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Pink Slip Rick knows he's in trouble with the voters. That's why he's teaming up with his big business pals  to refill his campaign war chest three years before he'll be on the ballot. $500,000 raised in four months.

As we've come to expect from Scott, these contributions are coming from the slimy corporate buddies that his job-killing policies are designed to help. And when asked about the shady money – one in particular of $125,000 from a healthcare profiteer – he refuses to address the issue and runs away like a little coward.

Watch the video of Pink Slip Rick refusing to address the shady contributions made by big business crooks. Then give $5 or more to help us grow our movement from Pensacola to Key West:

The good news is that we're over halfway toward our goal of raising $10,000 in grassroots contributions this month. Every penny of this new mobilization fund will go to growing our movement by 10,000 people.

You see, Pink Slip Rick needs to spend millions – if not billions – of shady dollars to rehabilitate his tarnished image, but we don't have to. Using the people-power of the internet, we can continue growing our great movement using online ads, social networks, blast emails, and more in a way Scott never can.

It's our competitive edge if you will, and it's how a small band of dedicated progressives created a budding movement opposing Scott's attack on the middle class. And right now, we've only just begun to fight.

Don't wait! Ensure we can grow this movement in 2012 by pitching in $5 or more right here:

http://floridawatchaction.com/action/contribute

We cannot afford four more years with Pink Slip Rick in charge. If his shady corporate pals think dumping tainted money into this fight will work, then they're about to learn a hard lesson about grassroots organizing.

Thanks for everything,

– Amy

P.S. Video provided courtesy of The Adams Street Project: a project of Florida Watch Action and Progress Florida.

Will Florida continue its war on the middle class pushed by Pink Slip Rick and his puppets in the Legislature, or will our state change course and focus on protecting and expanding our middle class? That’s the choice we face in 2012, and we will begin to decide our course on the opening day of the Legislative session, January 10th.

Click here to join us as we Awake The State, January 10th. Find an event close you and register, or organize one in your community.

Gov. Scott and his allies in the Legislature are already planning their next round of attacks on Florida’s middle class. Pink Slip Rick's proposed budget calls for $2 billion in cuts to health care for Florida’s children, poor, and seniors. Rick Scott’s call for increasing education funding is hollow, as his proposal barely makes a dent in the elimination of critical programs like art and music along with irresponsible teacher layoffs. Local school districts will likely see little to no relief.

If Gov. Scott’s budget became law, it would kill 4,500 more Florida jobs. As our state still faces high unemployment, and with no plan from Pink Slip Rick or his puppets in the Legislature to help Floridians get good jobs, that’s unacceptable.

Awake The State on January 10th by finding a rally in your community and registering, or organizing an event of your own.

Since we began rallying against Pink Slip Rick and for protecting Florida’s middle class earlier this year, our state has been changing for the better. Gov. Scott’s approval rating has plummeted from 43% in February to just 26% today. The discussion has also changed. Instead of talking about how much more to take away from middle class families, there is now a stronger and clearer demand for Florida to invest in our future again. Nonetheless, all of the progress we’ve made in 2011 is on the line in 2012.

We must keep up the fight and continue to Awake The State. See you on January 10th!

For Florida,

Susannah

Santa Claus is coming to town this month and while he’s delivering toys to little boys and girls, he’ll also be dropping off something a little less glamorous to our favorite job-killing Governor. That’s right, for all the damage Pink Slip Rick has done to our state he’ll be getting a big lump of coal in his stocking!

But we’re not satisfied with sending him just one lump of coal – we want to send him thousands.

Today, until December 25th, we’ll match any donation to Florida Watch Action with lumps of coal to Rick Scott. If you donate $3... that’s 3 lumps of coal! $100... 100 lumps! Chip in $5 or more now!

This is no joke!

Following the Holiday we’ll be taking thousands of pieces of coal to the Governor’s mansion and delivering them alongside a message to Pink Slip Rick that we know whether he’s been naughty or nice this year. (We don’t however know if he’s been sleeping or awake... that would just be creepy!)

But we know if Pink Slip Rick’s been bad or good and he hasn’t been good for goodness sake!

Make a contribution of $5 or more right here and we’ll match it dollar for dollar with a lump of coal to Pink Slip Rick shortly after the Holidays. It’s the perfect way to remind him he better watch out!

Okay, no more cheesy Holidays puns for me. I just love the Holidays so much!

Thank you for standing up for Florida,

– Susannah

P.S. Okay, one more! Pink Slip Rick knows we’re making a list and checking it twice and that we already know he’s been naughty, not nice. Let’s remind Scott by sending him thousands of lumps of coal!

You know as well as I do what is at stake in our effort to defeat Rick Scott’s job-killing agenda.

That’s why we’ve poured all our resources into building an organization that can take the fight to Pink Slip Rick in every corner of Florida. And you’ve seen us in action every day this year as we’ve organized statewide protests and used innovative tactics like reverse robo-calls to beat back Governor Scott’s office.

Our efforts have been hugely successful, but none have been cheap; and we need your help to continue fueling Florida Watch Action. That’s why today, we’re launching a special, limited-time gift for you!

Make a donation of $25 or more to Florida Watch Action here and get a free Pink Slip Rick t-shirt:

The infrastructure that we have put in place and backed up with a string of successes has made FWA a powerful organization in this fight to save Florida. But FWA has always been as strong as our members because it’s friends like you that attend our rallies, record our robo-calls, and keep fighting Scott everyday.

With the legislative session coming up next year, we’re going to be busy as ever fighting back against Pink Slip Rick and his merry band of cronies. That’s why we need your support and donations today.

Pitch in $25 or more to FWA and get a free Pink Slip Rick t-shirt! It’s the perfect holiday gift!

Thank you for continuing to be a part of FWA,

-- Susannah, Amy, and the whole Florida Watch Action team