It's Time to Stop Being Hit...a letter from Michael Moore

[genieroze]

Don't know if this has been posted before, did a search didn't find it.

Monday, December 13th, 2004
It's Time to Stop Being Hit...a letter from Michael Moore

Dear Friends,

It is no surprise that the Republicans are sore winners. They have spent the better part of the past month beating their chests, threatening to send to Siberia any Republican who doesn’t toe the line (poor Arlen Specter), and promising everything short of martial law if the Democrats don’t do what they are told.

What’s worse is to watch the pathetic sight of the DLC (the conservative, pro-corporate group of Democrats) apologizing for being Democrats and promising to “purge” the party of the likes of, well, all of US! Their comments are so hilarious and really not even worth recognizing but the media is paying so much attention to them, I thought it might be worth doing a little reality check.

The most people the DLC is able to get out to an event of theirs is about 200 at their annual dinner (where you have to pay thousands of dollars to get in).

Contrast this with the following:

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?id=174

[plmbch60]

1. ols news

It's been out for awhile now!

[genieroze]

3. I know that but I did a search and didn't find it posted.

The article is right on the money, literally.

[Robbien]

5. No, not old news. The standard right-wing tactic to bury bad news

is to say, old news. Been discussed, move on.

Yes this story is very relevant. Ignore the naysayer.

[Jason Bradfield]

2. stop being hit...plan for the future.

I saw this article on commondreams last week. It is a great piece. Right now it is very important to point out the negative effect the DLC has had on the party.

However, it is also important to plan for the future, esp. in presidential politics. Right now there is a movement afoot to draft solidly Democratic Senator Russ Feingold for 2008. It may seem premature to start this effort now but when progressive Democrats are forced to go up against the powers-that-be preparation will make a huge differnence:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Feingold08/

Jason Bradfield
jaybradfield.blogspot.com

[genieroze]

4. I got news for these people, I hit back. These apologists in the party

make me :puke:.

[0007]

6. It was posted a few days. But happy to see it back in the lime light

Michael's words should be with us everyday.

[genieroze]

7. Really, I did a search. I would have just responded to the original

post to give it a little kick. This was right on the money.