Dear DU-er, A Message From The Kerry Campaign!

[mzmolly]

Dear DU-er,

It's no secret that in the last four years, the Bush administration has eliminated major protections designed to keep Americans safe at home and work.

George Bush is taking away the right to overtime pay from up to 6 million Americans, including nurses, cooks, clerical workers, and nursery school teachers.

George Bush allowed dirty power plants to expand without controlling their emissions.

George Bush endangered pregnant workers when he stopped regulating exposure to the chemicals used in the manufacturing of semiconductors.

George Bush rolled back mercury regulations and proposed to defer controls on toxic mercury emissions by power plants for at least a decade.

George Bush reduced protections for mine workers and eliminated rules to protect workers from tuberculosis.

George Bush gutted health and safety protections in response to pressure from top donors and corporate lobbyists. For example:

David Lauriski, head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, removed protections for coal workers, that he originally sought when he was serving as an executive of a mining company.

Chemical industry executives donated more than $1.5 million to Bush's 2000 campaign and were rewarded with looser regulations that boosted corporate profits but put pregnant workers at greater risk.

We need you to get the word out in your community that George Bush sacrifices public safety in favor of corporate profit.

Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper today by visiting:

http://volunteer.johnkerry.com

K, this letter came to me from the campaign, but you get the idear. :hi: Keep it kicked dudes and dudettes. :kick:

[NMDemDist2]

1. kicked and nominated n/t

[mzmolly]

4. Aw,

:yourock:

[nofurylike]

2. thank you, mzmolly! kick n/t

[blue neen]

3. I signed up to volunteer.

Thanks for the info, mzmolly. Maybe you could tell me how to plan for a house party!

[mzmolly]

5. I believe all the info is at the Kerry site? WELCOME TO DU!

:toast:

I've not had a house party because I need new carpet LOL.

However, my husband says were going to have a Bush house party and serve spoiled luncheon meats, and exlax brownies ... :evilgrin:

Ok, he was kidding of course! :hi:

[blue neen]

6. Maybe you ought to make it marijuana brownies

to really make bushie-poo feel right at home.

[mzmolly]

7. He he, great idea. Perhaps we'll convert a few under the influence?

;)

[blue neen]

8. Do you just have a regular party and ask all the Kerry

supporters you know to come over? Does the campaign send you bumper stickers or anything like that to hand out?

Maybe we could play Bruce Springsteen music!

[mzmolly]

9. You actually register and people search for party's by zip code

and they RSVP so you know who's coming etc...

My friend had one and said it was great, she met lot's of like minded people in her area. :)

[blue neen]

10. Thanks for helping this Newbie.

I'm really going to think about having one of those.

I'm off to my beauty sleep....

[mzmolly]

11. .

[unfrigginreal]

12. On it...thanks MZ!

Already wrote WaPo and NYT, will write to local paper and local TV stations today.

[mzmolly]

13. *wave*

:yourock: UFR!