To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (10229 ) 9/25/2007 11:59:58 AM From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 20106 Thank You For Your Enthusiastic Response !! In Less Than 72 Hours Over 10,000 People Signed the “Stop Ahmadinejad” Petition !! In less than 72 hours, over 10,000 of you signed our petition demanding that Columbia University President Lee Bollinger reverse his decision allowing Iranian President Ahmadinejad to speak. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! And while President Bollinger did not heed our voices, or the voices of tens of thousands of other Americans who protested his decision, we succeeded in other ways. We sent a loud and clear message, a message I know was heard both by Columbia University and the media. When we received an email from an outraged Columbia alumnus who said “not a penny” of his philanthropic giving would go to his alma mater, I knew this petition drive would be successful, even if President Bollinger did not reverse his decision. And I can assure you of this: When we forwarded the message from this angry alumnus to Columbia University, that message was heard loud and clear! What’s more, thanks to your efforts in forwarding the petition to friends and family, over 5,800 new people signed up to receive our email alerts and updates! Imagine how formidable our collective voice will be when we have 500,000 members…or 1,000,000 members! Imagine how formidable we will be when ACT for America has 1,000 local chapters nationwide! Because the larger we get, the harder it will be for policy makers, government officials, elected representatives, and academic leaders to ignore us. As the old saying goes, “if you can’t get them to see the light – make them feel the heat.” On that note, tomorrow I will be sending you a very important email announcement from ACT for America. Again, thank you for your response to our petition drive! And if you're able to financially support our efforts at this time, please click here. Brigitte Gabriel American Congress for Truth P.O. Box 6884 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 member@americancongressfortruth.orgamericancongressfortruth.org