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04/01/2004 Archived Entry: "Smell The Fear."
Smell The Fear.
Desperation runs rampant. The RNC fears free speech. Pass it on.
The Republican National Committee launched a wide-ranging legal assault Wednesday on more than two dozen political groups working to defeat President Bush.The committee says the groups are part of an "unprecedented criminal enterprise" to circumvent federal campaign laws and pour illegal soft money contributions into the 2004 race.
In a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission, the RNC also charged that the groups are illegally coordinating their advertising attacking Bush with the campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry.
The Kerry campaign is named as a respondent in the complaint, along with the anti-Bush groups, their leaders and some of their large donors, including billionaire financier George Soros and Hollywood producer Steven Bing.
The groups in question, including MoveOn.org, The Media Fund, America Coming Together and America Votes, are known as 527 groups after a provision in the tax code.
We note that the RNC's favorite 527, Club For Growth, is not included in the suit. Imagine that.
Replies: 4 people speak up
The same damn crap can be said about all the radio stations and advertizers that pump pro-Bush/anti-Kerry propaganda over the public airwaves by bloviators like Rush, Hannity, Boortz, Ollie, Savage, Liddy, et al, ad nauseum, 24/7.
Today our web site
www.cherokeedems.com/
started a "Caveat emptor" page which will allow consumers to see what is being broadcast over the public airwaves and who the sponsors of this partisan bile are.
I hope that others will listen to enough of these talk radio shows to find out who their sponsors are. They can then contact them to say "I am a Democrat. If I spend money on your product, you're just going to give some of that money to Neal Boortz to tell me I'm an unpatriotic, unAmerican idiot. Tell me Mr. Storeowner, why should I do that?"
I've done this. I even took a letter to a local car dealership that was hosting Sean Hannity for a book signing telling them that although I own 2 vehicle from them, they had now lost a customer because of their support of their obnoxiously partisan spokesperson, Sean Hannity.
Of course, I'm just one person, but I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!
This is America people. You vote with your dollar. Hit 'em where it hurts.
Posted by Larry Dean @ 04/01/2004 01:23 PM NY
Club For Growth, according to the RNC is not illegal because it supports the president. I read some news article somewhere talking about Move On and the quote it was that the RNC claimed the ads were illegal because it was 527 groups funds that paid for the ad and it did not support the President.
I would link to the article but I don't know where it is right now I'll try to google it.
Posted by JD Linx @ 04/01/2004 09:21 PM NY
Hey! Thanks for reminding me I need to send Moveon.org some more money...
Posted by Blue Demon @ 04/02/2004 01:51 PM NY
Nor is RightMarch...
Posted by Allison @ 04/02/2004 09:05 PM NY
