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Mike Gravel
12 January 2008 @ 01:15 am
 
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I'm Still In It!

Dear Friend,

At this point, I have become accustomed to many trying to silence my message to the American people -- the plain, simple, uncompromising truth. Nor does it come as any great surprise that the mainstream media is now putting words in my mouth. Not kind words, but bold-faced lies. Thursday evening at New Hampshire headquarters, on the most frigid night yet this winter, my campaign staff was dumbfounded to watch MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann announce I had dropped out of the race.

With only days left to go until the New Hampshire Primary, Olbermann's report was news to me!

Fortunately, there is nothing further from the truth. I have no intentions of leaving this race, and will continue to bring my message to the American people. I brought this to the attention of Mr. Olbermann, and you can see video of him retracting his statement posted on my site, gravel2008.us.

My schedule here in New Hampshire is full through primary day, and I will soon after be traveling to many other primary states. Nevada. Michigan. Florida. And beyond.

What message will I continue to share? It will include: Ending our corrupt, oppressive tax system. Making quality healthcare and education a basic, fundamental right for citizens. Ending our feverish addiction to oil and imperialist wars. Protecting our environment and precious ecosystems against short-sighted interests. Dismantling the military-industrial complex and our culture of fear. Not allowing those in power to exploit our fears and insecurities to their own gain, but building a society based on love and courage. Finally, I will continue to press for empowering the American people by enacting the National Initiative for Democracy.

I'm asking you today to help us turn the tables. New Hampshire is an opportunity for me to send a very pointed message to the media and those that might silence my message.

If you're in New Hampshire, please canvas for the day, hold signs at a busy traffic spot, or call up your friends and family who are still on the fence about who to support. If you're in New England, give our New Hampshire office a call, or join up with fellow supporters in the Granite State. The weather dipped to -15 degrees recently, but that has not chilled our spirit here.

Real change is not popular at first. It is not a soundbite you can digest in 30 seconds. It's gritty and raw and is going to upset some people. I have never shied away from a fight! Two decades ago Nixon wanted to throw me in jail for telling the American people the truth about Vietnam. Today I have been the first candidate to speak out against the dangers of war with Iran, and will continue to be the fiercest critic of our destructive foreign policy.

It doesn't matter whether the media deems my views as "unpopular" or "dangerous." It's time to tell the truth, and it's time for America to wake up.  Some might lament or opine that my candidacy won't be appreciated in its own time. I say, the year is now 2008, and this is the time to make it resonate.

I hope to see everyone in New Hampshire at the polls on Tuesday.

And for those of you who live in other parts of the country, please make your most generous donation today.

I know you believe in this fight. Please help today.

Gratefully,

Mike Gravel

Learn More    www.gravel2008.us

  
 
 
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Mike Gravel
13 December 2007 @ 08:13 pm
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Important Campaign Update from
New Hampshire State Director

A Personal Note from Elliott Jacobson,

We are now entering a crucial phase in our campaign. Some of the other candidates, the television networks and the Democratic Party have conspired to keep the Senator from frankly and plainly laying out the dangers we all face as a nation. Despite this, thousands of new supporters have still surfaced in response to Mike's challenge of truth to those who hold the levers of power as well as those who, in aspiring to wield it, will say or do anything to get to the White House.

Let me tell you what we are doing in New Hampshire:

* We are mobilizing all of the college campuses to come out and show their support for Mike during the primary.

* We have saturated the state with yard signs and other promotional materials. This is being done in conjunction with newspaper advertisements that are being placed in New Hampshire's leading newspapers and a direct mail campaign targeting voters.

* We are putting together a news program about Mike that will be webcast over Mike's New Hampshire web site. This will feature segments such as "Mike Gravel Uncensored," along with upcoming events and campaign commercials. This will first be made available to New Hampshire voters and then will be streamed nationally.

If you would like to lend a hand in this effort, please contact me directly. If you would like to come out and show your support for Mike, he will be visiting New Hampshire between Dec. 18 and Dec. 20 and again from Dec. 26 to Jan. 8, so keep watching the national web site for his schedule.

The campaign is increasingly reliant upon the generous donations of supporters like you. Corporations, lobbies, elites and special interests don't want you to be aware that your small contribution individually can become a mighty flow of cash collectively.

Join Mike Gravel's "Truth to Power" campaign and see how it alters the outcome of the 2008 political landscape and prevents those who believe they can outspend the truth and buy their way into power.

Donate and Show Your Support Today!

Send Mike a contribution anywhere from $25 to the maximum $2,300.

Your support and donations to Mike's campaign will allow his voice to be heard. It will ensure that before any votes are cast the American people will know the truth about all of the candidates' positions that lie deep behind the fog of TV ads, scripted remarks, focus groups and purchased polls.

Thanks for your support,
Elliott Jacobson

New Hampshire State Director
(603) 624 0052
elliott@gravel08.us


P.S. U.S. voters already know how Mike took a huge personal risk by exposing the Pentagon's secret war in Vietnam and forcing an end to the draft. But let's not forget that Mike also stopped nuclear testing off the coast of Alaska, preventing an environmental catastrophe that may very well have destroyed our food supply in the North Pacific. He was also responsible for the construction of the Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline, which provides us with 20% of our energy and has reduced our dependence on foreign oil.

This is what Mike stands for now:

* An immediate and orderly withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq;

* A universal healthcare plan that will provide every American citizen with quality healthcare coverage;

* An end to the war against vets by making sure that all of their needs (both physical and psychological) are fully funded; and

* Equal rights (including marriage) for all Americans regardless of race, sexual orientation or gender identification.

Spread the word by sending this out to 10 friends, family members, acquaintances or business associates - anyone who you think may be interested in Mike's message. Ask them to visit Mike's web site and sign up!

And, please, make your most generous donation today.

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Mike Gravel
06 November 2007 @ 11:20 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sen-mike-gravel/russerts-ufo-and-other-d_b_70662.html
Posted October 31, 2007 | 06:20 PM (EST)


A few thoughts on last night's debate:

* "Where's Mike?" Isn't it amazing that GE and NBC could suddenly drop me from the debates and none of my opponents would even comment on it? It's like Stalin's Russia when someone would just stop showing up for work but no one in the office dared to ask; "Hey, what ever happened to Ivan?" What does it say about the state of American politics and the Democratic Party when our presidential candidates don't have the guts to question a TV network?

* Sticks and Carrots? Great to see Edwards and Obama finally challenge Clinton for supporting the march toward war with Iran. For months I've been educating the public about this phony crisis. My many Huffington posts and my "I'm ashamed of you, Hillary" moment in the last debate got me in big trouble with the power elite. But last night's Hillary-bashing rang false. Was it based on genuine disagreement or just political calculation? Obama, after all, refused to vote on the Kyl-Lieberman amendment. And last night I still heard a lot of tough talk from almost all the candidates about never allowing Iran to go nuclear, keeping all options on the table and "sticks and carrots." Sticks and carrots? Maybe a good way to start diplomacy would be to show the Iranians some respect and stop referring to them as donkeys that must be bribed or beaten into compliance.

* Tim Russert's UFO. Once again Russert assumed his role as the establishment's Hatchetman. Last debate, he sandbagged me with the bankruptcy question. This time he clocked Dennis with the UFO. When is Russert going to ask Hillary about the billing records or the cattle futures during a debate? Russert is America's most overrated journalist (Wolf Blitzer's a close second). Russert failed to challenge administration flacks in the lead up to Iraq (remember, he was one of Scooter Libby's go-to journalists) and now he's joined the drum beat for war with Iran. Last night he repeatedly pestered the candidates: "Will you pledge that when you're president, Iran will not develop nukes?" Was that a question? A twisted mantra? Or was it a demand for a profession of faith that we need to bomb Iran? Talk about trying to undermine diplomacy. Enough of Tim Russert!

Last night's debate showed that my campaign has reshaped the national debate about Iran. This is exactly what the warmongers and profiteers feared -- an aggressive opposition with a national platform. And this is why I wasn't invited last night.

But I'm still the race and I've been invited to other debates. I hope that if another network suddenly decides to exclude me, maybe I'll get some support from the candidates who are now following my lead. 

 
 
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