RNC dumps over $500K into attack ad against Major Paul Hackett...

[snowbear]

Campaign Manager for Schmidt (Joe Braun) says "it's an incredible buy. It's like one out of every three commercials that air."

In this article -> "Money Pouring Into Races - Cincinnati Enquirer": http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050729/NEWS01/507290393/1056

Also this one.. :puke:

"Delay, Inc. Buy Schmidt":

..."In a sign that the 2nd Congressional District race might be tight, the National Republican Congressional Committee has dumped more than $500,000 into a TV ad campaign attacking Democrat Paul Hackett.
The ad buy was estimated at $265,000 in the Cincinnati media market, along with another $250,000 on Huntington, W.Va., stations that cover the eastern end of the seven-county district." (con't): http://blog.dccc.org/mt/archives/003237.html

And they claim ..."they're not worried" :eyes:

[ewagner]

1. Pump it up again...

We can't let them "buy" this seat!

[FrenchieCat]

40. But, but, but....

tbat's what they do.

Support our troops....my ass! The Gop is only killing them, not "supporting them".

[redstateblues]

54. I'm in for $10. even tho times are tight

[sinkingfeeling]

2. I sent Hackett $10 from Arkansas yesterday.

[Clark2008]

58. Ten from Tennessee, as well!

Single Mom, here, but doing what I can!

[Nightjock]

3. What kind of voting machines are being used?

[roseBudd]

24. Mostly punchcard, Clermont is optiscan. Need independent observers

of the vote tally for Warren County

[snowbear]

4. If anyone from Ohio drops by.. have you seen the commercials?

:scared: I mean.. if they're one out of every three commercial, they are completely SATURATING the airwaves there!

[AzDar]

5. Oh yeah, there's no greater threat to a dishonest politician, than the

arrival of an honest politician. Must be stopped at ALL costs!

Hmmmmm.... honest politician = oxymoron? lol

[DanCa]

6. what happened to supporting the troops

The chickenhawks wont enlis,t smear veterans, fincialy support the war effort, and yet beat the drum of patriotism. I really don't understand these cowards they make me ill and I have parkinsons.

[iconoclastNYC]

7. Just donated another $20

[wildeyed]

28. Me too.

Every little bit helps. :kick:

I just watch his campaign commercial. He is great. No wonder the gops are scared. Their candidate is just plain scary.

[RobertSeattle]

8. That Schmidt woman is scary

Keep your Eye on the Ball!

http://movies.crooksandliars.com/the-ball2.wmv

[snowbear]

11. Robert... ackkKKkk... you're right !!

:scared: Very scary! :scared:

[xxqqqzme]

55. good lord - she a reverse

Kruella Harris.

[blm]

9. All DUers who can, please get to that area and help over the weekend.

And those of you who can hold signs outside the election board warning about the rigging of the machines.......please do.

[WLKjr]

18. If I get fired tommrrow I will be there

Just to have something to do.

[cal04]

10. We need to turn this "patriotic" theme around somehow

we're not patriotic and we don't support our troops, but they are doing this to someone that was in the military
hmmm

[Raksha]

12. Wow! Sounds like they are really afraid of Paul Hackett...

...and with good reason!

[MoonRiver]

13. Please post a link so we can easily contribute to Hackett!

The Repukes have to be stopped and grassroots can do it!

[snowbear]

14. Donation sites:

Hackett for Congress-

http://www.hackettforcongress.com/

Or Act Blue-

http://www.actblue.com/list/hackett

Go Hackett !! ~~~~ :patriot:

[MoonRiver]

15. Thanks larissa!

:hug:

[holboz]

16. Kick and Go Paul Go!!! n/t

[Joey Liberal]

17. Since Hackett is a veteran, they'll attack him harder

It seems the pathetic republicans like to trash veterans in campaigns.

[faithnotgreed]

20. isnt it just bizarre how they do that

what world are they living in

never mind.. dont answer that

[Cobalt Violet]

49. And then they claim to support our troops.

[SpiralHawk]

51. The Repubs trashed Max Clelland, John McCain, John Kerry...

They target anyone who has earned a medal for actually serving the nation in combat.

And they worship an AWOL Shirker, and his Chickenhawk staff.

What's wrong with this picture?

[frictionlessO]

19. Oh! so very nominated! 2 more pretty please....

A worthy proponent from and for our side.

[blm]

21. done

.

[WLKjr]

22. So far I have given him $35

He would have my vote definately if I lived in his district.

[burythehatchet]

23. any word on what the democrats are doing for Mr. Hackett?

[cal04]

27. The DCCC

The DCCC has been sitting out the Hackett race, afraid that any moves would tip of the NRCC that Democrats were licking their chops at their chances on Tuesday.Now that the NRCC has acted, the DCCC has finally joined the race. Crooks and Liars has the DCCC ad that will soon start airing

http://blog.dccc.org/mt/archives/003241.html

[DinahMoeHum]

36. Here's the link from Crooks and Liars. . .

Link:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/07/29.html#a4225

Click on Jean Schmitt ad, "The Firm: Schmitt-Taft"

Links her up with Bob Taft, a highly UNPOPULAR guy right now in Ohio.

:evilgrin:

[napi21]

35. Dean has been behind him. I know I got an email asking for

support! I don't know how much $$ the DNC has given him, but they've been working hard!

Last time I checked, the Hacket story was on the DNC front page too!

[skids]

25. Boots not money.

Money always helps, but if you visit the various sites surrounding the campaign, if you want to really help, you have to go there in person.

[Cha]

26. Check this out..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=172x7179#7208

[hannah]

31. BFEE

Against Iraq Veterans, and James Baker , family member, against the 911 families, for the Saudis :beer:

[progressoid]

29. I'm eating Ramen noodles tonight - Hackett gets my dinner money

[Cha]

30. Billmon.org on Hackett..

><snips><

I've been through Hackett's district -- in the heart of Ohio's hillbilly belt -- and it's one of those places where Republicans perversely thrive by meshing the votes of conservative suburbanites and rural traditionalists. Even the dying mill towns along the Ohio ignore their economic interests and vote Republican these days, although not by the same kind of margins as the two big Cincinnati collar counties -- Warren and Clermont. Those went for Cheneybush last year by margins of 72% and 71%, respectively. They could fairly be said to have played a pivotal role in keeping the Rovians in the White House, given that the combined GOP margin -- almost 80,000 votes -- accounted for two-thirds of Cheneybush's entire statewide edge over Kerry.

The ability of the Rovians to pull fresh GOP votes out of those two counties certainly challenged plausibility, and, in Clermont's case, almost defied mathematics. Consider the fact that according to the Census Bureau, Clermont's population rose only 4.4% (about 7,800 souls) between 2000 and 2003, while reported GOP turnout increased by roughly 31% (about 14,600 votes) from 2000 to 2004. This in a county that only had about 122,000 registered voters last year, according to the Cincinatti Enquirer. Mr. Diebold must be very proud.

What prompted the committee's entry into the Schmidt-Hackett race was a comment made by Hackett in a USA Today article published Thursday. Hackett, talking about his service as a marine in Iraq, is quoted as saying, "I've said I don't like the son-of-a-b--- that lives in the White House. But I'd put my life on the line for him."
Because Hackett said that, Forti said, "we decided to bury him."

Actually, I think the "revenge" angle is pure propaganda, a clever way to gull the media into believing this is not a crash effort to keep Hackett from getting close enough for him and the Dems to claim a moral victory. But the fact that the GOP can afford to dump $500k into a race just to keep the opposition from scoring a few bragging points (or to punish the crime of lese majesty -- take your pick) is a sign of just how much of a financial supercharge 10 years of DeLayism have given the machine.



Much more at..
http://www.billmon.org/

[Douglas Carpenter]

32. recommended-send money NOW!!!!!

http://www.hackettforcongress.com/

[Nickster]

33. I'm in for another 25 bucks and a tip to ActBlue as well.

[quaoar]

34. They could spend $1 million

And they aren't going to slime their way through this one.

Fuck 'em all.

[FourStarDemocrat]

37. Just kicked in 25 bucks

We must stop the filthy reslugicans from having this seat.

[bunny planet]

38. I just contributed again. Good thing this guy is smart, a Dem, and has a

killer smile. I love how scared the Repukes are of him. He is their worst nightmare, a young, brave, Vet who is exposing their 'chickenhawkiness'.

[FrenchieCat]

39. for those who want to really help....

Contact person and phone number to call for anyone
interested in going to help anytime between now and Tuesday (they
will send you money for gas and give you housing!) is Jeremy Berkowitz at 813-789-1547, who is in charge of assigning people to specific counties and finding everyone housing.

He says the email function has been overwhelmed and to just call HQ and/or show up at the Hackett campaign event tomorrow (see below) and then head to campaign HQ afterwards to get assignments:

John Glenn, Max Cleland (who was here in NJ yesterday campaigning
for two Dem House members up for 2006 re-election and Jon Corzine,
who's running for Governor), Ted Strickland and Mayor Norm Coleman
(who endorsed Wes Clark for President last year and sat on a Clark04
committee) will be there supporting Hackett at 10 AM at 1523 Madison
Road in Cincinnati.

Good news! The DCCC is publicly joining the battle:
http://blog.dccc.org/mt/archives/003241.html

Watch the DCCC ad for Paul Hackett against Jean Schmidt:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/07/29.html#a4225

[ewagner]

41. I'm glad the DCCC is jumping in

I understand it's a 6-digit media buy....which is good because the RNCs "half-a-megabuck" is hard to counteract.

It's going to be all-out war until Tuesday. I hope we've got a ground game to match the "air (waves) war".

[blue neen]

43. Thanks FrenchieCat.

An updated phone number for Jeremy Berkowitz is 301-706-0710.

[Skip Intro]

42. "We have no concern that she will lose," Forti said. "She will not lose."

They definitely have concern

(unless they KNOW the outcome already)

[jillan]

44. It really pisses me off when rethugs talk about

raising taxes. That's one of their favorite attacks.

Taxes are what pays for schools, medicare/medicaid, roads & highways,
after school programs, senior centers, parks that beautify a city and give children a place to hang out, water sanitation. Taxes pay for what is great about America. It is the way we invest in our country. Invest in our communities. Something that they don't give a rat's ass about.

I'd much rather give my money to the things above, then the corporate world that they live in!

And then they attack us for this, because they want the "have's" to keep their selfish $$$.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[A Brand New World]

45. I know - I don't understand why they don't see that taxes is what pays

for all of our services - things that repugs certainly won't do without either. And Ohio is in the trash because of all of the tax cuts that Taft has pushed through. Libraries have cut hours, no lifeguards at the state parks for several years now(drownings are occurring), recycling offices and services are closing down, etc., etc..... They may as well shut down Ohio and turn off the lights as we all leave.

[jillan]

46. Hackett to the rescue!!!

Are you in his district?

[dansolo]

56. Taxes also pay for the "War on Terrorism"

Isn't that supposed to be a good thing for these people? Where do these idiots think that the billions of dollars that are being spent in Iraq comes from?

[Cobalt Violet]

50. Taxes pay for public safety too. Fire fighters, cops, courts.

The tax cut crowd should be the first to have these services cut when they whine enough to have their taxes cut.

[Jane Eyre]

47. We need observers in all the polls

And if it is "too close to call" or if there are major complaints, we need to go to the mat.

What if this microcosm of the 2004 Ohio presidential election turned out to be what is needed to uncover the electoral fraud that went on then? I hope that Howard Dean and the Ohio Democrats have a plan in place should a recount be required.

[DemReadingDU]

48. Let's Go, Hackett!

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[wake.up.america]

53. an US s Army Officer who says NO to the War

I hope I win in Loto, so I can give the guy money... a lota.

[fedupinBushcountry]

57. I really hope he wins

In fact the first Iraqi veteran ran for Congress last year here in Virginia. Both papers endorsed him, and he lost, because Repubs care more about party than they do the troops.

Here is his website, and I hope he tries again in '06.

www.davidasheforcongress.com

[BlueStateGirl]

59. Just gave $10. Wish I could give more.