Firm forged letters to lawmaker on climate bill

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Firm forged letters to lawmaker on climate bill

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER (AP)

WASHINGTON — A Washington grassroots lobbying firm has acknowledged forging anti-climate bill letters purporting to be from a local NAACP chapter and a Latino advocacy group to a Virginia lawmaker, and a congressional committee said it was launching an investigation.

The office of freshman Democratic Rep. Tom Perriello discovered that a half-dozen letters it received had nearly identical language signed by a made-up person at Creciendo Juntos, the Latino group, and five fake members of the Albemarle-Charlottesville branch of the NAACP. The lobbying firm, Bonner & Associates, apologized to the groups.

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But one of the climate bill's primary sponsors, Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said Friday that his Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming would investigate the matter.

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The letters, which were sent before the House narrowly passed the legislation last month, say, "please don't vote to force cost increases on us, especially in this volatile economy," and urge Perriello to make pro-consumer changes to the bill "to protect minorities" from energy cost increases. Perriello voted for the bill, and Republicans have been hammering him for it ever since.

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[tabatha]

1. So if they are so sure of their case, why do they have to lie?

[nosmokes]

2. because that's what liars do. lie. even when the truth would serve 'em better.

and the GOPosse and friends is nothing if not a gang of liars.

edit cause i can't proof-read.