An End to the FISA Fear-Mongering
Josh Koster
joshkoster@gmail.com
Recently, a 501c4 (like a 527, except they don't have to disclose their donors because they claim to be "non-partisan"), has begun running a deceitful, fear-mongering attack ad against at least 16 vulnerable freshmen Democrats.
Watch the generic version of the ad here:
[[youtube: http://www.youtube.com/v/fTTTNe4Uyug]]
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTTTNe4Uyug">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTTTNe4Uyug</a>
This ad is misleading for a number of reasons:
<ul>
<li>Last weekend, the Bush Administration acknowledged that the intelligence community is receiving all the information it needs to protect America while Congress works to craft a strong new FISA bill. </li>
<li>The Congress continues to work on a strong new FISA bill. In reality, even Senators who voted for the Senate bill have expressed a desire to see it improved in negotiations with the House.</li>
<li>The House Democrats didn't "refuse" to vote. In reality the White House has boycotted negotiations and House Republicans voted unanimously against a 21 day extension the Democrats offered so they could have time to work out the constitutionally problematic parts of the bill. Clearly, the Republicans would rather have a political football than strong new FISA legislation, so the House Democrats called their bluff. </li>
</ul>
To help fight this, we need to show the 501c4 that these ads are actually benefiting the targets. To do this:
<ol>
<li>Donate to any/all of the targeted freshmen below. </li>
<li>Call Brian Wise, the Media Contact for this radical group, at (202) 207-3698 and tell him how his ad motivated you to donate. </li>
<li>Click "spread the word" below.</li>
</ol>
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