Maddow: 'Liberal' Group Running Anti-Hagel Ads Probable Fake

[UCmeNdc]

GOP Propaganda Group?

Monday night Rachel Maddow expanded on her Friday report about the weird ad running in opposition to Chuck Hagel's nomination. The group running the ad calls themselves "Use Your Mandate" and claims to be a group of liberals -- gay liberals, even -- who are afraid to come out into the light for fear of White House retribution.

Because this White House has been so bitterly retributive, don't you know? When I first heard about it I thought it was bull too, because liberals tend to oppose nominations loudly and without any guise of secrecy. In fact, I can't think of a time where any liberal group I've had contact with has been secretive about who they are and why they're running an ad. That seems to be the province of the US Chamber of Commerce and Koch-funded front groups..

Rachel's instinct seems to be right on the money. As she reports, "Use Your Mandate" used a media buyer in San Diego to place the ad by the name of Del Cielo Media, LLC*. Del Cielo Media is the company name for Sarah Linden, who is the west coast media director for Smart Media Group.


http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/maddow-liberal-opposition-group-running-ads

[TwilightGardener]

1. The idea that REAL progressive groups, including LGBT groups, would be afraid of speaking out

publicly to the White House is laughable. I mean really...public activism on behalf of their causes is their raison d'etre.

[Cha]

2. Sneaky rw assholes.. who could have guessed?

[Indykatie]

4. The Log Cabin Idiots Are The Worse Hypocrites On the Hagel Nomination

They had no problem with Romney's current stance on LBGT issues but want us to believe that Hagel's stance or comments from years past should disqualify him for the SoD job. I'm willing to believe Hagel has evolved as have many people on LBGT beliefs. I think he will be an excellent SoD and will be thoughtful about war endeavors. It's his views on war and Israel that scares the right wing. They could give a shit about anything else he believes.

[Cha]

6. I know! Way to prove they're full of shite.

[jinx1]

3. The Republicans will stop at nothing

This is just another example of the tricks and deception up the sleeves of the Republicans. When they tell you anything (like we don't support changing the electoral map) they are just lying through their teeth. They have done it so much I don't think they are aware what is true and more importantly don't really care.

[Jersey Devil]

5. My wife got 2 of their mailers

and they are pretty slick, 8.5 x 11 full color mailers and must have cost a pretty penny to produce. We are both registered Dems in NJ and I was wondering who this "Use Your Mandate" outfit might be.

[geek tragedy]

7. Neocons pinkwashing their propaganda. nt

[Arkana]

8. "When asked to comment, the head of Use Your Mandate said

only this: 'Yeah, we're Liberal Democrat Gay Liberals...that's the ticket'."