fund raising to expose election theft

[rurallib]

A couple friends of mine are attempting to raise some money to get the story of the election theft out to the public:
If someone wants to donate locally, PM me ands I can give you details on how to do that.
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Don't allow the election to be stolen for a 3rd time!


Dear All,

Last week Trish posted an email, re: Investigation by Greg Palast and Robert
F. Kennedy, Jr. and fundraising efforts to televise their documentary about
Republicans who are purging Democratic voter registrations for the 2008
presidential election, called “Obama Doesn’t Sweat. He Should”. (The
full post is below). We don’t want a repeat of 2000 & 2004 elections. The
purge is already underway in Florida & New Mexico.

Our proposal: We’d like to raise $1,000 in small dollar donations under the
heading of: “Citizens for Progress” to help Greg Palast and Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr. televise their documentary based on their investigation.

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Here is the original email from Greg Palast:
http://www.gregpalast.com/


Obama Doesn't Sweat. He should.
by Greg Palast


In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the
biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all registrations.
Guess their color.

In swing-state Florida, the state is refusing to accept about 85,000 new
registrations from voter drives – overwhelming Black voters.

In swing state New Mexico, HALF of the Democrats of Mora, a dirt poor and
overwhelmingly Hispanic county, found their registrations disappeared this
year, courtesy of a Republican voting contractor.

In swing states Ohio and Nevada, new federal law is knocking out tens of
thousands of voters who lost their homes to foreclosure.


My investigations partner spoke directly to Barack Obama about it. (When your
partner is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., candidates take your phone call.) The cool,
cool Senator Obama told Kennedy he was “concerned” about the integrity of
the vote in the Southwest in particular.

He’s concerned. I’m sweating.

It’s time SOMEBODY raised the alarm about these missing voters; not to save
Obama’s candidacy – journalists should stay the heck away from partisan
endorsements - but raise the alarm to save our sick democracy.

And that somebody is YOU. Joining with US, the Palast investigative team.
Here’s how:

We have been offered an astonishing opportunity to place the Kennedy-Palast
investigative findings on a national, prime-time, major-network television
broadcast. Plus, separately, we have an extraordinary offer to create a series
of reports for national network radio.

But guess what? The networks will NOT PAY for our public service reports. We
have to raise the start-up funds in the next two weeks to film it, record it
and get it on the airwaves.

WE need YOU to fund the reports, DISSEMINATE the findings as we post the
print, audio and video on the web– and ACT on it.

So, for only the second time this year, I am asking each one of you to make a
tax deductible donation to the non-profit, non-partisan Palast Investigative
Fund of $500, $150 or $100.

Progressives have complained for years of no opportunity to get the hard, cold
sweaty truth on the air. Well, put your money where your heart and soul is.

Donate at least $500, I’ll send you every book I’ve written and every film,

signed.

Send $150 and I’ll send you as a gift, a copy of John Ennis' film Free
For All, the brilliant and funny film about the Theft of Ohio. AND I'll send
you, signed, a copy of my book, Armed Madhouse, plus a copy of the
BBC/Democracy Now film investigations, The Election Files and a copy of the
spoken word CD Live from the Armed Madhouse all signed.

Donate $100, and I’ll send you 3 copies, one signed to you, of “The
Elections Files, “ the best of our BBC/Democracy Now films – including special
never-broadcast interviews with Kennedy and fired prosecutor David Iglesias.

I know you’re ponying up for your favorite candidates. But what’s the point
of winning folks' votes IF NO ONE COUNTS THEM?

Please make your donation – today. No corporation, no big foundation, is
going to take on this emergency in our democracy. The election’s about to be
stolen– for a third time. SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

Donate today (for $1,000 minimum, we’ll list you as a Producer of our next
DVD, in gratitude). Why? Because the only way to get the vote-chewing
cockroaches out of the voting machinery is to turn on the lights – tell the
truth on them. On prime time.

After our team busted the story of Katherine Harris’ attack on innocent Black

voters as “felons,” the NAACP sued and won back their rights. The truth CAN

make the difference. Yes, we can. Indeed, we HAVE.

Think all votes should be counted in America? Then YOU stand up and be
counted. Don’t expect networks or commercial sponsors to pay for your
democracy. Feed the truth, donate $100 right now and pass on a copy of the
Elections Files to your dippy cousin who thinks Kerry lost fair and square.

Donations from our prior and only request already paid for some of our filming
in the Southwest. Don’t let this story be swept under the border.

If you want more information, go to GregPalast.com, or write me directly at
GregPalast.com – and hit the button, “contact Greg.”

Pass this on!
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