NP: 5 Good Reasons to Vote Today ... a letter from Michael Moore

[Henry Musikar]

November, 7th, 2006 

5 Good Reasons to Vote Today 

1. IT'S A NATIONAL REFERENDUM. Although candidates' names will be on the
ballot today, this election is NOT about this candidate or that candidate.
Make no mistake about it: This election is nothing less than a National
Referendum on George W. Bush and his War. Don't waste your time trying to
learn about who the schlump is that's running for office. You know they're
all pretty much the same, a few are better than others, but... please. They
is who they is. THIS election is not about them. It's a simple up or down
vote on staying the course. 

To vote in favor of the war, vote for the Republican. To vote against the
war, vote for the Democrat. As crazy as it sounds, even if the Republican is
against the war, or the Democrat is for it, it doesn't matter. All that will
matter by midnight tonight is the math on the big tote board. Did America
say YES to Bush or NO to Bush? The ONLY way they're going to add it up is by
counting the number of votes under the big D and the big R. The only way to
take a stand against Bush today is to vote for the Dems on the ballot. 

2. IN ORDER TO CATCH THE REPUBLICANS STEALING YOUR VOTE, YOU FIRST HAVE TO
VOTE. There are huge and valid concerns about the new electronic voting
machines that must be addressed. It is far too easy to use new technology to
rig the vote. But if your fear of that leads you to decide that you
shouldn't bother voting, well, then, I guess they've succeeded in snuffing
out your voice without having to rig the machine. Make them break the law if
they want to win. Vote. We'll catch them if they do. I promise. 

3. WITH THE DEMOCRATS IN POWER IN THE HOUSE AND/OR SENATE, WE CAN GO AFTER
THEM! These spineless Democrats who enabled Bush to start this war and
funded it ever since are due for a shellacking from all of us. For nearly 6
years, they've hidden behind the cop-out of, "Hey, we're the minority, we
have no power." As of tomorrow, hopefully, they will have no mask to hide
behind. And it will be up to us to go after them. 

4. I'LL PUT YOU ON MY WEBSITE. That's right. You can appear on my home page
and be seen by millions later today. All you need to do is bring a broom
when you go to vote. The broom is our mascot today because we're going to
sweep the crooks and the warmongers outta office. Take a picture of yourself
holding a broom outside your polling place, e-mail it to me
<mailto:photos at michaelmoore.com> , and I'll put as many of you as I can up
on the home page of my website. People all around the world will see you!
Government files with your name on them will be initiated! What better way
to celebrate this historic day?! 

And the final reason to vote today... 

5. 2,836 + 655,000. Each one of them, American and Iraqi, are no longer with
us because of the decision by one man to start a war. Each one of them
represented a precious, God-given life that no man had the right to take
away. Each one of them had a mother and father, sisters, brothers, husbands,
wives, friends and loved ones, little boys and little girls. It's mad, my
friends, utterly mad, this senseless loss of human life. 

So, do it for them. Call up whoever you know and tell them to meet you at
the polls. And tell them to bring a broom, real or imaginary, with a big D
on it. It's the only true American thing to do. 

See ya at the victory party tonight! 

Michael Moore
mmflint at aol.com
www.michaelmoore.com <http://www.michaelmoore.com/>  

P.S. Forward this to all your friends. Today is the day.