Golden Opportunity Seized by 80-20 PAC

Golden Opportunity Seized by 80-20 PAC

80-20 Is Proud To Have Seized a Golden Opportunity For You       80-20 is keenly aware that its political effectiveness, represented by its e-newsletter of Nov. 5, entitled "How Hillary Reacted to 80-20's "endorsement with reservation"' was due entirely to the great support from all of you.       80-20 dealt with Sec. Clinton judiciously.  She had made some promises to help AsAm achieve equal citizenship, but it was NOT enough.  As a result, we were only willing to endorse her WITH RESERVATION.  80-20 President, S. B. Woo, clearly stated that Hillary needed to do more for AsAms in  80-20's Oct. 29 press release.        You know what?  3 days later, Hillary responded by doing more for AsAms.       She published an Op-Ed on NBC TV, entitled: "Opinion: As President I will Stand With Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders" by Hillary Clinton.      Note that she said "I will." Additionally, near the end of the article, she made one more explicit promise -- she'll authorize the "White House Initiative on AAPI", when elected.        80-20 has always said, "Each presidential election is a golden opportunity" for a small minority to advance its goal of EQUAL CITIZENSHIP.  Today, one day before we vote, 80-20 is very proud to announce that it has achieved that goal.                      Many Are Aware of 80-20's Great Service in 2016 (1) From: Gail Liu  Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION       Great vision and great call!   Gail (2) From: Achamma Chandersekaran Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION       Congratulations!  You made it happen!  Hope you can deliver the votes.  Achamma Chandersekaran NOTE added by S. B. Woo:  80-20 has NOT promised to deliver votes in 2016.  (3) From: iweichen Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION          I like to send in the pledged donation soon.   I-Wei NOTE added by S. B. Woo: The above is a wonderful way to thank us.  :-) :-) (4) From: David Fan Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION        Yes SB! Just saw this! Great news! Thanks for all the hard work and for spreading the news!   Best regards,   David (5) From: Mike Ong Subject: RE: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION                 You play the hand well! (6) From: Gong Chen Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION          Congratulations to your achievement!  Thank you very much for what you have done to promote the voice of Asian Americans! Thank you.  Gong, Professor and Verne M. Willaman Chair in Life Sciences (7) From: Stella Yu Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION     Bravo! SB! Thank you so much for your wisdom and dedication.   Stella Yu (8) From: ERIC LIU Subject: Re: Enjoyed all your speeches on Ted Talk     Thank you, SB. I'm grateful for all you've done for our country and for Asian Americans. The more we can build Asian American power, the better.   Eric (9) From: Alison Yang Subject: Re: Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION       Thank you for your leadership and persistence on our behalf all these years! Appreciate your efforts especially during this campaign season!  Take care!   With gratitude, Alison and Walter Yang, Naples, Florida                              Be sure to VOTE tomorrow.  Thank you.  S. B. Woo President and a volunteer for the past 18 years 80-20 Initiative, Inc. http://www.80-20initiative.com/index.php To know more about 80-20, view these videos : https://youtu.be/dB3eGVqG-w (Ignore the CA Dem. primary part. Hillary won.) http://youtu.be/h781_ECSJYM (Ignore the appeal for funds. SELF has succeeded.) 80-20 Mission Statement

Hillary Reacted to 80-20's Endorsement with RESERVATION

How 80-20 Empowers Asian Americans

Our Reward & Punish strategy is working in the 2016 Presidential Election      On Oct. 29 (Sat), 80-20 endorsed Sec. Clinton with reservation. 80-20's press release quoted its President, S. B. Woo, saying, "We don't like that Sec.Clinton doesn't think we are important enough to her campaign for her to talk to us. She needs to reevaluate her priorities. We will not accept benign neglect."       On Nov. 1, 3 days later, she published an Op-Ed on NBC TV: "Opinion: As President I will Stand With Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders"  by Hillary Clinton.        Note that she said "I will."  Near the end of the above Op-Ed, she made one more explicit promise -- she'll authorize the "White House Initiative on AAPI", when elected president.       SURPRISED how she has reacted to 80-20's "endorsement with reservation"?Do you still have any doubt that            80-20's judicious usage of "reward & punish" in politics empowers AsAms!        Her positive response to 80-20's "endorsement with reservation" is her STRENGTH, not weakness.  That is what is required of a political leader in a democracy.  The Board is more confident now that we can have a successful working relationship with Sec. Clinton, if she is elected our president.                         Q&A for Doubters of 80-20's Effectiveness Q1:  Could it just be a coincidence? A: It could, if the above were the only example. Let me give you 2 more similar examples involving 80-20 and presidential candidates. (1)  On May 7, 2016, just before the CA Democratic primary, 80-20 publicly announced that it would endorse Sen. Sanders, unless Hillary would replysatisfactorily to 80-20's questionnaire.  2 days later, she replied. (Click here & here) (2) During the 2008 CA Democratic primary, Hillary had answered 80-20's questionnaire with 6 yeses.  Obama had not.  So we endorsed Hillary and bought ethnic media ads in CA to help Hillary win the primary.  Additionally, 80-20 PAC sent out many e-newsletters, including 2 entitled "Call to Action - Defeat Obama".  5 days before the CA primary, Obama answered 80-20's questionnaire with 6 yeses (click hereand here)!   Pres. Obama's 6 yeses to 80-20 led to the appointment of 3 cabinet secretaries, 1 deputy secretary, many other sub-cabinet officials; the tripling of AsAm federal judges including 4 Appeals Court judges, and a 80% or more increase in the number AsAm SES (Senior Executive Service) appointees.      Could all 3 cases be coincidental? Could it be that 80-20 has a unique understanding of politics in the U.S.? Q2: I now believe they are NOT coincidental. But these occurrences are so contradictory to my intuition of how politicians would react to 80-20. Will you help me understand the political logic in the U.S. please? A:  Here is the key: do not apply the political logic of Asia to the U.S.!   The power of politicians in some Asian countries doesn't depend on elections.  So they don't hesitate to use their power to punish citizens who oppose or displease them.        In the U.S., if a Congressman gets elected for the first time and carries grudges against those who opposed him but who could be persuaded to help him, then in his re-election campaign, he'll not only still have his usual oppositions but also dedicated enemies whom he had punished earlier. If he punishes more people, he will simple have even more dedicated enemies in future elections.  Result?  He has placed himself in a bad situation, which a smart politician could have avoided.       So the political logic in the U.S. is always to try to make friends with people who have opposed him in the past, but who may be persuadable to change sides. Q3: Will the "White House Initiative on AAPI" do a lot of good for AsAms? A: It all depends on who will be appointed to lead the Initiative, and how large its budget will be.  When Chris Lu, the current Labor Dep. Secretary, was co-chairing it briefly, it was an good instrument to help AAPI's win equal opportunity.       Join 80-20 PAC which has unique understanding of the U.S. politics. TO JOIN, click here. S. B. Woo President and a volunteer for the past 18 years 80-20 Initiative, Inc. http://www.80-20initiative.com/index.php To know more about 80-20, view these videos : https://youtu.be/dB3eGVqG-w (Ignore the CA Dem. primary part. Hillary won.) http://youtu.be/h781_ECSJYM (Ignore the appeal for funds. SELF has succeeded.) 80-20 Mission Statement

Political knowledge, if you have 5 minutes

    Golden Political Nuggets 

Political knowledge 1:  What a PAC can do in supporting political candidates            One may think that there is not much difference between "endorsing Hillary with reservation" and "endorsing Hillary".      Reality:  A lot of difference.  If 80-20 had endorsed Hillary, 80-20 would be independently spending at least $50,000 to buy ads in ethnic media in battle-ground states to flip votes.  80-20 knows how to buy ads in "free ethnic papers" in battleground states that those high-priced political consultants have never even heard of. In addition, 80-20 would have sent out many pro-Hillary e-newsletters and asked its supporters to forward to their friends and relatives.          Tell you what, now that the race has tightened, Sec. Clinton is probably regretting her refusal to do more for Asian Ams.  In a razor-thin race, AsAms become the critical minority.   Had 80-20 endorsed Hillary, we estimate that she would have gotten about 80% of the AsAm vote.       Political knowledge 2:  Who works for your interests and who doesn't?            There is a easy measure.  Find out who gets goodies for you and who doesn't.     (A) 80-20 considers how much good a candidates and his/her party have done for AsAms in deciding whom, and how, to endorse.       (B) Trump fans support Trump, without getting any promise in writing from Trump about helping AsAms.         [Details: Hillary answered 80-20's questionnaire satisfactorily by making promises to AsAm in writing.  Trump didn't.  80-20 pressed Hillary to do more, but she refused.   Hence, 80-20 endorsed her with reservation.  Note that Obama's Administration tripled the number of AsAm federal judges and appointed 3 AsAm cabinet secretaries plus Chris Lu as the Deputy Secretary of Labor in charge of enforcing E.O. 11246.  E.O. 11246 is the law that the federal government has used to get rid of the glass ceiling against other minorities and women. You be the judge.  :-)]      Political knowledge 3:  Even in politics, virtue is its own reward.           80-20 thought that its decision to endorse Hillary with reservation would be very unpopular, because it doesn't please either the Clinton or the Trump fans.          Surprisingly, 80-20 was rewarded for its faith in you.  Most AsAms seems to understand that 80-20 made a judicious decision, abiding by the the best interest of the AsAms, using the "reward or punish" principle.  Praises poured in.  Click here to see those praises published earlier.  We apologize for sharing only the short ones.       (1) From: Jim Subject: Re: Largest AsAm PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton with Reservation            I agree. (2) From: Mothers to Mothers Subject: Re: A Very Popular "Endorsement with Reservation"       Thank you for all you have done!     M. Tao      (3) From: Elaine Su <3xxelainexu gmail.com=""> Subject: Largest AsAm PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton with Reservation            Thank you for all your hard work for the 80-20 EC. The procedure was fair and effective. The whole process was a success. Regards, Elaine   NOTE added by S. B, Woo:  She also forwarded our e-newsletter to 18 of her friends.  One of whom replied thusly, and is shown below:      (4)  Lynn Yu       Subject: Fwd: Fwd: Largest AsAm PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton with Reservation                   Ok got your message !! Probably vote for Hillary, but yes upset with not getting full responsive from her. Lynn. (5) From: Gary Tang Subject: Facebook post                This is my FB posting.        I am a Demarcat, and I am not voting for Donald Trump, but will vote all other Republican tickets. Reason: My party decided to continue the discrimination against Asian American students in college admissions. Gary Tang, CCIM, LEED AP       (6) From: "Dr. Yuko Nakanishi" Subject: Re: Largest AsAm PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton with Reservation               I agree with the EC's decision...it is a wise one.      Kind regards, yuko        (7) From: Ming Jeang Subject: Re: A Very Popular "Endorsement with Reservation          I think this is the only good decision. Unfortunately, my vote in Texas is probably meaningless since Texas, despite some TV pundits, will end up in the Trump bucket.. . . . Ming                                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                  We are such a small minority.  We must be politically astute, and have the courage to execute the "reward and punish" principle with integrity.    S. B. Woo       President and a volunteer for the past 18 years 80-20 Initiative, Inc. http://www.80-20initiative.com/index.php       To know more about 80-20, view these videos : https://youtu.be/dB3eGVqG-w  (Ignore the last 35 secs.  The CA primary is over.  An EC is to decide whether to endorse Trump or Clinton.) http://youtu.be/h781_ECSJYM (Ignore the appeal for funds.  SELF has succeeded.) 80-20 Mission Statement

A Very Popular "Endorsement with Reservation"

Innovative Dedication

Background Information      The Delegates attending 80-20's Endorsement Convention decided to endorse Hillary Clinton with reservation. We thought that it would be a very unpopular decision, because neither Hillary fans nor Donald fans will be pleased with the above decision.          Surprise! It turns out to be very popular with our supporters. It shows that Asian Ams have become politically aware that using the principle of                                Reward those politicians who share our concerns. Punish those who don't. is the only way to EMPOWER ourselves.       Most of our supporters apparently understand that Hillary Clinton has made some good promises to us in writing, but not enough. Therefore, endorse with reservation is the right choice. In comparison, Donald Trump has not promised AsAms anything in writing.                                                                     Unsolicited Support Poured In            On account of limited space, I apologize for not able to include many very eloquent supportive letters.      (1) From: xkodaxx@aol.com Subject: Re: Largest AsAm PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton with Reservation            "Right choice" (2) From: Jack Zhao <zhaoxx70@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Largest AsAm PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton with Reservation            "Woo:       Very good decision!"       (3) From: Li Tian Subject: Re: Largest AsAm PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton with Reservation             "Good move! Thank you! (:- "       (4) From: syelloxx9@aol.com  This person forwarding 80-20's endorsement       e-newsletterto 27 of his friends and requested:    "Please support the candidate 80-20 recommended.  Thanks.  S. Liang"   NOTE added by S. B. Woo :   Many others have done that.      (5)   From: Robert Chen <robertchen2xx@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: One simple conversation           NOTE added by S. B. Woo: This person wrote a letter to DNC (Dem. National Comm) explaining the mistake that the Dem. Party is making in supporting "race preference" admission policy which is one big reason that 80-20 only endorse Hillary with reservation.      "Hello, Democratic Party:      In last election, we voted for Obama because President Obama answered all questions from 80-20.  Besides donation, I even volunteered my time to support your campaign 4 years ago.  We received our mail ballots weeks ago in Florida and have been waiting for the words from 80-20. Now the words from 80-20 is "endorsement, with reservation, of Secretary Hillary Clinton for President." Since it is endorsement with reservation, we decide to vote Gary Johnson for President.  As for Senator and Representative, this time my family will vote for all Republicans. The reason for this is that Democratic party has record to support the college admission race discrimination against Asians.      Respectfully, Robert Chen's Family"      (6) From: eric zhang <xx_zhang@hotmail.com>  Subject: Re: Largest AsAm PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton with Reservation "Dear Dr Woo,      I am very disappointed that the EC endorsed Clinton.  But I will vote according to this 80-20 decision.  . . . . .  Eric Zhang"      NOTE added by S. B. Woo:  Unity is power.  80-20 has clout.  No wonder one Delegate asked during the EC, "What if Hillary now tells you that she will call the EC?"  I answered, "80-20 may then reconvene EC."  :-) I am not counting on it.   (7) From: Paul Jiang          Dear S.B.,  Just heard the great news of 80-20's endorsement decision. Even though I was not part of the EC process, this decision certainly speaks for me, and I am sure for the vast majority of the AsAms as well! Thanks for your leadership!  With best wishes,   Paul J.       (8) From: Con Lam <cxxlam@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Largest AsAm PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton with Reservation          "Thank you very much for all of your passions and commitments for the Asian Americans Community, Mr. Woo.  More often than not, I do not agree with you and/or 80-20 views and suggestions.  Nevertheless, I still believe that Asian American Community benefits greatly form yours and 80-20's wonderful works.           I have always tried to align with the suggestions and directions from 80-20 since the founding of the organization, but I still have not been able to convince myself to do that.  If you do not mind, I have a few suggestions that might help some of the Asian American voters like me to support 80-20 in the future. . . . . . .           I have been a 80-20 follower since its inception.  Generally, it is for these reasons that I cannot convince myself to support the suggestions from 80-20.       I look forward to being able to support 80-20's agenda & recommendations in the future.      -Con"                                                                                           Accusation from A Few Trump Supporters      A few Trump supporters emailed me saying "Shame on you."   One accused me of selling AsAm interests for my personal political gain.   I suppose that this person didn't know that I have the following public statement:      · Woo announced in 1999, "For the rest of my life, I shall not run for public offices; shall not accept any Federal government appointment; and shall be registered as an Independent."  Click here to verify.      S. B. Woo       President and a volunteer for the past 18 years 80-20 Initiative, Inc. http://www.80-20initiative.com/index.php  To know more about 80-20, view these videos : https://youtu.be/dB3eGVqG-w  (Ignore the last 35 secs.  The CA primary is over.  An EC is to decide whether to endorse Trump or Clinton.) http://youtu.be/h781_ECSJYM (Ignore the appeal for funds.  SELF has succeeded.) 80-20 Mission Statement