd and Eli Pariser
  MoveOn PAC
  October 14, 2002


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