Michael Moore: Letter to a Non-Voter - "You Hold the Power to Stop the Bastards"

[Hissyspit]

Via Email...

Letter to a Non-Voter ...from Michael Moore

Sunday, November 4th, 2012

To my friend who is not voting on Tuesday:



I get it – and I don't blame you. You're fed up and you could care less whether Tweedledee or Tweedledumber wins on Tuesday – because on Wednesday, your life will be the same, unchanged, regardless who is president. Your mortgage will still be underwater. You will still owe $50,000 on your student loan. Your son will still be in Afghanistan. Your daughter will still be working two jobs to make ends meet. And gas will still be at $4.



Four years ago you gave in and voted – and you voted for Obama. You wanted to believe he would go after the Wall Street crooks who crashed the economy – but instead the banks that were "too big to fail" four years ago are now even bigger and more dangerous. You thought there'd be universal health care – but the new law only went so far (with most of it not taking effect until 2014). You were tired of war and homeland security measures that violated our civil liberties – but we're still in Afghanistan, we're sending in drones to Pakistan and basic constitutional rights to privacy and a fair trial have been ignored. And you thought you'd have a middle-class, good-paying job like your dad had – but you didn't know that Goldman Sachs was Obama's #1 private campaign donor in 2008, and well, he was beholden to corporate America in more ways we cared to think about. 



So, I get it why you've had it with all these politicians and elections. In the end, it doesn't really seem to be our country any more. It's run by those who can buy the most politicians to do their bidding. Our schools are made a low priority and women are still having to fight for just the basic human rights we thought they already had.



So, it's hard for me to ask you for this very personal favor. It's OK if you say "no," but I'm hoping you don't.



I cannot believe it is possible that, after a group of rich plutocrats wrecked the economy, threw people out of work and stole our future, we may actually hand the keys to our country over to...a rich Republican plutocrat who made millions by throwing people out of work! This is insane, and despite all the legitimate criticisms of Obama, he is nothing like the tsunami of hate and corporate thievery that will take place if Mitt Romney is president. As bad as it feels now, it will only get worse. I need your help to stop this.



I can't promise you that your life will get better, easier under Barack Obama. I do think he cares and I know for sure that if the other guy is sitting in the Oval Office, I can guarantee you that not only will your life not get better, it will get much, much worse. Don't take my word for it. Just ask your parents what life was like before a 30-year pillage by the Republicans of the middle class. Your parents bought a house and eventually owned it outright. They weren't in debt. College was free. They bought a new car every 3 or 4 years. They took vacations and were home for dinner by 5 or 6 PM. They had a savings account in the bank. They didn't live in fear of not knowing if they'd even have a job next year. 



That's all gone. I don't know if we can get it back, but I do know that Mr. Romney would love the chance to complete the final elimination of the middle class and the American Dream. 



He must be stopped. Take 20 minutes on Tuesday and go vote. If you don't want to do it for your country, then do it for me! It's the only favor I'll ever ask of you.



Thanks for taking the time to read this. I know that you care, and care deeply, about your future and your kids' future. You have every right to be cynical about all this. And you hold the power to stop the bastards who plan on squeezing every last dime out of you that they can. Take a stand. And make a statement to those who are hoping against hope that you'll stay home on Tuesday. Your presence at the polls is what they fear most.



Go scare the s**t out of them! For me.

Yours,
Michael Moore

[e-mail]
@MMFlint
MichaelMoore.com

[mercymechap]

1. Ain't that the

damn truth. I can't imagine what life will be like with Romney as President. Scary.

[fanfan0711]

2. These "bastards" wouldn't have swamped us without Michael Moore

And Ed Schultz who told Dems to stay home in 2010. So those "bastards" are where they are, doing what they're doing, partly because of those 2 so I NEVER listen to anything they say anymore.

[Hissyspit]

3. He didn't tell anyone to stay home.

[fanfan0711]

4. Oh yes he did

He went on Keith Olbermann's show back before Keith left MSNBC and said he was so disappointed in Obama and the Democrats that voters should stay home. I watched that show. He wasn't the only one saying stuff like that back then, so excuse me if he has zero credibility with me

Sorry but that stuff still gets me everytime I see long Florida lines (that election gave us Rick Scott) or vaginal ultrasound or the whole Wisconsin union fight.

[Hissyspit]

5. Here's what he said:

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/40334.html

In addition to voting for these Dems in the midterms, we need to also let them know that our vote comes with one big condition: If they do not straighten up, get a spine and do what we expect of them, we will find alternate candidates to run against them in 2012.

We'll vote for them now, but also sign this petition that I'll deliver to every elected Democrat -- the "I'm Voting Democratic But I Will Work to Defeat You Next Time If You Don't Do Your Job" petition, aka "The Democrats on Probation" petition. Let's publicly put them on notice that we'll give them just two more years to start doing the things we elected them to do. If they move one more inch to the "center" or to the right, they will never get our vote again. And we mean business.

-- Michael Moore

Petition:

We just voted for you, the Democratic members of Congress, in the midterms. But our vote comes with one big condition: If you do not straighten up, get a spine and do what we expect of you, we will find alternate candidates to run against you in 2012. And we mean it.

Consider yourself on notice that you have just two more years to start doing the things we elected you to do. If you move one more inch to the "center" or to the right, you will never get our vote again.


And this:

http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/michael-moore-calls-on-democrats-to-run-tom-hanks-and-oprah-as-candidates-and-use-hollywood-to-help-fashion-a-message/

[99Forever]

8. Good slapdown Hissy...

... let's see if the newbie has the integrity to step up and apologize for lying about what Mr Moore said. I doubt that will happen, as cheapshot character assassins rarely have the honor to do the right thing.

[bullwinkle428]

6. K&R, and thanks Hissyspit for refuting the bullshit and FUD that people seem to enjoy spreading.

[PATXgirl]

7. K&R