Fallon kicks off his "Scary Money" tour

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Ed Fallon is kicking off his Scary Money tour this week against big money interests. Here is what his website has to say about the tour.

http://www.fallonforgovernor.net
Check to see if it is coming to your town: http://www.fallonforgovernor.net/events

Halloween is right around the corner and over the next few days you’ll be confronted with more and more scary things. It’s the time of year when ghouls, ghosts, witches, werewolves, monsters and magicians are all about us.

But politics has become a pretty scary place too. It’s scary to see the interests of everyday Iowans ignored. It’s even scarier to know the reason. Our political system has been bought and paid for by political action committees, special interest groups and corporate lobbyists. The government that was created to represent all of us increasingly represents primarily those who can afford a big campaign donation or a high priced lobbyist. Being powerless and forgotten is scary. Big money in politics is scary.

But big money should be afraid too, because organized people can beat organized money. Change is on the horizon. We need to elect leaders who will fight for government that’s not bought and paid for. We need to elect leaders that will fight for government that doesn’t put wealthy corporate interests ahead of public interests. We need to come together as Iowans, regardless of differences in gender, race, age, party affiliation or wealth.

Check out the events page for information on when the Scary Money Tour is coming to your town. We’ll be in 30 counties next week, spreading the truth about big money in politics. Our chance for change is right here, right now!

[Debi]

1. I would love to see the money in politics go toward more important

things (like heat this winter/food for the poor/health insurance)

We have to get people elected who are willing to make the changes necessary. (That means going through the yucky process of raising money this go around in order to get in to office - then let's change the rules).

[Rambis]

2. He is my guy

take the money out of the equation- Kick out the lobbyists don't let Rumsfeld make up a bogus bird flu mess to rake in the cash on vaccines we don't need. It is all about money every step of the way. Hell if we spent money on good armored Humvee for our men and women (you know the one Condi rode around in) it would save hundreds of our people. But if we hadn't invaded a country to secure oil for the future (damn money again)....
There has never been a more corrupt den of scum and villaney than the white house-

[Debi]

3. I agree and applaud your comments!

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