Five Days to Make a Difference!
In just five days, Americans will stand up and say “Bring Them Home.” Hundreds of Knoxvillians will gather at West Town Mall. Hundreds of thousands more will march on Washington. Let’s carry signs. Let’s support legislation. Let’s sign petitions. Let’s make a difference.
We’ll tell our leaders what they should already know: that the war in Iraq is hurting our disaster preparedness, bankrupting our nation financially, and ruining us morally. That the response to Katrina was days late and millions of dollars short because our attention was on Iraq.
After watching us invade a nation that was not a threat, after witnessing the killing of 25,000 Iraqis, 1900 Americans, and 44 brave Tennesseans, after seeing children left without fathers, and after seeing the hope for Iraqi democracy devolve toward civil war, we must do something to stop this military, financial, and spiritual disaster.
Come join us this Saturday. I’d like to ask each of you to do six things before then:
1. Make plans to be at West Town Mall this Saturday at 11:30.
2. Invite ten friends.
3. Print out and post ten flyers. Click here to print them.
4. Make a professional sign with us on Thursday. Click here to make a reservation.
5. Volunteer to carry a clipboard for peace. Click here to sign up.
6. Buy a button, tote bag, or t-shirt here to show everyone how you feel.
Already I have gotten emails from a Knoxville city councilman, from folks in Chatanooga, and from dozens of Knoxvillians who will stand up on Saturday and say “Bring Them Home.” I hope you will join us!-T
posted by Todd Duren @ 5:17 AM
2 Comments:
O.K., think about this: You are the head of Homeland Security, and you think it would be a good idea to borrow a few hundred million from the levees in New Orleans to buy a few more bombs and humvees in Iraq. A big storm comes, the levee breaks, and an entire American City is flooded with thousands of citizens stranded and dying of thirst.
When do you start selling the bombs and humvees and bring the National Guard to fix the levee back home?
TRUE STORY, my friend.
I think the American people are smart enough to know that Iraq is not a threat to us. Just look at the polls that say we made a mistake by invading. And if you want a plan, so do I.
How about this: Let's stop spending money we don't have to create a democracy that will never be. Then we can actually afford to rebuild levees, educate our children, pay down the national debt, protect us from the real threats, and keep Social Security.
Here is my challenge to Dems who want to be invited back to the White House: Stop worrying that you'll do the unpopular thing, and start doing the right thing.
Edwards08b4its2L8--I understand your point, but we'll have to disagree on this one. -T
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