We'll let the media release sent out this morning do the talking:
MEDIA ADVISORY
July 28, 2008
SACRAMENTO, CA
WHAT:
The Courage Campaign, a California online organizing network approaching 100,000 members and supporters, launched the "Stop Arnold" campaign petition last Thursday morning. True Majority and CREDO Mobile, two national progressive advocacy organizations, joined on in support of the petition, asking their California members to sign it as well.
WHERE:
Capitol Park in Sacramento. On the capitol lawn across L Street from the Hyatt Regency Hotel (1209 L Street), where the governor stays when he is in town. The petition will be delivered to the governor's suite at the hotel.
WHEN:
1:30 p.m., PDT
WHO:
Assemblymember Dave Jones, who represents Sacramento, will join Courage Campaign Chair Rick Jacobs.
WHY:
"We launched our "Stop Arnold" campaign because what the governor is trying to do is absolutely outrageous and unconscionable," said Rick Jacobs, Chair of the Courage Campaign. "We had no idea it would spark a grassroots firestorm and become one of the most widely supported Courage Campaign actions ever. In just four days, 28,016 concerned citizens signed the petition, including thousands of our friends from True Majority and CREDO Mobile, as well and the leaders of the California legislature."
Assembly Speaker Bass said she signed the Courage Campaign petition "because the leaders of this state are working hard to build a budget for the people of this state, not just for a few. The governor is just wrong to borrow money from the state workers to solve a crisis that is not their making."
Senate President Pro Tem-elect Steinberg added that, "Weeks ago, we put a serious budget proposal forward. The governor has yet to respond in a meaningful way. Cutting state worker salaries to below the poverty level is hardly a response."
To see the petition, go to http://www.couragecampaign.org/StopArnold
The Courage Campaign is an online organizing network empowering nearly 100,000 members and supporters to make 2008 a new era for progressive politics in California.
Rick Jacobs is the founder and chair of the Courage Campaign. He chaired Howard Dean's presidential campaign in California. He is also the co-founder of Brave New Films and a featured contributor to Arianna Huffington's Huffingtonpost.com. Rick has an extensive background as an investor and senior executive.
http://www.couragecampaign.org
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