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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-30-09 05:26 AM
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Not Another Damn Dime!!!!!! Get the Hell out of Here!!!!!
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I got a disgusting email today, and I replied back. I doubt I get a response though... Follow me below the jump to check it out....

fromdabak's diary :: :: The following is an email that I received today.....

Dear Friend,

Vice President Biden is right. Republicans have made their priorities clear, and solving the nation's problems isn't high on the list. President Obama's change agenda is dead if Democrats lose. That's a fact.

We have a tough fight ahead. History is against us - only three times since the Civil War has the party holding the White House gained seats in midterm elections. And whipping the base into an anti-government frenzy is paying off handsomely for GOP fundraisers.

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Here is my response....

Sir,

Do not send me another email from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee until you either get rid of the Republicans in your caucus (i.e. Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Evan Bayh, Joseph Lieberman, Max Baucus, etc.) or get them to vote like true Democrats.

I have no time or money to donate money to support an institution that I am against, Conservative Legislation. If I wanted the status quo, I would not have donated my time, energy, and money in 2008. I could have done other things, like not get my two young sons get interested in politics. I could have let them know that the game of life is stacked against people like them. I could have taught them life lessons, like how to compromise their values. They could have learned how to sell out to corporate interest by emailing your colleagues to teach them, since they have the practice down pat.

Why are you asking Americans for money anyway? We are still in a terrible economic downturn, and the only people that seem to be making any money is the financial services industry that took away any money that I could have provided you with their bailouts. They received loans at 0% interest, while at the same time they are raising our interest rates to 30%+. Where is the justice in that? Why aren't you emailing your real constituents on Wall Street, or in board rooms across the nation?

Why aren't we on the path to campaign finance reform? Why is it so hard to figure out that until we have true campaign finance reform, we will continue to have elected representatives that vote money instead of what is right. The Democratic Senators that I noted are the biggest recipients of insurance corporations campaign funding. No wonder why we can't get real health-care reform.


In conclusion, I supported the President during the election last year with my time, energy, and dollars. I was "counseled" by my military leadership on some misinterpretation of my support (since I am in the military). I went above and beyond the call to help get this President into office, but as of right now all I hear is excuses from Senate leadership on how things are hard to change. You have 60 votes, make it happen! Don't ask people that are struggling for money to support you or your Democratic peers when in the end all you are going to do is support the corporations that are holding them hostage. So I close this letter by letting you know that, the "birthers", "deathers", and "town-hallers" aren't the only people that are angry, Democratic supporters are just as angry, and we have more people.

V/R,

XXXXX X. XXXXXX III
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