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Dec 14, 2004 17:31

>  >>Since our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in
>  >>Iraq, since our political leaders don't have the moral courage to
>  >>oppose it, Inauguration Day,  Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is "Not
>  >>One Damn Dime Day" in America.
>  >>On "Not One Damn Dime Day" those who oppose what is happening in
>  >>our name in Iraq can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of
>  >>all forms of consumer spending.
>  >>
>  >>During "Not One Damn Dime Day" please don't spend money. Not one
>  >>damn dime for gasoline. Not one damn dime for necessities or for
>  >>impulse purchases. Nor toll/cab/bus or train ride money exchanges.
>  >>Not one damn dime for anything for 24 hours.
>  >>
>  >>On "Not One Damn Dime Day," please boycott Walmart, KMart and Target.
>  >>Please don't go to the mall or the local convenience store. Please
>  >>don't buy any fast food (or any groceries at all for that matter).
>  >>
>  >>For 24 hours, please do what you can to shut the retail economy down.
>  >>The object is simple. Remind the people in power that the war in
> >>Iraq is immoral and illegal; that they are responsible for starting
>  >>it and that it is their responsibility to stop it.
>  >>
>  >>"Not One Damn Dime Day" is to remind them, too, that they work for
>  >>the people of the United States of America, not for the
>  >>international corporations and K Street lobbyists who represent the
>  >>corporations and funnel cash into American politics.
>  >>Not One Damn Dime Day" is about supporting the troops. The
>  >>politicians put the troops in harm's way. Now 1,200 brave young
>  >>Americans and (some estimate) 100,000 Iraqis have died. The
>  >>politicians owe our troops a plan -- a way to come home.
>  >>
>  >>There's no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right
>  >>wing agenda to rant about. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" you take
>  >>action by doing nothing. You open your mouth by keeping your wallet
>  >>closed.
>  >>For 24 hours, nothing gets spent, not one damn dime, to remind our
>  >>religious leaders and our politicians of their moral responsibility
>  >>to end the war in Iraq and give America back to the people.
>  >>
>  >>Please share this with as many people as possible.
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