Progressives in Congress deliver 35,000 signatures to Boehner. Clash!

[Scuba]

http://act.boldprogressives.org/sign/sign_ows_99_boehner/?akid=5615.623692.bV3Tb3&rd=1&source=e2-boehnervid-wallwarr-nondon-FIN&t=1


from my email...



Scuba,

Yesterday, seven congressional candidates brought the energy of the Occupy movement straight to Capitol Hill.

They marched on Speaker John Boehner's office with 35,000 petitions saying "We stand with the 99%" -- and demanded that Congress pass jobs legislation now.

With news cameras from CNN, NBC, and CBS in tow, a fascinating clash with Boehner's staff occurred.

As you can see from the video, one of Speaker Boehner's top staffers blocked them from entering his office.

But the progressive candidates did us proud. California congressional candidate Lori Saldana asked a series of tough questions that made clear who stands with the 99%.

Washington's Marko Liias joked that Boehner's "Welcome, please come in" sign should actually read, "Welcome 1%, please come in."

The other bold candidates were Eric Griego (NM-1), Ilya Sheyman (IL-10), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Franke Wilmer (MT-AL), and Wenona Benally Baldenegro (AZ-1).

Click here to see video of their bold action -- and help their "We stand with the 99%" petition continue to grow.

Some Democrats talk about "fighting" for progressive values. These progressive candidates literally walked the walk. We'll keep you informed about the progress of their campaigns.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- Stephanie Taylor, Adam Green, Jason Rosenbaum, Kristiane Skolmen, Neil Sroka, and the PCCC team


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[Peregrine]

1. Boner doesn't care

If the 35,000 isn't from his district, then he doesn't care. If the candidates aren't the ones running against him, then he doesn't care. He cares only for re-election, so he cares about his donors. If the progressives want to make Boner care, take it to his district.

[KansDem]

2. Speaker Boehner won't care about 35,000 signatures...

...unless each one was written on one of these:



And is that a bronze plaque on the Speaker's door? :wow:

These folks are heroes! :patriot:

[Trillo]

3. Saldana's getting some press lately!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

4. no offense...

but web-based petitions mean absolutely bupkiss. even if EVERY SINGLE ONE of the sigs were from US citizens with ZERO duplicates it wouldn't amount to a hill of beans. If we assume there are 35,000,000 people un/under-employed in this country, 35,000 is one tenth of one percent...

sP

[RC]

5. So, we should do nothing then?

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. yes, that is exactly what I said...

:sarcasm:

sP

[BrendaBrick]

8. Please try not to be so quick to write this off...

Signing petitions do in fact contribute to change. It was the change.org petition signed by over 131,000 plus by Molly Katchpole which helped to bring national attention to the dissatisfaction of BofA's proposed $5.00 fee and also works in sync with the moveyourmoney.info movement currently taking place.

If you like, you can take a look at the "Victories" from the change.org website:

http://www.change.org/victories#featured

Sure, sometimes signing petitions mean absolutely bupkiss and sometimes...they don't. What I like is that some of these petitions are gaining national attention (as in this thread's video) and I think that's a good thing and can only spread momentum!

[gratuitous]

7. Oftentimes when you do the right thing, nothing changes

Do the right thing anyway.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

9. Boner, aka Mr. 9% approval rating, cracked open another bottle of tanning cream

in celebration.