Email George Galloway if you feel so inclined - I did:

[cyberpj]

Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 22:12
To: [e-mail]
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Hurrahs, Huzzahs and Gratitude

- for your push back at our arrogant US Republican Senate and Senator Coleman. How refreshing to hear a man speak his truth so directly in that governmental chamber of lies and polite treachery. By the way, you would be welcome to tour our country and lecture for the anti-war movement at meetings and universities.

Here is the tribute to you I'm including in my emails :


And here is the latest great article to appear about you on the Internet (nice photo):

World News
May 19, 2005

THE new darling of the American antiwar movement emerged yesterday as George Galloway after what the US press described as a victory before Congress.

Video clips of Mr Galloway’s scathing testimony to a Senate panel were posted on antiwar internet blogs as activists suggested that the Respect Party MP should join their campaign.

“I actually think that Americans would be interested to hear his views,” said Bill Dobbs, a spokesman for United for Peace and Justice, the umbrella organisation of 1,000 antiwar groups. “To the extent that Bush and Blair are joined at the hip, we certainly value people from across the pond.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1618042,00.html


Thanks again for that breath of fresh air!

Respectfully,

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Delaware, USA

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Good idea!

And you know, it's pretty damned sad when we have to look to political leaders from the outside to speak the truth in our government halls. Just like it's so damn sad that the only way to get any news about what's happening in the US is to go to the Guardian or Die Welt or other foreign newspapers/magazines.

[cyberpj]

2. True. But

at least if we start rewarding and applauding those who speak out it reminds the rest of the world that we're here AND just getting some of that info over the fence here may help wake up a few more people.

Oh. AND maybe it will shame some of our very own Dems to remember what it's like to fight back.

[cyberpj]

4. kick for a bit nt.

[Ruffhowse]

3. Just sent him a short thank you note.

[fed-up]

5. Here's a better email for the Good George

email by sending it to to Respect Office email address at

[e-mail]

They acknowledge the input and it gets more widely read than just George Galloway.


Also you might want to send an LTE to your local paper with a link to the video, WE ARE THE MEDIA

http://www.respectcoalition.org/index.php?ite=781
"We have been inundated with messages of support following George Galloway's defence of himself and attack on the US senate yesterday. You can read reports in most daily newspapers and on many websites which give a flavour of how he took their agenda apart.

If you haven't yet seen it for yourself, then the following sites will be useful
We will also be carrying a full audio recording on this site of George's appearance from later tonight.

In George Galloway's words, his election as MP means "we have shone out a ray of hope into the corners of Britain long abandoned by New Labour to the darkness Blair and his friend George Bush have cast across the globe." Help that hope grow and strengthen."

There's another thread discussing this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1483313

[CWebster]

6. Thanks

:kick: