Fw: Reward the Heroes

[barbara100 at jps.net]

Speaking of fresh ideas:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eli Pariser, MoveOn PAC" <moveon-help at list.moveon.org>
Subject: Re: Reward the Heroes


> Good news:  in just 24 hours, ten thousand of us have given
> more than $400,000 for our four heroes in Congress.  That's
> $180,000 to Senator Wellstone's campaign alone.  The
> campaigns are ecstatic.  One campaign manager said, "You
> have no idea what this means to us."
>
> Our goal is to raise more than $500,000 by the end of
> business tomorrow, October 16th -- the last day of the last
> reporting period before the election.  With your support,
> each candidate will be able to show how much their courageous
> position has actually helped their campaigns.  Also, we're
> trying to raise at least $250,000 for Senator Wellstone to
> counter a series of attack ads that have been launched against
> the Senator.
>
> You can help put us over the top at:
>
>   http://www.moveonpac.org/moveonpac/viewcandidates.phtml
>
> I've attached another copy of our original alert below.
>
> Anything you can do now could really make a big difference.
> Our site makes it really easy to give -- it will just take
> a few minutes.  You enter your information once, and the
> contributions are instantly sent to each candidate you choose.
>
> Now is the time.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Eli
>
> P.S. If you've given as much as you can personally, call
> any friends or colleagues who might be interested.  A
> personal endorsement is the best way to get new people
> involved, and a personal call is more powerful than an
> email.  You'll be doing them a service -- people are
> frustrated and looking for a way to make a difference.
> They can just go to MoveOnPAC.org.
> ___________
>
> Dear MoveOn Member,
>
> In the wake of last Thursday's vote on Iraq, the Bush Administration
> and the Republican far right are going on the offensive.  The
> President would like nothing more than to demonstrate that when
> Democrats speak out against the President's endless war, they
> lose.
>
> Senator Paul Wellstone's predicament is typical.  Wellstone is in the
> political fight of his life -- slightly behind in the polls to a
> far-right candidate flush with cash and hand-picked by Karl Rove to
> remove him from office.  Wellstone knew that if he voted against the
> resolution, his opponent would seize on the issue, unleashing a
> barrage of attack ads and accusations.  But despite the enormous
> pressure to capitulate, Wellstone spoke his conscience and voted
> against the war: "A pre-emptive go-it-alone strategy towards Iraq is
> wrong. I oppose it."
>
> For taking a stand under the most difficult of circumstances, Senator
> Wellstone is nothing less than a hero.  In the House, three heroic
> Representatives in tight races also did the right thing.  They deserve
> our strong support.  You can make a contribution directly to their
> campaigns at:
>
>   http://www.moveonpac.org/moveonpac/viewcandidates.phtml
>
> After Thursday's unexpectedly divided House vote, the President must
> be fuming.  His political allies will do everything they can to take
> revenge on the dissenters.  If he can demonstrate that Representatives
> and Senators who ask the hard questions don't get re-elected, Congress
> will be even more equivocal when faced with hard choices in the
> future.
>
> But the electoral sword cuts both ways.  Paul Wellstone, Jay Inslee,
> Rick Larsen and Rush Holt are in extremely tight races.  A little more
> money could easily put them over the top.  And Wellstone's race is
> being watched very closely -- it's a key to the Republican plans to
> take over the Senate.  If Wellstone wins because of an outpouring of
> support for his stand on Iraq, it will signal to the right that their
> electoral ploy on an Iraq war backfired.  And it'll demonstrate to
> Democrats that when you take a stand of conscience, your constituents
> will reward you.
>
> We've worked long and hard to stop a tragic war on Iraq.  After a
> difficult vote, rewarding the heroes who listened to our voices is
> the right thing to do.  It may also be the most important next step in
> our campaign.  We need to show the President that if he pursues Iraq,
> he and his party are going to lose.
>
> Give whatever you can.  In these tight races, every dollar makes a
> difference.  You can support Paul Wellstone and the other
> Congresspeople who took a stand right now at:
>
>   http://www.moveonpac.org/moveonpac/viewcandidates.phtml
>
> As strategists look back at this election over the years to come,
> either they'll say, "President Bush manufactured a war and won at the
> polls" or they'll say, "President Bush manufactured a war and lost at
> the polls."  Your gift today can make the difference.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> --Wes Boyd and Eli Pariser
>   MoveOn PAC
>   October 14, 2002
>
>
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