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I guess they don't know that "taxing Wall Street" will kill jobs...and that CONgress has no business attempting to "create jobs".
Hasn't their experience with Osama's "job creation" sunk in?
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Dear MoveOn member,
After months of being held hostage by the GOP, Congress has one month left in 2011 to show it can do more than help Wall Street and millionaires.
In December, Congress can extend unemployment insurance—or it can abandon the unemployed. It can take up a bill to tax Wall Street and create jobs—or leave millions unemployed. As murky and complicated as Washington politics can seem, the choices are that simple. So it's time to take the message and intensity of our protests this fall to the front doors of our elected officials.
That's why on Thursday, Dec. 1, we're organizing "99% Congressional Speak-Outs" at the local offices of our senators and representatives. We'll expose Republicans for making it their top priority to protect millionaires instead of creating jobs—and we'll call on Democrats to fight hard to help Americans get back to work and stay in their homes. Can you organize an event in your community so that we can bring the protests and message of the 99% to Congress's front door?
I can't lead this event, but keep me up to date on the campaign. The truth is, despite more and more Americans rising up against a system rigged to help millionaires and corporate lobbyists, most politicians in Washington haven't done enough to help us get through a brutally slow, jobless recovery. "Speak-outs" are simple events that give people the chance to share their stories and messages with politicians and the media. With hundreds of 99% Speak-Outs happening on the same day, we'll cut through the noise and rhetoric of Washington and draw a line in the sand: members of Congress can either help millionaires and Wall Street or stand up for the 99%.
Until now, Congress has largely been shielded from our energy and anger. But we've seen how passionate protests can bring national focus to the economic disparities we face, and now we're going to harness our collective power to change Washington's priorities.
Can you host a "99% Congressional Speak-Out" at your representative's or senator's office?
Hosting an event is easy, and we'll give you all the materials you need to make it powerful. A "speak-out" is similar to a rally but has room for people in the crowd to "speak out" and share their message in addition to any scheduled speakers you may recruit. These events are simple to organize, but they help hold elected officials accountable to their constituents and amplify our message through local and national media coverage.
Thanks for all you do.
–Lenore, Anna, Carrie, Joan, and the rest of the team
MoveOn is committed to nonviolence in the long tradition of protest movements throughout our history that have brought America closer to our founding dream—liberty and justice for all. As progressives, we respect all people and do not support or endorse any violence or property destruction.
++++++++++++++++++++++In December, CONgress can borrow more money to keep paying unemployment for a few more months, or they could get serious about cutting the size of the government and reducing what it needs to keep running - and incidentally, help the private sector decide to "create" jobs because their compliance costs just dropped. Or, they can screw around with raising taxes and cause more job losses.
Looking at the last paragraph, I guess they don't support the "occupy" movement after all. I wish they would make up their minds!
But then, they are "progressives" - they have no minds, just receptacles for the words of their handlers.
