Please announce and forward!

Sat Feb 2 16:07:41 PST 2008

We said we'd announcement campaign kickoffs and major events.   But we
can't use general_announce for every news release.

On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:58:24 -0800
Rebecca Wolfe <rr.wolfe at comcast.net> wrote:

> Subject: MAPA Endorses Congressman Dennis Kucinich and you can still
> caucus for him in the Feb. 9 Caucuses!
> 
> Sharon Tipton <sharonktipton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dennis Kucinich has won the endorsement of the strongest
> > Mexican-American political association in the U.S.! .... Which isn't
> > surprising given Dennis' humane and practical policies regarding
> > immigration, and discrimination in general. Of course, his policies
> > for working people far outrank all the other major party candidates
> > for scope, vision, understanding, and practical steps for correcting
> > the imbalance between corporation and workers' rights. In
> > solidarity, Sharon Tipton, DK Team (CD 46-47-48)
> > 
> > P.S. We have more bi-lingual flyers, which I'll send out to you.
> >   
> > PLEASE CIRCULATE IMMEDIATELY
> >>   
> >> Mexican American Political Association
> >>  
> >> IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> >>  
> >> Friday, January 18, 2008
> >> For Immediate Release
> >> Contact: Nativo V. Lopez
> >> NativoLopez at mapa-ca.org or 323.236.7990
> >>  
> >> Mexican American Political Association Announces Primary Election
> >Endorsement > Results
> >>  
> >> Los Angeles, CA.  The Mexican American Political Association (MAPA)
> >has just > finished tabulating the voting results for its primary
> >election endorsements. > A similar process will take place later this
> >year for the general election. > It might be noted that MAPA, unlike
> >other organizations, can, according to > its bylaws, endorse multiple
> >candidates of the various political parties in > both the primary and
> >general elections.  It also reserves the right to not > endorse, as
> >is seen for the Republican Party candidate(s) during the current >
> >primary contest. >  
> >> California Ballot Propositions:
> >>   
> >>  91 – Transportation funds (YES)
> >>  92 – Community College Funding (YES)
> >>  93 – Limits on Legislators (NO)
> >>  94-97 – Gaming Compacts (YES)
> >>   
> >>  Candidates:
> >> 
> >>  Democratic Party endorsement for primary presidential candidate:
> >Dennis > Kucinich
> >>   
> >>  "We concurred that Dennis Kucinich is the most consistent
> >candidate with the > principles of MAPA and the interests of the
> >Latino voters, workers, families, > and youth, and of all American
> >voters. >   
> >>  "He has consistently called for and demanded an end to the war
> >against the > sovereign people of Iraq and an immediate return of
> >U.S. troops to their > families;
> >>   
> >>  "He has consistently fought for and advocated in favor of a
> >single-payer > not-for-profit healthcare system, which accords with
> >the material and > spiritual interests of all Americans, irrespective
> >of any medical > pre-conditions, age, immigration status, or income. 
> >He has clearly > articulated that the U.S. healthcare system does not
> >need the insurance > companies as middlemen or moneymen as go between
> >the medical professionals > and the patients.
> >>   
> >>  "This is the candidate who does not accept corporate contributions
> >and > steadfastly support public financing of elections as a way to
> >rid the system > of special money interests who buy and sell our
> >politicians. >   
> >>  "Kucinich, the son of immigrants, has most consistently
> >articulated a fair > and humane option for immigration reform that
> >accords with the interests of > all American workers who have the
> >right to protect their jobs, and also > immigrants who are
> >contributing to the wealth of America and therefore > deserve to
> >obtain legal status in a fair and judicious way.  He has opposed >
> >the construction of border walls, unlike the other top tier
> >candidates who > voted in favor of constructing the wall along the
> >Mexico and U.S. border. >   
> >>  "He has most astutely opposed the type of 'free trade' policies
> >pursued by > this and former administrations as detrimental to the
> >U.S. economy and > workers, and which result in the export of
> >millions of jobs, and also result > in undermining the economies of
> >our neighbors, which in turn are forced to > expel their workers as
> >new migrants to the U.S.  He has called for the repeal > of NAFTA and
> >has advocated for the prospect of fair trade. >   
> >>  "It is for these reasons that MAPA formally endorses citizen
> >Congressman > Dennis Kucinich for the Democratic Party presidential
> >candidate." >   
> >>  GREEN PARTY endorsement for primary presidential candidate:
> >Cynthia McKinney >   
> >>  "MAPA endorses Cynthia McKinney for the Green Party presidential
> >candidate. >   
> >>  "MAPA reviewed the voting and political record of Cynthia McKinney
> >and found > her to be most consistent with the principles of MAPA,
> >particularly as that > relates to the urgent need for favorable and
> >progressive immigration reform, > and for the need to unite Latino
> >and African American workers and > communities." 
> >>   
> >>  REPUBLICAN PARTY endorsement for primary presidential candidate:
> >None >   
> >>  "MAPA decided to NOT endorse any of the primary party Republican
> >candidates > due to their anti-immigrant assaults and slants in
> >platform and posture, > which will only continue to paint the
> >immigrant as the Willie Horton of the > 2008 elections."
> >>   
> >>  PEACE AND FREEDOM endorsement for primary presidential candidate"
> >Cynthia > McKinney
> >>   
> >>  "MAPA endorses Cynthia McKinney for the Peace and Freedom
> >presidential > candidate."
> >>    
> >>  No other endorsements were extended to the Libertarian or American
> >> Independent candidates.
> >> 
> >>   
> >>  
> >>   
> >> The Mexican American Political Association, an advocacy
> >organization, was > founded in Fresno, California in 1963 and has
> >chapters throughout California. > It is dedicated to the
> >constitutional and democratic principles of political > freedom and
> >representation for the Mexican, Mexican-American and Latino > people
> >in the United States.  For more information, visit the MAPA website
> >at > www.MAPA.org <http://www.mapa.org/>  < http://www.mapa.org/
> >>
> ><https://mail.hermandadmexicana.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=">">ht
> >tp://www. > mapa.org/> <http://www.mapa.org/>  <http://www.mapa.org/>
> > > .
> >>  
> 
> 
> Time to Remember What it Means to Be REAL
> <http://www.realamerican.us/> American - 
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