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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-08-08 09:07 PMOriginal message http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3430784Group Plans Campaign Against G.O.P. Donors: Sends warning letter to potential Swift Boaters Advertisements [?]Source: New York TimesNearly 10,000 of the biggest donors to Republican candidates and causes across the country will probably receive a foreboding “warning†letter in the mail next week. The letter is an opening shot across the bow from an unusual new outside political group on the left that is poised to engage in hardball tactics to prevent similar groups on the right from getting off the ground this fall.Led by Tom Matzzie, a liberal political operative who has been involved with some prominent left-wing efforts in recent years, the newly formed nonprofit group, Accountable America, is planning to confront donors to conservative groups, hoping to create a chilling effect that will dry up contributions. “We want to stop the Swift Boating before it gets off the ground,†said Mr. Matzzie, who described his effort as “going for the jugular.â€The warning letter is intended as a first step, alerting donors who might be considering giving to right-wing groups to a variety of potential dangers, including legal trouble, public exposure and watchdog groups digging through their lives. The group is also hoping to be able to respond if an outside conservative group broadcasts a television advertisement attacking Senator Barack Obama, or another Democratic candidate, by running commercials exposing the donors behind the advertisements.Judd Legum, who was the research director for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign, has signed on to play the same role for Accountable America....Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/us/politics/08donate....
MrModerate (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-08-08 09:13 PMResponse to Original message 2. Preemptive war hasn't worked out so well in America's recent past . . . Edited on Fri Aug-08-08 09:14 PM by MrModerateThis strikes me as creepy and stalkerish, likely to breed a potentially vicious backlash that could be worse than any damage caused by groups these folks fund.Color me doubtful.
LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-08-08 11:38 PMResponse to Reply #20 40. It also puts them on notice that any of their contributions will be researched. To see if they were legal. Research any possible connections with other contributors that only contributed because money was funneled to them.They should check contributions to state party organizations to see if contributors made contributions to multiple states.
The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-08-08 09:32 PMResponse to Original message 7. Hate to tell you, but they're on to you. Right-wing sites are already up at arms over this. They're organizing to stop progressives from "swiftboating" them. I'm not kidding. They used that word.
Beregond2 (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-08-08 10:47 PMResponse to Original message 26. It's a mistake to warn them ahead of time. That makes it look like an attempt to blackmail them into silence. Much better to hit them hard as soon as the ads appear, so they learn that these ads do them more harm than good.
