Camp McCain takes on “angry liberal left”
It looks like the McCain campaign is using attacks from the left for second time in as many weeks for much-need campaign cash. In an e-mail appeal sent to supporters Monday, Campaign Manager Rick Davis is asking for dollars to combat the “angry liberal left,” after a coalition of groups announced a multi-million dollar plan to take down McCain.
Last week’s McCain fundraising letter attacking the NY Times–after the paper printed a questionable story about a possible inappropriate relationship with a lobbyist–netted the campaign a record amount of cash for a one day period.
“All the usual liberal suspects; MoveOn.org, the Democratic National Committee, The New York Times and others are adding to the efforts under way by VoteVets and are plotting to spend over $20 million to smear John McCain. A line has been drawn in the sand,” Davis wrote. (see full email after jump)
VoteVets.org launched an ad today attacking McCain’s support for the war in Iraq and questioning his commitment to domestic needs.
McCain is at a major fundraising disadvantage compared to either of the Obama or Clinton war chests and even though outside anti-McCain groups are already on the air, campaign officials said they will be ready to respond in time.
“I am not surprised Moveon.org is going up with spots…and I am not terribly worried about it myself right now,” Senior Adviser Mark Salter said. “I am sure we will have adequate resources to respond to whoever attacks us…(but) I wouldn’t expect any national buys any time soon.”
McCAIN FUNDRAISING EMAIL BELOW:
Dear McCain Supporter,
Today we witnessed the first of the negative TV attacks that will be waged against John McCain. The liberal group VoteVets.org has begun airing an attack ad on cable television that flat out lies about John McCain’s positions. And this is only the beginning.
National Liberal Democratic groups are rolling out their strategy for the General Election. It appears that the politics of “hope and change” are euphemisms for even more vicious attacks than we’ve ever seen before. All the usual liberal suspects; MoveOn.org, the Democratic National Committee, The New York Times and others are adding to the efforts under way by VoteVets and are plotting to spend over $20 million to smear John McCain. A line has been drawn in the sand.
The smoke and mirrors of the democrats’ rhetoric betray the negative campaign tactics of their confederates. Now the shadowy 527 groups allied with them are spending unchecked millions. For them, it’s not about what’s best, it’s all about winning. It is a sad day in our county’s history that it has come to this.
We need your immediate help to combat this attack from the angry Liberal Left. There is nothing they will hold back, no limit to what they will spend, and we have to be ready to fight back and tell voters what we already know: that John McCain is the right person to lead our country on day one.
Please make an immediate contribution to help stop these attacks. The election is not until November, but these groups are already buying television ads to spread lies about John McCain. We have to prepare now so we have the resources to respond.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Rick Davis
Rick Davis
Campaign Manager
Tags: Fundraising, Iraq, john mccain, votevets
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I’m quite frankly not surprised with how the Liberal Left is acting, to be blunt the Liberal Left wants us to lose. Despite their claims, that’s what they really want, remember Berkley California my fellow Americans, look at San Fransisco.
These people consider anyone that joins our Military to be desperate or stupid. I’m not going after Democrats in my area on the local level, many Dems where I live have some common sense. The Dems on the national level have lost their minds.
Obama’s efforts to connect to the Republican Party, specifically Bush, and Dick Chaney, of the Halliburton Company, dates back to the Presidents Grandfather, Prescott Bush, and indeed Chaney was once an executive officer of Halliburton.
The American military pounds Iraq with Artillary, bombs, and the like, destroying large sections of cities, and infra-structures, then Halliburton comes in to rebuild. Halliburton and Halliburton associated companies have raked in ten’s of billions.
Obama is just like the BIG HALIBURTAN. Haliburton has contracted to build detention centers in the U.S. similiar to the one in Quantanammo Bay, Cuba. Halliburton does nothing to earn the Two Dollars for each meal an American Serviceman in Iraq eats.
http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/
Halliburton was scheduled to take control of the Dubai Ports in The United Arab Emiirate. The deal was canceled when Bush was unable to affect the transfer of the American Ports.
Now we see what some might suspect as similiar financial escapading from the Democrats.
Two years ago, Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity gave a $50 million contract to a start-up security company - Companion- owned by now-indicted businessman (TONY REZKO) Tony Rezko and a onetime Chicago cop, Daniel T. Frawley, to train Iraqi power-plant guards in the United States. An Iraqi leadership change left the deal in limbo. Now the company, Companion Security, is working to revive its contract.
Involved along with Antoin “Tony” Rezco, long time friend and neighbor of Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama, and former cop Daniel T. Frawley, is Aiham Alsammarae. Alsammarae was accused of financial corruption by Iraqi authorities and jailed in Iraq last year before escaping and returning here.
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON –
Obama should be vetted and disclose his connection to the criminal money generating underworld. Besides, his connections to the REZCO MAFIA types, his up-coming tax fraud charges — Obama needs to disclose why he is a MUSLIM “PATWANG-FWEEE” and stop suppoting our intervention in IRAQ. It’s time to introduce this false, fake Xerox - X box Obama and invite the self-indicting thief plagiarizing pipsqueke “GLORK” Xerox - X box to meet the Buffalo “GAZOWNT-GAZIKKA” Police Department Buffalo Creek. He is MAD!!! –
OBAM YOUR NO JFK —
“GLORK” Obama looks like Alfred E. Newman: “Tales Calculated To Drive You.” He is a MUSLIM “Glork” He’s MAD!!! Alfred E. Neuman is the fictional mascot of Mad. The face had drifted through American pictography for decades before being claimed by Mad editor Harvey Kurtzman after he spotted it on the bulletin board in the office of Ballantine Books editor Bernard Shir-Cliff, later a contributor to various magazines created by Kurtzman.
Obama needs to disclose why he is a MUSLIM “PATWANG-FWEEE” and stop suppoting our intervention in IRAQ. It’s time to introduce this false, fake “GLORK” Xerox - X box Obama and invite the self-indicting thief plagiarizing pipsqueke Xerox - X box to meet the Buffalo “GAZOWNT-GAZIKKA” Police Department Buffalo Creek.
Obamadoration scares me like a new Hitler . Obama is also a ENFP . He is prone to being a misanthorpic . We have not seen anything yet from him .
“The liberal group VoteVets”? Shouldn’t that read, “The group of Iraq War Veterans”? Or do we only honor those that serve if they agree with us politically? And perhaps the email should explain what lies are in the ad.
I think Mccain has become an embarrasment to the party maybe he should step aside? we need to look at Mike Huckabee he hasn’t been playing the politics game I believe he will offer the positive change we need in this country the media hasn’t helped any they never reported much on Hucakabee untill he started winning and it has been close every sense if Mccain would have stared out as a nobody I don’t think he would be has far as he is so come on folks all I ask is check Mike Huckabee out and you will see he is the one that should be running the country
good for you John McCain. The far left of the Democratic Party along with cold war Conservative Obstructionists and the Power hungry Leaders of many of the Christian Political groups have no place in this election. they live in a time warp that has devasted our freedom and peaceful country. Democrats, Independant, and Republicans support you in your endeavors to bring all of our intellegant and fair-minded people together.
You have been right where it counts the most and you will bring a conclusion to the Iraq conflict asap by forcing the hand of the Iraqi people to protect and govern themselves.
We don’t need an Obama who would run the country as he had run his campaign, with actionless words and a kneejerk reaction to everything that has come his way. We certainly don’t need a Mitt Romney who would answer only to those out-of-touch with the world people like Limbaugh, coulter, Hannity, Dobson and the other small majority that would ruin this country.
I think the Democrat Primaries along the border should be checked out. I campaigned for a District Judge (R) candidate along the West to South Texas border in 1990 and saw Taxi Cabs (from Mexico) bearing a bumper sticker with the Democrat opponent’s name! That same year in Presidio County, TX, there was beer furnished on the parking lot by the Democrat Candidates “friends” . That same year at least 50 votes were thrown out because they were made by illegals from Mexico. My Republican candidate lost and joked that he won in America and lost in Mexico. A friend of mine was put on the ballot without her permission as Democrat Pct. Chair, 2008 primaries (she’s a Republican) having never signed an Application as Pct. Chair which is a requirement in Texas. Local candidates in some parts of South and West Texas (I don’t know about the rest of the state) follow mail delivery vehicles to non-english speaking homes and help them vote (all democrats). I attended a seminar in Alpine, Texas in 1990, presented by Hispanic Republicans, one elderly Hispanic lady told a horror story about how Hispanic Democrats in South Texas threw rocks at her through the windows where she had held the county’s first Republican Primary. I heard about a county commissioner (D) threatening a non-english speaking person for not voting for him, this allegedly occurred on the Court House steps. How would he know how the person voted? My point is, why are they all Democrats? I have never heard these stories about Republicans and if I did, I would be the first to confront them. J.R., Texas
Wow, you really are a pathetic bunch. There’s no conspiracy from a mythical “Left”. Just people who are more intelligent than you are. McCain is going to be destroyed, not because anyone hates McCain, but because his policies, and the policies of the GOP as a whole are absolute failures.
Comment by Chris
February 26th, 2008 at 9:54 am
You’re an idiot! You are the angry left making false claims of intelligence where none exists.
I can’t imagine anyone with at least average intelligence can denounce “an angry left” agenda. Not all liberals are angry, some even appear rational but there is an angry left and they have decided to do whatever it takes to ensure we have an angry left Presidency. My only hope is the people of the US can see what is going on. I have “mostly” voted for the person and not the party and really, I can’t imagine anyone who loves freedom wanting to elect either of the democrat candidates. Yes, I said democrat - not democratic. The meanings are different. Fortunately, the federal government is set up in such a manner where the President is only one arm of the government so whomever is elected will have to sift through all the other levels of politics to get their personal agendas through but if Obama or Hillary is elected, I am sure all of you who put them in office will be “kicking your own butts” after the real person surfaces. John McCain is not perfect but he has been around long enough for his true self to be known so just hang on to your hats if we get either Osama or Yomama as President.
As I Watch the News, from the various channels and Alphabet soup of Names,
There is a Glaring Discrepancy for the Fair and Balanced Viewpoint.
The Polarization that ensures, they Espouse the, Point of View expressed,
By the Media Pundits, are their own whether, By the Left Wing Party
Or the Right Wing, are in such disproportions it boggles the mind.
The supposition that they are only Reporting, Is as Ludicrous as The re-definition
Of the Word “IS” IS! And their Reporting, is so Bi-ass’d as to show their political
Diversity? I have seen Nothing, to Tell me they are Fair nor Balanced.
That sometimes, Includes Fox News.
However, that being said, I watched HaNnity’s Program “The Price We Pay”
on the Border Crisis! I am Incensed and appalled by;
The Lack of this congress and senate to address this issue, with the failed and
Broken system they have been responsible for. And done nothing for the states that
Have repeatedly, REQUESTED AID TO FIX THIS.
THE BORDER FENCE WAS PASSED AND FUNDED, YET IT IS STILL NOT BEING DELT WITH.
And STILL, with no response from congress AND not the senate EITHER, to remedy this!
AGAIN, Our Citizens are being Kidnapped, our border Agents Killed by the Drug Cartels
And The Mexican Government abets and enables their open hostilities against America!
When are the American people going to wake up? When we have to Arm Ourselves
In accordance with, the second amendment, Just to Protect our hearth and kin?
Never mind the border? There is a Real and Present Danger on our Broken Border!
THE CONGRESS AND SENATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY;
ARE NOT ONLY THE “CUT AND RUN” BUT THE “GET NOTHING DONE”
BACKFLIPS AND BACKSTABBING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
WHILE THE BORDERS ARE OVERRUN WITH DRUGS AND ILLEGAL ALIENS,
AND THIS IS “TREASON”; BY ANY LIGHT OF THEIR OATH TO PROTECT;
THE U.S.A AND THE RIGHTS OF IT’S; CITIZENS!
“NOT THE ILLEGAL” INVADERS, WHO DEMAND FREE EVERYTHING, WHILE;
TRUE AMERICANS ARE DENIED ANYTHING RESEMBLING JUSTICE!
There Are Repercussions to the Politicians and the State and Local Officials,
Who WILL NOT Protect the American People, in Preference; for the
“Illegal Alien Invasion of America!”
Lou Dobbs and Hannity are right, The Left Wing, Soros, and Move-On are so embedded
with the Democratic Party, and The Open Borders and Nafta/Cafta trade Policies that
they will Not Do anything to Upset the: “FAR LEFT WING”
And Donors TO: “THEIR CAMPAIGN COFFERS!”
Follow the MONEY, Whether, it is “Politics or the Drug Cartel’s!”
In this election year, is There A Dimes worth of Difference?
YES, I GUESS; “WE THE PEOPLE” WILL DECIDE!
“FOX News encourages you to participate in this discussion; however, comments that include unlawful, threatening…will not be allowed.” From the email: “Please make an immediate contribution to help stop these attacks.” So the McCain campaign is threatening to unlawfully stop a 527 from exercising it’s free speech. Typical.
It is doubtful McCain will come up with the cash he needs to defeat either Obama or Hillary. I, for one, have left the Republican Party after experiencing the unthinkable and Un-American bigotry of the extreme right Southern Baptists. If that is the base of the Republican Party, I want nothing to do with it!!!
I think McCain showed weakness by being “sorry” for what was said by the radio host at his rally. McCain should’ve just moved on by staying focused on the key issues. The Muslim background of Obama is fair game because this is about who will be our next President! The fact that a stone cold bigoted group like the nation of islam would endorse Obama raises serious concerns about his background. So far the media has totally played it off as if it means nothing. I wonder if they’d think the same thing if David Duke came forward and endorsed McCain?? I haven’t heard Obama speak against the endorsement of this racist organization. Has anyone else?
This was an email sent to me and I have to agree with what she is conveying, I thought it would be a good reminder what our warrriors are fighting for and why. So, we can be the home of the free, and the brave. With deepest compasion, this comes at a price. My prayers are with you all.
Subject: FW: Opinion of NJ housewife - pretty good read!
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This woman should run for president!
Written by a housewife from New Jersey and sounds like it!! This is one ticked off lady.
‘Are we fighting a war on terror or aren’t we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001?
Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan, across the Potomac from our nation’s capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania?
Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn’t they?
And I’m supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was ‘desecrated’ when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?…Well, I don’t. I don’t care at all.
I’ll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.
I’ll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia
I’ll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for hacking off Nick Berg’s head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.
I’ll care when the cowardly so-called ‘insurgents’ in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.
I’ll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide bombs.
I’ll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don’t care.
When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I don’t care.
When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don’t care.
When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed ’special’ food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being ‘mishandled,’ you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don’t care.
And oh, by the way, I’ve noticed that sometimes it’s spelled ‘Koran’ and other times ‘Quran.’ Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and-you guessed it- I don’t care!!
If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on so that Sooner or later, it’ll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior!
If you don’t agree, then by all means hit the delete button. Should you choose the latter, then please don’t complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add:
‘Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem.’– Ronald Reagan
I have another quote that I would like to add AND…….I hope you forward all this.
‘If we ever forget that we’re One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.’ Also by.. Ronald Reagan
One last thought for the day:
In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England’s Prime Minister Tony Blair’s words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America, he said: ‘A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in… And how many want out.’
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO PASS THIS ON, AS MANY SEEM TO FORGET BOTH OF THEM.
AMEN
I also would like to reply to Kerry Marvin’s comment. If you want us to remain safe vote for McCain, if not Obama, he wants to ammend the second ammendment so we can’t bare our own arms. I watched this from a reporter on video on the MSNBC web site. So, not only will we have an inadiquite defense budget because of the democrates being in office, we wont be able to bare arms either to protect our familie’s. All though the Islamics don’t play fair anyway they just steal our airplanes and fly them into buildings and murder the general public. When we weren’t even in war, does anyone know why they did this what did it prove, that they are inhuman. I know one thing this is why our brave soldiers are over there to protect our freedom so this doesn’t happen again. Thank you, God bless you all.
There is a strong notion among bloggers that Alsammarae and Daniel T. Frawley are one in the same,NOT SO. Daniel T.Frawley was born and raised in Westchester, Illinois, he attended Proviso West H.S..He is approximately 56 years old, and is the second oldest of 7 children, never married, and no kids, never went to college, became a Chicago Police officer for months and was FIRED. Daniel T. Frawleys’ lawyer is George E.Weaver.