Activist Corps Action (16 weeks until election): The Truth About John Sidney McCain III

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With 16 weeks to go until the 2008 elections, we've decided to reboot the DU Activist Corps. For more information about the Activist Corps, http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6482045">click here.

Last Thursday we started taking http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x32155#32225">suggestions for the first Activist Corps action of 2008, and the most practical suggestions involved spreading the word about the real John McCain. We decided to do this in the form of a viral email. A big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed (see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=32191&mesg_id=32191">here and http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6499008&mesg_id=6499008">here).

DU ACTIVIST CORPS ACTION: SEND THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW

There are two emails here - the second email is sourced, the first is not. Other than that, the two emails are practically identical. They both contain the exact same list of facts. Take your pick, depending on which you think will work best for you.


UNSOURCED VERSION

SUBJECT: Fwd: The Truth About John Sidney McCain III

If you only forward one email this year, make it this one... America needs to know the truth about John Sidney McCain III and the disaster that awaits us if he becomes president. Everything in this email is 100% TRUE and VERIFIABLE! Don't believe it? Check Google or Snopes.

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain came back from Vietnam and cheated on his disabled wife before leaving her and his three children and marrying a rich heiress 17 years his junior. McCain obtained a marriage license for his second marriage while he was still married to his first wife.

DID YOU KNOW? The McCains own ten homes, valued at more than $13 million, including TWO swanky beachfront condos in California. The McCains failed to pay taxes on one of those beach homes for the past four years.

DID YOU KNOW? The McCains have been known to charge hundreds of thousands of dollars IN A SINGLE MONTH on their credit cards.

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain's chief economic adviser, rich Swiss Bank lobbyist Phil Gramm, recently told the Washington Times that the current economic crisis is a "mental recession" and said that America is a "nation of whiners."

DID YOU KNOW? Earlier this year John McCain said, "I don't believe we're headed into a recession, I believe the fundamentals of this economy are strong and I believe they will remain strong." He also stated that, "The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should."

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain regularly plays craps for "a few thousand dollars at a time." He loves to gamble and is extremely superstitious.

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain recently called Social Security "an absolute disgrace." McCain was a big supporter of President Bush's unpopular plan to ditch Social Security and replace it with private accounts.

DID YOU KNOW? American taxpayers spend $340 million EVERY SINGLE DAY in Iraq. Yet John McCain thinks it would be okay to keep our brave troops there for up to "one hundred years."

DID YOU KNOW? Disabled American Veterans give John McCain a 20% rating on his voting record for Veterans, the worst score among all 100 senators (tied with Mike Crapo and Larry Craig). The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave him a "D" rating.

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain says he wants to save the environment, but the League of Conservation Voters currently ranks him DEAD LAST among all 535 members of Congress, with a 0% rating.

DID YOU KNOW? McCain has failed to vote on the last 19 environmental bills in the Senate, dating back to 2005.

DID YOU KNOW? Every single day for the first four months of this year 1.6 million barrels of U.S. oil were exported to foreign countries - up 33% from last year - while our gas prices continue to go through the roof. The McCain/Bush solution is to give big oil companies even more opportunities to pollute our coastlines and despoil the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

DID YOU KNOW? The Department of Energy estimates that if we start the McCain/Bush offshore drilling plan today, we could lower gas prices by 6 cents - but not until the year 2025.

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain, like George W. Bush, supports using the form of torture known as waterboarding.

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain will continue George W. Bush's "rich get richer, poor get poorer" fiscal policies. If you make under $112,000 per year you will pay HIGHER taxes under John McCain than under Barack Obama. One quarter of McCain's tax breaks go to people making more than $2.8 million per year.

SOURCED VERSION

SUBJECT: Fwd: The Truth About John Sidney McCain III

If you only forward one email this year, make it this one... America needs to know the truth about John Sidney McCain III and the disaster that awaits us if he becomes president.

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain came back from Vietnam and cheated on his disabled wife before leaving her and his three children and marrying a rich heiress 17 years his junior. McCain obtained a marriage license for his second marriage while he was still married to his first wife. (1)

DID YOU KNOW? The McCains own ten homes, valued at more than $13 million, including TWO swanky beachfront condos in California. The McCains failed to pay taxes on one of those beach homes for the past four years. (2)(3)

DID YOU KNOW? The McCains have been known to charge hundreds of thousands of dollars IN A SINGLE MONTH on their credit cards. (4)

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain's chief economic adviser, rich Swiss Bank lobbyist Phil Gramm, recently told the Washington Times that the current economic crisis is a "mental recession" and said that America is a "nation of whiners." (5)

DID YOU KNOW? Earlier this year John McCain said, "I don't believe we're headed into a recession, I believe the fundamentals of this economy are strong and I believe they will remain strong." He also stated that, "The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should." (6)

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain regularly plays craps for "a few thousand dollars at a time." He loves to gamble and is extremely superstitious. (7)(8)

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain recently called Social Security "an absolute disgrace." McCain was a big supporter of President Bush's unpopular plan to ditch Social Security and replace it with private accounts. (9)(10)

DID YOU KNOW? American taxpayers spend $340 million EVERY SINGLE DAY in Iraq. Yet John McCain thinks it would be okay to keep our brave troops there for up to "one hundred years." (11)(12)

DID YOU KNOW? Disabled American Veterans give John McCain a 20% rating on his voting record for Veterans, the worst score among all 100 senators (tied with Mike Crapo and Larry Craig). The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave him a "D" rating. (13)(14)

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain says he wants to save the environment, but the League of Conservation Voters currently ranks him DEAD LAST among all 535 members of Congress, with a 0% rating. (15)

DID YOU KNOW? McCain has failed to vote on the last 19 environmental bills in the Senate, dating back to 2005. (16)

DID YOU KNOW? Every single day for the first four months of this year 1.6 million barrels of U.S. oil were exported to foreign countries - up 33% from last year - while our gas prices continue to go through the roof. The McCain/Bush solution is to give big oil companies even more opportunities to pollute our coastlines and despoil the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (17)(18)

DID YOU KNOW? The Department of Energy estimates that if we start the McCain/Bush offshore drilling plan today, we could lower gas prices by 6 cents - but not until the year 2025. (19)

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain, like George W. Bush, supports using the form of torture known as waterboarding. (20)

DID YOU KNOW? John McCain will continue George W. Bush's "rich get richer, poor get poorer" fiscal policies. If you make under $112,000 per year you will pay HIGHER taxes under John McCain than under Barack Obama. One quarter of McCain's tax breaks go to people making more than $2.8 million per year. (21)

(1) Infidelity: http://tinyurl.com/5k6f9r
(2) Ten homes: http://tinyurl.com/63wssh
(3) Tax default: http://tinyurl.com/6mxchp
(4) Credit cards: http://tinyurl.com/5hmyep
(5) Nation of whiners: http://tinyurl.com/6hsxo7
(6) No recession: http://tinyurl.com/585whv
(7) Gambling: http://tinyurl.com/57dxsd
(8) Superstition: http://tinyurl.com/68jfao
(9) Disgrace: http://tinyurl.com/6aus4k
(10) Privatization: http://tinyurl.com/69taza
(11) Cost of Iraq war: http://tinyurl.com/yv48rs
(12) 100 years: http://tinyurl.com/2pgk3t
(13) DAV rating: http://tinyurl.com/5h7j7r
(14) IAVA rating: http://tinyurl.com/5wqrwo
(15) Environment: http://tinyurl.com/557d4g
(16) Missed votes: http://tinyurl.com/6lq6j4
(17) Oil exports: http://tinyurl.com/5ruu3j
(18) Offshore drilling: http://tinyurl.com/5mg9cz
(19) 6 cents by 2025: http://tinyurl.com/5f2u8m
(20) Waterboarding: http://tinyurl.com/677m53
(21) Taxes: http://tinyurl.com/3pycml

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