[Peace]...target Johnson on support for Iraq war

[jencart at mailstation.com]

C'mon you guys, it's a GREAT idea! "Report card" in front of the HS... it's inspired!! For those who aren't familiar w/ the concept of "proximity praise" it's a way of getting folks to behave as you wish by praising someone else when they're w/in earshot. The reverse works as well or better -- by pointing out the error of someone's ways, others will try to do better. An example of this is that I always stand up as straight as I can whenever I see a bent-over little old man or woman...

Jenifer

-----Original Message-----
>From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at uiuc.edu>
>Sent: Jul 21, 2007 4:26 PM
>To: naiman.uiuc at gmail.com
>Cc: peace <peace at lists.chambana.net>, SFcore <sf-core at yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [Peace]...target Johnson on support for Iraq war
>
>Bob--
>
>You say you want to "pressure Congressman Johnson to withdraw our troops 
>from Iraq," but your way of doing it is to ask him to vote *in favor* of 
>a bill providing funding for the war -- just so long as the bill is 
>written by Democrats!
>
>The contradiction arises from the fact that this campaign is not 
>interested in ending the war so much as it in making it go away as a 
>problem for the Democrats.  This campaign -- funded with millions from 
>Democratic party funders -- wants to use the majority anti-war sentiment 
>in the country for the electoral benefit of Democrats.  (That's why the 
>campaign targets no pro-war Democrats.)
>
>That would be fine if the Democrats really wanted to end the war.  I'll 
>come closer to believing that, in spite of what their leading 
>presidential candidates say, when this front group starts calling for 
>Johnson to vote against *all* funding for the war.  They don't do that now.
>
>Regards, Carl
>
>
>Robert Naiman wrote:
>> Come out Sunday to pressure Congressman Johnson to withdraw our troops
>> from Iraq!
>> 
>> SUNDAY, JULY 22,  2:00 pm
>> 
>> *****
>> 
>> Come join the Iraq Summer Campaign as they present Congressman Tim
>> Johnson's "report card" on Iraq.  We will be gathering in front of the
>> Congressman's high school alma mater to draw attention to how
>> Johnson's voting record conflicts with the growing anti-war sentiment
>> of his constituents.
>> 
>> For more information on our campaign, check out www.iraqcampaign.org
>> 
>> Who:  Educators and constituents from Champaign County
>> What:  Press Conference Presenting Johnson's Iraq Report Card
>> Where:  Urbana High School, 1002 South Race Street, Urbana
>> When:  Sunday, July 22nd, at 2pm (please arrive 5-10 minutes early,
>> should last until about 2:30)
>> 
>> ****
>> 
>> If you are interested, please call/email Bernie for more information:
>> Bernie Bergmann
>> IL-15 Field Organizer
>> Americans Against the Escalation in Iraq
>> illinois1 at iraqsummer.org
>> 202-425-0805
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