From: mark maxwell (laughingpines@yahoo.co.uk)
Date: Wed Sep 07 2005 - 14:14:37 BST
Platt:
Obviously you can't refute my response. Like other
lefties, your only recourse is to resort to ridicule
and smear.
Mark:
Let's forgat that crap and do something.
Friends,
There is much to be said and done about the manmade
annihilation of New Orleans, caused NOT by a hurricane
but by the very specific decisions made by the Bush
administration in the past four and a half years. Do
not listen to anyone who says we can discuss all this
later. No, we can't. Our country is in an immediate
state of vulnerability. More hurricanes, wars, and
other disasters are on the way, and a lazy bunch of
self-satisfied lunatics are still running the show.
So, in the next few days, I will write to you about
what must be done about Bush and Co.
But today I want you to join with me in bypassing the
colossally inept and incompetent Bush administration
and get help DIRECTLY to the people of the New Orleans
area -- right now.
A lot of you have written me to ask what you can do.
Many don't know who to trust. Many want to do more
than write a check. You are right to think that
writing checks to relief agencies will not get water
and aid to people in the next 48 hours. Checks will be
needed later and can be written later.
I have a way, though, for each and every one of us to
do something today that can affect people's lives
TODAY.
For the past few days I've been working with a group
that, I guarantee you, will get direct aid to the
people who need it most.
Cindy Sheehan, the brave woman who dared to challenge
Mr. Bush at his summer home, has now sent her Camp
Casey from in front of Bush's ranch to the outskirts
of New Orleans. The Veterans for Peace have taken all
the equipment and staff of volunteers and set up camp
in Covington, Louisiana, on the shores of Lake
Pontchartrain. They are accepting materials and
personally distributing them to those in need.
This is where we come in. We need to ship supplies to
them immediately. Today they need the following:
Paper plates, paper towels, toilet paper, baby
diapers, baby wipes, baby formula, Pedialyte, baby
items in general, powder, lotion, handy wipes, sterile
gloves, electrolytes, LARGE cans of veggies, school
supplies, and anything else to lift people's spirits.
You can ship these items by following the instructions
on VFPRoadTrips.org. Or you can deliver them there in
person. The roads to Covington are open. Here's how to
get there. You can drop them off or you can stay and
participate (if you stay, you'll be camping so bring
your own tent and gear and mosquito spray).
If you can't ship these items or go there in person,
then go to VFPRoadTrips.org and make an immediate
donation through PayPal. Camp Casey-Covington will
have immediate access to this cash and can buy the
items themselves from stores that are open in
Louisiana (all donations to Veterans for Peace, are
tax deductible).
Each day I will post up-to-the minute information as
to what is needed and the progress Camp Casey is
making. Please visit MichaelMoore.com often and do
what you can to help.
Many other groups are also doing good work. MoveOn.org
has set up a system for people to offer rooms in their
homes to the survivors.
There is no time to waste. People are suffering and
dying. Each of us can do something. There is no other
alternative.
Thank you in advance for your help. Tomorrow, we will
take care of the other work we need to do about the
ideologically hamstrung incompetents in charge.
Yours,
Michael Moore
Mike@MichaelMoore.com
MichaelMoore.com
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