posted on December 12, 2000 12:12:47 PM new
This is long but worth reading! Subject: FW: Michael Moore says flood O'Connor & Kennedy with telegrams
Author: Smith, Hayley Green
Date: 12/12/2000 9:24 AM
Judgment Day O'Connor
December 11, 2000
Dear friends,
I'm sorry I haven't been able to write to you in the past couple of weeks.
My
mom became ill and had to have surgery. Everything went well and she is now
recovering. My sisters and I are blessed to have our parents, nearing 80,
still with us.
Meanwhile, I guess some sort of overthrow is taking place right here in the
good ol' U.S. of A. I knew the U.S. Supreme Court was dominated by
reactionaries and conservatives. But, honestly -- I never, ever, believed it
was... crooked.
Until now.
This Court appears ready to install a President who did not win the
election.
Can this really be happening?
Everyone knows that if the votes are ever counted in Florida, Gore is the
winner. George W. Bush knows that more than anyone -- that's why he's
fighting so desperately hard to stop that count from ever taking place. If
he
felt he was truly the winner, his attitude would be, "Sure, go ahead and
count the ballots, I'm not worried 'cause I know I'm the winner."
But that's NOT what he thinks or knows. He knows he lost. EVERYONE knows he
lost. Let's cut the B.S. If those 12,000 ballots ever get counted, George W.
Bush is the loser and everyone with an I.Q. of over 70 knows it.
Why would the loser insist on being given the top prize? Have you ever heard
of such a thing? Not only that, he has convinced all the loser-lovers in the
Florida legislature and the U. S. House of Representatives to grant him the
victory in case he loses -- again -- in court.
In every other nation on this planet, they have a word for this behavior --
and that word is "coup." George W. Bush and his allies in Congress, the
Florida legislature, and the U.S. Supreme Court are trying to stage a coup,
an overthrow of the will of the people.
According to last Sunday's stunning front page story in the Miami Herald,
had
there been no shenanigans in the Florida election, the Herald calculates
that
Gore would have won Florida by 23,000 votes! You can check out this story by
The theft of this election didn't just start with Jeb Bush's girlfriend/Bush
for President Co-Chairwoman/Bush delegate to the Republican
Convention/Secretary of State Katherine Harris's refusal to count the
ballots. Months ago, Jeb and Katherine sought to eliminate as many black
voters as possible from the voting rolls. This is a mind-blowing story and I
encourage you to read it by clicking here:
http://www.bushneverwonflorida.com/
The U.S. Supreme Court stopped the counting of the ballots this weekend and
violated the law in doing so. They are allowed to grant a stay only if
"irrevocable, irreparable harm" would happen if the votes were counted.
Since
when does the counting of our citizens' votes cause "irreparable harm"?
Justice Antonin Scalia said (I'll paraphrase here), well, we believe Bush
won
and if we allow those votes from Florida to be counted and Gore ends up
ahead, well, that would cause irreparable harm to a Bush administration.
Yes, that is what he said!
Look, let's be honest about something. Part of the reason we are in the mess
we are in today is because AL GORE voted YES to put Justice Scalia on the
Supreme Court.
Let me say this one more time so it sinks in to every Gore-loving head out
there:
AL GORE VOTED TO PUT SCALIA ON THE SUPREME COURT!
The chickens sure have come home to roost for that blunder (and for the 11
Democrats who voted YES to give Clarence Thomas his narrow victory). Don't
write me and tell me about the kind of Court we "might" get under Bush
thanks
to Nader. We already have it, thanks to Al and his Democrats. It's a tough
pill to swallow.
Listen, this fight today, Monday, December 11, 2000, is not about Al Gore.
It
is about the only thing that ultimately matters in a democracy -- the right
to vote. The right to have a say in who will represent us. Gore got 300,000
more votes than Bush. Gore won. Gore will have more votes in Florida if
those
ballots are allowed to be counted. Gore won.
I have no personal interest in seeing Al Gore in the White House. I did not
vote for him.
But I don't like liars, I don't like thieves, and I really hate cowards.
Mr. Bush (that's what the majority of Americans will always call you,
because
we will not participate in your lie by ever calling you "Mr. President" --
we know what you are so afraid of. You are a coward for not wanting those
ballots counted because you know the outcome. You know you've lost. You know
the people have spoken. Be a man, for crying out loud! Go back to your ranch
and let us get on with bugging the #*!@ outta Al Gore for the next four
years!
Friends, if you do anything today, it must be to take a stand against this
coup. If you live within a few hours of Washington, DC, I am asking that you
pack the grounds of the Supreme Court the way any nation of citizens would
do
if their election was being stolen from them.
The rest of you -- call Western Union right now! That's right, leave this
21st century technology of the Internet behind and return to the 19th
century
way of the telegram. They will not be expecting an avalanche of telegrams on
their desks! Western Union still hand-delivers telegrams. Let's flood the
offices of Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and William Kennedy (the only two
conservatives on the Court who are not certifiable loons) within the next
few
hours and let them know the true will of the people. I am especially calling
upon anyone who voted for Bush or Nader or Buchanan to rise above political
ideology and take a stand for what you know is right.
Here's how you send a hand-delivered telegram:
1. Call Western Union at 800-325-6000. Then wait for the live operator.
2. Tell the operator that you want to send a hand-delivered telegram that
needs to get there within the next few hours.
3. It costs $17.95 for 15 words or less, and another $13.95 for the hand
delivery. That's a total of $31.90. Most credit cards accepted.
4. The address is: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (or William Kennedy), U.S.
Supreme Court, One First Street N.E., Washington, DC 20543.
I know thirty bucks is a lot of dough for many of you. Is our country worth
$31.90? I think it is. If you truly can't afford it, then call the Supreme
Court today and make your feelings known (202-479-3211).
But I'm telling ya, forcing the Justices to swim in a sea of yellow
telegrams
-- that will have an enormous impact. It will make national news and inspire
millions more to do the same. No one sees the phone calls coming in or the
e-mails being sent. But those Western Union guys having to lug truckloads of
telegrams up the steps of the Supreme Court... whoa! Call 10 people right
now and ask them to join us.
There will be plenty of time later to discuss the other issues pertinent to
this election -- why 100 million citizens again did not vote, the way the
rich bought and paid for both candidates, why I am personally responsible
for
this whole mess, etc.
But right now -- TODAY -- we have to act like we have never acted before.
Trust me, if they can get away with this, they can get away with ANYTHING.
Maybe many of you are already convinced that they can. I am still clinging
to
some sort of strange hope that right and justice will prevail, that a few
million of us can shock this corrupt court into coming to its senses, if not
posted on December 12, 2000 12:40:11 PM new
A telegram write-in campaign...to lobby Supreme Court justices...whose opinion is expected sometime this afternoon?
Mr. Moore has clearly slipped his remaining functioning gasket. Are you sure this isn't some Dave Barry spoof?
posted on December 12, 2000 12:54:20 PM new
Oops, HCQ--yes, you're right! The time is very short; I just received this forwarded message and thought some folks would be interested. He supported Nader, by the way.
posted on December 14, 2000 09:28:10 PM new
Okay, everybody! If I could delete this message, I would; I KNOW it's outdated. As someone has said, Get Over It!
One observation: It's verrry interesting to me how intimidated some men are by an intelligent man like Gore. Wonder why???
I personally have always found intelligent men to be terrific to be around. And maybe that explains why more women than men voted for Gore.
posted on December 14, 2000 10:06:14 PM new
Michael Moore is the (in my opinion) genius who produced a movie years ago--I've forgotten the name but he was trying to find the head of I think General Motors--all over Michigan, with a camcorder. He's done other projects since. My mind is pretty much dead tonight after computer crashes in our household today. I'm sure the moment I turn off this computer I'll think of that movie title.
posted on December 14, 2000 10:55:14 PM new
The movie you're thinking of is "Roger and Me." After that he did a sequel called "Pets or Meat," about Flint. He had a few tv shows, one I've never seen, and one a few years ago that got cancelled, I can't remember.. American... something? He had a big fight with Borders that was pretty well publicized.
As a documentary film maker, he's great, and dead-on. As far as political insights go, he's a big fat idiot, and a terrible hypocrite and whiner to boot.
posted on December 15, 2000 02:53:26 PM new
He is right that in Yugoslavia last year they had almost the same situation and the citizens stormed the parliment building and burned it down and threw the election thief out. I can't see Americans getting that excited. As long as the economy is cranking along and they are comfortable they would accept Miss Piggy for President.
posted on December 16, 2000 10:24:54 AM new
Michael Moore is the white, Rust Belt version of Jesse Jackson. I find watching either of them a bit like watching karaoke: you're desperately embarrassed for the person making a fool of himself, but too entertained to look away.
That Moore would actually think this sort of campaign would have any effect - aside, of course, from making the participants feel morally superior for only $31.90 - speaks to his singular lack of common sense.
posted on December 17, 2000 06:16:07 AM new
Michael Moore made a big show out of supporting Nader before the election, and babbled and babbled about voting his conscience, and how there was no difference between Gore and Bush.
From the first morning after the election, before any manual recounts were planned, Michael Moore got hysterical because Bush was going to be president. Ever since then he's gotten more and more pathetic. At first, he was urging everyone to protest because Gore had won the popular vote and should be president. He wanted to do away with the electoral college right now.
Now, his line is - Gore not only won the popular vote, but, according to Moore, everyone knows Gore really won Florida, so Gore should be president, and Moore is screaming for someone to do something, do something!!!
But in spite of the fact that he's panicked and desperate, he keeps on trying to pretend that it's not that Bush is going to be president that's gotten him this way, but that Democracy is being undermined. Bah.
I liked Michael Moore's films before this, but what a liar and a hypocrite he is. It's clear he never thought that Bush would actually win, so he went off on this big moral crusade of Naderism, and voted with the courage of his convictions. Now that he sees that Bush has actually won, his courage has flown out the window and he's making a big fool of himself.
Now he's hoping 3 electors will flip for Gore. Oh yeah, right. And he links to another site that was set up so people can harass these Republican electors, phone them, email them, snail mail them, etc.
Now this other site, that's not run by Michael Moore, has a sample script you can use to call a Republican elector. Here's the how the fantasy conversation is supposed to go:
*****
ELECTOR: Hello?
YOU: Hi. Can I please speak with ____________?
ELECTOR: Yes, this is ____________.
YOU: I'm calling to let you know that I think that you should vote with America on December 18. Al Gore won the most votes nationally and therefore deserves to be the next president. As one of 538 electors, you have the power to prevent the Electoral College from contradicting the nation's popular vote. If that happens, American democracy will face a serious legitimacy crisis.
ELECTOR: Don't you respect the US Constitution?
YOU: Yes, I do. The Framers of the Constitution intended for the Electoral College to be a deliberative body. Electors should be more than pawns of their party. You can vote for whoever you choose. In fact, your state does not legally require you to vote for your party's candidate. To the best of my knowledge, you will face no penalties whatsoever if you decide to vote with America.
ELECTOR: I don't care. I'm going to vote for George W. Bush because I think he'll be the best president.
YOU: Okay. I respect your decision but encourage you to consider America's national interest before you vote. Have a nice day.
ELECTOR: Goodbye.
*****
Gee, that went well, didn't it?
This other site gives Republican electors' names and phone numbers... Wonder who'd be more likely to flip, Tom Feeney or John Mckay?
Unfortunately, http://www.votewithamerica.com/ doesn't give Michael Moore's phone number so we can all call him and tell him to stop being stupid, it merely lists electors' phone numbers.
posted on December 17, 2000 08:56:13 AM new...so we can all call him and tell him to stop being stupid....
And wouldn't THAT be a waste of a phone call. "Never try to teach a pig to whistle; it wastes your time and annoys the pig."
Yesterday I watched a documentary on Elvis impersonators. I think it's these guys' sincerity that makes them simultaneously hilarious and disturbing. I get the same feeling from watching Moore.
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