Protest Now! Dubya's SS "Bamboozlepalooza" Tour of ND, MT, NE, AR & FL!

[flpoljunkie]

Tonight during the State of the Union address to Congress and the American people, President Bush will announce his plan to dismantle the most successful poverty elimination program in American history.


He'll tell you Social Security is in crisis and that he's letting you invest your own money.

But here is what he will not tell you:

America's Social Security system will be solvent until 2053

His proposal will cause the average 20-year-old worker to lose $152,000 in retirement benefits

Privatizing social security really means billions of dollars in the pockets of Wall Street tycoons

The next 72 hours of the fight to protect Social Security are critical!


Tomorrow President Bush will launch a two day, five-state tour, to promote his plan with stops in North Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Arkansas and Florida. Rallies will be held at each of the President's stops to protest this reckless plan.


Please take an hour out of your day to attend the rally listed below and stand up and fight to protect Social Security.


North Dakota


Thursday, February 3, 9:00 AM:  Rally in Fargo, ND
Meet in front of the federal building downtown (Roberts St. & 2nd Ave North).  March to Bison Sports Arena, ND State University where the rally will continue outside Bush speech.
Signs will be available for the public


Thursday, February 3, 11:00 AM:  Rally in Bismarck, ND
Meet on the State Capitol steps.
Speakers, Folk Singer and Lunch provided
Signs will be available for the public


Montana


Thursday, February 3, 12:00 PM:  Rally in Great Falls, MT
Senator Baucus will be holding a rally/press conference in the Missouri Room of the Civic Center.
#2 Park Drive South, Great Falls, MT
Signs will be available for the public


Nebraska


Friday, February 4, 7:00 AM:  Rally in Omaha, NE
Meet at 10th & Capitol at Qwest Convention Center
Look for signs and stage by Convention Center
Signs will be available for the public


Arkansas


Friday, February 4, 11:30 AM:  Rally in Little Rock, AR
Meet at 11:15 AM in front of the Federal Building, 700 West Capitol Ave, Little Rock, AR.
March to corner of Markham and Broadway from the Federal Building.


Florida


Friday, February 4, 3:30 PM:  Rally in Tampa, FL
Curtis Hixon Park, 600 N. Ashley St. Between Polk St. & Zack St. on the Hillsborough River in down town Tampa.

Signs will be available for the public


Thank you for joining with fellow progressives to tell the President Bush that we will not stand by and watch the radical right risk our retirement security by dismantling the most successful poverty elimination program in America.

Wellstone Action!www.wellstone.org

[liberal N proud]

1. Taking the story where no one will come to protests?

North Dakota in January?
You ever been to North Dakota in January? Even on warm days you will freeze you ass off.

[flpoljunkie]

4. Dubya will be in Tampa, Florida, on Friday! Come on out and protest!

FLORIDA

Friday, February 4, 3:30 PM:  Rally in Tampa, FL

Curtis Hixon Park, 600 N. Ashley St. Between Polk St. & Zack St. on the Hillsborough River in down town Tampa.

Signs will be available for the public

[Jazzgirl]

11. You mean February and....yes!

Any sane person would NOT want to be there any time during the winter. It must be the absolute coldest place on earth!

[liberal N proud]

13. OK, it is February isn't it.

It always take a week to catch up.

[xray s]

2. Well done!

its time to hit the street

[LosinIt]

3. How about if everybody gives him a big "Sieg Heil"

at each of his appearances. Show up with no protest signs, hang with the sheeple and then when the chimpy appears, throw out some vigorous Sieg Heils. That should get the message across.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

5. these are the states with Dem senators that Rove believes can be peeled

away from the party to vote for bush*s SS plunder!...one Dem senator from each of these states is ALL that seperates the US elderly from total destitution (eating cat food and living in boxes) and a secure life of sardines, and a room in nursing or assisted living retirement home .


i know Nelson is one Rove feels good about but
who are the other senators from these states?

[flpoljunkie]

6. ALL of these Dem Senators have pledged to fight the privatization of SS!

Florida's Dem Senator, up for re-election in 2006, is Bill Nelson.

Arkansas's Dem Senators are Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor.

North Dakota Dem Senators are Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan. Conrad is up for re-election in 2006.

Ben Nelson, Dem Senator from Nebraska, is up for re-election in 2006.

Montana's Dem Senator is Max Baucus.

Handy Senator link:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

[ElsewheresDaughter]

9. thanks

[flpoljunkie]

15. All from "red" states with both Nelsons & Conrad up for re-election in '06

[Walt Starr]

7. DO NOT FALL FOR THE BROKER SECURITY PLAN!

That should be one sign to protest this scam.

[Kindigger]

8. Wot? No Iowa?

I can't imagine why. Couldn't be that we have one of the highest elderly populations in the country.

Friggin' coward.

[flpoljunkie]

10. Local Democratic official banned from events on Bamboozlepalooza Tour?

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_01_30.php#004652

Local Democratic officials banned from events on Bamboozlepalooza Tour?

Just like old times, I guess.

From North Dakota's Fargo Forum ...

Fargo City Commissioner Linda Coates is among more than 40 area residents included on a list of people barred from attending President Bush's speech today in Fargo.

Among the 42 area people on the do-not-admit list: two high school students, a librarian, a Democratic campaign manager and several university professors.

White House spokesman Jim Morrell and Don Larson, a spokesman for the North Dakota governor's office, say they don't know anything about such a list.

"This is the first I'm hearing of it," Morrell said when contacted Wednesday.


But two sources close to Tuesday's ticket distribution confirmed the list exists and includes a handful of names of people who were not to receive tickets to today's event at North Dakota State University's Bison Sports Arena.

[Norquist Nemesis]

14. See my post below

I also started (emphasize STARTED) a little research on Congressional seats for Bush's targets, but I just don't have the time for it at the moment. Here's the outline though

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Arkansas
(Representatives)
Berry, Marion , Arkansas, 1st
Boozman, John, Arkansas, 3rd
Ross, Mike, Arkansas, 4th
Snyder, Vic , Arkansas 2nd

(Senators)

Montana
(Representatives)
Rehberg, Dennis , Montana, At Large

(Senators)

Nebraska
(Representatives)
Fortenberry, Jeff , Nebraska, 1st
Osborne, Tom, Nebraska, 3rd
Terry, Lee , Nebraska, 2nd

(Senators)

North Dakota
(Representatives)
D-Pomeroy, Earl , North Dakota, At Large

(Senators)

Florida
(Representatives)
Bilirakis, Michael , Florida, 9th
D-Boyd, Allen , Florida, 2nd
D-Brown, Corrine , Florida, 3rd
R-Brown-Waite, Virginia, Florida, 5th (But on her website has this statement: I have been crystal clear in every statement I have made about the future of Social Security. I WILL NOT VOTE TO PRIVATIZE SOCIAL SECURITY. While the Social Security program does need to be strengthened to ensure that it is available for future generations, the privatization of Social Security is not an option that I would ever consider or vote for. http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/fl05_brown-waite/telescare.html )
Crenshaw, Ander , Florida, 4th
Davis, Jim , Florida, 11th
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln , Florida, 21st
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Florida, 25th
Feeney, Tom, Florida, 24th
Foley, Mark , Florida, 16th
Hastings, Alcee L. , Florida, 23rd
Harris, Katherine, Florida, 13th
Keller, Ric, Florida, 8th
Mack, Connie , Florida, 14th
Meek, Kendrick , Florida, 17th
Mica, John, Florida, 7th
Miller, Jeff, Florida, 1st
Putnam, Adam, Florida, 12th
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana , Florida, 18th
Shaw Jr., E. Clay , Florida, 22nd
Stearns, Cliff , Florida, 6th
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie , Florida, 20th
Weldon, Dave , Florida, 15th
Wexler, Robert , Florida, 19th
Young, C.W. Bill , Florida, 10th

(Senators)

[Norquist Nemesis]

12. Heard this morning these sites picked as a direct hit in areas

where Democrats' seats are at risk in upcoming elections.