One Day Left by Michael Moore

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Mon, 1 Nov 2004 13:57:26 -0500

" One Day Left " by Michael Moore

 

" One Day Left " by Michael Moore

 

11/1/04

 

Friends,

 

This is it. ONE DAY LEFT. There are many things I'd like to say. I've

been on the road getting out the vote for 51 straight days so I haven't

had much time to write.

 

So I've put together a bunch of notes to various groups all in this

one letter. Please feel free to copy and send whatever portions are

appropriate to your friends and family as you spend these last 24 hours

trying to convince whomever you can to show up and vote for John Kerry.

 

Here are my final words…

 

To Decent Conservatives and Recovering Republicans:

 

In your heart of hearts you know Bush is a

miserable failure. From having no plan on what to do in Iraq once he

conquered Baghdad to the 380 missing tons of explosives that could be

used to kill our brave young men and women, this guy doesn't have a clue

how to fight and win a war. You should see the mail I've been getting

lately from our troops over there. They know how much the Iraqi people

hate them. They are sitting ducks anytime they go out on the road. Many

believe we are not that far away from a Tet-style offensive inside the

Green Zone with hundreds of Americans and Brits killed.

 

Bush refused to go after and capture Osama bin

Laden. He fought, every step of the way, the investigation into the 9/11

attacks. Who on earth would oppose such a thing? If 3,000 people died at

your place of work and your boss said we don't need to find out why or

how it happened, he'd be thrown out on his ear. Bush's behavior after

this great tragedy alone is reason enough for his removal.

 

You already know that George W. Bush is the

farthest thing from a conservative. He's a reckless spender who has run

up record-breaking deficits and the biggest debt in our history. He

believes in having the government pry into everything from your library

records to your bedroom. He has hit you with hidden taxes with his tax

cuts for the rich.

 

I know many of you don't like Bush, but are

unsure of Kerry. Give the new guy a chance. He won't raise your taxes

(unless you are super-rich), he won't take your hunting gun away, and he

won't make you visit France. He risked his life for you many years ago.

He's asking for the chance to do it again. Scott McConnell at The

American Conservative magazine has endorsed him. What more do you need?

 

To My Friends on the Left:

 

Okay, Kerry isn't everything you wished he

would be. You're right. He's not you! Or me. But we're not on the ballot

– Kerry is. Yes, Kerry was wrong to vote for authorization for war in

Iraq but he was in step with 70% of the American public who was being

lied to by Bush & Co. And once everyone learned the truth, the majority

turned against the war. Kerry has had only one position on the war –

he believed his president.

 

President Kerry had better bring the troops

home right away. My prediction: Kerry's roots are anti-war. He has seen

the horrors of war and because of that he will avoid war unless it is

absolutely necessary. Ask most vets. But don't ask someone whose only

horror was when he arrived too late for a kegger in Alabama.

 

There's a reason Bush calls Kerry the Number

One Liberal in the Senate – THAT'S BECAUSE HE IS THE NUMBER ONE

LIBERAL IN THE SENATE! What more do you want? My friends, this is about

as good as it gets when voting for the Democrat. We don't have the #29

Liberal running or the #14 Liberal or even the #2 Liberal – we got #1!

When has that ever happened?

 

Those of us who may be to the left of the #1

liberal Democrat should remember that this year conservative Democrats

have had to make a far greater shift in their position to back Kerry

than we have. We're the ones always being asked to make the huge

compromises and to always vote holding our noses. No nose holding this

time. This #1 liberal is not the tweedledee to Bush's tweedledum.

 

To Nader Voters:

See the above note.

Ralph's own party, the Green Party, would not

endorse his run this year. That's because those of us who want to build

a third party in this country know that the only way to do this is to

build bridges with those who believe in the issues Nader believes in.

But not one of those people will sacrifice the chance to remove George

W. Bush from the White House on Tuesday. The choice here is clear: do we

join with our friends, or do we piss on them?

 

After the debacle of 2000, the Democrats got

smart and abandoned the conservative wing of their party. That's why 8

of the 9 Democrats in the primaries this year were from the liberal

wing. Ralph should take credit for that and declare victory. It's so sad

that he doesn't realize the good he's accomplished. But for reasons only

known to him, he's more angry at the Democrats than he is at Bush. He

has lost his compass. I worry he has lost his mind. But he still gives a

great speech!

 

And Lila Lipscomb, the mother from Flint who

lost her son in Iraq, she still grieves -- as do the mothers of 1,120

others (not to mention the mothers of the 100,000 Iraqis who have died

because of Bush's war). That's what this election is about. Not Ralph

proving some point. Almost none of us on his 2000 advisory group are

supporting him this year. His total lack of respect for his best friends

should tell all of you something about what he really thinks of you,

too.

 

To the Non-Swing States:

Stop listening to how your vote doesn't count

in this election and that your state is already decided for Kerry or

Bush. It is critical that you vote because we not only need to give

Kerry the electoral win, but he needs to have a HUGE mandate with an

ENORMOUS popular vote victory as well. It will be impossible for him to

get anything done for four years if there is no clear mandate. We must

not only defeat Bush, we must put a stake in the heart of the

right-wing, neo-con movement. If you live in New York, California,

Illinois, Texas, the Northeast or the Deep South, you need to vote and

you need to bring ten people with you to the polls. If you live in a

state where we have the chance to elect the Democrat to the Senate or

the House, you need to vote. Turn off the TV. Quit listening to news

media that has a vested interest in repeating to you over and over that

your vote does not count. It does.

 

If you have friends or relatives who live in

the 30-plus non-swing states, call them and remind them how important it

is that Kerry gets a massive popular vote victory.

 

To Non-Voters:

I understand why you stopped voting.

Politicians suck. Nothing ever seems to change. You're only one vote.

 

Yes, politicians suck. But so do car salesmen

– and that hasn't stopped you from buying a car. Politicians only

respond to the threat of the angry mob also known as the voting public.

If most people don't vote, that's good news for them 'cause then they

don't have to answer to the majority.

 

Almost fifty percent of Americans don't vote.

That means you belong to the largest political party in America – the

Non-Voting Party. That means you hold all the power to toss George W.

Bush out of the Oval Office. How cool is that?

 

I believe that we are going to have the

largest election turnout in our lifetime tomorrow. You don't want to

miss out on that. The lines at the polls are going to be long and

raucous and fun. It is an historic election. You won't want to say that

you were the only one who wasn't there. Promise me you'll vote, just

this one time.

 

To All First-Time Voters:

 

Welcome to the longest running, uninterrupted

democracy on earth! You own it. It's yours.

A few words about how messy it's going to be

tomorrow. The lines are going to be long. Bring your iPods. Better yet,

bring a friend or two. The election officials have no clue just how many

millions are going to show up at the polls. This will be the largest

turnout in our lifetime. They don't have enough machines. They are going

to have to send for more ballots.

 

And they are going to make it difficult for

you to vote. The new law says if this is your first time voting you must

bring ID with you that matches the address you are registered at.

 

If for some reason they can't find your name

on the voting rolls, you have the right to ask for a provisional ballot,

which you can fill out and then sort things out later.

 

If you have any problems at the polling

place, please call 1-866-OUR-VOTE. The people there can tell you how to

find the precinct where you should be voting, get you legal help if you

are denied the right to vote, or answer any other questions you may

have.

 

If you need any help figuring out the ballot,

don't be afraid to ask. If you screw up your ballot, you can ask for

another one. In fact, the law allows you to screw up your ballot two

times before you finally have to submit your final ballot! Be careful to

vote on the line that says John F. Kerry/John Edwards. Don't vote for

more than one Presidential, Senate or House candidate or you ballot

won't be counted. If your polling place has a stub or a receipt from

your ballot, make sure they give you one.

 

Thanks for joining us. Democracy is not a

spectator sport. It only works when we all come off the bench and

participate.

 

To African Americans:

 

First of all, let's just acknowledge what you

already know: America is a country which still has a race problem, to

put it nicely. Al Gore would be president today had thousands of African

Americans not had their right to vote stolen from them in Florida in

2000.

 

Here is my commitment: I will do everything I

can to make sure that this will not happen again. And I'm not the only

one making this pledge. Thousands of volunteer lawyers are flying to

Florida to act as poll watchers and intervene should there be any

attempts to deny anyone their right to vote. They will NOT be messing

around.

 

For my part, I have organized an army of

1,200 professional and amateur filmmakers who will be armed with video

cameras throughout the states of Florida and Ohio. At the first sign of

criminality, we will dispatch a camera crew to where the vote fraud is

taking place and record what is going on. We will put a big public

spotlight on any wrongdoing by Republican officials in those two states.

They will not get away with this as they did in 2000.

 

In Ohio, the Republicans are sending almost

2,000 paid " poll challengers " into the black precincts of Cleveland in

an attempt to stop African Americans from voting. This action is beyond

despicable. Do not let this stop you from voting. I, and thousand of

others, will be there to fight for you and protect you.

 

To George W.:

I know it's gotta be rough for you right now.

Hey, we've all been there. " You're fired " are two horrible words when

put together in that order. Bin Laden surfacing this weekend to remind

the American people of your total and complete failure to capture him

was a cruel trick or treat. But there he was. 3,000 people were killed

and he's laughing in your face. Why did you stop our Special Forces from

going after him? Why did you forget about bin Laden on the DAY AFTER

9/11 and tell your terrorism czar to concentrate on Iraq instead?

 

There he was, OBL, all tan and rested and on

videotape (hey, did you get the feeling that he had a bootleg of my

movie? Are there DVD players in those caves in Afghanistan?)

 

Speaking of my movie – can I ask you a

personal question before we part ways for good on Tuesday? Why did you

and your friends fund SIX " documentaries " trashing me -- but only ONE

film against Kerry? C'mon, he was the candidate, not me. What a waste of

your time and resources! Sure, I know what your pollsters told you, that

the film had convinced some people to vote you out. I just want you to

know that that was not my original intent. Funny things happen at the

movies. Hope you get to see a few at the multiplex in Waco. It's a great

way to relax.

 

To John Kerry:

Thank you.

And don't worry – none of us are going away

after you are inaugurated. We'll be there to hold your hand and keep you

honest. Don't let us down. We're betting you won't. So is the rest of

the world.

 

That's it. See you at the polls – and at the

victory party tomorrow night.

Yours,

Michael Moore

www.michaelmoore.com

MMFlint

[Guest guest]

My god, you people!!! What is all this pointless talk? The fraud going on

in the battleground States, especially Florida, is stunning; and we're still

talking about comparisons between Bush and Kerry.

JP

 

 

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Monday, November 01, 2004 1:38 PM

" One Day Left " by Michael Moore

 

 

 

(Moderator: Well, you could have posted something about that instead of

complaining that no one else is posting the right thing.)