Julia Louis-Dreyfus calls on Women's Voices to denounce North Carolina robo-calls

[mod mom]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus calls on Women's Voices to denounce North Carolina robo-calls

MONDAY, MAY 05, 2008

In the wake of national controversy surrounding Facing South's investigation into the use of illegal and deceptive robo-calls in North Carolina by Women's Voices Women Vote, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus -- who had appeared in a Public Service Announcement for the group -- issued a widely-circulated statement this weekend clarifying her role with the group.

In the statement, Louis-Dreyfus states:

The news reports came about because there was evidence that an individual or a small group of individuals affiliated with WVWV may have issued misleading robo-calls in North Carolina designed to suppress voter turnout in African American neighborhoods. I find these activities appalling and hope WVWV will immediately disassociate themselves from such individuals and denounce such actions.

Louis-Dreyfus also stated that "I am not affiliated with WVWV in any way other than participating in this PSA campaign," and noted that she is "proudly supporting" Sen. Barack Obama for president.

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/05/julia-louis-dreyfus-calls-on-womens.asp


THIS CAME AFTER :

N.C. NAACP files formal vote-suppression complaint against Women's Voices, alerts U.S. DOJ of concerns

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/05/nc-naacp-files-formal-vote-suppression.asp

[DemVet]

1. Julia Louis-Dreyfus....Big Fucking Deal.

Why do some people place these people on a pedestal. These Hollyweird types have no more insight to the political process than the average poster in this message board. They need to get off their high horse.

[mod mom]

2. Um...she made a PSA for WVWV that is why is commenting.

[AllentownJake]

3. Well

When you publicly support a group and act as a spokesperson in commercials...and than that group does horrible things. Sometimes you like to set the record straight where they stand.

[DemVet]

4. I'll give you that....

...but I'm tired of all these celebrity endorsements...both for Obama and Clinton. I really don't think they help...and from my experience I think they offend a lot of people.

[AllentownJake]

5. I think she was setting the public record straight

That she didn't support the groups actions because she's associated with them. If anything she was trying to maintain her name.

[TBF]

11. Free speech, demvet. It's still in the constitution. So far.

Whether you listen to the celebrities or not is your own choice.

[JimGinPA]

18. They Only Offend The People Supporting The Opponent Of Who The Celebs Are Endorsing...

Some people who support the candidate that the celebs endorse like it.

[lwcon]

6. "Does horrible things"

A non-partisan group that's on Rush Limbaugh's enemies list for encouraging women to vote gets a date wrong in their pitch. The horror, the horror!

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[AllentownJake]

7. She obviously

Thinks the did something horrible...otherwise she would have remained quiet. Just because you did good in the past doesn't mean you are necessarily doing good things now.

[mod mom]

9. NAACP: "Voter Suppression Activity Targeting Black Voters in North Carolina"

N.C. NAACP files formal vote-suppression complaint against Women's Voices, alerts U.S. DOJ of concerns
The North Carolina NAACP has filed a formal complaint of possible voter suppression against Women's Voices Women Vote, the D.C. nonprofit that as we revealed earlier this week was behind the deceptive and illegal robo-calls made to state residents. The N.C. NAACP hand-delivered its complaint today to state Attorney General Roy Cooper and State Board of Elections Executive Director Gary Bartlett. It's also alerted the U.S. Department of Justice that it's collecting more information from its national network and is contemplating filing a formal complaint with that agency.

N.C. NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (center in photo) announced the filing of the complaint at a press conference held this afternoon outside the N.C. Department of Justice. He was joined by his group's attorney, Al McSurely (left), and Bob Hall (right) of Democracy North Carolina. The state Attorney General's office is already investigating Women's Voices, but the N.C. NAACP and Democracy North Carolina want to be parties to that investigation.

"When you mess with the right to vote, you're messing with everything that is fundamental in our democracy," Barber said.

Here is the full text of the group's complaint, dated May 2. When it refers to "Ex. 1," that is the WVWV letter to Gary Bartlett available here ; "Ex. 2" directs readers to news reports at DailyKos, Facing South and NPR. "HKonJ" refers to Historic Thousands on Jones Street, a statewide coalition of some 70 social justice groups organized by the N.C. NAACP; Jones Street is where the state legislature is located in Raleigh.

RE: Voter Suppression Activity Targeting Black Voters in North Carolina


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http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/05/nc-naacp-files-formal-vote-suppression.asp

[John Q. Citizen]

19. I'm very happy that there are widening calls for a complete investigation into this. If

the group was internally hijacked and used as a front to suppress votes, I want to know about it.

[catgirl]

10. and only targeted AA voters with the wrong date

That IS horrible.

[roseBudd]

13. Incompetence as an excuse does not cut it in this instance.

[lwcon]

14. How about the fact that it's a non-partisan group?

Nah, better to push another bogus conspiracy to hate the Clintons!


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[roseBudd]

16. Non partisan but with numerous ties to the Clintons. Swiftboat Vets non partisan but with ties to GB

right, keep pretending

[John Q. Citizen]

20. Oh, well, if they are non-partisan then voter suppresion is a good thing? How so?

[dionysus]

12. spoken like a true rw'er...

what a joke...

[blm]

17. Because she HELPED WomenVoices in the past, before they started turning DIRTY TRICKS

for Hillary.

[zulchzulu]

21. Hollyweird types? Like these?

Your words:

"These Hollyweird types have no more insight to the political process than the average poster in this message board. They need to get off their high horse."

[mmonk]

8. Good for her.

Anybody who complains about this must have an agenda.

[marions ghost]

15. she's right

that WVWV has to make a better case for themselves than they have so far. Julia's obviously making a statement to distance herself. She gets it.

[MyNameGoesHere]

22. She wasn't funny on Seinfeld either. n/t