[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Give Peace a Vote

[JamBoi]

This can be a huge boon to the Green Parties candidates!

--- CODEPINK <codepink at mail.democracyinaction.org> wrote:

> Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 06:41:49 -0400 (EDT)
> From: CODEPINK <codepink at mail.democracyinaction.org>
> Subject: Give Peace a Vote
> 
> CODEPINK Women for Peace
> 
> September 8, 2006
> 
> Dear CODEPINK Activist, 
> 
> With a majority of Americans opposing the war in Iraq, George Bush is
> going around the country desperately trying the sell his disastrous
> military adventure as part of the war on terror. And while he might
> fool some of the people, most people are not buying it. A CNN poll
> released on Wednesday found that the majority of Americans, 53
> percent, didn't think the war in Iraq was part of the war on terror
>
(http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-uspoll074880337sep07,0,1106216.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-print).
> Even more interesting was another survey conducted by Pew Research
> Center showing, by 45 percent to 32 percent, that Americans were more
> likely to think the best way to reduce the terror threat is to cut,
> not add, U.S. military presence overseas
> (http://pewresearch.org/reports/?ReportID=45). 
> 
> With elections coming up in just two months, it's time for us to turn
> this anti-war sentiment into a powerful voter bloc. Let's take the
> message that Connecticut voters sent to Joe Lieberman and send it all
> over the country: We will not vote for candidates who support George
> Bush's lies and George Bush's war!
> 
> So today, we are launching an exciting new campaign: Give Peace a
> Vote, which is part of a broad coalition called Voters for Peace. We
> want to keep Iraq on the front burner during this election season,
> and put pro-war candidates on the hot seat. Give Peace a Vote is a
> way to let candidates across this land know that we will not give
> them our vote unless they commit to a swift end to this unjust
> war-and pledge to oppose future unprovoked, illegal wars.
> (http://www.givepeaceavote.org/)
> 
> Please join us, along with Susan Sarandon, Alice Walker, Anne Lamott,
> Annie & Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne, and other peacemakers, to make
> the Peace Vote a real force to be reckoned with.
> 
> We've created a new website to make it easy and to track our
> progress. Click here to pledge your Vote for Peace. And pass it on to
> your friends, relatives, coworkers for them to sign. Let's put Peace
> at the top of the ballot in 2006!
>
(http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/codepink/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=295&t=GPV.dwt)
> 
> Ultimately, we hope to reach millions of voters with this campaign.
> We would love to hear your thoughts about how to get the word out.
> Please send your creative ideas to peacevoter at codepinkalert.org. 
> 
> Give Peace a Vote. That's all we are saying.
> 
> With peace and solidarity,
> Anedra, Dana, Erin, Farida, Gael, Jodie, Katie, Laura, Medea,
> Meredith, Nancy, Rae, Samantha and Tiffany
> 
> P.S. Don't forget to forward this email to your friends!
> 
> 
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JamBoi
Jammy The Sacred Cows Slayer

"Live humbly, laugh often and love unconditionally" (anon)
http://dailyJam.blogspot.com

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