VOTE TODAY!
Hi All;
I plan on trying to get dressed and heading to the polls very shortly.
From my wheelchair to that voting booth will be a trial of mammoth proportions for me.
There are some of you who do not realize exactly what importance your vote holds today- (Far too many also, who do not even realize that there IS an election)!
At any rate, please take a moment to consider these few points.
Hopefully all of the enclosed links will work for you...
XOXO
Anne
PS
Special thanks to Laurie, Kris, and all who helped me put this together.
1. Remember Patrick Lucey, former governor?
Please read this as he has changed his own vote, AND he has also resigned as Co-Chairman of David Prosser's own campaign...
(Very very smart man)...
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Former Gov. Patrick Lucey is withdrawing his support for Justice David Prosser for Supreme Court and is throwing it to Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg.
Statement from Patrick J. Lucey
March 31, 2011
“As a former Governor who appointed to Wisconsin's Supreme Court two quite different but equally principled Justices – Shirley Abrahamson and Roland Day – and who has over the years endorsed several more Justices, I have followed with increasing dismay and now alarm the campaign of Justice David Prosser, whom I endorsed at the outset of his campaign and in whose campaign I serve as the Honorary Co-Chairman."
“I can no longer in good conscience lend my name and support to Justice Prosser's candidacy. Too much has come to light that Justice Prosser has lost that most crucial of characteristics for a Supreme Court Justice – as for any judge – even-handed impartiality. Along with that failing has come a disturbing distemper and lack of civility that does not bode well for the High Court in the face of demands that are sure to be placed on it in these times of great political and legal volatility."
“At the very same time that my confidence in Justice Prosser has waned, I admire and have continued to be impressed with Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg. She has adhered throughout the campaign to even-handedness and non-partisanship and has exhibited both promising judicial temperament and good grace even in the heat of a fierce campaign."
For these reasons I have today resigned as Honorary Co-Chairman of Justice Prosser's campaign, and I endorse Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 5, 2011.”
2. Walker; (& his Buddy'$ young son)...
Walker administration questioned about hiring of lobbyist's son
CLICK HERE, or simply do your own search.
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110404/OSH0101/110404169/Walker-administration-questioned-about-hiring-lobbyist-s-son
Tue Apr 05, 2011 at 01:53 AM EDT
Walker hires uneducated, inexperienced, 2 time drunk driver, son of lobbyist for $80k+ job
One thought posted in that story... "Walker gets his undies all bunched up about those damn educated teachers making $35k and yet he gives this two time drunk dropout a job paying $81,500!?!? Walker is a criminal."
******** I am thinking I quite HEARTILY agree with those words...
For more on THAT story: CLICK HERE: or simply do your own search.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/04/04/963311/-Scott-Walkers-administration-gave-a-state-job-and-a-26-raise-to-the-son-of-a-major-supporter
From JS Online:
"Wisconsin Republicans claim that their state is broke, and have used that claim to justify stripping state workers of their collective bargaining rights. And yet, even though they claim to be broke, Scott Walker's administration just gave a state job, and a 26% raise, to the son of a major supporter who has no college degree, no relevant experience, and two drunk driving convictions."
http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/119159584.html
3. Wisconsin SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
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VOTE JOANNE KLOPPENBURG TODAY
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Dear Wisconsin MoveOn member,
Today is Election Day. We want to make sure you, and all your friends, are planning to get out and vote for JoAnne Kloppenburg for Wisconsin Supreme Court today.
In an off-year election like this one, turnout will make the difference, but many of your friends and family may not even realize there's an election.
Progressives in Wisconsin are incredibly energized. MoveOn members helped collect more than 22,000 signatures to force a recall vote of State Senator Dan Kapanke in record time, and recall petitions for seven other Republican senators are doing really well.
Much of the fight over Governor Walker's anti-worker laws will likely end up in court, and electing Kloppenburg would tip the balance of the Supreme Court toward progressives. So it's up to all of us to make sure that all our progressive friends, family, and co-workers in Wisconsin know they need to go and vote for JoAnne Kloppenburg TODAY.
Please forward this email far and wide.
Thanks for all you do.
–Daniel, Eli, Milan, Carrie, and the rest of the team
4. SOLIDARITY
Brothers and Sisters,
JoAnne Kloppenburg is the best candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Thankfully, today we have the opportunity to change the shape of Wisconsin’s future for the better. Vote and help rock the vote for working families by clicking here for a list of times, ways and location to spread the word. |
To find out more about the AFL-CIO, please visit our website at www.aflcio.org. |
5. Healthcare
Save for adding to it, to change any part of healthcare plan is a death knell for too many Americans; -
- including my daughter and myself.
This is exactly what most, if not ALL Republicans, GOP, and Tea Party people, wish to do...
6. This YouTube WILL make up your mind-
(As if there could be any questions remaining)?
This is one of the best ads I've seen.
Most people will not see it unless it's distributed person to person. So please send it to your contacts, post it on your Facebook page, do whatever you can to make it go viral.
I've been told more than $2 million has been spent this week alone attacking JoAnne, so we need everyone to help spread this.
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