[Peace-discuss] why not give $10 to David Green's campaign?

[David Johnson]

I gave $ 20.00 , myself and my wife at $ 10.00 each, and we plan to do it again next month and every month through the election in March.

My wife and I and most of us on this list are not well off by any means and at times struggle, but it is really rare that we get an oppurtunity like this. We know David Green and know that he is " un-bossed and un-bought " as Shirley Chisholm use to say. 
He is one of us, and the only way we are ever going to be able to improve things for the better in this country is to encourage and support Working people like David Green, who has a verified record in this community of speaking truth to power and doing the right thing, to run for public office.
Win or lose, David will have an impact on the issues discussed and debated in the campaign. That is no small matter in corporate controlled American politics in this day and age that controls " the parameters of acceptable debate ".
But the fact is that David has a good chance to win, but only if we help out the best we can, and not  allow the corporate propoganda of " oh he can't win " influence us into apathy or support for a corporate funded candidate.
This has become an all too familiar phenomena in recent years with disasterous results, ie. many democrats are indistinguishable from republicans. 
The primaries are the best oppurtunity to both get the importent issues discussed and the right people elected.
So please, do what ever you can to help David Green between now and the election in March.
My 2-cents for what it is worth.

David Johnson
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Naiman 
  To: Peace-discuss List 
  Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 12:40 PM
  Subject: [Peace-discuss] why not give $10 to David Green's campaign?


  I think there's like 300 people on this list. If we all gave $10 as David asks, that would be $3000.


  Why wouldn't everyone on this list throw $10 in the hat? I can't imagine any rational explanation. I gave my $10. Where's yours?


  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
  From: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
  Date: Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 11:18 AM
  Subject: Campaign update and invitation
  To: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>



  Friends;
  I have had a positive and energizing week collecting signatures around town, and getting a sense of the number of people who hunger to hear that somebody is running for U.S. Congress on the basis of intelligent criticism and social vision.
  Last night at Channing-Murray Foundation in Urbana, representatives of local progressive groups met to inform each other of their activities and goals. I spoke about my politics, and I also spoke about the “credibility barrier” among those who believe that I cannot be a viable candidate because I do not have the funding that my opponents have. 
  This barrier will have to be overcome, and can be overcome, by word of mouth and social media. It will only take 15,000 votes in a district of 500,000 of voting age for me to win this election. You can help by talking to five people and asking each of them to talk to five other people, and so on. Ask them to join my e-mail list, like me on Facebook, and consider donating $10.
  Spread the word to your own e-mail lists and Facebook friends.
  I said last evening that the honesty and truthfulness of my campaign is unique in this district, and likely unique in this country. That is not political hyperbole.
  I said last evening that Ann Callis is a “law and order militarist.” You can read support for this view on her website.
  Also last evening, the representative of the local Progressive Democrats of America also spoke, with a different hat on, in support of George Gollin, my other opponent. According to the views stated on his website, George Gollin has little in common with the views stated on the PDA website.
  My views are clearly more supportive of the PDA’s general and specific perspectives, differing perhaps only in my more openly critical views of Israel’s occupation of and settlements in Palestine, and U.S. support for these violations of international law and human rights.
  From my supporters I need visible signs of support. Please go to my website, get on my e-mail list, and like me on Facebook. 
  Please consider coming to my first major fundraiser as advertised on my website, Saturday October 19th, at 3 p.m. I would like to have a strong show of support, both for photographs and morale. Come for the first half hour, when I will speak briefly and answer questions, or stay longer. Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to davidgreenforcongress at gmail.com.
  If you haven’t yet done so, please consider becoming one of the 1,000 individuals committed to making this campaign a success for the 99%.
  We can do this.
  Best regards,
  David






  -- 
  Robert Naiman
  Policy Director
  Just Foreign Policy
  www.justforeignpolicy.org
  naiman at justforeignpolicy.org



------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  _______________________________________________
  Peace-discuss mailing list
  Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
  https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.chambana.net/pipermail/peace-discuss/attachments/20131006/0704a2e1/attachment-0001.html>