June 16, 2009
Elections, Politics
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CNBC isn’t exactly a shining example of responsible journalism. The financial news network has been ridiculed for enabling the financial crisis with flawed reporting and fawning coverage of failed CEOs.
Well, CNBC is at it again. Yesterday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer and Erin Burnett made a ridiculous, irresponsible statement. Cramer and Burnett compared the aftermath of Iran’s recent election to what would happen under the Employee Free Choice Act.
Huh?
This is the height of irresponsible journalism. Jim Cramer and Erin Burnett need to hear from you now about their reckless reporting.
Click here to send an email directly to Cramer and Burnett. They need to get the message that this kind of coverage is unacceptable.
http://action.seiu.org/page/speakout/cnbc
Here’s what Burnett and Cramer said yesterday while discussing the Iran election:
BURNETT: And it wasn’t a secret ballot. I think that’s important. They’re going to know - they know everybody and how they voted.
CRAMER: Absolutely.
BURNETT: It makes a strong point for this whole union conversation we’re having in this country.
CRAMER: The card check, the card check.
Let’s get our facts straight.
Despite Erin Burnett’s delusions otherwise, the Employee Free Choice Act does not take away the secret ballot. To suggest otherwise is just plain wrong.
But to extend that delusion to the Iran election is more than inaccurate. It’s irresponsible. It has no place in our national dialogue, and CNBC needs to know that.
Let Erin Burnett and Jim Cramer know what you think. Click here to send them an email now.
http://action.seiu.org/page/speakout/cnbc
Burnett and Cramer need to know that today’s union elections are undemocratic. They bear no resemblance to democratically-held elections that we would all recognize in a free country.
The Employee Free Choice Act is an important piece of legislation that reforms the rigged system that prevents employees from having a free choice to improve their lives. The aftermath of the Iran election is proof of what happens when voters don’t have a free choice, when the deck is stacked against the electorate.
For some reason, CNBC doesn’t understand the difference. Make sure they do.
Send a message to Erin Burnett and Jim Cramer now.
http://action.seiu.org/page/speakout/cnbc
Thanks for writing to CNBC - with your help, we’ll make sure they get the message.
In solidarity,
Michael Whitney
Change that Works
SEIU.org
April 13, 2009
Elections, Finance
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Just in From MoveOn.org
Happy to hear the old comedian won!
America never ceases to amaze me.
Looks like the battle isn’t over for Al, so these is more of a fund raiser letter so I guess if you can chip in do so.
If not, I still believe that Al will have this seat for the next 2 years.
give it up Norm! You stopping Americas growth. Quit now, stop spending tax payer dollars to keep yourself where you have been voted out!
Time to move-on.
Ok now the letter:
Dear MoveOn member,
Norm Coleman knows Al Franken won.
The courts just finished counting and recounting all potential ballots,
and the results are clear: Al Franken got more votes than Norm Coleman
did. In fact, this last round of Coleman challenges actually widened
Franken’s lead.1
But Coleman is betting on the fact that Al Franken doesn’t have the funds
to keep fighting a long legal battle. So instead of conceding gracefully,
Coleman plans to appeal this final ruling, and drag this case through the
Minnesota Supreme Court for several more months.2
It’s cynical. It’s selfish. And it’s hurting Minnesotans–not to mention
Obama’s ability to pass real health care reform, create millions of green
jobs, and build a new-energy economy.
If Al Franken can show that he has the war chest to keep going, Coleman
won’t be able to justify dragging this out longer. All of us need to pitch
in and help send a strong message to Norm Coleman: Al Franken won this
election, and we’re sticking by him until he’s seated in the U.S. Senate.
Can you chip in $25 today?
http://pol.moveon.org/give/frankenmurphy.html?id=15909-9659800-TW1JuVx&t
Everyone knows this story ends with Al Franken being seated as a U.S.
senator.
The question is: Can Franken raise enough money now to prove that another
court appeal is pointless? Or will they have to duke it out in court for
months to prove that same point?
So far, Franken’s team has done a great job. For the last seven weeks,
Coleman made every conceivable legal argument he could to bolster his
case. They presented more than 20,000 pages of legal filings.
The outcome? Al Franken gained votes. He started with a 225-vote lead, and
now is up by 312 votes.3
Republicans in Washington know Coleman’s not going to win on the
merits. As one former Republican senator said, their attitude is, “We will
continue to fund you, just to keep the Democrat out of the Senate.”4
They want Coleman to keep flogging this legal case, depriving Minnesota
voters of their second senator for months or years more–and depriving
Democrats of a 59th vote that they won fair and square.
The better equipped Franken’s lawyers are to fight, the more easily
they’ll be able to defeat Coleman in court. Can you chip in $25 to
help Al Franken finally become Senator Franken?
http://pol.moveon.org/give/frankenmurphy.html?id=15909-9659800-TW1JuVx&t
And there’s another candidate who needs our help, too.
Democratic House candidate Scott Murphy–who President Obama called “the
kind of partner I need in Washington”5–is entering a long recount battle
of his own after the special election in New York’s 20th District.
That race is virtually tied, so Republicans are resorting to smearing
Murphy any way they can. If he’s going to make it to D.C. to help
Obama, he’s going to need real resources to defend himself and make sure
every vote gets counted and recounted. If you can, please chip in to help
Murphy at the same link above.
–Nita, Joan, Peter, Eli and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. “Absentees push Franken’s Senate lead to 312,” Associated Press, April
8, 2009, http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51304&id=15909-9659800-TW1JuVx&t
2. “Coleman team vows to appeal tally,” Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 8,
2009, http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51310&id=15909-9659800-TW1JuVx&t
3. “Absentees push Franken’s Senate lead to 312,” Associated Press, April
8, 2009, http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51304&id=15909-9659800-TW1JuVx&t
4. “The Conservative Case Against Coleman,” The New Republic, April 8,
2009, http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51307&id=15909-9659800-TW1JuVx&t
5. “New York congressional race tests Obama,” AFP, March 30,
2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51272&id=15909-9659800-TW1JuVx&t
For more on Murphy’s recount battle, check
out http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/ny-20/
Want to support our work? We’re entirely funded by our 5 million
members–no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny
staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here.
December 16, 2008
Elections, History, Obama
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In the past, presidential inauguration events have too often focused on wealthy donors and Washington lobbyists.
This year, every American will have a chance to be part of the inauguration.
President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden want you to join
them in celebrating the unity we need to renew America’s promise.
Sign up now to receive more information about inaugural events –
including service projects, parades, whistle-stop rallies, ticketed
events, and ways to get involved in your local community:
http://my.barackobama.com/inaugural
Our country is facing great challenges, but we also have an unprecedented opportunity to bring change.
Renewing America’s promise begins with the idea that we rise or fall as
one nation and one people. Barack and Joe hope that people all across
this country will come together around the inauguration and share their
passion for the change we need.
Be the first to receive information about tickets, service opportunities, and local events:
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Thank you for being part of this important moment,
David
David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
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November 13, 2008
Elections, Politics
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The entire world is changing. Seems the millennium paradigm shift we all expected around Y2K is more than a few years late. We have seen Barack Obama (the first African American) elected to the US presidency and now a former high-tech business executive has become Jerusalem’s Mayor!
Read more here
Feed.TheHungryHead.com
