Peanuts News
Effort to Award Charles Schulz a Congressional Gold Medal
We are all very excited that Charles Schulz will be nominated for a
Congressional Gold Medal, and encourage all of his fans to contact
their member of Congress to request they give their support to this
legislation. For more information, please read the Press Release from
the Office of Congressman Mike Thompson below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 22, 1999
Thompson Sparks Congressional Effort to Honor Peanuts
Creator
Lawmaker Drafts Legislation to Award Charles Schulz with
Congressional Gold Medal
Washington, DC ---Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA)
announced today that he will introduce legislation authorizing the
President to present Peanuts creator Charles Schulz with the
Congressional Gold Medal.
Created in 1776 and first awarded to George Washington, the Gold
Medal is the highest honor Congress can bestow upon an individual.
Thompson, who represents Schulz in his Northern California
Congressional District, said the honor is fitting for a man whose
lifetime of work has transcended generations of Americans and has
become a fabric of our national culture.
"For 50 years, Sparky Schulz has given our nation a unique sense of
optimism, purpose and pride," Thompson said. "Be it through the
Great Pumpkin Patch, the Kite Eating Tree, Lucy's Psychiatric Help
Stand or Snoopy's adventures with the Red Baron, he has
transcended human vulnerabilities, emotions and potential. It is only
right that we thank him as a nation through this prestigious honor."
Charles "Sparky" Schulz created the Peanuts comic strip in 1950 and
has personally drawn every single strip over the past 50 years. His
characters and words appear in 2,600 newspapers in 75 counties and
reach 355 million readers every day. Schulz's TV special, "A Charlie
Brown Christmas," has run for 34 consecutive years. In all, more than
60 animated specials have been created. Four feature films, 1400
books and a hit Broadway musical about the Peanuts characters have
also been produced.
Schulz, who is a longtime resident of Thompson's Northern California
Congressional District, is known locally for his generous philanthropy
a well as for his artistic and cultural legacy.
Two thirds of the members of both the House and the Senate are
required to co-sponsor the legislation before it can be voted on.
Thompson is urging readers to contact their own member of Congress
to request cosponsorship. He has already received bipartisan support
from lawmakers in Illinois, Nevada, New York, Louisiana, New
Jersey, Tennessee and California.
Mike Thompson
資料來源
http://umweb1.unitedmedia.com/comics/peanuts/medal.html
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