Rasmussen Poll: Whitman/Brown tied

Rasmussen poll reports that the California gubernatorial race
is now a "toss up". The poll finds Whitman/Brown at 45/49 on
Oct. 27. Visit:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-29/whitman-brown-governor-s-race-in-california-now-a-toss-up-poll-shows.html

However, there are other polls which find Brown widening his
lead.

So how should we vote?

Vote to make ourselves winners! So long as Asian Americans
show the political cohesiveness to deliver a SWING bloc vote,
both political parties will share our rightful concerns.

Solidarity! That's how we should vote.

Wherever you are,
vote for the Democratic candidate for Congress. It is our
way to thank Pres. Obama who has set a historic precedent
in responding to Asian American concerns.

In California,
vote for Barbara Boxer, D, for the US Senate, &
Meg Whitman, R, for Governor

In Ohio,
vote for Governor Ted Strickland, D.

In Nevada,
vote for Sen. Harry Reid, D.

Together, we shall overcome.

Respectfully yours,

S. B. Woo, a volunteer
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

Final Words on Whitman/Brown in CA

Whitman or Brown?

Satisfied with the CRUMBS that Brown had thrown you 30 years ago?

Then vote for Brown.

Want to use this election to tell politicians in CA that you want to
be treated as EQUALS ?

Then vote for Whitman.

Does it matter who win the election? Not that much. Why?

Both campaigns will see from their own polls,
how Asian Ams are voting.

If Asian Ams SWING from 65 to 7 in favor of Brown
to 70 to 30 in favor of Whitman*,
WE SHALL BE TREATED AS EQUALS from here on,
no matter who wins !

This is the kind of political insight that
ONLY 80-20 PAC can provide you.

You Decide!

Please FORWARD to share such political insight that is
critical to the political maturity of our community.

*Currently, we are only doing 60 to 40 in favor of Whitman. See how
Brown is already more humble to the AsAm elected officials & our media
in CA? Everyone benefits from 80-20 -- our courage to fight for Asian Ams.

Initial Reminder

Please Vote!
In a tight race, the side with the better "ground game", i.e. larger turnout, wins!!!

Wherever you are,
vote for the Democratic candidate for Congress. It is our
way to thank Pres. Obama who has set a historic precedent
in responding to Asian American concerns.

If you live in California,
vote for Barbara Boxer, Democrat, for US Senate, &
Meg Whitman, Republican, for Governor.

If you live in Ohio,
vote for the re-election of Governor Ted Strickland, Democrat.

If you live in Nevada,
vote for the re-election of Sen. Harry Reid, Democrat.

We know that you'll vote. We plead that you forward
this email to your friends to urge them to vote. Solidarity !

What we'll gain in 2010 election

Every election is a precious window for small minorities to win
equal citizenship through the political process. Examples for us are:

[A] Our 2008 Effort

In 2008, 80-20 helped elect Pres. Obama who gave us iron-clad
commitments. He became the firstUS president who publicly and
repeatedly responded to the rightful concerns of AsAms, whether in
appointing more AsAm judges or in assuring equal opportunity in
workplaces for Asian Ams., or in responding to our petition to re-
nominate AsAm judges.

[B] Two 2010 goals

[1] The Primary Goal -- to extend our political clout to the STATE level, .
beginning with CA and Ohio. Why begin with CA & Ohio?

In CA, we have a 8% vote-share and a very tight governor's race.
Whitman responded to our yearning for equal opportunity, while Brown
said he had no time for us. So let's elect Whitman & punish Brown. When
Whitman wins, WE win -- our political clout in CA will be firmly
established.

GREAT NEWS: A McLaughlin-Hill poll taken 10/22 reports
that Asian Ams already favor Whitman 41 to 38. What
a great turn around from the Rasmussen poll of a month
ago reporting 7/65 against Whitman. All good polls see
the same results. So Brown's polls will see that GREAT
turn around caused by 80-20. Henceforth Brown will
NOT take Asian Ams for granted, whether he wins or loses.
Now help Whitman win and make our victory complete!
(Forward "Great News" to AsAms in CA & urge solidarity!)

In Ohio, 80-20 has 4 chapters. The sitting governor is Strickland, who
is running for re-election. He answered our chapters' questionnaire with
ALL yeses. He is leading by 2 pts. So let's help "Elect Strickland."

[2] Our Secondary Goal - to thank Pres. Obama for helping us, by helping
to elect Congressional Democrats. When our President sets a historic
precedent in helping us publicly, we MUST help back.

80-20 focuses particularly on TWO tight Senate races.

&nb 8c4 sp; (a) RE-elect Sen. Barbara Boxer of CA. She recommended Asian Am.
jurists to be Federal judges, as we respectfully requested.
(b) RE-elect Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the Senate majority leader.
Unfortunately, 80-20 doesn't have many Asian Am e-addresses in
Nevada.

So we come to YOU, who have repeatedly made possible what
seems impossible. PLEASE email your friends in Nevada and urge
them to vote for Sen. Reid. Always copy me in, so that we can do
follow-ups with your friends.

Please remember that every election is a precious window for us
to help ourselves and our children to become EQUAL citizens.

Respectfully,

S.B. Woo, a volunteer
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

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THOSE who added to 80-20's WARCHEST. Can YOU help too?

To 80-20 PAC, Inc.:
Jason Huang & Kate Zhou, Pittsford NY $1,500
S. B. Woo, DE $3,000
Lin Liu, Cincinnati, OH $1,000
Jian-Zhong Zhou, Folsom, CA $1,000

To 80-20 Educational Foundation (EF): Contributions to EF are tax
deductible.
Woo's Foundation, Delaware $8,400
Lin Fei, Cincinnati, Ohio $1,000

The BIG PICTURE in coming election

[A] So much has happened that some of us have lost sight of the BIG
picture on
a) what 80-20 is all about and
b) why Asian Am. voters in CA should vote for Meg Whitman.

Here is a summary.

80-20 is endorsing carte blanche ALL Democratic US congress and
senate candidates in this election.

Jobs, economy, housing, and recovery are important problems, but
AsAm equality is the most important and urgent issue for 80-20.

Brown ignored us; Whitman signed letter pledging AsAm equality.

The question we should ask is NOT "Who can be the better
Governor?" BUT "Which Governor is better for Asian Americans in
our quest to become equal citizens?

Finally, if WE don't put our Asian Am interests forefront and
foremost, then WHO WILL???

80-20 thanks CAPA, a big political organization in CA's Bay area, for its
support of all of 80-20's endorsements. CAPA also asks it supporters to
reflect on these quintessential observations.

[B] 80-20's Great Media Offensive Started !

Click on http://www.80-20initiative.net/news/congelect2010_ca_ad.asp
to see the newspaper ads in "India West," "Singtao" and "The World
Journal." Also hear the radio ads in Korean, Cantonese & Mandarin.
You can copy them and send them to your friends. More ads are
being added.

[C] From: Google Alerts

(1) "Meg Whitman Announces Endorsement of Influential Asian American
. . . Cupertino." Visit
http://www.megwhitman.com/story/14841/meg-whitman-announces-endorsement-of-influential-asian-american-group-8020-initiative.html

(2) "Kasich (R, of Ohio) Snubs Influential Asian American Group
Loses Endorsement . . ." 80-20 encourages AsAm to . . cast votes for Gov.
Strickland (D). Click on
http://www.ohiodailyblog.com/content/kasich-snubs-influencial-asian-american-group-loses-endorsement-strickland

Why do both articles used the word "influential" to describe 80-20?
YOU & solidarity did it.

[D] Choice quotes
(Apologies for not using so many great write-ins! SB)

(1) This Democrat has just voted and to be mailed: YES WHITMAN and no
Jerry the once almighty. Of course, NO BROWN. Gary Tang,

(2) Brown's conduct throughout this episode has raised a more
fundamental and troubling question for me: Is he fit for the job? Does he
have the energy, the toughness of mind and judgment to govern,
especially in dealing with the Legislature?
Hilary Hsu, a Life-timeDemocrat & Former Chancellor,
City College of San Francisco

Respectfully yours,

S.B. Woo, a volunteer
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

Fantastic response on Whitman Endorsement

When Whitman wins, WE win. Why? Henceforth, no one will
ever take Asian Am. voters in CA for granted. This is the empower-
ment of our community that 80-20 seeks to achieve through
this gubernatorial election.

Fantastic response to 80-20's endorsement of Meg Whitman is still
pouring in.

(1) great job. any help you need let us know. ravji h patel

(2) All my family total of 28 votes have sent the absentee ballots for Ms.
Whitman. David Wong

(3) My wife and I will keep our promises. Meg will get two additional
votes from Democrats. Guopin

(4) My husband and I will vote for whoever 80-20's endorsed. I will
suggest all my Asian friends follow my vote. Thank you for your
hard working. Christine

(5) My absentee ballot was put in the mail today in which Ms. Whitman
got my vote. I am an Independent in San Diego voting for Republican
to support 80-20 that we are in it together. Sherwin Wang

(6) I sent it to a few of my CA friends. I think it is powerful if we all do
the same thing. And if Whitman wins, we win! Great negotiation
power in the future if we do help her win the race. Again, thanks for
what you and 80-20 have done. Shau

(7) After considering your efforts regarding the CA Governor’s race, I will
for the first time be voting for a Republican, Meg Whitman. Thanks
for your effort, James Chen, Santa Barbara

(8) Tim Wu sent to 47 of his CA friends the following message. He also
attached our e-newsletter "80-20 Endorses Republican
Whitman for CA Governor"

" The California election is upon us. It is time to do some soul
searching as to whom has earned our votes. I have never voted
for a Republican in a abf General Election before but there is always
a first time. Go Whitman." Tim Wu

(9) Bob Chang sent to 48 of his friends the following message:

" Dear All :
Enclosed please see the announcement from 80-20 about
endorsing Meg Whiteman for Calif Governor, while Brown
did NOT give a dame to our questionnaire. If you are a CA
resident, please consider a block vote for our children's/grand-
children's sake. If you are NOT, please encourage your friends
in CA to make the right decision.
It's NOW or NEVER. If we do NOT teach Brown a lesson,
there is NO first class citizenship for our descendents in this
country !!! Thanks ! Bob Chang"

(10) Thank you for your forever energy and endless efforts! I have just
sent a request for support email to 197 friends in CA, and
asked them to vote for Whitman and Boxer. Lao Li

I apologize for not publishing all your responses, owing to space
limitations. Reward Whitman while punishing Brown. Solidarity!

Respectfully yours,

S.B. Woo, a volunteer
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

PS: Brown called a press conference in Japantown in SF on 10/17 at 9 a.m.
to announce that AsAm Democratic officials are endorsing him. Is that
a surprise or of political value to Brown? [S. B. Woo said rhetorically
to Brown, "Jerry, this is the general election, not a primary. You need
Asian Am. civic groups, Independents, Republicans to endorse you, not
Democratic officials." ] We heard that even AsAm officials only let
Brown use their names but avoided appearing with him. It reveals that
Brown is sweating bullets sensing that he is losing Asian Am. votes fast.
Let that be a lesson to the HIGH AND MIGHTY Brown.

Response to 80-20's endorsement of Whitman

When Whitman wins, WE win. It'll mean the establishment of an
Asian Am. political presence in California. Most Asian Ams, regardless
of thier party affiliation, understand that.

A bloc vote is powerful in helping our children's future. A "swing" bloc
vote that can be delivered to either a Democrat or a Republican depending
on which candidate offering the better commitment to our community,
will help our children's future even more. Most Asian Ams. also
understand that. Evidence?

See some of the responses that are pouring in.

1) Have just voted for Meg Whitman via mail . . . and will thank
her committee for helping 80/20. Janice S, Wong

2) Thank you for all the hard work on behalf of Asian Americans. Due to
80-20's involvement in the California Governor's race, I WILL be voting for
Meg Whitman, although I've been a registered Democrat all my life.
Best wishes and a big thank you to everyone working at 80-20. Please
keep up the excellent work. Wayne Cheng
2601 Main Street, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92614

3) Great, thank you for your leadership! Sam Wong

4) I have been a member of 80-20 for several years. Although I was
supportive of 80-20, I sensed that there might be a bias of 80-20 to
support Democrats. As a Republican, I was only willing to support 80-20
at the basic membership level. However, your recent endorsement of Meg
Whitman, a Republican, has clearly shown that 80-20 is an unbiased
organization that works hard for Asian American! Kudos to you and 80-
20 for your excellent work and selfless dedication. Upon hearing news, I
have just increased my support to 80-20 to a life-time family
membership. Jason Huang, MD

5) Thank you very much for your continuous effort in enhancing Asian
political presence. This mail is the most encouraging news to our
Asians. Your efforts on this matter are greatly appreciated.
Richard Wang

6) The following email was forward to me by Erl Yu, who has already
emailed his friends in CA to urge them to vote for Meg Whitman.

"Hi, my friend:
I have been a member of 80-20 initiative for many years, because I
believe they are working hard for a good cause for all Asian American,
especially in California. 80-20 recently asked me to send a letter to the
Republican candidate for California governor, Ms. Meg Whitman asking
her to agree with 80-20's request in a questionnaire. If her answer is
favorable, members of 80-20 will vote for her as a block and will also ask
our friends in California to vote for her.
Ms. Whitman’s answer is more than 80-20 asked for (see below), while the
other Democrat candidate, Mr. Brown, didn’t bother to answer
Normally I vote for Democrat, but this time in order to show that we Asian
American are in it together, I opt for Republican. Since I can’t vote in
California, but you can. I hope you can vote Ms. Whitman in the November
election. Erl"

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GREAT NEWS on a Another Battle Front,

Ohio's Democratic Governor Strickland replies to a questionnaire
from 80-20's 4 chapters in Ohio with "Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes". When
we have 4 chapters in OH, a critical political mass is created resulting in
explosive political clout. See Gov. Strickland's reply below.

If we can establish our political presence in CA and Ohio with respectively
an 8% and 1.5% share in voters, can you do the same in YOUR state
if you don't live in CA or OH? Let your imagination run !

Respectfully yours,

S.B. Woo, a volunteer
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

80-20 Endorses Republican Whitman for CA Governor

The 80-20 PAC applauds the recommendation of the 80-20 California
Coalition and has endorsed a Republican Meg Whitman for California
Governor.

When Whitman wins, WE win. Here is why.

Meg Whitman has actually gone above and beyond what 80-20 had
asked for in its questionnaire, and gave us more.

In Q1 through Q3, 80-20 looked for a yes/no answer from Whitman and
Brown to address
1) the glass ceiling above Asian Ams in CA's state government,
2) the paucity of Asian Am. university trustees , and
3) the lack of Asian Am. state judges.

Brown said he didn't care to answer. Click on
visit http://www.80-20initiative.net/Brown_response_100929.pdf .

Whitman's answer was "I'll go beyond that. I'll not only appoint
APIs to the positions referred to in your questionnaire, I'll give you
input to who are to be appointed. The glass ceiling problem shall be
solved the same way. Help me appoint the best high level officials who
have the authority to shatter the glass ceiling for Asian Ams."

Are these her exact words? No. But it could be what she could legally
state, given the dictate of CA Proposition 209 which explicitly
prohibits "political institutions to consider race, sex or ethnicity." Go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_209_(1996) .

Her reply to us is sown below.

Only the sentences shown in red (emphasis added) are substantive. All
the rest may just be sweet words signifying nothing.

What is her answer to Q4? Her answer is why wait till the 3rd year to
check my performance? See me "early in my term" so that I'll make
the kind of appointments that will yield the desired results for Asian
Ams.

Why didn't she answer yes to Q5? Because CA's Legislature (Senate plus
Assembly) has already formally apologized in July 2009 to Asian Ams for
its past wrongs. Click on
http://www.apaforprogress.org/california-apologizes-chinese-americans-past-discrimination .

Is 80-20 absolutely certain that Whitman will do that much good for
us? NO. That is the defect of a statement. However given the dictate of
Proposition 209, Whitman's reply "meet with me . . . to discuss API
appointments" does seem the best she can do, perhaps a bit more
than what we asked for.

80-20 is not without a recourse, if those were empty promises.
There is always Whitman's NEXT election! We choose believe her for now.

Use your imagination to help Whitman win. When Whitman
wins, WE win. [5 "W" words? Do a high-five for the 5 Ws & be a
Whitman supporter. :) :) ]

Respectfully & proudly yours,

S. B. Woo, a volunteer
Acting President till December, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

PS Additional News! 80-20 brings values to Asian Am voters. Politicians
now chase after Asian Am. voters, like they do other voters. Example?
(1) Whitman bought political TV ads in Asian Am. community, a historic
first for any major non-Asian politician in CA.
(2) Brown sought out Dr. Albert Wang of Fremont, CA to be a
"talking head" for Brown. Albert, an 80-20 Life Member, showing
solidarity with 80-20, declined.

Before we are equal citizens, if WE don't put our AsAm interests
forefront and foremost, then WHO WILL???

Super Urgent

TO: Asian Ams. Residing or Having Friends in California

80-20 is having discussions with the Whitman campaign. If you are a
Democrat or a Decline, please call 408-400-3887 or send a fax 408-404-
3826 with a message similar to the one below, within the next 12 hours.
If 100 or more calls/faxes get into Whitman's campaign in one day, we may
have something positive to report to you, THANKS TO YOU!

"Dear Ms. Whitman:

I am a Democrat (or Decline), I'll vote for you if you reach an
agreement with the 80-20 Initiative, and it endorses you. I'll also ask
my relatives and friends to vote for you. Thank you.

Signature:
Name:
Title (For identification purposes only):
Complete Street Addresses:

"

If you don't have a fax machine, click on http://www.gotfreefax.com
which allows you to send a free fax. Please be sure that you are either a
Dem. or a Decline, because Whitman's campaign may check it.

If you can demonstrate to CA politicians that 80-20 has the broad based
support to deliver a bloc vote for either of the two gubernatorial candidates,
80-20 shall, one way or another, get the job done for YOU and YOUR
children. Email me now saying "I've done it." :) :) THANK YOU.

Best regards,

S.B. Woo (a volunteer)
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

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A copy of 80-20 California Coalition's questionnaire
> > to Meg Whitman is shown below:

HOT News: Whitman vs. Brown

TO: All Asian Ams who reside or have friends in California:

Your want to know how Am. politics is really like? Read this article!

Jerry Brown doesn't have time to answer our questionnaire, but he has
the time to call a Union officer and said, " . . . give me a call . . I love to
talk to you . . Call me back will you? This is really really important . .
The race is tied. . . ."

For the video tape that documents Brown and/or a staff calling Whitman
a W-H-ORE after Brown thought that he has hung up the phone, go to a LA
Times report (go to the middle of the page):

http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2010/10/07/jerry-brown-camp-meg-whitman-is-a-whore/ .

Why does Jerry Brown personally call a Union officer and say it was
"really really important" to have a call-back but doesn't have the time to
answer a questionnaire asking for his commitment to help 6 million
Asian Ams. in his state win equal citizenship? ??

It is because Brown believes that Asian Ams don't have the WILL to
fight it out with him? Is he right? ? ?

80-20 has appealed to you many times that to be effective in politics in
America, we must play politics the American way. To witness for yourself
how politics is played in America, go listen to the conversation in a
youTUBE tape, AFTER the phone was thought hung up.

"they'll go to Whitman to make a deal, . . w-h-ore . . w-h-ore . . cut a
secret deal . . she is a w-h-ore . . "

The truth is that both side cut deals. However, we, Asian Ams, have
traditionally been cut out of the deal. 80-20 tells you the truth, and fights
hard for you to be EQUAL citizens.

Join us! No other Asian Am orgs. fights for YOU like the 80-20
Initiative. Go http://www.80-20initiative.net/ . Or send a check to
80-20 PAC P.O. Box 603 Osprey, FL 34229. Write your e-address at
the back of your check please. Forward this to friends. Thank you.

Respectfully yours,

S. B. Woo (a volunteer)
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

PS Have you sent a fax to Brown? If not, send something like the
following to 510 628-0909. If you don't have a fax machine, go to
http://www.gotfreefax.com . BTW, the Brown Rally in LA scheduled for
today has been cancelled. See how our GROUP political clout works!
Mike Eng may be the real hero behind the scene. 80-20 thanks him.

"Dear Mr. Brown:

Please seize this LAST chance to reply to 80-20 California Coalition's
questionnaire. Otherwise, I'll be voting for Meg Whitman and ask
my friends to do. You are beginning to offend me.

Name:
Title:
Complete address:

"

AsAms versus Jerry Brown in CA

ALL OF US WILL BECOME EQUAL CITIZENS, if we have the courage to
reward our political friends and punish our foes, instead of selfishly
calculating how it'll benefit "ME"!

Of course, we MUST exercise due diligence to know which politicians
are truly our friends or foes. The ones showering us with sweet words
may not be our friends, nor those with the "right" party affiliation whether
R or D. We look at the DEEDS of a politician.

That is where Jerry Brown comes in. He said he has no time to
answer our questionnaire expressing our concerns -- a BAD SIGN. A
candidate must share its voters' concerns. If Brown is NOT willing to
share our concerns now, he'll NOT share our concerns if he wins
the election.

That brings us to LA. Assemblyman Mike Eng, a friend and an 80-
20 member, who has without knowledge of Brown's unwillingness to
address our concerns, scheduled a rally to appear with Brown in LA to
get Asian Am votes. Upon learning of that rally, 80-20 immediately
emailed Mike to ask him to stop that rally, unless Brown answers
our questionnaire positively.

Mike is working on it. 80-20 expects Mike to refuse the appearance, if
Brown doesn't answer positively. It's time for our political leaders to stop
endorsing candidates, unless there is a concrete benefit back to the
community.

At the worst, 80-20 will organize a demonstration against Brown
in LA on 9/8 (Friday) . If 80-20 calls for a demonstration, I'll of
course be there.

On a different front, 80-20 rewards it friends. 80-20's Exec Comm. has
authorized $15K to $25K to help get Sen. Boxer elected in CA, because
she responded to 80-20's appeal to recommend Asian Am. jurists to
President Obama.

80-20 has begun an aggressive media buy for the last two weeks of the
election to reward Sen. Boxer and punish Jerry Brown, since he said no to
us first perhaps encouraging Meg Whitman to do the same. In any respect,
hitting both punishes neither. We must punish the one who said NO to us
first.

Mark my word. Even when Brown wins, he'll come court us for his next
election, IF our punishment is effective this time. This is how American
politics works. If Brown answers with all yeses, we'll then swing our army
to confront Whitman.

Watch us. 80-20 fights for you like no other Asian Am. orgs have ever
done in the history of America.

We need 8 more NEW members to receive a $3.5K matching fund. Help!
Go http://www.80-20initiative.net/ . TOGETHER, we shall overcome.
Forward "AsAm versus Brown" to friends pls.

Respectfully yours,

S. B. Woo (a volunteer)
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc

AsAms mad at Jerry Brown

Calls and faxes poured into California Democratic candidate for
Governor, Jerry Brown's headquarters. All saying that if he is unwilling
to share our rightful concerns, then we'll not vote for him or we'll
reconsider our earlier intention to vote for him.

Among the faxes copied to me, there are many very thoughtful
observations and comments:

1) . . . Even Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had time to answer our
questionnaire when they ran, why not you?

2) . . . Lacking in energy at your age?

3) . . . Even if your office are too busy to fill out the questionnaire prepared
by (80-20 California Coalition), would you please address those grievances
in your own way and say what Mr. Brown is prepared to do to relieve the
grievances stated in the questionnaire, if elected?

4) . . . If you lack resource and time for appropriately responding our
request, then I don't think you will have time and energy to take care us in
the future.

Please keep on calling Jerry Brown's headquarters 510 628-0202 or

faxing 510 629-0909. Keep up the pressure. Let Jerry Brown know that
Asian Ams will not tolerate being treated as tokens today. We are NOT like
the olden days when he was the Governor from 1975 to 1983.

We heard that there may be a Brown event in LA on Oct. 8th aiming at
Asian Americans. We may organize a demonstration at that event.
Those of you who may want to participate in the demonstration, please let
me know. Also share you ideas with me about that event.

Do your share! Together we shall overcome.

Many also asked for Meg Whitman's phone and fax numbers to
urge her to reply quickly & positively. They are (T) 408-400-3887
(F) 408-404-3826.

Meg Whitman is still silent. But Brown has already said NO to us.
See Brown's answer at http://www.80-20initiative.net/Brown_response_100929.pdf .

Respectfully,

S. B. Woo (a volunteer)
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

CALL TO ACTION

TO: All Asian Ams. who reside in or have friends in California

It's time to rise and be heard. It is Call To Action!

California is a state that Asian Ams. should enjoy EQUAL opportunity.
We have an 8% share in voting population and a 15% share in general
population -- large enough to be politically effective with the state
government. Right?

Unfortunately, no! Indeed in some areas, CA is worse than other states.
Examples?

(1) huge % of Asian Am. students in state universities, but only
3.4 % of presidents/Chancellors,
(2) 15% population, but much less % of judges in state courts. Indeed,
in CA Appeals Court - San Francisco, it is 0% among 25 judges, &
(3) The glass ceiling on Asian Am state employees is as low as other
states.

Therefore, 80-20's "California Coalition" has sent a questionnaire (see *) to
the 2 gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman & Jerry Brown hoping that
their positive answers will assure equal opportunity for Asian Ams in CA.
The candidates were given two weeks to reply, ending on Oct. 3.

Jerry Brown didn't even wait till the deadline to say NO to us. To see his
answer, visit http://www.80-20initiative.net/Brown_response_100929.pdf .

This is not tolerable. Let Brown hear our voice, ACT!

Please call Brown's headquarters 510 628-0209 or
Fax 510 628-0909. Don't use email. They normally don't read it. Use
your own words. The contents should be along this line of:

"Dear Mr. Brown:

I urge you to reply positively to the questionnaire from 80-20
California Coalition. Otherwise, I'll reconsider my vote for you
(or I'll vote against you). I'll also tell my friends that I am very
disappointed with you.

Name:
Address: City and Zip code"

Has Meg Whitman answered? Not yet. She has till Oct. 3.

Call or fax now. Fax is the always the most effective, because it is weighted
more by political offices. If you don't have a fax machine, please go to 

http://www.gotfreefax.com which allows you to send a free fax.

After you've faxed or called, send me an email saying "I've done it!"

This is a battle for our EQUAL opportunity. There is no better time than
the election time to get the politicians to listen to us. Act now!
Counting on you.

Respectfully,

S. B. Woo (a volunteer)
Acting President, 80-20 PAC. Inc.

*

VERY IMPORTANT Update

Will the Senate confirm Goodwin Liu & Ed Chen? It may mostly depend
on how Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts, a Republican, reacts to
80-20's offer to help him in his 2012 re-election campaign.

How so? Pls read on.

So few Asian Am. are federal judges owing to the benign neglect of
Asian Americans by BOTH political parties. Now the Democrats, under
Pres. Obama, are trying to remedy the shameful situation. However, the
Republican Party seems determined to continue its old ways -- keeping
us down.

The Republicans say that the 2 jurists are too liberal. Is that the real
reason? Think! Since they didn't appoint many conservative AsAm judges when
they had the chance, could it be that they just didn't want many Asian Am
federal judges?

On November 2, the election day, 3 million Asian Am. voters will
reward those who vote to confirm and punish those who thwart us by
blocking the nominations. It is the day of reckoning!

A Summary of the Relevant Past Events:

1. President Obama nominated 7 Asian Am. federal judges since he took
office 2 years ago, almost doubling the original number of 8 Asian
Am. federal judges
2. In Augest, the Senate Republicans used a rarely applied Senate rule to
"kill" the nominations of Goodwin Liu and Ed Chen,
3. Two days later, 80-20 set up a petition site gathering 3300+ signers
asking Pres. Obama to RE-nominate the 2 jurists.
4. Pres. Obama heard our voice and RE-nominated.
5. A few days ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee once again approved
the nominations of Liu & Chen aiming to move the nominations to a
full Senate debate.

The Upcoming Battles

The Senate Republicans will likely block the two nominations from
getting a full-senate debate. This means that 60 votes will be required to
break the block, before the nominations can be confirmed requiring only
51 votes. Since Democrats can only deliver 59 votes, our community must
find ONE Republican Senator to cast the 60th vote to break the block --
80-20 has focused on Sen. S. Brown of MA.

If the Republicans choose to block, they are blatantly ignoring the
expressed will of Asian Ams which include the following:

i) 3300+ signed on 80-20's petition to Pres. Obama,
ii) numerous Asian Ams sent automatically generated letters to
Senate leadership - Sen. Reid (D) & Sen. McConnell (R) - to move the
nominations for a full senate debate without a block. The site was
set up by NAPABA, AAJC and OCA.
iii) Supporters of 80-20 poured an estimated 100 to 150 faxes into
Sen. Scott Brown' D.C. office, urging him to cast the 60th
vote to break the block, should it occur. They are mostly
MA voters writing their own letters, signing and giving their
home addresses.

Sen. Brown, a Republican, faces a very tough re-election bid in 2012 in
MA which is just about the most Democratic state. Since 19 years ago, no
Republican Congressional delegate has EVER won re-election. Brown will
need every vote he can get to be re-elected. So if he helps us, we'll
help him. 80-20 shall lead an Asian Am. bloc vote in Brown's favor in
2012, if he casts the 60th vote to break the block.

80-20 will get a $3,500 matching fund, when 21 more NEW members join.
Go http://www.80-20initiative.net , or send a check to
80-20 PAC P.O. Box 603 Osprey, FL 34229. Thank you.

Respectfully,

S. B. Woo (a volunteer)
ACTING PRESIDENT, 80-20 PAC., Inc.

80-20 gratefully acknowledges the donations from
Bernie Lee, Sun Lakes, AZ $1,000
Cecilia Yu, Rolling Hill, CA $1,000

Urgent! For AsAms in Massachusetts

Dear Asian Americans in Massachusetts:

If you have NOT faxed Sen. Scott Brown yet, please do so NOW!
14 million Asian Ams look to you to perform this political feat.

Sen. Brown is the most likely of the 41 GOP senators to help us. He is
relatively independent, and he dearly needs our help in his re-election bid
in 2012 in a very Democratic state.

Sen. Brown's fax number is 202 228-2646. A sample fax is shown below.
However, please use your own words. Otherwise, Senator Brown may take your
serious request as a form letter.

"Subject: Cast the 60th vote

Dear Sen. Brown:

I urge you to cast the 60th vote to break the anticipated block of
two Asian Am jurists, Goodwin Liu for the 9th Circuit Court and
Edward Chen for the N. CA District Court. If you do that, I'll vote for
you in 2012 and urge my friends and relatives to also do so.

I'll also urge "80-20 Initiative," a political organization that I listen to,
to consider urging a bloc vote for your re-election in 2012. That seems
the fair thing for 80-20 to do.

Sincerely,

Name, title (your most impressive ones) and postal address

Cc: S. B. Woo, Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

"

Please do NOT send emails, most offices don't read them. Do NOT send a letter.
The security check for anthrax will takes days if not weeks. The fax is the ONLY
effective way. If you don't have a fax machine, please go to
http://www.gotfreefax.com/ which allows you to send a free fax.

Kindly please COPY ME IN so that I know how many faxes have gone into
Sen. Brown's office. This campaign will be called off 3 days from today, on
9/21. By then, Sen. Brown will know the intensity of our yearning. If
more than 100 faxes have poured in already, he'll know that in his
re-election bid in 2012, he can either expect an Asian American
bloc vote for him, or against him.

AsAms represent 4% of MA's vote. A bloc vote by 4% of voters can easily
make the difference. Will Sen. Brown respond positively? It depends on
whether YOU do your share of faxing him! Thank you.

Urgently awaiting you to fax, thereby giving our children political clout,

S.B. Woo (a volunteer)
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

YOU & the political quake in Delaware

Do you know what is the connection between YOU & the political earthquake
in Delaware (DE)? YOU may benefit from it!

If Chris Coons, the Democrats candidate for US Senate, wins, there may be
another Senator who is open-minded and willing to listen to the rightful
concerns of the Asian Am. community.

Chris worked for me when I was in politics. So did Delaware's current
Governor Jack Markell and current Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn.

Here is a picture taken at our home last Christmas season. From the left,
Chris Coons, Gov. Jack Markell, S. B. Woo*, and Lietenant Govenor
Matt Denn.

Chris was also at my house last Sunday when Katy and I had a fundraiser
for him. He publicly stated that he'd be very privileged to hire a talented
Asian American senate staff when elected.

Friends: Let's invest in the political process to help us achieve equal
citizenship. 80-20 has proven again and again that to be effective in
US politics, one must practice politics the American way i.e. the
80-20 way.

Join 80-20. We try so hard to help you. Will you consider helping us
back? 80-20 has just hired an Executive Director increasing its annual
expenditure by about $100K per year. Will you help please? To join click
on http://www.80-20initiative.net , and then on the RED BUTTON, or
you can send a check to 80-20 PAC P.O. Box 603 Osprey, FL 34229.
Be sure to place your e-address at the back of your check. Thank you.

Respectfully yours,

S.B. Woo, (a volunteer)
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.

* Actually as a former Lt. Gov., I have a life-time title of Governor Woo. Some
folks in Delaware still address me thusly. However, I don't use it in the
Asian Am. community. :) :) :) Pls. just call me S.B., as in the past.

Pres. Obama Re-nominated 2 AsAm jurists !

YOU & 80-20 together did it!

Pres. Obama has responded to our petition & press conference*. He
has RE-NOMINATED Goodwin Liu and Edward Chen at 7 p.m. last night.
Click on http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/13/presidential-nominations-sent-senate .

Never in American history has a President responded so directly and
frequently to the voice of the Asian Am. community!

YOU & 80-20 together now attend to our NEXT QUEST.

WE shall find one Republican Senator to cast the 60th vote to
break an anticipated Republican block to submit the names of these
2 jurists for a full Senate debate. We believe the vote could come from
Sen. Scott Brown of MA, Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins
of Maine, or Sen. Lindsey Graham of SC.

80-20 urgently needs to hear from those Asian Ams who donated
to Sen. Brown. IF YOU were one, please email me directly. YOU
will be much more persuasive than others in the eyes of Sen. Brown.
We need you to fax a message to him.

When we succeed in the securing the 60th vote, which the Democratic
Senate leadership has thus far failed to obtain, and when the entire
Asian Am. community shows gratitude, say, to Sen. Brown in MA in 2010
running for re-election in a very Democratic state, it'll be something to behold.

The sequence of anticipated successes 80-20 has outlined here will not only
brighten our children's future & greatly enhance our political clout, but
also make political history in not just the Asian Am community but
in America's history. We count on YOU to help.

Pass the word to all Asian Ams. donors to Sen. Brown in MA, CA and NY.
Our community needs their help at this critical moment. If Sen. Brown
hels us. We'll help back. There are 4% AsAm voter in MA who can cast
a bloc vote.

So HELP if you can. Another way to help is to join 80-20, which has
fought & won for YOU so many times. Click on
http://www.80-20initiative.net , or send a check to
80-20 PAC P.O. Box 603 Osprey, FL 34229. Thank you.

Respectfully yours,,

S. B. Woo
Acting President for the next 3.5 months only (still a volunteer)

* The petition of 3300+ signers was sent to Pres. Obama on 9/9. 80-20
also called a press conference yesterday together with leaders of APAPA &
CAPA in San Francisco to reinforce our yearning for re-nominations to
Pres. Obama.

PS: Lena Tam, an 80-20 Board Member, is running for re-election as a
councilwoman of the Alameda City. She is the first Asian Am. elected
official who is serving on 80-20's Board, and is a great public servant. We
need to make sure that she is re-elected. She faced completely false
accusations from some dirty politicians. Alameda County D.A. had just
completely exonerated her on 9/8/2010.

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Pres. Obama has responded to our petition & press conference*. He
has RE-NOMINATED Goodwin Liu and Edward Chen at 7 p.m. last night.
Click on http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/13/presidential-nominations-sent-senate .

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Never in American history has a President responded so directly and
frequently to the voice of the Asian Am. community!

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YOU & 80-20 together now attend to our NEXT QUEST.

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WE shall find one Republican Senator to cast the 60th vote to
break an anticipated Republican block to submit the names of these
2 jurists for a full Senate debate. We believe the vote could come from
Sen. Scott Brown of MA, Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins
of Maine, or Sen. Lindsey Graham of SC.

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80-20 urgently needs to hear from those Asian Ams who donated
to Sen. Brown. IF YOU were one, please email me directly. YOU
will be much more persuasive than others in the eyes of Sen. Brown.
We need you to fax a message to him.

- Show quoted text -

When we succeed in the securing the 60th vote, which the Democratic
Senate leadership has thus far failed to obtain, and when the entire
Asian Am. community shows gratitude, say, to Sen. Brown in MA in 2010
running for re-election in a very Democratic state, it'll be something to behold.

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The sequence of anticipated successes 80-20 has outlined here will not only
brighten our children's future & greatly enhance our political clout, but
also make political history in not just the Asian Am community but
in America's history. We count on YOU to help.

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Pass the word to all Asian Ams. donors to Sen. Brown in MA, CA and NY.
Our community needs their help at this critical moment. If Sen. Brown

helps us. We'll help back. There are 4% AsAm voters in MA who can cast
a bloc vote.

So HELP if you can. Another way to help is to join 80-20, which has
fought & won for YOU so many times. Click on
http://www.80-20initiative.net , or send a check to
80-20 PAC P.O. Box 603 Osprey, FL 34229. Thank you.

Respectfully yours,,

S. B. Woo
Acting President for the next 3.5 months only (still a volunteer)

* The petition of 3300+ signers was sent to Pres. Obama on 9/9. 80-20
also called a press conference yesterday together with leaders of APAPA &
CAPA in San Francisco to reinforce our yearning for re-nominations to
Pres. Obama.

PS: Lena Tam, an 80-20 Board Member, is running for re-election as a
councilwoman of the Alameda City. She is the first Asian Am. elected

official who is serving 159 on 80-20's Board, and is a great public servant. We
need to make sure that she is re-elected. She faced completely false
accusations from some dirty politicians. Alameda County D.A. had just
completely exonerated her on 9/8/2010.

How Tough Are We?

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. That quality
is as important in organizations as is in individuals. America admires
toughness be it in athletes, CEOs, workers, teachers, politicians or
organizations.

When two superbly qualified Asian Am jurists, recommended by the
Senate Judicial Committee, were blocked by the Senate Republicans on a
technicality*, 80-20 rose to petition Pres. Obama to RE-NOMINATE them.
We don't give up just because the powerful says NO to us. We want to
know their reasons for reject those 2 nominees.

Blocking on a technicality* is a devious act. Let the 2 nominees go to a
full senate hearing. Then the Republicans senators may state their reasons
of objection publicly on the senate floor.

The days of simply telling us no, and betting on that we'll quietly go
away is gone. Not when 80-20 is around. The following is a true story.

Sen. John Kerry of MA once said to me, "S.B., do you know why
Asian Ams are not effective in politics? It is because both Parties and the
national media know that EVEN YOUR ACTIVISTS will go away
quietly, when told NO or when having been ignored long enough."

80-20 rose 11 years ago to change that image for our children.

Thanks to you, 3171 have signed 80-20's petition to President Obama to
RENOMINATE the two "unanimously well qualified" jurists. The number is

still rising. YOU can still be a signer. Click on

http://admin.80-20nj.info/cgi/dm/8/10p/f . We have notified the White House
of this petition expressing our yearning & will deliver the signatures.

We hope and trust that President Obama will hear us. We also hope
and trust that the Senate Republicans will hear us.

This is a good issue to help us decide which party will get our
votes in the coming November election. Many other Asian Am orgs. have
publicly endorsed the nomination of these two jurists before the senate
GOP has blocked them. We trust that they are equally tough and
courageous at this critical moment.

Join 80-20. There is a matching fund for NEW members. We still need
25 new members to get that $3,500 donation. Go
http://www.80-20initiative.net or send a check to
80-20 PAC P.O. Box 603 Osprey, FL 34229. Thank you.

Sincerely,

S. B. Woo
Acting President for the next 4 months only.

* "Under a rarely invoked rule, the Senate must agree to carry over
pending nominations when it goes on a 30-day recess. But Republican
leaders objected to carrying over several disputed nominations, including
Liu and Chen." -- LA Times

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/07/nation/la-na-senate-judge-20100807 .

New Blood in 80-20's Top Leadership

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

The signing of the petition to Pres. Obama to renominate two Asian
Am. jurists has slowed down a bit on the 3rd day. But that is precisely when
YOU will get going to get folks to sign up. Spread the word for 80-20
and urge them to sign. Go
http://admin.80-20nj.info/cgi/dm/8/10p/f .

80-20 will turn in YOUR signed petition to Pres. Obama on September 5th.
to urge him to re-nominate Goodwin Liu & Edward Chen on the 6th, when the Senate goes back or later, as he deems appropriate.

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Important Notice: New Blood in TOP Leadership

80-20 has long planned the infusion of new blood into its top leadership, while
maintaining continuity and success. To accomplish these goals, the following
changes have occurred or will occur.

80-20 has hired a fulltime Executive Director, Daniel Feng of Davis, CA to begin
in Sept. 1, 2010. Suzanna Lin, M.D., will continue to serve as Special Assistant to
the President/Exec. Director. To ensure smooth transition, S. B. Woo was asked
by the Board to help tune in and assist Feng for the remaining 4 months of 2010
as the Acting President.

Effective now, 80-20 actively seeks candidates for president and vice president
in 2011 to serve 80-20. The membership-wide election shall occur in the 2nd
week of November, 2010. S. B. Woo has stated that he shall not be a candidate
for either of those positions, though he'll continue to serve 80-20 in the second
line including advising Feng. Additional information about Daniel Feng is shown
below.

Daniel Feng is registered as a Independent or "Decline"in Calif.
i.e. not associated with any political party. He has been a dues-paying
member for the last 4 years, and was a Delegate to 80-20's 2008
Endorsement Convention, flying at his own expense to attend the Convention
in Foster City, CA from Boston, MA where he then resided.

Professionally, Mr. Feng has over twenty years of experience with progressive
management responsibilities in a variety of industries and services institutions.
He has also actively participated in and made significant contribution to many
local and national elections, in which he worked vigorously to promote Asian
Americans’ interest. He was highly praised by those leaders of our community
who know him.

S. B. Woo, Acting President for 4 months, said, "Daniel will bring to the 80-20
leadership team his passionate American patriotism, commitment to the
universal values, sensitivity to Asian American political issues, and practical
management skills. 80-20 believes that Daniel’s appointment will greatly
strengthen 80-20."

Woo also said, "Daniel takes a cut in his personal income to come work for 80-
20 & our community. It's this kind of passion, his other quality as a person, &
his qualifications in management that induced 80-20 to select him. I am
privileged to advise him. I hope that I'll be as lucky with Daniel as I was with 3
of my top campaign aides back in 1988. They have now become Delaware's
Governor, Lt. Governor and County Executive of the largest county in Delaware.
The County Exec. is also the Democratic Nominee for the US Senate in the 2010
election."

80-20 will greatly NEED your help during this transition. Its annual
expenditure will increase by roughly $100,000 each year. We need more
members and donors.

To JOIN 80-20, go http://www.80-20initiative.net/membership/payment.asp .
Or send your check to 80-20 PAC P.O. Box 603 Osprey, FL 34229 .
80-20 needs your financial support. There is a matching fund for NEW members.

A Great Success !

2,000+ signed in 2 days at 80-20's petition site to President Obama
requesting him "To Re-nominate 2 Asian Am. Jurists" ! A cohesive Asian
Am. political voice has arrived. Go see for yourself at
http://admin.80-20nj.info/cgi/dm/8/10p/f .

Don't relax though. Please go sign, if you haven't yet. Help make YOUR
political voice even stronger. Let's try to reach 3,000 signers today.

Asian Ams. rightfully want more than a 0.7% share of federal judges.
Pres. Obama responded by nominating enough in 2 years to double
that %. Now the senate Republicans have blocked 2 Asian Am. nominees
who were rated "unanimously well qualified" by the American Bar Assoc,
and approved by the Senate Judiciary Comm. Outrageous!

Turn your outrage towards senate Republicans into positive action. Be
a signatory today to request re-nomination or help spread the word.

When you do your share, 80-20 is optimistic that Pres. Obama will
hear us and RE-NOMINATE Goodwin Liu for the 9th Appeals Court
and Edward Chen for the Northern California District Court.

We and our children will benefit from our political cohesiveness.
Counting on you! Please go sign at
http://admin.80-20nj.info/cgi/dm/8/10p/f .

Trying hard to build YOUR political clout,

S. B. Woo
Acting President, 80-20 PAC, Inc.