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December 19th, 2005

Park the Ride

From: Rick Lewis To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:45 AM Subject: Park The Ride Hello Mike, My name is Rick and I am a high school teacher in Michigan. This summer, like many of your supporters, I was fed up with what is going on in our country. ... continue reading

December 17th, 2005

To End the Suffering

From: "Nurse for Peace" To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Subject: wounded soldiers Date: 12/2/2005 Dear Michael, I am a nurse in the military and I recently went on an Aerovac from Germany to the states that had 60-plus wounded soldiers on it -- many of them critically injured. I used to be a ... continue reading

December 17th, 2005

I don't want to die in a fight that I don't believe in.

From: David Moronez To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Subject: Standing up Date: 12/2/2005 Dear Michael, I am going to make this brief because I simply do not have enough time right now. I am in the Marine Corps, and we had a formation in the morning. It was a formation just to make ... continue reading

December 8th, 2005

Senator: What is the Noble Cause?

From: Cristy To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 6:01 PM Subject: Making a difference Today I made an appointment to meet with Republican Senator Gordon Smith's State Director on behalf of Cindy Sheehan and the Not One More campaign. (Couldn't get an appointment with the Senator himself but I ... continue reading

December 8th, 2005

Founding the Action Caucus

From: Nicole Rivera To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:44 PM Subject: Founding the Action Caucus and Running for Congress by 2010 Hi Michael, I too am a big believer in standing up and taking a stand. Enough with the complaining! If "we" (progressives) want to change the Democratic ... continue reading

December 8th, 2005

No Wal-Mart During My Watch

From: David Olsen To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 2:44 PM Subject: No Wal-Mart during my watch As a first term city council member in Jefferson, Wisconsin (a small town of 7,300 between Madison and Milwaukee) I voted against annexing land into the city for the purpose of building ... continue reading

December 8th, 2005

I'm Lovin' It!

From: nate To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 1:58 PM Subject: my contribution Hi Mike. I was recently recalled back to the Army after serving 4 years on actve duty and 2 years reserve. I work for a large mobile communications corporation now, based out of Little Rock, Arkansas, ... continue reading

December 8th, 2005

The 1,000th Execution in the US

From: renny cushing To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 7:53 PM Subject: Rosa Parks DayDear Michael Moore, On Rosa Parks Day I joined with 16 other people in a nonviolent effort to prevent the State of North Carolina from carrying out the 1000th execution in this country since 1977. ... continue reading

December 8th, 2005

Imagine All the People

From: "Danny Moynahan" To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Subject: my Rosa Parks moment Date: 12/1/2005 Dear Michael Moore, At this time last year I had an experience at work that would turn your stomach and make your blood boil. I was a music teacher at a private elementary school in Pacific Palisades, California. ... continue reading

December 8th, 2005

A Wise Head on Young Shoulders

From: Fairlie Arthur To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 4:22 AM Subject: A wise head on young shoulders ! Hi, Just wanted to share this story... Yesterday in the playground at work (I work in a child care centre) I watched as a group of five children played a ... continue reading

December 7th, 2005

Cross Country Bike Ride for Medicinal Marijuana

From: Ken Locke To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 7:56 AM Subject: Testimony- you ask us to share with you :O) Good morning Mike, You ask in your web page for us to share what we are doing to bring positive/good changes to laws that are unfairly and unconstitutionally ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

I've filed to run for U.S. Congress

From: Stevan Thomas To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 1:32 AM Subject: 50 years ago... Hi Michael, I've been meaning to email you about this anyway. I've filed to run for U.S. Congress in California District 11 against Richard Pombo. Here is a link to my website. I'm a ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

You too can just go out in your community tomorrow

From: Wendy Fleet To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 12:14 AM Subject: Daily Protest .. Protest Between the Big Marches Dear Michael, Daily Protest .. Protest Between the Big Marches For 1149 days in a row I have walked downtown with my 16"x 18" Teach Peace sign on a ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Enough is Enough

From: Melissa C. To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:32 PM Subject: enough is enough Hi Michael, My name is Melissa. I had just started working in a law firm for my externship at school when the lawyer I worked for started to take advantage of the fact that ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Quick & Easy

From: Chet To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: Rosa Parks Day I joined wakeupwalmart.com, "adopted" the local Wal-Mart & invited friends & family to do the same. Chet Christian continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Saving the Urban Farm

From: Anna Kunkin To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 4:47 PM Subject: Anti-Mall at the South Central Farm, pass it on I think that the group of 350 families fighting for their community farm in the middle of the most Industrial part of Los Angeles is an example of ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Getting Political

From: Dan To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 2:47 PM Subject: I spoke my mind for Rosa Parks Here is what I did to honor Rosa Parks on this fiftieth anniversary of her act of courage. I am an adult-education teacher. For personal and professional reasons, I am always ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

I Can Make a Positive Difference

From: Barb Schade To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:41 PM Subject: RE: Rosa Parks While I did this in October, it is still an example of how one person can make a difference. I drove my packed Chevy Malibu 1400 miles - from CT to MS - to ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Got Free Speech?

From: Sara To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:01 PM Subject: why my sister is a hero Dear Mr. Moore, My sister Katy is a senior at Fort Hill High School in Cumberland, Maryland. In her school, there is a strong element of prejudice against gays, and students are ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

When I Took Over My Precinct...

From: Shirley Bumbalough To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:51 AM Subject: I am Actively Supporting a Candidate for the Democratic Party County Chair To Replace The One We Have Dear Michael, We have had a county chair for 10 years here in Texas who has allowed the party ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Save Your Prayers

From: Erin To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:20 AM Subject: save your prayers Hi Michael, As a wife of a Kansas National Guard Member who was sent to Iraq less than one month ago, I am incensed by the well meaning comment from family and friends, "I'll pray ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Counter-Recruiting in New Jersey

From: Lisa Walsh To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:17 AM Subject: My contribution Last spring I found out that my daughter's high school cafeteria was host to military recruiters, setting up camp daily to recruit our young people into a war. After monitering this every day, I began ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Stand for the Rights of Pregnant Women

From: tamra walker To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Subject: standing alone Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 06:14:50 Michael, I write not about myself but about my daughter. Amber had the greatest job in the world (in her eyes!). She drove a Budweiser truck for Fred Nesbit Distribution out of Des Moines, Iowa. She ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Because Conscience Tells Him It Is Right

From: David Knopfler To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Subject: music Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 15:29:23 As founder member of the rock group Dire Straits, I get asked once in a while to speak to young, aspiring students about the music business... tonight being one of those rare times. Having just read your ... continue reading

December 6th, 2005

Getting Involved

From: Amy Hunt To: contributions@michaelmoore.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:17 AM Subject: here's what I did almost two years ago When it became obvious that the only way I could help put a stop to all the injustice was to get in the game myself, I became a Democratic ... continue reading

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Still crazy after all these years: Half of all likely voters in the U.S. believe it's OK to attack Iran http://t.co/z1wYgV7J

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Even now, only 27% of Republicans believe Barack Obama was born in the United States: http://t.co/lW46Gc6P #blackhistorymonth

Feb 9th
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RT @OccupyWallStNYC: Lessons Learned from #OWS http://t.co/T0pqkRYb

Feb 9th
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RT @billmaher: Atlantic City casinos, the USFL, the birther movement, NBC, and now Mitt Romney: everything #Trump endorses or touches go ...

Feb 9th
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It's great to watch Hannity and the right wing try to reconcile the real world with the crazy world inside their own heads.

Feb 8th
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Sean Hannity Says If Obama Had His Way, Bin Laden Would Be Alive -- And He Can Prove It!: http://t.co/GufOyh43

Feb 8th
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(From The Onion) "Obama Openly Asks Nation Why On Earth He Would Want To Serve For Another Term" http://t.co/BjTfIxHR

Feb 8th
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The state of California has eliminated ALL state funding for every library in California. http://t.co/1gHskesI #OWS

Feb 8th
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An active-duty Lt. Colonel says Americans haven't been told the truth, that the war in Afghanistan is lost: http://t.co/oJ1bcMPy

Feb 7th
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RT @dankildee Wow! A packed house in #Flint for our supporters get-together. Lots of people fired up and ready to go! #MI05 #DanForCongress

Feb 7th
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Went to the Morgan Library to see original manuscript of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." My favorite writer, born 200 years ago today.

Feb 7th
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RT @MikeElk: how bittersweet that on the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens - candidate favoring child janitors is losing

Feb 7th
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RT @BrentALang: In honor of François Truffaut's birthday, the final, shattering scene from "400 Blows" http://t.co/k4cHsPSx

Feb 7th
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RT @crooksandliars: New At C&L: If Obama Administration is 'At War' with the Catholic Church, So Are Most American Catholics http://t.co ...

Feb 6th
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RT @thinkprogress: NEW POLL: "More than 7 in 10 support increasing the taxes of those earning more than $1 million a year" http://t.co/C ...

Feb 6th
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RT @BrianFWright: @MMFlint We know there were #Reagan #Democrats... Maybe #ClintEastwood is an #Obama #Republican...

Feb 6th
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And Clint, the consensus is u done a good thing standing up 4 Detroit--& your sermon seemed 2 b a call 2 give O his "second half." #sellcars

Feb 5th
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Congrats Giants! A great game. Hilarious ending - have never seen a player bummed out because he scored a touchdown.

Feb 5th
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RT @ZKWC: @MMFlint sounded to me like he was going to get all Dirty Harry on some Republicans by calling for another Obama term.

Feb 5th
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Eastwood ad started great-but it ended like America was gonna go all Dirty Harry on the world again. Jeez. Props tho for representin Detroit

Feb 5th
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Silent State ...by Peter van Buren, State Department FSO www.michaelmoore.com The number of cases in play suggests an organized strategy ... The Obama...

Feb 9th
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Angelides: 'Gluttons of privilege' rule Wall Street www.newsreview.com "The Wall Street reactionaries are not satisfied with being rich. They...

Feb 9th
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The Battle for Vermont's Health -- And Why It Matters for the Rest of the Country ...by Wendell Pott www.michaelmoore.com I have observed in Vermont over...

Feb 8th
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Just the workers at Republic Windows & Doors (as seen in 'Capitalism: A Love Story') had to occupy their Chicago factory in order to get what...

Feb 8th
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From Mitt Romney's alternate reality, via Andy Cobb and Second City: Super Bowl Ad (Alternate Reality Take) www.youtube.com Mitt sure did feel strongly...

Feb 7th
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Powerful article by an active duty Lieutenant Colonel: "How many more men must die in support of a mission that is not succeeding and behind an array of...

Feb 7th
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The Great Carbon Bubble ...by Bill McKibben www.michaelmoore.com If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most...

Feb 7th
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Why the Right May Be Right to Be Offended by Chrysler's Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad ...by Joe Lapoi www.michaelmoore.com A year from now, we may be...

Feb 6th
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Offshore Everywhere ...by Tom Engelhardt www.michaelmoore.com A new way of preserving the embattled idea of an American planet is coming into focus and one...

Feb 6th
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Daily Kos: The rightwingoverse www.dailykos.com In the Rightwingoverse, doubt must be cast upon facts, science, and basic reality, in order to sustain an...

Feb 6th
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Thanks to the Record of Bergen County, New Jersey and reporter Lindy Washburn for doing the kind of important, in-depth journalism that's disappearing all...

Feb 5th
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Why Protests Should Be a Part of Super Bowl Sunday ...by Dave Zirin www.michaelmoore.com The people of Indiana are angry. I’m not sure telling them that anger...

Feb 5th
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Occupy the Super Bowl: Indiana’s New Anti-Union Law Sparks Protest at Sport’s Biggest Spectacle www.democracynow.org Occupy protesters in Indianapolis are...

Feb 5th
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The battle of McPherson Square ...by Jefferson Morley www.salon.com Rough police tactics rout 300 protesters from their tent city in the heart of Washington

Feb 5th
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Livestreaming of eviction at OccupyDC: OCCUPY DC BEING EVICTED NOW - Watch Live | OccupyWallSt.org occupywallst.org According to twitter reports, majority of...

Feb 4th
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Feb 4th: Day of Mass Action to Stop War on Iran www.antiwar.com February 4, 2012 Day of Mass Action to Stop War on Iran / NO war / NO sanctions / NO...

Feb 4th
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Here's a better link for the Freewayblogger contest: Tales of the Freewayblogger: Slogan Contest/West Coast Tour freewayblogger.blogspot.com I'd...

Feb 3rd
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Now's your change to Freeway blog -- enter the Freeway Blogger's contest for the best slogans about global warming, get your work seen by tens of...

Feb 3rd
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Paying For Cancer Treatment for Children in America With a Car Wash and Bake Sale ...by Wendell Pott www.michaelmoore.com In late November, Caroline Richmond...

Feb 3rd
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Four Reasons to Watch the Super Bowl ...by Robert Lipsyte www.michaelmoore.com You need to watch this game to fully understand how jobs, religion, leadership,...

Feb 2nd
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From Laura Flanders: The Deal That Saved Detroit (And Banned Strikes) | The Nation www.thenation.com Romney bad; Obama good; Big Three back. The Deal with...

Feb 2nd
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Divining the Truth about Iran ...by Ray McGovern www.michaelmoore.com Watching top U.S. intelligence officials present the annual “Worldwide Threat...

Feb 1st
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Anti-Wall Street protester's Twitter posts subpoenaed www.reuters.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy...

Feb 1st
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If we ever get single-payer and decent health care for all in this country, one big reason will be Dr. Deb Richter: ...

Jan 31st
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I think we all breathe easier with unrepentant supporters of basic human decency like Frank Cordaro locked up: Occupy Des Moines trainer sentenced to 30 days...

Jan 31st
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Canada’s Labor Movement Digs in for ‘PATCO Equivalent,’ as Lockouts Drag On ...by Mike Elk www.michaelmoore.com "When PATCO happened [in 1981] we didn’t...

Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
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Jan 29th
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A Call For Mass Action Against The Suppression of The Occupy Movement ...by Emma Kaplan michaelmoore.com Now this movement faces a true crossroads. Will it be...

Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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