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It was a grassroots, people-driven "draft Warren" movement that convinced Elizabeth Warren to run in 2012.Dear MoveOn member,
Should MoveOn encourage Senator Elizabeth Warren to run for president?
Launching an effort like this is a decision so important that it can only be made by MoveOn members like you. This email is your ballot. Voting starts now.
Here's why this idea is on the table: This moment was made for Elizabeth Warren. We're at a crossroads in American history, with inequality soaring to levels not seen since the 1920s and an economic playing field rigged to favor Wall Street and corporate interests. Inequality, and the corrupting political power of big money, threatens to undermine every issue we hold dear—from climate change to racial justice, from student debt to the fate of Social Security.
And in the midst of all that, we hear the voice of Elizabeth Warren—rallying the nation with her transformative vision of giving everyone a fighting chance.
After listening closely to MoveOn members for the last several months, we've come to believe that Warren's powerful voice is needed right now on the nation's biggest stage—the 2016 race for president.
Warren's not in the race yet. But there's a precedent here: She was inspired to run for Senate in 2012 by a people-powered "Draft Warren" campaign. This fall, when asked by People magazine whether she might be on board for a run at the presidency, she answered, "If there's any lesson I've learned in the last five years, it's don't be so sure about what lies ahead. There are amazing doors that could open."1
It's up to us to help open that door. If we join our voices together, if we show her a groundswell of support, if our millions-strong community can make clear to Warren that if she runs, she'll have the grassroots army she needs to not only win a primary, to not only win the White House, but to create real change for middle-class Americans who urgently need help—then we believe she can be persuaded to run.
We think she can win. And even if she doesn't, we believe that a contested primary is best for everyone—for the eventual nominee, for the progressive movement, and for the country.
MoveOn is its members. This decision rests in your hands. As we have with all of our biggest decisions, we're putting this question to a vote.
Voting starts now, and closes at 9 a.m. ET/6 PT on Wednesday, December 10. Cast your official ballot by clicking below: Should MoveOn launch a major effort calling on Elizabeth Warren to run for president?
Yes, MoveOn should encourage Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for president.
If MoveOn members do vote to move forward, we'll go to bat to demonstrate to Senator Warren that if she runs, we'll be right there with her. We'll show her that Americans are hungry for a leader who is unafraid to stand up to the megabanks and corporate interests, and who will never stop fighting for families on the ragged edge of the middle class.
Our campaign would be called "Run Warren Run," and it would be 100% positive: lifting up the case for a Warren candidacy, not pulling anyone down.
Above all, it would be based on the belief that we need all our best candidates in the race. The 2008 primary ensured that President Obama was battle-tested by the time he reached the general election. And if it weren't for Hillary Clinton and John Edwards calling for health care reform in the primary, we may never have gotten the Affordable Care Act that millions of Americans rely on today. A contested primary means that progressives have a voice, the best ideas get an airing, and the eventual nominee is ready to face the best (or worst) that the Republicans and the Koch brothers have to offer.
That's what we've heard from countless MoveOn members. And it's why MoveOn's staff believes it's so important for Elizabeth Warren to enter the race. But now it's up to you.
Do you agree? Should MoveOn launch a "Run Warren Run" campaign encouraging her to enter the race?
Yes, MoveOn should launch a campaign encouraging Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for president.
Again, voting will remain open until 9 a.m. ET/6 PT on Wednesday, December 10. All MoveOn members are eligible to vote. Only your first click will be recorded, so please take care in making your choice.
Thanks for all you do.
–Ilya, Anna, Ben, Mark, and the rest of the team
Source:
1. "An Early Halloween Fright for Wall St.: Elizabeth Warren for Treasury Secretary?" People, October 22, 2014
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Are there any actual journalists left at NPR? Do the employees silently suffer, or are they happy to dish out the official story? It's interesting that 7 years ago, NPR took an interest in some nasty business in Arazona involving Resolution Copper and politicians: "Congressman Rick Renzi Inquiry Continues
All Things Considered
May 14, 2007
Congressman Rick Renzi is under federal investigation in
connection with his alleged involvement in a questionable land-swap
deal. The Arizona Republican stepped down from the House Intelligence
Committee after FBI agents descended on his family business. He says he
has no intention of resigning from Congress. By Ted Robbins"
http://www.npr.org/templates/s...
But is currently ignoring a much worse situation: http://rt.com/usa/211531-nativ...
Do they fear McCain's cloud? Do they think he might be their boss some day? Real journalists would surely be upset that they were scooped by a foreign propaganda outfit on a story like this - but propagandists would just shrug and say "That's got nothign to do with us. Our job is to try to make Putin and Kim Jong Un look bad." I'm very curious to know which it is.
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What a hilarious statement: ""North Koreans do not have an independent world of art and entertainment. And so they don't separate propaganda from entertainment. So it's very difficult for them to understand that the U.S. and many
other countries have a completely independent world that's called Hollywood," Boy, talk about evidence of a colonized mind, here it is. She says all this without a trace of irony. Never noticing how our government, citizenry, propaganda and entertainment media all march in lockstep in mocking and demonizing the same select targets. The US may never mount an invasion of North Korea, but it's all set up for one. You know who the next intended victim of the US will be - they show up in the National Enquirer in a dress in a photoshopped picture. Noriega, Saddam, Gaddafi, it's so predictable, but like Charlie Brown and the football, the public lines up for it again and again, and NPR is the National Enquirer of the 'people who like to think they are thinking people' class. Here in the US where we have an independent world of art and entertainment, of course, they produce slapstick comedies about assassinating American politicians, because they are so independent and stuff. Grow up, people! Wouldn't it be great if people in think tanks actually tried thinking for a change?
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To be fair then Congress should hear testimony from surviving family members of the 15,000+ 2012 deaths worldwide at the hands of Islamist fundamentalists, mostly AQ and Taliban.
What an absolute waste of minerals. No wonder So many people around the globe hate Americans, when this is what this benighted country always leads with.| Reply via web post | • | Reply to sender | • | Reply to group | • | Start a New Topic | • | Messages in this topic (1) |
