Posted on 03/15/2005 9:46:04 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Like many other FReepers, I subscribe to Kerry's email list to see what he is spewing out to his supporters.
Check out this beauty, which just arrived.
He wants to "save" the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. That's right, those evil Republicans would destroy it - by permitting drilling on less than 1/10th of 1% of its territory.
This is the Kerry (King of the SUV) who wants us to be less dependent on foreign oil?
Oh, and for the humor-starved among us today, you'll get a chuckle out of his claim that the Republicans are trying to "sneak" the legislation through! Yes, everyone knows that public debate has been stamped out in the Senate!
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Dear ,
We have only 24 to 48 hours to try and save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Republicans are trying to sneak legislation through the Senate approving oil drilling and they are incredibly close to winning. We have to stop them.
I am joining with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) in offering a critical amendment to stop this sneak attack on our environment. We will fight on the floor of the Senate, but we need you by our side.
There are seven key Republican Senators whose votes will decide the future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Before they vote, we need to make sure they know that their constituents are watching, and that they will not be able to support drilling without anybody noticing.
Here are two critical steps we can take together to support our amendment to protect this National Wildlife Refuge:
1. Join the Citizens' Roll Call First of all, take part in a massive fast-moving display of citizen support for the Arctic Refuge. Sign our Cantwell-Kerry Citizens' Roll Call now.
http://www.johnkerry.com/RollCall
To make our Citizens' Roll Call impossible to ignore, we have alerted the media, environmental advocates and my fellow Senators to a scrolling display of the names and home towns of the roll call signers. It is posted on our johnkerry.com website, where we hope to soon add your name and a running tally of the number of citizens on our Citizens' Roll Call.
2. Bring the fight to the home states of the seven senators We need to launch emergency online advertising campaigns in the home states of those seven critical senators: Senator Coleman (MN), Senator Smith (OR), Senator Specter (PA), Senator Martinez (FL), Senator Lugar (IN), and Senators Gregg and Sununu (NH).
We need your help to bring our Save the Arctic Refuge message home in these six states. Help us fund an emergency ad campaign to make sure they know how strongly the people they represent feel about protecting the Arctic. Please make an emergency donation right now.
http://contribute.johnkerry.com/
When Senator Cantwell, myself and other Senators stand up in support of the Cantwell-Kerry Amendment, we will have powerful arguments on our side. (I have recapped some of those arguments at the end of this email message)
But, to win, we need to be able to report directly to our Senate colleagues that massive numbers of citizens around the country - and in their own states - are rising up to demand that the Senate protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
That's why your immediate signature is so critical.
http://www.johnkerry.com/RollCall
The Bush Administration and its oil industry allies want to send a message that they can drill for oil wherever and whenever they want to - even if it means targeting a place as striking, pristine and irreplaceable as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
They don't care about putting America on a genuine path to energy independence. If they did, they'd support efforts to increase energy conservation and to create clean, renewable sources of energy that no terrorist can sabotage and no foreign government can seize.
Let me be very direct with you. It is going to take an immediate and impossible-to-ignore display of grassroots support to stop them. That's why your decision to sign our Cantwell-Kerry Amendment Citizens' Roll Call is so crucial.
Thank you for acting quickly on this vital request.
John Kerry
P.S. Senator Cantwell, who comes from a state in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, has - at considerable political risk - courageously stepped forward to join me in leading this fight. We need you to help us win it.
http://www.johnkerry.com/RollCall
HERE ARE YOUR SAVE THE ARCTIC REFUGE TALKING POINTS The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's 19 million acres comprise one of the last places on earth where an intact expanse of arctic and sub arctic lands remains protected. Drilling in the Arctic Refuge can't make even a small dent in meeting America's energy needs. U.S. Geological Survey scientists estimate that there is very likely only enough oil to supply America's needs for six months. And oil companies admit that, even that, won't be available for at least 10 years. An irreplaceable natural treasure, the Arctic Refuge is home to caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, wolves, golden eagles, snow geese and more. Millions of other birds use the Arctic Refuge to nest and as a critical staging area on their migratory journeys. Of course, the Arctic Refuge supports more than wildlife. For a thousand generations, the Gwich'in people of Northeast Alaska and Northwest Canada have depended on it and lived in harmony with it. To them, the Arctic Coastal Plain is sacred ground.
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Kerry and Dean...now there's a pair to draw to.
HANOI JOHN KERRY IS A "F**KING" TRAITOR. NEVER FORGET, NEVER FORGIVE!
My experinece is that some "Move On" FReepers will never understand.
They don't have a clue what happened back then.
Even though the few I've "spoken" to were the same age as me.
The so called silent majority, silent then, silent now.
Witness how these "Move On" FReepers were glad
Viet Nam Vets were around BEFORE the election.
Now they want us to "Move On".
My theory is the Swift Boat Vets got money
they thought belonged to the GOP.
I was thinking that in actuality, John Kerry really has no friends. His butler speaks to him but he is being paid to.
Look what you did to the font color!!! I haven't seen that happen since around the time Dog first learned how to post a link. LOL.
Another thing that people are forgetting is that he made up his own medal. Silver star with a V. There is no such thing. He just decided it looked cool.
Why not just give yourself a CMoH?
Unfortuantly, he is my Senator. I can not forget.
As to Senator Cantwell's courage for voting against drilling and possibly angering her constituents: The Puget Sound is much closer to Kansas City than it is to ANWR. Not exactly a local issue.
Look what you did to the font color!!! I haven't seen that happen
since around the time Dog first learned how to post a link. LOL.LOL!
Oh, my gosh. I noticed when I posted that, that it appeared to be the
OLD FR before they put in the upgrade that auto turned off all fonts,
etc. with each post.But I thought maybe it was MY browser.
Folks, it appears that I have broken the Internet.
It was an accident. Honest.
Hey, look! I hit "abuse" to get attention to the thread
and someone waved the magic wand.It's FIXED now! Yay! :^D
Thanks Admin Moderator!
LOL!!!
:^D
Actually, you didn't seem to care about Iraqi's being fed into a paper shredder by Saddam and his barbarian sadistic goons.
But, you marshall all of your energy to help the caribou.
Thank You Ohio. Thank You, thank you thank you.
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