[Peace-discuss] Spread the Word: We're the Majority (fwd)

[patton paul]

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Date: 23 Oct 2002 13:42:51 -0000
From: "Eli Pariser, MoveOn PAC" <moveon-help at list.moveon.org>
To: Dr. Paul Patton <ppatton at uiuc.edu>
Subject: Spread the Word: We're the Majority

Dear MoveOn Member,

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: the Bush Administration
is brilliant at marketing.  No Presidency has relied more on careful
messaging and media placement.  The folks that are working for Bush
are so good at this that if you watch the news, you get the idea that
everyone agrees with him.

Of course, we all know that that's not true.  Most Americans are quite
wary of the war on Iraq, and a whole lot of us see the President as
playing a cynical election-year game.  The problem is that without the
attention of the media, this dissent is hard to see -- ordinary people
don't hold press conferences to tell the world what they're thinking.

That's where we need your help.  We've put together a placard that you
can put in your car window.  You can download the placard for free at:

   http://www.moveon.org/PAC_regimechange2/

If everyone who's worried about Bush's plans votes on November 5, we can
engage in a little "regime change" of our own.  The good news is that a
majority of the people in this country are concerned.  But that doesn't
matter unless they voice that concern at the polls.

If enough of us download these, print 'em up, and stick them on our
car or in our windows, we can begin to create a culture of engagement
and patriotic dissent.  We'll amplify our voices.  We'll help to elect
the candidates who can help us out of this mess.  And we'll help to fire
the ones that are on board for Bush's endless war.

Wes, Peter, Joan, Carrie, Doug and I have been showing the poster
above to our friends and colleagues, and people really like it.
Wes, Joan and Carrie already has theirs in their car windows.  Peter and
I put 'em in our windows.  The poster is funny and important.  Now we need
to get this message out there.  We've made it easy to download the placard
and print it out -- just go to:

   http://www.moveon.org/PAC_regimechange2/

With your help, we can out-market the masters.  After all, we've got
more people than they do.

The countdown continues,

-Wes, Eli, Joan, Peter, Doug and Carrie
 for MoveOn.org PAC
 October 22, 2002

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The countdown so far: Why must we act?  What can we do?

20. We cannot let war win elections.
    REWARD THE HEROES.
19. We can't let money in politics win.
    GET OUT AND HELP!
18. Supreme Court Appointments.
    TAKE VACATION TIME TO VOLUNTEER.
17. Are you more secure today than your were one year ago?
    WRITE YOUR EDITOR.
16. This war is wrong.
    MARCH ON OCT. 26.
15. There are no moderate Republicans left in Congress.
    FIRE SENATOR SMITH OF OREGON.
14. We won't let them steal our votes again.
    VOTE EARLY.
13. We're the majority.
    DISPLAY THE "REGIME CHANGE BEGINS AT HOME" PLACARD

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