Michael Moore Checks In
Sunday, 3 November, 2002
Dear Friends,
Well, folks, Tuesday is the day! The day that George W. gets taught a long overdue lesson. The day that we, the
MAJORITY -- the 52% who never elected him -- get our chance to reclaim a bit of our former democracy (back when
ALL the votes used to be counted).
What if, on Tuesday, all of us, regardless of our political stripe, and just for the fun of it, decided to serve one big-ass
eviction notice that said, you have two years to remove yourself from the premises-and you had better not damage
anything on your way out?
I think we can give Bush the Mother of all Shellackings on Tuesday. It can happen if you, and the millions of others,
who are now reading this letter, will do one simple thing:
TAKE THE DAY OFF THIS TUESDAY.
That's right. Call in sick, skip work, skip school, skip Springer, and then devote the next 12 hours to dragging as
many people as you can out of their homes and getting them to the polls.
I know a lot of you cannot afford to do this. But, honestly, can we afford NOT to? Bush has been effectively stymied
in his first two years from doing much of the serious damage he was hired to do (we owe a big thanks to Jim Jeffords for
that). Yet, if he has both the House and Senate under his thumb for his final two years, we will all pay a huge price for
many years to come.
On Tuesday, go down to the local candidate's office and volunteer to do whatever is needed: give a ride to the polls
for senior citizens who can't get there, make last minute phone calls to probable voters who may have forgotten to vote,
pass out handbills on street corners, do cartwheels in the middle of the mall -- you name it, I am sure it will work.
Or you could just start going door to door in your own neighborhood. Knock on every door and tell people in plain,
non-political language why you would like them to go down to the polls right now and vote for so-and-so. Tell them you
have never done this before, that you were just compelled to do it as an act conscience, to do something for our
country. Or tell them you just needed to get some exercise. Tell them what they already know: that the corporate guys
have made off like bandits while the rest of the country lives in utter fear over whether they will have jobs, health care
benefits, or our pensions when they retire. EVERYONE can relate to this -- and trust me, it is on everyone's mind right
now. Even many conservatives who have seen their job or their 401(K) go up in smoke are now livid and want their pound
of flesh.
I know that for many of you this will be a new thing. Give it shot. I promise you, at the end of the day on Tuesday, if
we succeed, you will never again doubt the power of just one individual who decides that she or he can make a
difference.
Send this email to your friends and family so that they, too, can be informed of the good women and men who are
running for the House and Senate (and for many local and state races as well). Visit my web site at:
michaelmoore.com for my recommendations.
We will deny Bush control of the Congress next week, and then we all work to get him out of the White House in
2004. 2004 will NOT and MUST NOT be a repeat of 2000.
As for local and state races, whenever possible support Greens and other progressive candidates like those
highlighted on my web site. (http://www.bowlingforcolumbine.com/involved/greens.php) There you will find the list of
progressive candidates who have a chance to win.
Will you join with me in doing this?
It's our only chance, right now, to receive a small measure of justice for what happened in Florida in 2000. And that
is worth something.
Expect a wake-up call from me at your bedside 6am Tuesday!
Yours,
Michael Moore
michaelmoore.com
bowlingforcolumbine.com
P.S. to Kofi Anan, Secretary General, United Nations: This time, for God's sake, man, please -- send international
observers and ballot inspectors to Florida!
Peacekeepers may be needed in Tallahassee. Click here for directions to Florida:
maps.yahoo.com
and to picket Jeb's Governor's mansion:
maps.yahoo.com
MICHAEL MOORE also said:
Defeat the GOP:
bowlingforcolumbine.com
Progressive Candidates to Support:
bowlingforcolumbine.com
Congressional Candidates who Voted for War on Iraq:
michaelmoore.com
THE FOLLOWING IS NOT MIKE it COMES FROM DEMOCRATIC PAC COMMITTEE "MOVE ON"
Election Day -- Tuesday, November 5th -- is just two days away. Here are some resources to help make sure your
vote counts. First, you need to know where to vote on Tuesday. In most cases, your town office or county clerk can tell
you where to go. We've compiled information on where and how to vote in several key states (Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, and
Texas) at the end of this message. Many newspapers also publish a list of local polling places. If you don't know where
to vote, please take a minute to check, or make a note to call your town or county office on Monday.
Second, it's important to be prepared in case anything goes wrong on Election Day. Here's a national hotline set up
by the Voting Rights Institute for you to use if you have trouble at the polls, or if you believe your voting rights are being
violated:
1-866-VOTE-411
(1-866-868-3411)
Third, it's important to know your rights as a voter. For each of 20 key states, People for the American Way has
researched and compiled a Voter's Bill of Rights, describing in plain language exactly what your rights are at the polls. If
you live in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or Wisconsin,
there is a Voter's Bill of Rights for your state at:
pfaw.org
In those same states, People for the American Way has also set up another hotline to resolve Election Day
problems, at:
1-866-OUR-VOTE
(1-866-687-8683)
Today's reason to act is:
"It's the economy stupid!"
Today's reason was submitted by Joseph Magid, a business owner in Wynnewood, PA, who writes:
"While President Bush beats the war drums to drown out what's really going on, it's tremendously important that
voters everywhere remember what it was like a mere TWO years ago and who is responsible for the stock market going
into freefall, Federal, State AND local coffers running dry and tens of thousands of people falling below the poverty line
and losing their medical insurance."
"If it weren't for Democratic control of the Senate, it would be even worse! With Republican control of the Senate, the
wealthiest of the wealthy would have another huge windfall with the elimination of the inheritance tax. Similarly, the
existing ill-conceived, deficit producing tax cuts would have been widened and made permanent, guaranteeing economic
disaster for the poor and working classes for as far as the eye can see."
"For the health and well-being of the great majority of Americans , it is imperative that the Senate remain in
Democratic control and control in the House be wrested from the Republicans."
Get ready to vote on Tuesday. Our future depends on it.
Sincerely,
- Carrie, Peter, Joan, Wes, and Eli
MoveOn.org PAC
Sunday, November 3, 2002.
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Here are voting resources for several key states:
Arkansas
To find out where to vote, call your Secretary of State:
1-800-247-3312
Frequently asked questions
arelections.org
Other election information
arelections.org
California
A nonpartisan guide to elections, candidates, and issues
calvoter.org
Where to vote
ss.ca.gov
Absentee voter information
ss.ca.gov
Overseas voter information
ss.ca.gov
Contact your County election official
ss.ca.gov
Other Resources
ss.ca.gov
Colorado
To find out where to vote, ask your County Clerk:
sos.state.co.us
Election information
sos.state.co.us
Some information on ballot issues etc.
colorado.gov
Georgia
Where to vote
sos.state.ga.us
Absentee voter information
sos.state.ga.us
Contact your county registrar
sos.state.ga.us
Other election information
sos.state.ga.us
Iowa
Where to vote
capitolconnect.com
Other election resources
sos.state.ia.us
Maine
To find out where to vote, call your town office.
General information on voting is available at:
state.me.us
and
state.me.us
Absentee voter information
state.me.us
Minnesota
Where to vote
pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us
Absentee voter information
sos.state.mn.us
Frequently asked questions
sos.state.mn.us
Other election information
sos.state.mn.us
and
sos.state.mn.us
Missouri
To find out where to vote ask your county clerk. Find him/her at:
sos.state.mo.us
Frequently asked questions
sos.state.mo.us
Other election information
sos.state.mo.us
New Hampshire
Where to vote
state.nh.us
Voting and registration information
state.nh.us
Other election information
state.nh.us
For more information, contact your town clerk:
state.nh.us
Oregon
To find out where to drop off your ballot, ask your county clerk:
sos.state.or.us
Other election information
sos.state.or.us
and
sos.state.or.us
South Carolina
Where to vote
state.sc.us
Absentee voter information
state.sc.us
Voter registration information
state.sc.us
If you have moved recently
state.sc.us
Other election information
state.sc.us
South Dakota
Where & when to vote
state.sd.us
Absentee voting information
state.sd.us
Other election information
state.sd.us
Texas
To find out where to vote, ask your county election official, at:
sos.state.tx.us
Other election information
sos.state.tx.us
Overseas voter information for all states is available at:
fvap.gov
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