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While it is true we have not stopped the war and people are still dying unnecessarily, Bush and McCain have been run out of the Phoenix Convention Center due to the actions of us Grandmothers for Peace, Women in Black, Code Pink and such anti-war groups. The media will probably not cover it so I am telling you about it. We need the same kind of advocacy for war on disease. Some of you no doubt don't think it does any good or are just not cut out to protest publically. But I feel today that sitting in the hot AZ sun for hours for 3 years has been well worth the effort. I can't attend the protest because I can't walk, but I think I've played a part in keeping the anti-war movement alive. I hope you will join me when I advocate to save lives that are being destroyed by disease and injury. This is a "Red" state too and I think the tide may be turning. Thanks to brother Gary and sis-in-law Patsy for demonstrating with me. Thanks to Janet Vernon for holding down the fort in Green Valley AZ. Ray Grandmother for Peace Friday, May 23, 2008 - 7:06 PM MST Poor ticket sales, expected protests scuttle Bush-McCain fundraiser at Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix Business Journal - by Mike Sunnucks A Tuesday fundraiser headlined by President Bush for U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is being moved out of the Phoenix Convention Center. Sources familiar with the situation said the Bush-McCain event was not selling enough tickets to fill the Convention Center space, and that there were concerns about more anti-war protesters showing up outside the venue than attending the fundraiser inside. Another source said there were concerns about the media covering the event. Bush's Arizona fundraising effort for McCain is being moved to private residences in the Phoenix area. A White House official said the event was being moved because the McCain campaign prefers private fundraisers and it is Bush administration policy to have events in public venues open to the media. The White House official said to reconcile that the Tuesday event will be held at a private venue and not the Convention Center. Convention Center personnel confirmed the event has been canceled at their venue. Tickets to the event were to range from $1,000 to $25,000 for VIP treatment. Money was to go toward McCain's presidential bid and a number of Republican Party organs. Anti-war protesters were planning to be out in force. President Bush's job approval rating stands at 31 percent, according to RealClearPolitics.com. The McCain campaign referred questions on the fundraiser change to the White House press office. Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn