[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Fw: Money Can't Vote
C. G. Estabrook
galliher at illinois.edu
Wed Oct 20 19:05:49 CDT 2010
When I was young, this would have been called a case of "Reds under the bed."
Now? Teabaggers under the bed, maybe? A long way from serious politics, in any
case.
On 10/20/10 6:57 PM, Gregg Gordon wrote:
> Well, then your choice is obvious. Get behind Sarah "Tall and Just Plain
> Stupid" Palin and her slate of Nazis, witches, and the Aqua Buddha man.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>
> *To:* Gregg Gordon <ggregg79 at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com>; Peace List
> <peace at lists.chambana.net>; Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> *Sent:* Wed, October 20, 2010 5:10:40 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Peace-discuss] [Peace] Fw: Money Can't Vote
>
> You are aware, are you not, that America's major wars since WWII - called by
> synecdoche "Korea" and "Vietnam" - were started by Democratic administrations
> and ended by Republican administrations. Since the current Democratic
> administration has greatly expanded the killing in AfPak, it's hard to argue
> that they're going to reverse their policies. Voting for them is an
> acquiescence to those policies.
>
> To say of Obama and the Democrats, "Let them kill some Asians, because they
> might do some good someplace else," is at best a counsel of despair, if not an
> outright criminal attitude. Particularly when it seems that they're doing
> precisely the wrong things elsewhere, too - not surprisingly, because they're
> working for the owners of the banks, the insurance companies, the oil and
> construction companies, etc. --CGE
>
>
> On 10/20/10 4:48 PM, Gregg Gordon wrote:
>> Maybe because there are other important issues that she /does/ agree with him
>> on. The only way you're going to find a candidate you're in 100% agreement
>> with is to run for office. If support for the war is an absolute deal
>> breaker for you, fine. Not everybody sees it that way. But if you think the
>> war will end sooner if more Republicans get elected, I think you're out of
>> your mind.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>
>> *To:* Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com>
>> *Cc:* Peace List <peace at lists.chambana.net>; Peace-discuss
>> <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
>> *Sent:* Wed, October 20, 2010 4:33:52 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] Fw: Money Can't Vote
>>
>> This guy supports the war. I can't see why anyone on an anti-war list would
>> contribute to him.
>>
>>
>> On 10/20/10 4:28 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>>> Another request for help...
>>> I love this guy!
>>> --Jenifer
>>>
>>> --- On *Wed, 10/20/10, Rep. Alan Grayson
>>> /<alangrayson at graysonforcongress.com>/*wrote:
>>>
>>> *CallforGrayson.com <http://callforgrayson.com/>*
>>>
>>> <http://salsa.mydccc.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EiO1kyCw5ZXoQYu90OP6ADErf1BaXE1j>
>>>
>>> *Make 10 calls now!
>>> <http://salsa.mydccc.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2B2LAE05OJuToQYu90OP6ADErf1BaXE1j>*
>>>
>>> Dear Jenifer,
>>>
>>> This election is about the people standing against corporate special
>>> interests, which are trying to bury me with lying ads because they know
>>> I can’t be bought. But money can’t vote – people can.
>>>
>>> This week is the first week of Early Vote, which means people in Central
>>> Florida are voting right now.
>>>
>>> Getting our supporters to the polls now could make up our winning
>>> margin, and that's why we need you calling supporters and asking them to
>>> vote.
>>>
>>> You can start calling whenever you like, but*we really need people to
>>> start calling at 4 p.m. Eastern Time*.
>>>
>>> Can you sign up for a shift *today from 4-6 p.m. ET
>>> <http://salsa.mydccc.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=skqQDKWGeY%2FoQYu90OP6ADErf1BaXE1j>,
>>> or this evening 6-8 p.m. ET
>>> <http://salsa.mydccc.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5nA4hYzIEJnoQYu90OP6ADErf1BaXE1j>*?
>>>
>>> We'll give you suggestions on what to say, and a reporting tool so it's
>>> easy to let us know how it's going.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Truth,
>>>
>>> Alan Grayson
>>>
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