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Dems fundraising off of "threats"
« on: March 26, 2010, 01:43:36 PM »
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0310/OfA_fundraises_off_threats.html?showall#

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Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:10:42 -0400

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Subject: Urgent -- we need to act

Friend --

We knew that power concedes nothing. So did President Obama. So did the members of Congress who courageously voted for reform, knowing that the special interests and the extreme right wing would retaliate swiftly.

The attacks are fierce. Deceptive ads are hitting the airwaves in swing districts. GOP lawmakers are pushing to repeal reform -- and preventing the Senate from performing basic functions. A few Republican attorneys general have launched a baseless attack to overturn the legislation. But that's not even the worst of it.

A conservative blogger posted the home address of Congressman Tom Perriello, urging tea partiers to "drop by." Other members have had death threats. Democratic offices have been vandalized.

Please chip in $5 or more to defend health reform -- and those in Congress who fought to make it possible.Showing support for reform and those who fought for it is our number one priority right now. We're going all-out, organizing grassroots events around the country, running supportive ads on the air, and making sure that every American knows the truth about the historic legislation that representatives voted into law.

Members of Congress know that reform would not have passed without all of your incredible work. But we also know that it would not have passed without their courage.

Together, along with President Obama, we beat the insurance companies and brought affordable coverage to 32 million without it, reduced costs for families and small businesses, and created the toughest patient protections in history.

A few weeks ago, we made a simple promise to these representatives: You fight for health reform, we'll fight for you. It's time to hold up our end of the deal.

Please donate $5 or more:https://donate.barackobama.com/DefendThanks,

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How convenient  :mental:   Let's see, the Dems are fanning the threats to keep the threats coming and now they can make money off of them.  Mitch is a genius /snark.


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Re: Dems fundraising off of "threats"
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2010, 08:10:30 PM »
From James Carville in Pit Bull Mode:

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James Carville just sent this message to DCCC supporters:

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This is nuts. At a time when most of America is celebrating historic health care legislation that’s been a century in the making, a few narrow-minded tea party nut jobs are trying to tarnish this great achievement.

But if you think these vile two-bit wing-nuts are just gonna slink back into whatever century they crawled out from now that health care reform is the law, think again.

The same uncorked tea party rage that we saw before the health care vote is now being used against the courageous House Democrats who stood strong and made it happen.

In fact, the slimy thugs at the Republican National Committee already raised $1,494,084 in their “Fire Nancy Pelosi” campaign. That’s why I’m asking you to help my Democratic friends in the House by contributing to their Million Dollar Match campaign.

http://dccc.org/blog/archives/fire_her


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Re: Dems fundraising off of "threats"
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2010, 08:56:56 PM »
ROFLMAO...Carville calling someone a "thug"?

That's like a child molester calling someone a lowlife.
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Re: Dems fundraising off of "threats"
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2010, 09:56:47 PM »
ROFLMAO...Carville calling someone a "thug"?

That's like a child molester calling someone a lowlife.

I feel like we are all standing around a toilet thats nothing but a cesspool of crap wondering how it became that way and how to clean up the mess.  If only we could find the handle to flush them out.

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Re: Dems fundraising off of "threats"
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2010, 10:34:48 PM »
I feel like we are all standing around a toilet thats nothing but a cesspool of crap wondering how it became that way and how to clean up the mess.  If only we could find the handle to flush them out.

Unfortunately, the only tool we've been given to clean out the cesspool is a straw.
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Re: Dems fundraising off of "threats"
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2010, 10:04:01 PM »
And still no proof of threats from the day of the vote, IIRC.