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President Bush's Message to the Grassroots: "I Need You"
Bush Team Leaders ^ | 10/28/03 | President George W. Bush

Posted on 10/28/2003 1:09:13 PM PST by Marcus Alonzo Hanna

Dear Republican,

Over the last few months, Laura and I have traveled the country and have been humbled by the enthusiastic support we have been given.

Our country has faced many challenges in the last two and half years and we are meeting these challenges at home and abroad. We're defeating the enemies of freedom. And at the same time, we're confronting challenges to build prosperity for our nation and a more compassionate society.

Every test has revealed the true character of America. And no one in the world can doubt the spirit and will and strength of the American people.

We are meeting the challenges of our time but there is much more to be done and I need your support. Will you join me in these efforts by volunteering for my re-election campaign as a Bush Team Leader?

http://www.GeorgeWBush.com/SignUp/

As a Bush Team Leader you will be asked to help by volunteering at local events, hosting your own events, registering new voters, turning out voters on Election Day and more. Most importantly, you will be asked to recruit more Bush Team Leaders to help us win in November 2004. Please sign up to be a part of this important effort today.

http://www.GeorgeWBush.com/SignUp/

The challenges we face cannot be met with timid actions or bitter words. They will be overcome with optimism and resolve and confidence in the ideals of America.

We are acting to advance human freedom and liberty and making the world and America more secure. We took action to create jobs and get the economy growing again.

We acted on principle. You did not send me to this office to mark time. You sent me here to restore dignity and honor to the White House and to help build a safe and prosperous and caring nation. Will you join me in this effort by becoming a Bush Team Leader and volunteer your time?

http://www.GeorgeWBush.com/SignUp/

I want to thank you for the work that you will do in the months to come. There is no question in my mind that with your help we are laying the foundation to win a great victory in November of 2004.

Sincerely,


George W. Bush


P.S. Again, thank you for making my campaign strong at the grassroots level all across the country. I am grateful to the over 300,000 Americans that have contributed to my campaign and the millions more who've signed up on the campaign email list. And I am grateful to everyone that chooses to volunteer in support of this effort. I need you to make certain your friends and family register to vote. I need you to make phone calls, send emails, help organize rallies, put up signs, and get out the vote. I need you to volunteer in my campaign today.

http://www.GeorgeWBush.com/SignUp/



TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; antirat; bush; bush2004; camejo; cheney; dignity; dubya; edwards; election; gwb; gwb2004; kerry; nader; shoeleather; volunteers
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To: dougherty
"Iraq's borders are more secure than our own for God's sake."

Another pantload.

That's why there were five co-ordinated bombings in Iraq yesterday by Syrians who snuck into Iraq, and there have been no more attacks here since 9/11.

How long have you been carrying water for the left?

You have their talking points down pat.

441 posted on 10/28/2003 11:23:25 PM PST by Luis Gonzalez (Those who think they know, really piss off those of us who truly do.)
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To: Howlin
I've got LIBERAL school teacher friends

Yes, it is good, because THEY are changing, not us.

So they are no longer LIBERAL. So now they are MODERATE/CONSERVATIVE school teacher friends. You were not clear whether your friends were moving to the right or Bush was moving to the left.

I have to wonder why people are shifting like this. I just think it isn't because GWB doing is that great of a job its just that the democrats are such radical leftist that alot of their supporters are just sick of them.

442 posted on 10/29/2003 3:53:03 AM PST by Missouri
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To: Luis Gonzalez
"Our borders are watched closer today than ever before in the Nation’s history, and this administration is enforcing immigration laws more efficiently than any before it. If you don’t agree with me, show me proof otherwise."

How about the Alien and Sedition Acts? ;)

443 posted on 10/29/2003 5:06:48 AM PST by Valentine_W
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To: Missouri
I think that a lot of people are shifting because the liberals and so called "progressives" are running out of ideas. The old ideas that they always promoted are too radical for even the general population to accept, and repacking them certainly didn't work either. In the next election, I think that liberals/progressives are going to have to decide whether or not to try and repacking these ideas again, or move closer to the middle or even more to the conservative side in their policy approaches.

The other day I was reading that John Podesta started a new think-tank, attempting for this think-tank to the the "Heritage Foundation" of the left-wing. Podesta said that he was interested in the flat-tax approach, which I find hilarious. Podesta realizes that liberals cannot win the next election by bashing the President and that some fresh "new" ideas have to come to the table in order to convince the swing-voters to support them.

444 posted on 10/29/2003 5:12:28 AM PST by Valentine_W
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To: Valentine_W
I meant "repackaging".
445 posted on 10/29/2003 5:14:25 AM PST by Valentine_W
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To: Luis Gonzalez
Wow are we all over the field. If you consider our borders secure you are wrong. Hundreds daily cross over, some are captured and returned but most make it to the US, and those that are returned try again and again until they make it.

With "Voter Motor" and the fact that illegals can get drivers licenses the voter rolls are no longer for citizens but all licensed drivers.

Yes our eceonomy is being impacted. Wages are being driven down, unemployment is up and not coming down. States are paying huge sums for the education and medical needs of illegals. 41.5% of illegals in California make use of major welfare programs while only 14.2% of native Californians do. Also Texas spends $1.03 Billon a year for education alone for the education of illegals.

Yes 9-11 had a huge impact on the economy but alas that isn't the bases of this conversation. Yes the economy is coming back for some but try to tell that to those who work in the trades, i.e., construction, warehousing and many others that have been taken over by illegals.

I support Bush in many ways but his handling or lack of handling of this crushing problem speaks volumes.

446 posted on 10/29/2003 5:16:59 AM PST by engrpat
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To: Luis Gonzalez

Tell that to the thousands of unemployed Texans. The economy here is pathetic. The state of Texas is up on blocks and not one Enron big wig has been put on trial and convicted after the greatest theft in history. The state retirement fund for teachers lost over $800,000,000 and our crooked Republican state government hasn't bothered to file suit as Oklahoma has.
Texas has nothing to celebrate...
447 posted on 10/29/2003 5:21:57 AM PST by kittymyrib
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To: Valentine_W
Something else that I meant to mention is that the liberals are also losing the support of college campuses. I was reading a new survey conducted by Harvard University, and in this study they found that approximately 61 percent of college students approved of President Bush's job performance, and that at least 47 percent of students considered themselves conservative or Republican.

I think that these numbers are even being downplayed, because I honestly do believe that conservatives are a silent majority on most college campuses. Unlike liberals, conservatives aren't loud about their beliefs and generally do not go out and protest. I think that the media tends to create a false perception that college campuses are hotbeds of radical leftist activity when they really aren't.

The funny thing, is that it looks like most leftist professors at universities (mainly the Ivies), are falling more out of touch with the general student population than ever.

In the battle of ideas, there is no doubt that conservatives are winning. This is why people like Podesta are starting think-tanks, because they realize that place such as Heritage, American Enterprise, and Family Research Council, are being more effective in the battle of ideas than what was originally thought.

448 posted on 10/29/2003 5:22:13 AM PST by Valentine_W
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To: kittymyrib
Tell that to the thousands of unemployed Texans.

There's been a time when there weren't thousands of Texans out of work?

449 posted on 10/29/2003 5:29:46 AM PST by Luis Gonzalez (Those who think they know, really piss off those of us who truly do.)
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To: kittymyrib
The economy here is pathetic. The state of Texas is up on blocks and not one Enron big wig has been put on trial and convicted after the greatest theft in history. The state retirement fund for teachers lost over $800,000,000 and our crooked Republican state government hasn't bothered to file suit as Oklahoma has.

Preach on, sister!

450 posted on 10/29/2003 5:37:31 AM PST by Jim Cane
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To: engrpat
"If you consider our borders secure you are wrong."

In the history of the United States, our borders have never been closed, which I imagine is the only solution that you will find acceptable...doing that is impossible, it would bring down our economy, and destroy our freedoms. Using the armed forces to close them is unlawful, as it violates the Posse Comitatus Act, if we feel it necessary to violate that act, then we MUST declare war on Mexico. No way.

"With "Voter Motor" and the fact that illegals can get drivers licenses the voter rolls are no longer for citizens but all licensed drivers."

That's California's problem, not the nation's.

"Yes our eceonomy is being impacted. Wages are being driven down, unemployment is up and not coming down."

You don't know history, do you?

Can you name one period of recession in the history of the US that we have never recovered?

Or are you so naive to think that ecomomies continually grow, never adjusting themselves?

"States are paying huge sums for the education and medical needs of illegals."

Because State politicians are enacting one after the other program entitling aliens to benefits...how is Bush responsible for that?

"41.5% of illegals in California make use of major welfare programs while only 14.2% of native Californians do."

I have a problem with 100% pf those people having access to my money...why don't you?

You make it seem as if somehow the illegals are doing something wrong...wake up, the problem is the fact that the programs exist, not the legal status of the people abusing them, nor the percentage!

By the way, how come no one ever oncludes in the formula the billions of dollars saved on lowered costs to the users facilitated by the lower wages earned by immigrants?

In your naive world, the Feds are reponsible for every problem faced by the States, not so.

451 posted on 10/29/2003 5:44:22 AM PST by Luis Gonzalez (Those who think they know, really piss off those of us who truly do.)
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To: Luis Gonzalez
You speak of "naive" world, you responses boggle the mind. I will agree that the borders have never been really secure but the invasion that has been going on for the last 20 years have changed the demographics of many states. Please, consider the following: "During 1996, approximately 2.3 million predominantly low-skill American workers were displaced from their jobs due to the continued heavy influx of immigrant workers since 1970. Taxpayers paid more than $15.2 billion in public assistance for those displaced workers in 1996, including Medicaid, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), unemployment compensation, and food stamps. Dr. Donald Huddle, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Rice University."

California is one of the largest economies in the world and yes what effects Calfiornia effects the rest of the nation. The vast majority of the costs carried by the states are "federally mandated" so yes the federal government carries a huge responsibility for this massive problem.

You don't seem to be concerned about the cost of immigration, I am. Here in Texas we spent last year $1.03 Billion for the education of illegal immigrants alone, don't even mention the cost of medical, housing, food, etc.

I am not anti-immigration but it must be brought under control. There are limits to what this country can do and it would appear we are approaching the limits.

452 posted on 10/29/2003 6:08:55 AM PST by engrpat
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To: EternalVigilance
Can't you find a less damaging way to express your views?

Why wouldn't I want to damage neocons everywhere. They are every bit as much the enemy as are the liberals. Moreso, because at least the liberals have enough honor to stab you in the chest and be upfront about it.

A Republican congress can and will fend off a liberal democrat president, but will do nothing to halt a liberal republican who is spending like an out of control teen with her first credit card.

Bush isn't the worst president we've ever had, but that's not a reason to ever vote for him again.

453 posted on 10/29/2003 6:10:53 AM PST by Jim Cane
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To: Mudboy Slim
Mornin' ! ...

Wow ! This thread has been movin' !!


Have a cup while you Freep !


454 posted on 10/29/2003 6:40:46 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
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To: Howlin; Valentine_W
TLBSHOW
This account has been banned or suspended.

Man ! They suspended him again !


455 posted on 10/29/2003 6:44:48 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
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To: All
Here's the link again. Go:

http://www.georgewbush.com/signup/


456 posted on 10/29/2003 6:54:18 AM PST by Marcus Alonzo Hanna
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To: NordP
"--Last count, HOW many Republicans are there in the entire Nation, again???"

These missives only go to previous donors and/or volunteers. Mail merge would be quite doable.

457 posted on 10/29/2003 7:26:24 AM PST by jjm2111
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To: NordP
"--Last count, HOW many Republicans are there in the entire Nation, again???"

These missives only go to previous donors and/or volunteers. Mail merge would be quite doable.

458 posted on 10/29/2003 7:26:57 AM PST by jjm2111
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To: Luis Gonzalez
I doesn't matter Bushbot. I care about my rights. Our "conservative" "2nd amendment supporting" GOP should live up to their own platform. The President's promise to sign a renewal might be strategy on his part. Fine. I'm pretty sure with a GOP controlled House and Senate no renewal will reach his desk.

IF it does though, and IF he signs it, he won't get my vote. I'll vote third-party.
459 posted on 10/29/2003 7:29:15 AM PST by jjm2111
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To: JohnnyZ
"Dude, get over it, that issue is so dead on arrival in the House."

I hope so. It's just that conservatives have gotten screwed by Republicans in the past so I'm not holding my breath.

460 posted on 10/29/2003 7:30:13 AM PST by jjm2111
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