[Peace-discuss] Fw: Stop the Takeover: Host a call party in Champaign?

[C. G. Estabrook]

  MoveOn has supported every mendacious attempt by the Democrats to support the 
war policy since they were founded a generation ago.

The Democrat "progressives" have done everything wrong - the war, the bailouts, 
the recession, and health care - and not by accident, but because they are a 
business party too, serving in the first place the interests of the American 
economic elite.

The only thing the Democrats have going for them now is the Tea Party.  They 
think if they can scare people enough with that, they can maintain their
quisling government.

Glenn Greenwald put it well on Democracy Now! on Tuesday:

"...if you ... just turned on television news and watched, you would think that
Christine O’Donnell was by far the most powerful person in the world, because,
especially on stations devoted to maintaining Democratic power, like MSNBC and
other cable shows, it’s twenty-four hours nonstop about Christine O’Donnell,
because that way ... you don’t have to talk about ... what we’re doing in
Afghanistan and Pakistan, the continuation of Bush-Cheney terrorism policies.
You get to talk about Christine O’Donnell and comments she made fifteen years
ago on some late night television show as a way of mocking her and deriding her
and distracting people’s attention from what a failure this administration has
been. That’s why she serves such an important role./ It’s a way of manipulating
and distracting the voting base" /[emphasis added].

The only thing to do is to defeat the Democrat accommodationists and demand real 
reforms of the next Congress and president. It's worked before (1953, e.g.).

--CGE


On 9/22/10 5:17 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> Unthinkable that progressives in the house and senate might not keep their 
> jobs...
> Hosts are needed, but callers will be needed, too, if y're interested in doing 
> that.
>  --Jenifer
>
> --- On *Wed, 9/22/10, Anna Galland, MoveOn.org Political Action 
> /<moveon-help at list.moveon.org>/* wrote:
>
>
>
>     It's a terrifying combination: Tea party extremism and unprecedented
>     amounts of corporate cash.
>
>     The far-right wing of the Republican Party is threatening to take control
>     of Congress—and unseat some of our leading progressive heroes along the way.
>
>     *We simply can't afford to stand by and let this takeover happen*.
>     The Republicans may have hundreds of millions in corporate campaign cash,
>     but we can still beat them if we recruit enough grassroots progressives to
>     help get out the vote and turn the tide on Election Day.
>
>     So we're launching "Stop the Takeover" call parties on October 2nd and
>     3rd, as part of the huge "One Nation" mobilization happening across the
>     country. While some of us are marching in Washington, D.C, thousands of us
>     will get together locally to call other MoveOn members in key
>     congressional districts to find badly needed volunteers for crucial
>     get-out-the-vote efforts.
>
>     *We need a place for folks to gather in Champaign. It's easy to host a
>     call party, and we'll give you everything you need—can you help out?
>     *Click here:
>
>     http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/create.html?action_id=222&id=23585-10635882-0e10U5x&t=3
>     <http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/create.html?action_id=222&id=23585-10635882-0e10U5x&t=3>
>
>     Hosting is simple and straightforward—but the calls and community-building
>     at these parties make a real difference. Last election, over 56,000
>     individual MoveOn members came to call parties that helped win it for
>     Obama, and folks overwhelmingly reported that the calls to other MoveOn
>     members were powerful, fun, and gratifying.
>
>     This time, we're planning to make over 500,000 calls to help recruit
>     volunteers for candidates in tight races—including progressive heroes like
>     Barbara Boxer, Russ Feingold, Alan Grayson, Tom Perriello, and more. By
>     calling fellow MoveOn members in these key campaign areas, we'll help make
>     sure our candidates have the grassroots army they'll need to get out the vote.
>
>     And this particular weekend is really special. On October 2nd, hundreds of
>     thousands of progressives will gather in Washington, D.C. for the massive
>     "One Nation" rally—calling for bold action to create jobs and get America
>     moving again. On the same weekend, thousands more of us will take action
>     locally, including these Stop the Takeover call parties.
>
>     As a party host, you'll be enabling other folks in Champaign to get
>     involved in the campaign. Here's what to expect:
>
>         * You'll invite friends and family—and we'll invite nearby MoveOn
>           members, if you'd like, to help fill up your party.
>         * We'll ask everyone to bring their cell phone and a delicious dessert
>           to share. (Saving democracy can be tasty, too.)
>         * We'll provide step-by-step materials to walk you through the event,
>           including scripts and lists of names and numbers. We'll even have
>           live volunteer support in case you have any questions during the party.
>
>     It's simple, but hosting is a huge service to other progressives in your
>     area. *Can you host a party on October 2nd or 3rd in Champaign?* Click
>     here to get started:
>
>     http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/create.html?action_id=222&id=23585-10635882-0e10U5x&t=4
>     <http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/create.html?action_id=222&id=23585-10635882-0e10U5x&t=4>
>
>     Thanks for all you do.
>
>     –Anna, Ilya, Amy, Lenore, and the rest of the team
>
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