It's been a remarkable week for us. Thanks to your activism in spreading our videos and getting the word out about our campaigns, we've had tremendous success on several fronts:
Because of you, John McCain was compelled to reject the endorsements from bigoted pastors Rev. John Hagee and Rev. Rod Parsley today! We've been working with David Corn of Mother Jones for a while to tell the truth about McCain's pastor problem, since the corporate media wouldn't. By passing that video along, you helped us catch the media's eye and pressure McCain to reject those hate-filled endorsements—something that should have happened a long time ago.
Also because of you, the GI Bill for the 21st Century passed 75-22. Congress saw beyond John McCain's hypocritical, unfounded objections and is going to provide our vets the educational benefits they deserve.
passed the Senate yesterday with an overwhelming majority,
From the outset, we recognized McCain's hypocrisy in refusing to co-sponsor this bill. And so we teamed up with WesPAC and Vote Vets to create a highly successful campaign that generated over 35,000 signatures! Clearly, this proved to be an effective way to pressure Congress.
Another way you've made a real difference is in promoting The Real McCain 2, which has received an astounding 1 million views since we launched it last Sunday! If you haven't already done so, check out this immensely popular video and pass it to your friends and colleagues. It's the only way to get the truth out about McCain.
Finally, our $3 trillion virtual shopping spree has caught fire! It has drawn 1.4 million shoppers, hit #1 on YouTube News and Politics, and received praise from all over the Internet. This fun online game where you try to spend $3 trillion (what the Bush administration has spent on the war) has also attracted celebrity shoppers like John Cusack, Laurie David, Gloria Steinem, and Phil Donahue.
But while 1.4 million is a tremendous number, our ultimate goal is to get 3 trillion shoppers! John Cusack, star of the film War, Inc. which opens tonight in LA and NY, is assisting us in that endeavor with this contest:
Whoever can get the most people to fill out a shopping cart by emailing their cart or sending a gift certificate, will receive a real gift certificate for free movie tickets to War, Inc. (Contest ends Memorial Day at midnight ET)
War, Inc. satirizes war profiteers, who in real life have made millions while the American public faces an Iraq War Recession. According to Cusack, "KBR, Halliburton and the other war profiteers have made out like bandits in Iraq, while taxpayers and their own workers get screwed." By going to see War, Inc. and playing the $3 trillion shopping spree you help connect the dots between the Iraq War, its profiteers, and our ailing economy.
But our work is far from over. The Bush administration continues to plunge us further into this Iraq War Recession; the corporate media continues its blind love for McCain; and Bush has already vowed to veto the GI Bill, despite the fact that it would make him the first president in history to deny benefits to vets.
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Have a pleasant Memorial Day!
WAR OR NO WAR -PERMANENT -NO EXCEPTIONS DRAFT
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Bob Bob Bob
As President Reagan would say, well there you go again. Hence my check is once again not in the mail.
Did barack have the courage to tell Iowa voters that ethanol was not the answer? John McCain did.
Did barack have the fortitude to tell Michigan voters that the auto jobs are not coming back? John McCain did. By the way while we're on this subject, why is it that I see far more democrat bumper stickers on non-union made foreign nameplate vehicles and far more Republican stickers on union made American produced GM, Ford and Chrysler vehicles? Do democrats have a problem with supporting high wage American union workers? Shout out to the democrats with apologies to the kerry/edwards campaign
"FOR A STRONGER AMERICA BUY A UNION MADE GM, FORD OR CHRYSLER"
Unlike barack and duck duck snipper fire hillary, John Mccain has served his Country with Honor. John McCain refused early release from a arnv POW hellhole and endured 5 1/2 years of torture because he knew an early release would be used by the enemy as propaganda to demoralize his fellow POW captives and all US Military Servicemen and Woman. Your candidate lacked the courage for 20 years to get his butt out of the pew of a church headed by an American hating minister whom many also consider to be a bigot. I personally don't think he's a bigot but certainly believve he hates America with his government sponsored September 11 and AIDS conspiracies nonsense. Some self sacrificing Profile In Courage barrack hussein obama is.
Where have barack and hillary been on campaign finance reform? Statesmen with courage such as Russ Feingold and John McCain have championed the elimination of soft money and its' corrosive effect on American society. Do the democrat supporting trial lawyers association or the Republican supporting insurance companies have America's best interest at heart or their own? Let's not even waste words on convicted insider trading egomaniac george soros. McCain-Feingold is the start to returning America to everyday Americans.
John McCain supports a VA bill that rewards a Veteran with benefits correlated to his or her length of service in the military. None of the leading command officers of any of the Armed Services support the current VA bill that barack, hillary and you do. Perhaps you believe, that just as in Iraq the media is much better informed than our Country's Military Leaders on what is best for the Country and the Troops..
When are you going to make a sequal to The High Cost Of Low Price? Perhaps michelle obama who sits on the board of directors of a company that has walmart as their top client can appear speaking of the vital role this "great Anerican" company plays in the US economy. I'm forwarding this to some barack supporters perhaps they'll be willing to send the sawbuck but I'll be highly offended if the money isn't used for a walmart sequel.
McCain 2008 it's all about a lifetime of service to Country, stupid (once again apologies this tine to clinton/gore 92)
Paul Brannigan