Americans today are faced with the task of helping fellow Americans heal and rebuild from the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina. People are looking to the Federal Government as well as state and local governments for guidance, assistance and the provision of public safety. The President has called upon two of his predecessors, President George HW Bush and President Bill Clinton, enlisting their assistance as it was last year in the tsunami disasters. The President made an excellent choice but we Americans must realize that government cannot meet all of the requirements of the people affected.
We are faced with gasoline shortages and increased gas prices to a level that modern America has never experienced. We’re coming up against what some are predicting will be a harsh winter in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest. People will be faced with the challenge of choosing between a gallon of heating oil and a dozen eggs. The Federal Government, in trying to meet the demands of the American consumer, must be prudent in insuring national security. The President is looking toward the private sector to do its part to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. He, and the former Presidents, will be asking large corporations, small businesses and individual citizens for their financial assistance. Well, my fellow Americans, it’s time our elected officials put their money where their mouths are.
Today I am asking you to join me and hundreds of other bloggers and concerned citizens who are asking our representatives in the United States Congress to go an extra step for the victims of Katrina. There are 435 House Representative Districts and 100 Senators. That’s a total of 535 legislators who have campaign committees. We all know that Political Action Committees donate millions of American Dollars to candidate campaigns. We are asking these Representatives and Senators to contact their Political Action Committee supporters to donate the money that would have gone to their campaigns directly to the relief effort. My fellow Americans, if these 535 campaigns each raised $500,000 from these PACs, there would be another $262.5 million donated to the relief effort. Now, I ask you, where would this money be better spent? Do political candidates really need a quarter of a billion dollars for advertising? Let’s get this right. This is our kind of campaign finance reform that will be hard for our politicians to refuse. Personally, I believe that these campaigns could easily raise $1 million each for this effort but I am cutting them some slack by only asking for half.
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1 - Renda Crabtree
As you know our fellow Americans in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are facing a gargantuan task in rebuilding their communities in the wake of hurricane Katrina. I am working with thousands of other Americans to raise $262.5 million for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Since this is an off election year, I am asking you to support us in asking the political action committees who have financially supported you in the past to donate to hurricane victim relief in the name of your campaign rather than send the money directly to your organization. I believe that our best interests are served by your support. If every member of Congress directed his/her campaign committee to ask PACs and individual contributors to join this effort we could save the taxpayers a quarter to a half billion dollars in the next year. Our goal is to see every Congressional Campaign raise $500,000 in PAC money to go to the relief effort. It’s time for the Special Interests to send their money where it’s needed most in the special interest of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Thank you for your support and cooperation. I look forward to your expedient reply.
Sincerely,
2 - Silas Kain
So much for trying to make a difference. I won't give up, folks. There's more than one way to skim off a politician's books.
3 - bashrkhan
hi
my name as i write up bashir i am an afghan refugee in pakistan and i am regestered to the unhcr as an asylum seekers .
when i listen about the hurican katrina i was shocked i am really ,matelly and heartly with the american people may god bless them and give them sprite to rebuilt their cities again beter then before and a lot of blessings for those who are misplace and also for thoes who loss their homes but the best thing is that they wn their lives
4 - conical
die fucking americans DIE DIE DIE hahahahahahaha katrina rulezzzzzzz biatch oh yeah babe!!! good job hurican! ;)
5 - joe mama
i feel bad for the people. and i think that the dude who wrote crap about the victom is [Deleted in line with BlogCritics Comments Policy. Comments Editor]
6 - TobiaS sPENCER
does any body know of howard ross earl alex sheryl and laura craft??? from mississippi i hope yall are ok peace luv tobias
7 - tobias
by the way ps3 all the way