Fw: Zogby Impeachment Fund

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Donna.NeverSurrender

To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;

Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 9:17 PM

Subject: Zogby Impeachment Fund

PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE THAT YOU FORWARDED MY ORIGINAL EMAIL TO

 

A few days ago I sent you an email announcing a campaing to raise enough money to hire Zogby International to poll Americans on the possible impeachment of GWB.

 

I had been waiting for some developments to occur before I contacted you again and now, I have an announcement.

Shortly after I sent out my request for donations to create the fund to hire Zogby International to poll the public on the Impeachment of George W Bush, I was contacted by AfterDowningStreet.org. They had seen my request and were offering to add their support to the effort.

In the meanwhile, several people had contacted me, both personally and as representatives of larger groups.  They indicated their support for the idea of my campaign, but said they were reluctant to donate money to an unknown entity or individual.

After discussing the campaign with AfterDowningStreet's David Swanson and carefully considering the pros and cons of my options, I have concluded that the campaign has the best chance of success if it is run and organized by an established organization like ADS rather than by a private individual.

ADS has set up a page at their website, Polling on Impeachment, http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/polling, and a separate PayPal account, Marginalized Majority Polling, for all donations to the Polling on Impeachment campaign. They will be sending out requests for donations to the mailing lists of both AfterDowningStreet.org and Democrats.com. I am transfering all the funds I have collected so far to the ADS account and will provide them with the activity logs from the original account.

Below is a copy of the email that ADS sent out today. Please visit the site and if you agree with what I said and what ADS and Democrats.com are saying, then please donate whatever you can afford.

The purpose is the same, nothing is different, the only change is that now AfterDowningStreet.org will be running the campaign.

Thank you for your support and for your continuing committment to saving our democracy.

Sincerely,

Donna Cinelli

----- Original Message -----

From: David Swanson

To: david@davidswanson.org

Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 4:17 PM

Subject: After Downing Street Update

 

  

 

Polling on Impeachment
Does the public favor an investigation into grounds for impeachment of President Bush? We have no way of knowing, because the pollsters aren't asking. The After Downing Street coalition has begun collecting donations to hire mainstream professional pollsters to ask the questions that need to be asked.  It doesn't take much money, but can have a tremendous impact.  Learn more and contribute here:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/polling

 

Please help spread the word by linking to the page with this image:You can do so with this code:
<a href="http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/polling"><img src="http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/images/pollinglink.gif"></a>

 

 

Please include the following announcement or something like it in an Email to your members:

POLLING ON IMPEACHMENT

Does the public favor an investigation into grounds for impeachment of President Bush? Does a majority of the public want impeachment right away? What are the most popular reasons for wanting Bush impeached? What does the public think about various other proposals to hold accountable the architects of this war?

We have no way of knowing, because the pollsters aren't asking. One pollster did ask about impeachment in June. A Zogby poll from June 30, 2005, found that a remarkable 42 percent of Americans favored impeachment if Bush lied about the reasons for the war. Various polls have found that a majority of Americans believe that Bush did so lie. That 42 percent is significantly higher than the percentage of the public that wanted Clinton impeached. But Zogby has not asked the question again, and no other pollster has asked it at all. 

The After Downing Street coalition has begun collecting donations to hire mainstream professional pollsters to ask the questions that need to be asked.

Keeping Pressure on Congress We need to build on the momentum of the the recent demonstrations by having each member of Congress hear personally from you, their direct constituents, to demand that Congress pass legislation to end the war now, refuse any additional funding for the war, prohibit the establishment of permanent military bases in Iraq, and investigate the claims of the Bush administration that were used to justify the war.  Go to: http://www.millionphonemarch.com

 

 

Tomdispatch Interview with Cindy Sheehan
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/3204

 

The Relevance of Marching: A Reply to David Corn
By David Swanson

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/3203

 

Permanent Occupation

By Rep. Barbara Lee, In These Times

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/3207

 

George Bush in Hell
by David Michael Green
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/3167

 

A Grassroots Organizer’s Perspective: PDA Strategy Day

By Mike Hersh, PDA

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/3180

 

Grassroots Lobby Day

By Mike Hersh, PDA

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/3181

 

What Noble Cause? Vietnam Combat Veteran Not Welcome at Vietnam War Memorial

By Jozef Hand-Boniakowski

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/3197

 

Notes on London Interviews With Iraqis Re Peace Process

By Tom Hayden

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/3219

 

Group Announces Whistleblower Award Fund
RAW STORY

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/3228

 

 

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