the pot calling the kettle black. --- On Thu, 5/15/08, Kendall D. Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Kendall D. Corbett <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Swift Boating Obama > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 4:47 PM > 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 > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > 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 > http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3657&id=12662-1622281-elah3j&t=5 > > > > PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, > http://pol.moveon.org/ > Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's > committee. > > ________________________________ > > Subscription Management: > This is a message from MoveOn.org Political Action. 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