Let the "official" swift boating begin. I hate to say "I told you so," but....
I don't really expect anyone to donate to MoveOn.org (especially since
the source they cite is internal) but if the spirit moves you, I'm not
going to stand in the way either.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action
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Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:21 PM
To: Kendall David Corbett
Subject: Swift Boating Obama
Yesterday a top official from Swift Boat Veterans For Truth vowed to
use the same tactics to take down Obama, saying, "We will attack Obama
viciously." Can you chip in $25 to help get the truth out?
Chip in
Dear MoveOn member,
Yesterday a top official from Swift Boat Veterans For Truth—yes, those
Swift Boats—vowed to use the same tactics to take down Obama, saying,
"We will attack Obama viciously."1
This race is going to get very ugly.
The only way to counter these kinds of nasty attacks is to make sure
voters are armed with the facts. That's where we come in—our plan is
to target 1.6 million voters in swing states and talk to them to make
sure they know the truth about the candidates and the issues. That
kind of personal contact will beat the negative ads every time.
But it's going to take a lot of work—and money—to build that
organization. We've been in meetings all week crunching numbers to
figure out how many states we can afford to work in this fall, and we
need to make a decision soon. MoveOn doesn't have billionaire
donors—it's just all of us, chipping in together. Can you chip in $25
to help make sure we have the resources necessary to get the truth
out?
https://pol.moveon.org/donate/victoryin2008sb.html?id=12662-1622281-elah3j&t=3
We've already seen underhanded online campaigns making false and ugly
claims about race, gender, religion and patriotism. But it could get
even worse—there's literally nothing that's off-limits for these
people.
Our best weapon is the truth. If this election is about things that
really matter to people—-bringing our troops home from Iraq, getting
out of this economic mess and getting health care to millions of folks
who desperately need it—McCain and the Republicans don't stand a
chance.
And that's precisely what we're going to do this year. We're going to
talk to voters in neighborhoods across this country about the things
that matter to them most—and we're going to make sure they vote for
progressives. We'll ensure folks in those key states have the facts in
their hands so they can separate the lies from the truth.
Our election plan is one of the biggest, most effective efforts that
progressives have ever put together.
It builds on our best practices from the past—integrating our
neighbor-to-neighbor door-knocking program from 2004 with our "Call
for Change" phone program that helped pave the way for big Democratic
wins in 2006. And we've been working hard on it to make it even more
effective this year.
The moment there's a Democratic nominee we have to be ready to start
defending them against Swift Boat-style attacks. If each of us chips
in a little, we can make sure they won't get away with lies and
deception. Please chip in $25 today.
https://pol.moveon.org/donate/victoryin2008sb.html?id=12662-1622281-elah3j&t=4
Groups like the Swift Boat Veterans will tap billionaire donors to
fund their politics of fear and destruction, but our movement is much
stronger—it relies on millions of folks like us working for hope and
change. If we all work together we can trump their divisive attacks
and build a more progressive future.
Thanks for all you do.
–Nita, Peter, Patrick S., Michael, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Source:
1. "Swift Boat Vet Operative Vows To 'Attack Obama Viciously,'"
Talking Points Memo, May 14, 2008
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