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housewolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-05 03:56 PM
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"Frist & Delay - out of control" I just got this email from Harry Reid
Edited on Thu May-12-05 03:56 PM by housewolf
With a link to a GREAT ad (link to the ad below)


Dear XXXX,

Click here to watch "Out of Control"

Republican leaders in Washington are absolutely out of control. Instead of governing and doing the people's business, George Bush, Bill Frist and Tom Delay are on a quest for absolute power. Drunk with power, rewriting the rules is what the Republican Party has done best in recent years.

Tom Delay has done it in the House by changing ethics rules, and now Republicans are trying to do it in the Senate by dismantling vital checks against abuse of power. That's not how America works. In our democracy, no single person and no single political party may impose extreme views on the nation.

It's time to fight back.

Click here to watch the DSCC's hard-hitting new ad.

It starts with fighting George Bush and Bill Frist's partisan power grab to destroy the last check and balance in Washington against a total abuse of power. They are breaking 217 years of Senate rules in order to pack the courts with radical judges, and pave the way for another Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court.

Senate Republicans could force a vote on the so-called "nuclear option" as soon as next week, but we're not going to wait that long. I have asked the DSCC to immediately release this brand new ad - "Out of Control" - to put America on notice that Bill Frist and Tom DeLay are abusing their power. When they don't like the rules, they change them or, in this case, break them.

Click here to watch the DSCC's hard-hitting new ad.

This ad directly confronts Bill Frist and Tom DeLay about their blatant abuse of power to change long standing rules that govern the way we do business in Washington. I am furious over their partisan power grab and have asked the DSCC to start a new Media Response Project. This ad is just the first step in a long-term plan to hit them hard every time the Senate Republicans abuse their power to satisfy their radical right wing base and ignore the real needs of all Americans.

We're ready to take the Media Response Project as far as we can, but we need your help. Are you angry about an out of control Senate majority threatening to change 217-year-old Senate rules in order to pack the courts with radical right wing judges that will roll back workers, civil and women's rights and consumer and environmental protections? Help us produce more bold ads like this by making a contribution today.

With your help, we can hold Bill Frist and Tom DeLay accountable for letting the right wing take over Congress.

Please click here to contribute $75 to fund more ads like this.

It's a long way to November 2006. But we're already hard at work telling voters about the way Bill Frist and Tom DeLay abuse their power and let the radical right wing run Congress. We must be prepared to hit hard and hit first every single time. That's the goal of our new Media Response Project, but we need your help to succeed.

Making ads like this isn't easy or free. We need your contribution today to ensure that the DSCC always has the resources to tell America about each and every right wing lie. When Senate Republicans abuse their power and change the rules, we must be ready to respond.

Please click here to contribute $75 to fund more ads like this.

In the coming weeks, the fights will be bitter and tough. The stakes couldn't be higher. I know you're counting on Senate Democrats to do our part, and we won't let you down. But today, we need your help to show the American people that Bill Frist and Tom DeLay are truly out of control.

Sincerely,

Harry Reid



Ad link:
https://secure.ga3.org/03/outofcontrol

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wtbymark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-05 04:01 PM
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1. Go Harry!
kick their fucking ass. Next you should put that British memo on the Senate floor and start asking REAL ethics questions, subpoena the author also.
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dweller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-05 04:05 PM
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2. good, tie them together at the hip, and send them down
together.

dp
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rndmprsn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-05 04:09 PM
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3. thanks for the info...
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-05 04:17 PM
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4. Give 'Em Hell, Harry!
Harry Reid keeps exceeding my expectations of him! When he became Democratic Leader, I was worried that he might be softer on Bush than was Daschle. That fear has not been realized.

Keep it up!
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housewolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-05 04:21 PM
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5. Know what you mean
He's so soft-spoken, when the session began I was worried, just like you were. But over time I've come to regard him as one of the real hidden treasures. I've been quite surprised - and pleased - with him.


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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-05 05:07 PM
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6. If we are to have any chance in 2006, we need to engage NOW, NOW, NOW.
This is a great start, and it's good to know someone in the party machine is doing something.

Sending my check now!

Nominated.
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