Subject: [big campaign] MoveOn Responds to Warren Appointment
From: Daniel Mintz <[email-masked]>
To: bigcampaign <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:58:14 -0400
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From: Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action <
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Date: Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Subject: HUGE News!

  * Huge news: Obama appoints populist hero Elizabeth Warren to lead the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!* Check out clips of Warren on the *"Daily
Show":
*
 <http://pol.moveon.org/warren_fivethings_share.html?id=&t=1>

Dear MoveOn member,

HUGE news: *President Obama just appointed populist hero Elizabeth Warren to
establish and lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!!*

This is the boldest step Obama's taken so far to rein in the big Wall Street
banks. And it's a major victory for grassroots progressives who rallied for
Warren.

The banks fought to keep her out of this job—and now that she has it,
they'll do whatever they can to keep her from exercising her full authority.
That's why we need to get the word out—to make sure she has the grassroots
support she needs to aggressively police Wall Street.

So we made a video of Warren's greatest hits from her appearances on the
"Daily Show" and a list of five cool facts about her. Check them out at the
link below and send them to all your friends:

http://pol.moveon.org/warren_fivethings_share.html?id=&t=2

*Top Five Things You Should Know About Elizabeth Warren*

*1. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was her idea.*  Here's why she
thinks this agency is so critical: "It is impossible to buy a toaster that
has a one-in-five chance of bursting into flames and burning down your
house. But it is possible to refinance your home with a mortgage that has
the same one-in-five chance of putting your family out on the street."1

*2. The Republicans are so scared of her, they tried to pass a law blocking
her from leading the agency.* Republicans in Congress and the big Wall
Street banks have always been against Warren leading the new consumer
agency. Republicans even offered an amendment that was widely understood as
designed to block Warren. That amendment failed.2

*3. She is one of the most prominent, successful and fierce female lawyers
in America.* Coming from working-class roots, she graduated from high school
as a debate star at 16. She finished law school when she was nine months
pregnant. And she has repeatedly been named one of the 50 most influential
female lawyers by the *National Law Journal* and was twice nominated as one
of *Time* magazine's 100 Most Influential People (among other honors).3

*4. She spoke truth to power about the failed foreclosure program.* The Home
Affordability Modification Program was supposed to save homeowners from
losing their homes but has left many deeper in debt than they were before.
Warren used her position on the Congressional Oversight Panel to bring the
voices of these disaffected homeowners right to the decision makers in the
administration and demand accountability. 4

*5. She may have actual superpowers.* She once calmed a crowd at an NBA game
with her encyclopedic basketball knowledge. She explained the financial
meltdown so clearly to Jon Stewart that he said it made him "want to make
out with" her. And there's a viral cowboy rap video about her.5

Check out the video of Warren on the "Daily Show" and share it with your
friends and family. Just click here:

http://pol.moveon.org/warren_fivethings_share.html?id=&t=3

Thanks for all you do.

–Nita, Daniel, Anna, Jeff, and the rest of the team

P.S. Here is Elizabeth Warren's reaction to the news, with more information
on her new role:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90375&id=&t=4

Sources:

1. "Making Credit Safer: The Case for Regulation," *Harvard Magazine,* June
2008
http://harvardmagazine.com/2008/05/making-credit-safer-html

2. "GOP Tried To Block Elizabeth Warren From Heading Agency She
Proposed," *Huffington
Post,* October 27, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90368&id=&t=5

3. "Elizabeth Warren," Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren

4. "Elizabeth Warren is Bostonian of the Year," *The Boston Globe,* December
20, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90369&id=&t=6

5. "How HAMP Makes Elizabeth Warren The Only Choice For Consumer
Protection," The New Deal 2.0, July 22, 2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90370&id=&t=7

"Got a New Sheriff," Main Street Brigade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W0vCgMRX0o

"Elizabeth Warren is Bostonian of the Year," *The Boston Globe,* December
20, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90369&id=&t=8

"Jon Stewart to Elizabeth Warren: Let's Make Out," *Talking Points
Memo,*January 27, 2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=90371&id=&t=9

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