Appeal from Dennis Kucinich

[pnorman]

(I've been away from this Board for several hours and I don't know if the below email is a 'dupe').

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:57:00 -0700
Subject: A Personal Appeal (please forward)
From: "Dennis J. Kucinich" <[email protected]>

Dear Friend,

I'm going to be blunt. My presidential campaign needs your
help more than ever. There are only a few days left in this
fundraising quarter (ending Sept. 30) and I need your support.

If you saw last night's nationally-televised debate, you know
that I am speaking out for you...and for your issues.

I spoke out for bringing the troops home from Iraq, and against
the President's request for $87 billion more. I was alone in
discussing how the Iraq occupation hurts our economy.

I was alone in advocating a withdrawal from NAFTA and the WTO
in favor of bilateral trade pacts that protect workers' rights
and the environment.

I spoke clearly about taking our healthcare system out of the
hands of the insurance and pharmaceutical companies -- and
establishing nonprofit national health insurance, Enhanced
Medicare for All. I alone called for returning the Social
Security retirement age to 65.

Our wealthy nation can afford healthcare and retirement security.
But we have to rescind the tax breaks for the wealthy, and as I
pointed out in last night's debate, the wealthiest 1% in our
country will get a majority of the Bush tax cut.

To keep bringing these issues to the American people our campaign
needs an infusion of funds. Please donate at
https://www.kucinich.us/contribute.php Your contribution today
will be doubled through federal matching funds arriving in a
few months.

I know many of you have donated as much as you can, and I thank
you. But please reach out to three other people who share our
values -- by forwarding this email to them.

If you watched last night's debate, you saw me call for a 15%
cut in Pentagon spending and an end to tax breaks for the wealthy
in order to fund childcare and education and job creation. I
spoke of my efforts to end the death penalty and to establish
a cabinet-level Department of Peace.

These issues reflect our unique and progressive grassroots
campaign that you have helped build. To expand our insurgent
campaign, please donate:https://www.kucinich.us/contribute.php

Sincerely,

Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich
http://www.kucinich.us

On edit: I just now realized that I put this in the wrong forum. I'll repost this in the correct one directly. Sorry.

[JanMichael]

1. I just contributed $50.

It isn't much but DK holds many of my own personal/political/economic beliefs, I hope it helps.

[ErasureAcer]

2. I gave him an early birthday gift...

a couple of days ago. $57 for his 57th birthday in october.

And that is all I can afford(being a poor college student).

I hope his figures for Q3 increase a lot.

I think he has the vision that America needs. Kucinich knows his stuff, he has fought hard throughout the years for many good things(and some bad: abortion, flag amendendment), and has changed around some of his bad stances(pro-life) showing that at age 56 he is still flexible and attentive to the people's needs.

Yes, the people. Dennis Kucinich will fight for us! He'll fight for our rights that have been stolen and those that haven't even been granted to us yet(GLBT, Living Wages, Death Penalty, workers rights, etc...). He'll fight for a more peaceful world where life is respected, not carpet-bombed. He'll fight for a cleaner earth for earth was here first, we're just leasing out some space.

How can you not love the man?

I encourage everyone here to give Dennis a birthday gift of $57 today.

Thank you.