Tax deductible donations to be used against John Edwards

[Eric J in MN]

Bill Donohue's Catholic League says, "All donations
are tax deductible for those who itemize:"
http://www.catholicleague.org/membappl.htm


Bill Donohue says, “We will launch a nationwide public
relations blitz that will be conducted on the pages of
the New York Times, as well as in Catholic newspapers
and periodicals. It will be on-going, breaking like a
wave, starting next week and continuing through 2007.
It will be an education campaign, informing the public
of what he did today. We will also reach out to our
allies in the Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and
Buddhist communities. They worked with us before on
many issues, and are sure to do so again. What Edwards
did today will not be forgotten.”
http://www.catholicleague.org/07press_releases/quarter_1/070208_edwards_tolerates.htm

If you know how to contact CREW or another good government group about this, then please do.

[illinoisprogressive]

1. What is this guy;s problem with Edwards and who is behind it?

This is like a hit job on this candidate. I am not an Edwards supporter but, he has every right to campaign and run for president.
I do admire the man for what he has been doing to help poor and disadvantage rather than just add on to his wealth. It takes a good person to say enough and use his fortune to help those less so.
For this Donohue to stalk the man is like an obsession. That or someone is putting him up to this. doing a hit job on him. I would like to know who is behind it all.

[Eric J in MN]

2. Bill Donohue is a rightwinger.

"Media Matters for America" on him:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200702080003

[iamjoy]

3. Sickening

Is this the same bunch of people who said they would deny Kerry communion because Kerry was Pro-Choice, but they have no problem giving communion to pro Death Penalty candidates?

Are the Catholics going to speak out against Guiliani?

It's really sick. Edwards is a good man and it sucks that this is happening to him. Those bloggers didn't do this while working for him, and Edwards has denounced the comments, but Donahue will make it sound like Edwards condoned it.

He's already being swift boated

[Blackhatjack]

4. He is a rightwing repub shill pretending to be a non-profit tax deductible organization...

The Repubs do not want to go up against Edwards, and they are trying for an early knockout punch using their shills to do their dirtywork.

BTW this is clearly illegal.

[smokey nj]

5. I'll bet a lot of this has to do with the fact that poverty is Edwards' platform....

I'll bet he and his cohorts are afraid that that will resonate with Catholics. Especially since, unlike Kerry, John Edwards had a humble start.