MoveOn enters the Ohio Rally activity!

[Kevin Spidel]

>Dear MoveOn member,
>
>As the Electoral College prepares to confirm the election results, the
>Ohio recount and legal challenge continue. <1> Disturbing flaws in the
>voting system have come to light, along with new questions about
>tampering during the recount process itself. <2>
>
>On Monday, Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition will host
>a major rally across from the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to demand
>every vote be counted and every irregularity investigated before Ohio's
>electoral votes are cast. The rally is co-sponsored by MoveOn.org, Ohio
>Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, Progressive Democrats of America,
>United for Peace and Justice, Ohio State Senator Joyce Beatty, and CASE
>Ohio.
>
>Can you start the year by renewing your commitment to democracy? Come
>to the rally on Monday afternoon.
>
>WHEN:
>Monday, January 3rd, 2005
>2:00pm
>
>WHERE:
>Capitol Theatre
>Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts
>77 S. High Street (at State Street, across from the Ohio Statehouse)
>Downtown Columbus, Ohio
>
>Proceed up two escalators from the High Street entrance. Driving
>directions are available here:
>
>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=630
>
>In announcing the rally, Rev. Jackson declared, "January 3rd will be
>the beginning of a new Pro Democracy Movement in America. Forty years
>ago, the Voting Rights Act was passed as a result of an independent,
>mass civil rights movement. We will carry forward that tradition in
>2005, and continue the fight to count every vote and make sure every vote counts."
>
>We hope you can attend this important rally on Monday. Happy New Year!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>--Eli Pariser and Noah T. Winer
> MoveOn.org
> December 28th, 2004
>
>Footnotes:
>1. Blackwell requests exception to investigative rule, Associated
>Press, December 26, 2004
>http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/12/26/41d099bfdc016
>
>2. Letter from Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) to Triad voting machine
>company, December 22, 2004
>http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/triad_letter.pdf

[autorank]

1. Yeah MoveOn.Org...thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Straight Shooter]

2. Well, I'll be damned

I was beginning to wonder about them. :)

[davidwparker]

3. I love MoveOn. Just wished they'd offer some t-shirts and jackets.

I'd wear them everywhere I go.

[Turn CO Blue]

4. How about that! Here comes MoveOn

then we'll get other Progressive pundits, then the Hollywood liberals, and then maybe even the DNC (okay, that one is crazy!)

[Senator]

5. That's a 2 Million Strong email list they're pushing folks n/t

[Dancing_Dave]

6. Where is the name of Kucinich on this list of backers?

Where the hell did he go now? Is he even still ALIVE? Should we make out a Missing Persons report?

[Kevin Spidel]

8. he chooses to be MIA

I have called him, Tim has, Dot Maver has, Rev Jackson has, Tubbs-Jones, Conyers, ... believe me.. he knows, has been invited time and time again. Says he will be more vocal on this issue since day one. This is his MO.

[kitkat65]

7. Sorry, but I'm at the point where MoveOn can kiss my butt

Where the hell have they been since the election?

They had the resources in place from their Leave No Voter Behind Campaign to get people out on the streets to either conduct some kind of audit or at least efficiently hand out educational literature to those who may not be aware of election fraud issues and get petition signatures. I wanted to get something like that started and repeatedly tried to contact MoveOn for information and advice and didn't hear shit from them.

Their Leave No Voter Behind campaign was a poorly organized mess - we were actually pissing off prospective voters because so many different MoveOn volunteers were contacting them again and again unbeknownst to each other.

And I love how they put their name first as co-sponsors.

I'm sure their hearts are in the right place but too little, too late.