1. Watch Tony's May 1st Kick-Off Speech!
2. Northwestern, Advance-Titan cover 54th Forum
3. Assembly District 54 Map
4. Some New Photos
5. Genisio Drops Out; Supports "D"em over "d"em
6. Palmeri shifts opinions at Vietnam debate
7. Palmeri, Russ Darrow debate Patriot Act
8. May 10-14 is "Cover the Uninsured Week"
9. Great New Kurt Vonnegut Essay
10. Save the Date! Thursday, June 3rd@4 p.m.
1. Watch Tony's May 1st Kick-Off Speech!: The Time For Tony campaign
videographer, Paul Schmidt, managed to capture all but about the first 3 minutes
of the May 1st kickoff speech. You can see it here (it will take a few minutes
to load):
http://www.tonypalmeri.com/examples/video/tonytime56k.mov
You must have Apple Quick-Time to watch the speech. You can get a free download
here:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
2. Northwestern, Advance-Titan Cover 54th Forum: The Advance-Titan story
has a picture
http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/local/stories/local_16003244.shtml
http://www.advancetitan.com/story.asp?issue=11027&story=3034
3. Assembly District 54 Map: Here's the territory the Green Army will
be canvassing until Nov. 2!:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/ltsb/redistricting/Allnewfiles/AssemblyPDFs/54.pdf
4. Some New Photos:
*Palmeri and National Green Party co-chair Ben Manski:
http://www.tonypalmeri.com/bentony.htm
*Two Student Greens:
http://www.tonypalmeri.com/angielinds.htm
*Palmeri and former EPA ombudsman Robert Martin
http://www.tonypalmeri.com/roberttony.htm
*Tony helps plant a tree on Earth Day:
http://www.tonypalmeri.com/tonytree.htm
*Palmeri and peace activist Marion Stuenkel:
http://www.tonypalmeri.com/mariontony.htm
5. Genisio Drops Out; Supports "D"em over "d"em: Jim
Geniso, a real social justice fighter for whom I have a great deal of respect,
announced that he was dropping out of the 54th District race because another
Democrat decided to run. He claims he would have supported me had I run as a
Democrat:
http://www.tonypalmeri.com/genisio.htm
As wise a man as Mr. Genisio is, apparently he's never learned the difference between a "Democrat" and a "democrat." I am the latter, which is clear to everyone following this race. Many Democrats, Republicans, and Independents actually consider themselves to be democrats (that is, "small d" democrats). I urge all of them to learn more about the Greens--we ARE the small d democrats today.
If you think Greens can't win, check out this piece by Amy Heart:
http://www.fightingbob.com/article.cfm?articleID=211
And note that so far there are 264 Green candidates running for office throughout
the USA in 2004:
http://www.greens.org/elections/
WE'RE GREEN, WE'RE GROWING, AND WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY. Long after the establishment parties have gone the way of the Whigs, we'll still be plugging away for social and economic justice, environmentalism, peace and nonviolence, and grassroots democracy.
6. Palmeri Shifts Opinions At Vietnam Debate:
http://www.tonypalmeri.com/vietnamdebate.htm
7. Palmeri, Russ Darrow Debate Patriot Act: Well, not exactly. The Advance-Titan
asked me to write a 250 word piece in opposition to the Patriot Act. Turns out
they asked Russ Darrow, auto sales magnate turned Republican candidate for US
Senate, to write in support of it. Here are the pieces:
http://www.advancetitan.com/story.asp?issue=11027&story=3041
8. May 10-14 is "Cover the Uninsured Week": Well, we have
43 million people without health insurance, but where else in the world could
you get a "Cover the Uninsured Week?" Wisconsin Representative Tammy
Baldwin is using the week the announce "Health Security for all Americans"
legislation, which would "provide comprehensive health care by guaranteeing
a minimum benefit package equal to the benefits offered to Members of Congress."
Here's her press release:
http://tammybaldwin.house.gov/columns_display_page.asp?page=columndisplay&type=3&releaseid=52
Can't wait to hear the editorialists at the local press refer to Baldwin's plan
as some kind of socialist plot. Prediction: Iraq will have national health care
before the United States does (possibly paid for by US tax dollars).
9. Great New Kurt Vonnegut Essay: At age 81, Kurt hasn't lost any of
that charming cynicism that has influenced so many of us over the years:
http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/cold_turkey/
10. Save the Date! Thursday, June 3rd@4 p.m.: On that day the Time For Tony campaign will be having a garden party/cook out at my home (212 W. Parkway Ave. Oshkosh). Details will follow!
Peace,
-Tony