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Date:
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Time:
6:30 PM
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8:30 PM
Event Type:
Fundraiser
Organizer/Author:
Rebecca Griffin
Email:
Phone:
1-800-949-9020
Location Details:
Cafe de la Paz
1600 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley
1600 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley
At the beginning of 2009, Peace Action West, the nation's oldest and largest peace and justice organization, will be ready to hit the ground running with a progressive agenda and a vision for a new direction for US foreign policy. Our work will be even more effective if we have strong allies in Congress who can work with us, which is why the Peace Action West Voter Fund is helping a handful of candidates in key races throughout the west.
Rep. Jerry McNerney ran an impressive campaign in 2006 to unseat right-wing Republican Richard Pombo. Since he took office, he has stood by his progressive principles, voting in favor of a timeline to withdraw US troops from Iraq and refusing to grant the Bush administration blank checks to continue the occupation. He supported efforts to redirect wasteful weapons spending and ensure congressional oversight of the Bush administration’s plans around military action against Iran. Rep. McNerney is the kind of leader we need in the House.
Dr. Bill Durston is running against conservative Republican Dan Lungren in California’s 3rd congressional district. Rep. Lungren scored a shameful 9% on Peace Action West’s 2007 congressional scorecard, giving his approval to the foreign policy status quo. Dr. Durston, on the other hand, has actively worked with Physicians for Social Responsibility on nuclear disarmament and has pledged to vote against war funding unless it is used for a responsible withdrawal.
Please join us for an opportunity to hear directly from Rep. McNerney and Dr. Durston about why they deserve your support. Visit the link to RSVP.
Rep. Jerry McNerney ran an impressive campaign in 2006 to unseat right-wing Republican Richard Pombo. Since he took office, he has stood by his progressive principles, voting in favor of a timeline to withdraw US troops from Iraq and refusing to grant the Bush administration blank checks to continue the occupation. He supported efforts to redirect wasteful weapons spending and ensure congressional oversight of the Bush administration’s plans around military action against Iran. Rep. McNerney is the kind of leader we need in the House.
Dr. Bill Durston is running against conservative Republican Dan Lungren in California’s 3rd congressional district. Rep. Lungren scored a shameful 9% on Peace Action West’s 2007 congressional scorecard, giving his approval to the foreign policy status quo. Dr. Durston, on the other hand, has actively worked with Physicians for Social Responsibility on nuclear disarmament and has pledged to vote against war funding unless it is used for a responsible withdrawal.
Please join us for an opportunity to hear directly from Rep. McNerney and Dr. Durston about why they deserve your support. Visit the link to RSVP.
For more information:
http://www.capwiz.com/peaceactionwest/issu...
Added to the calendar on Thu, Sep 11, 2008 2:13PM
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"Since he [Jerry McNerney] took office, he has stood by his progressive principles, voting in favor of a timeline to withdraw US troops from Iraq and refusing to grant the Bush administration blank checks to continue the occupation."
Did he vote against the funding of the Iraq occupation and the war in Afghanistan? I have a hunch that, had he done so, these pseudo-leftist supporters of his would have proclaimed the fact!
"He supported efforts to redirect wasteful weapons spending and ensure congressional oversight of the Bush administration’s plans around military action against Iran."
Did he vote against military spending in general, including the budget that contains it? At the risk of being repetitive: I have a hunch that, had he done so, these pseudo-leftist supporters of his would have proclaimed the fact!
"Rep. McNerney is the kind of leader we need in the House."
The only kind of leader we need in the imperialist House is one like Lolita Lebrón.
Did he vote against the funding of the Iraq occupation and the war in Afghanistan? I have a hunch that, had he done so, these pseudo-leftist supporters of his would have proclaimed the fact!
"He supported efforts to redirect wasteful weapons spending and ensure congressional oversight of the Bush administration’s plans around military action against Iran."
Did he vote against military spending in general, including the budget that contains it? At the risk of being repetitive: I have a hunch that, had he done so, these pseudo-leftist supporters of his would have proclaimed the fact!
"Rep. McNerney is the kind of leader we need in the House."
The only kind of leader we need in the imperialist House is one like Lolita Lebrón.
Why doesn't Peace Action West back real Antiwar candidates ? I echo the point that the previous poster made , that if you vote for war funding you are voting for the war ! (I find the explaination given by Pelosi that while she and her collegues oppose the war they can't ''abandon '' the troops silly . '' Abandon '' ! As if the US occupation force (and their rapidly dwindling allies ) are stranded backpackers who would be deprived a return airline ticket from Mom and Dad .
There are real antiwar candidates in this election. Two that come to mind are Marsha Feinland running for the State Legislature against Lonni Hancock and of course Cindy Sheehan running against Pelosi. They want ALL the troops brought home . Both fron Iraq and Afghanistan . Afghanistan must be included . We haven't gone thru all the bloodshed of the last few years simply to relocate the Green zone from Baghdad to Kabul !
There are real antiwar candidates in this election. Two that come to mind are Marsha Feinland running for the State Legislature against Lonni Hancock and of course Cindy Sheehan running against Pelosi. They want ALL the troops brought home . Both fron Iraq and Afghanistan . Afghanistan must be included . We haven't gone thru all the bloodshed of the last few years simply to relocate the Green zone from Baghdad to Kabul !
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