State Green Party Press Release

Wisconsin to Weigh Cobb Factor, Candidate for President Travels State.

Wisconsin Green Party
http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org

September 16, 2004

Contacts:
Jill Bussiere, Wisconsin Green Party Co-spokesperson, 920-388-0529, cell
920-255-2175 jdt@wisconsingreenparty.org

Brian Lutenegger, Co-Chair, Four Lakes Green Party: (608) 469-3986,
blutenegger@wisconsingreenparty.org

David Cobb will be actively soliciting votes from Wisconsin voters this weekend as he travels throughout the state.

"Unlike the Democratic and Republican candidates, David Cobb calls for the United States to bring our troops home from Iraq," said Jill Bussiere, Co-spokesperson of the Wisconsin Green Party. "Greens are aware that the U.S. presence in Iraq is destabilizing the Middle East, and has resulted in increased terrorism around the world."

If a further military presence is needed in Iraq, Cobb favors the presence of forces from Arab nations under the auspices of the United Nations."

Cobb notes that the Green Party is not a party of the right, or of the left, but rather of the "left out". By campaigning throughout the country, he is working to build the Green Party, and engage voters who feel left out of the system because they are not represented by the stances of the two ruling parties.

"The Green Party's platform promotes equality and justice for all, and a strong belief in democracy," said Brian Lutenegger, Co-Chair of Four Lakes Green Party. "Cobb calls for the end of corporate control over our election system, and over our government. He calls for taxation of the rich, and universal health care for everyone. These positions challenge the Bush administration, and the Kerry candidacy."

The Wisconsin Green Party stands on the four pillars of Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice, Grassroots Democracy, and Nonviolence. For more information, visit http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org. The Green Party of the United States' website is http://www.gp.org .

Schedule of Cobb Campaign Events in Wisconsin:

FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 17
MADISON
10:40am - Edgewood High School - Speaking to students, faculty, staff,
parents & community.

Noon - UW-Madison Great Hall, Memorial Union - Beyond the Crisis: David Cobb, increasingly recognized to be one of America's foremost public speakers, explains why a vote for the Green Party is an investment in the future. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate's Contemporary Issues Committee; free and open to the public.

MILWAUKEE
3:00pm - Rally with Damien Jones, as Jones announces his run as a Green candidate for the 10th District Wisconsin State Assembly. The rally begins at 3:00pm; Cobb is scheduled to appear with Jones at 3:45pm. Change of venue: UW-Milwaukee Ball Room, 2200 E. Kenwood Avenue.

MADISON
8:00pm - Reception with local Green elected officials for David Cobb at the home of recent Madison mayoral candidate Bert Zipperer & Laurie Frank, 1337 Jenifer St..

SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 18
OSHKOSH
9:30am - Rally with Tony Palmeri, Green candidate for the 54th Assembly District, and Carol Rittenhouse, Green candidate for the 6th Congressional District. Change of venue: Rainbow Park, on the west side of the Fox River, just north of Hwy 21.

BARABOO
3:30pm - Fighting Bob Fest (www.fightingbobfest.org). David Cobb is one of the featured speakers at this year's Fighting Bob Fest. This will be the first time an independent political candidate has addressed the festival. Attendance at last year's festival was over 5,000.

WISCONSIN DELLS 4:00pm - Wisconsin Dells Boat Tour Fundraiser w/Cobb and other Green candidates! http://www.fourlakesgreenparty.org/dells.htm

STEVENS POINT
7:30pm - Rally with Mike Miles, Green candidate for Congress, local Green elected officials, with music by Mike White. Change of venue: Laird Room, University Center, UWSP campus. David Cobb is scheduled to speak at 8:30pm.

SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 19
MADISON
1:00pm - Campaigning at the Willy Street Fair.

LA CROSSE
6:00pm - Cartwright Center, UW-La Crosse - Speaking to students,
faculty, staff & community

To learn more about the campaign, go to: www.VoteCobb.org