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Joe
This week, while campaigning in New Hampshire, I wrote a column for the Huffington Post "blog," which is read by millions of people on the Internet, expressing my thanks to some of my fellow Democratic presidential contenders for helping me keep the focus on the neocons' dream of a war with Iran.
You can read it here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sen-mike-gravel/note-to-obama-and-edw
ards_b_68621.html
(Please comment on the article so it gets more attention and
traffic)
Last month, during the debate in New Hampshire, I raised this issue by speaking out about Senate Amendment 3017 which recently passed, giving President Bush justification to go to war with Iran. Senator Hillary Clinton had voted for it. Senators Joe Biden and Chris Dodd had voted against it. And Senator Barack Obama was not even present that day to cast his vote!
Since that time, Senator John Edwards and Obama have joined me in assailing Hillary for handing Bush another excuse for waging war--this time on Iran.
I also spoke about this when I met with executives at Google.com's headquarters in Mountian View, California, on Oct. 10. You can watch a portion of my meeting here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_OBslG2Arc
Bringing peace to the Middle East is one of the main reasons why I'm running for president. Until I raised this critical matter, no other candidate had even breathed a word of this dangerous measure passed by the Senate. That is exactly why it's critical I stay in this race! The primaries are only 90 days away, and I need your support now more than ever to continue making ripples throughout the establishment in Washington.
MORE GOOD NEWS
Thanks to generous donations from good folks like you, we met our goal for federal matching funds last week. From now on, all donations will be matched by the federal government. This is important for a campaign like mine because I have zero dollars from special groups, lobbyists or PACS. None. I rely on each of you who feel my message should be heard and what I stand for should be a part of the American leadership to take action and contribute to my campaign.
So if you have not donated, please do! Every dollar = $2 now.
It's matched by the Federal Government now. Time to double your bet Joe !
You can Donate online, by mail or Paypal here: https://gravel2008.us/donate.php
You can also buy tshirts, bumper stickers etc here (these funds are not matched) http://www.gear.gravel2008.us
This is going to help me continue to travel around the country, campaigning for you. Keep in mind that the federal government only matches the donations that are sent to me, so I need your support.
Despite not having the support of the mainstream media or corporate interests, I still believe I can win with strong grassroots support from people like you! For example, my YouTube page, where I regularly respond in video posts to questions submitted by supporters, is just behind Hillary's and Obama's in terms of views.
To watch some of these videos, go to youtube.com/gravel2008.us.
Finally, don't forget to vote in Democracy for America's online poll. Go to http://democracyforamerica.com/pulsepoll?c=5 and place your vote today!
Best,
Mike Gravel
PS. New pictures posted to my blog! http://www.gravel2008.us/blog
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