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I hope by now that you have tried this little ‘eye opener’ of a game– and passed it on to your friends too. We have had a post about this for awhile now– BUT this is an UPDATE!! Really cool.
Robert Greenwald’s Latest video showing you how to shop for your $3Trillion worth.
http://3trillion.org/?play=1?utm_source=rgemail
Just counting the zeroes on the $3 trillion price tag of the Iraq War is enough to induce hyperventilation. But what does $3 trillion really mean? It’s difficult even to comprehend a number that big. Well, try filling your shopping cart with what the cost of the Iraq War could buy: healthcare for every American? A new home for every subprime borrower now facing foreclosure? An Ivy League university? You haven’t even gotten started.”
-Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz
UPDATE!!
Dear Supporter,
It’s been a remarkable week for us. Thanks to your activism in spreading our videos and getting the word out about our campaigns, we’ve had tremendous success on several fronts:
Because of you, John McCain was compelled to reject the endorsements from bigoted pastors
Rev. John Hagee and Rev. Rod Parsley today! We’ve been working with David Corn of Mother Jones for a while to tell the truth about McCain’s pastor problem, since the corporate media wouldn’t. By passing that video along, you helped us catch the media’s eye and pressure McCain to reject those hate-filled endorsements—something that should have happened a long time ago. Also because of you, the
GI Bill for the 21st Century passed 75-22. Congress saw beyond John McCain’s hypocritical, unfounded objections and is going to provide our vets the educational benefits they deserve.
passed the Senate yesterday with an overwhelming majority, From the outset, we recognized
McCain’s hypocrisy in refusing to co-sponsor this bill. And so we teamed up with WesPAC and Vote Vets to create a highly successful campaign that generated over 35,000 signatures! Clearly, this proved to be an effective way to pressure Congress.Another way you’ve made a real difference is in promoting
The Real McCain 2, which has received an astounding 1 million views since we launched it last Sunday! If you haven’t already done so, check out this immensely popular video and pass it to your friends and colleagues. It’s the only way to get the truth out about McCain.Finally, our
$3 trillion virtual shopping spree has caught fire! It has drawn 1.4 million shoppers, hit #1 on YouTube News and Politics, and received praise from all over the Internet. This fun online game where you try to spend $3 trillion (what the Bush administration has spent on the war) has also attracted celebrity shoppers like John Cusack, Laurie David, Gloria Steinem, Phil Donahue, and even Supporter . But while 1.4 million is a tremendous number, our ultimate goal is to get 3 trillion shoppers! John Cusack, star of the film
War, Inc. which opens tonight in LA and NY, is assisting us in that endeavor with this contest: Whoever can get the most people to fill out a shopping cart by emailing their cart or sending a gift certificate, will receive a real gift certificate for free movie tickets to War, Inc. (Contest ends Memorial Day at midnight ET)
War, Inc.
satirizes war profiteers, who in real life have made millions while the American public faces an Iraq War Recession. According to Cusack, “KBR, Halliburton and the other war profiteers have made out like bandits in Iraq, while taxpayers and their own workers get screwed.” By going to see War, Inc. and playing the $3 trillion shopping spree you help connect the dots between the Iraq War, its profiteers, and our ailing economy. But our work is far from over. The Bush administration continues to plunge us further into this Iraq War Recession; the corporate media continues its blind love for McCain; and Bush
has already vowed to veto the GI Bill, despite the fact that it would make him the first president in history to deny benefits to vets.Have a pleasant Memorial Day!
Yours, Robert Greenwald
