RNC: Alliance For Justice Joins Other Far-Left Groups In 'Obligatory Opp.'

[paineinthearse]

:rofl:

What a machine! The timing is perfect, just as Nan Aaron was giving a press conference covered live by CSPAN (see streaming video at www.cspan.org).

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=52277

RNC: Alliance For Justice Joins Other Far-Left Groups In 'Obligatory Opposition' To Judge John Roberts; Response To Alliance For Justice Announcement

8/30/2005 12:15:00 PM


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To: National Desk, Political Reporter

Contact: Republican National Committee Press Office, 202-863-8614 or [e-mail]; Web: http://www.gop.com

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Republican National Committee:

"It's hardly surprising that the Alliance for Justice would join PFAW and NARAL in their obligatory opposition to Judge Roberts. Nan Aaron first attacked Judge Roberts a mere 27 minutes after he was nominated and today's Alliance for Justice announcement is the continuation of a false smear campaign borne of a political agenda in lock step with the Michael Moore wing of the Democrat party. As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for the confirmation hearings next week, one can only hope that Democrats will choose to approach the hearings in a dignified fashion and reject the over-hyped attacks by the far left." -Tracey Schmitt, RNC Press Secretary

Alliance For Justice Wasted No Time In Attacking Judge Roberts:

The Alliance For Justice Released A Mass Email At 9:27 PM, 27 Minutes After The President Announced John Roberts As The Supreme Court Nominee. (Alliance For Justice Email, "Breaking News: Bush Nominates Judge John Roberts To Supreme Court," 7/19/05)

-- "During His Time At The Justice Department, Roberts Also Helped Craft Legal Policies That Sought To Weaken School Desegregation Efforts, The Reproductive Rights Of Women, Environmental Protections, Church-State Separation, And The Voting Rights Of African Americans." (Alliance For Justice Email, "Breaking News: Bush Nominates Judge John Roberts To Supreme Court," 7/19/05)

Alliance For Justice Is Out Of The Mainstream:

-- The Miami Herald And The New York Times Have Both Described Alliance For Justice As "Liberal." (James Kuhnhenn, "Conflict Brews Over Judicial Nominees," The Miami Herald, 3/27/05; Carl Hulse and David D. Kirkpatrick, "Casting Angry Eye On Courts, Conservatives Prime For Bench-Clearing Brawl In Congress," The New York Times, 3/23/05)

AFJ President Nan Aron Wants Courts To "Create New Rights." "(R)epublicans now control the House, the Senate and the White House... there is obviously no way we're going to get any new rights created by the Congress. So now we have to look to the courts to create new rights that we won't be able to get from the legislature." (NPR's "Fresh Air," 2/16/05)

MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "This Women On The Left, Nan Aron Of This Abortion Rights Group Said Any Candidate For The Supreme Court Who Doesn't State Publicly Their Position On Abortion Rights They Are An Extraordinarily Bad Pick And Should Be Rejected Under This New Agreement. Well That Is, Of Course, An Absurd Assessment." (MSNBC's "Right Now," 5/24/05)

Billionaire Financier And The "Daddy Warbucks" Of Drug Legalization George Soros' Open Society Institute Contributed $535,000 To Alliance For Justice Since 1999. (Open Society Institute Website, www.soros.org, Accessed 4/5/05; Capital Research Center Website, www.capitalresearch.org, Accessed 4/5/05; Joseph A. Califano Jr., Op-Ed, "Devious Efforts To Legalize Drugs," The Washington Post, 12/4/96)

-- Soros Contributed The Most Money ($27,080,105) Of Any Donor To 527s In The 2004 Cycle. (Political Money Line Website, http://www.tray.com , Accessed 12/8/04)

The Barbara Streisand Foundation Has Given At Least $50,000 To Alliance For Justice. (GuideStar Website, http://www.guidestar.org , Accessed 5/23/05)

Alliance For Justice Has Allied Itself With Other Liberal Groups Such As NARAL, Moveon, And PFAW:

"On The Left, Not Long After Bush Was Elected, People For The American Way Banded Together With Other Prominent Progressive And Liberal Groups -- Including The Alliance For Justice, The Leadership Conference On Civil Rights, And The Abortion Rights Group NARAL -- To Form The Coalition For A Fair And Independent Judiciary." (Maeve Reston, "Lobbyists Can't Wait To Push Justice Favorites," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/27/05)

MoveOn Email: "(H)undreds Of MoveOn Members Joined Senator Byrd And Seven Other Leading Senators To Rally For Fair Judges In Washington DC. ... Senator Byrd Was Joined By ... Our Friends From ... The Alliance For Justice." (MoveOn.Org Email, "Save The Courts With A New TV Ad," 3/17/05)

MoveOn.Org Has Attacked Judge Roberts And Had Ads On Website Comparing President To Hitler:

MoveOn Attacked Judge Roberts "Another Right-Wing Crony." (William Schneider, "De-Escalation," The National Journal, 7/30/05)

"Michael Moore Has A War Plan To Defeat President Bush. With MoveOn.Org, He Now Has His Army." (David Paul Kuhn, "Michael Moore's Army On The Move," CBSNews.com, 6/29/04)

Top Donors To MoveOn.Org Voter Fund Were Herbert And Marion Sandler ($2,505,014), Peter B. Lewis ($2,500,000), George Soros ($2,500,000) and Stephen Bing ($971,427). (Political Money Line Website, http://www.tray.com , Accessed 3/18/05)

Two Ads Comparing President Bush To Hitler Appeared On MoveOn.Org Voter Fund Website. (Howard Kurtz, "Anti-Bush Ad Contest Includes Hitler Images," The Washington Post, 1/6/04)

NARAL Had To Pull First Roberts Attack Ad After It Was Called "False" By Non Partisan FactCheck.Org:

NARAL Forced To Pull TV Ad Attacking Roberts As Extreme After The Non Partisan Group, FactCheck.Org Declared: "The Ad Is False." (FactCheck.Org Website, "NARAL Falsely Accuses Supreme Court Nominee Roberts," http://www.factcheck.org , 8/9/05, Accessed 8/9/05)

-- "An Abortion Rights Group Is Withdrawing A Heavily Criticized Television Ad That Linked John Roberts To Violent Anti-Abortion Activists, Saying Its Attempt To Illuminate The Supreme Court Nominee's Record Has Been 'Misconstrued.'" (Jesse J. Holland, "Abortion Rights Group Withdraws Roberts Ad," The Associated Press, 8/12/05)

PFAW Is A "Liberal" Out Of The Mainstream Organization:

The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, And The Washington Post, All Describe People For The American Way (PFAW) As "Liberal." (Hilary Roxe, "Critics Say Frist Connecting With Religious Groups For Political Ends," The Associated Press, 4/23/05; David D. Kirkpatrick and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Frist Is Drawing Criticism From Some Church Leaders," The New York Times, 4/22/05; Charlie Savage, "Ad Wars Mount As Republicans Ready Ban On Senate Filibusters," The Boston Globe, 4/21/05; Michael A. Fletcher, "Anti-'Activist' Activism," The Washington Post, 4/15/05)

-- PFAW Proudly Opposes Internet Porn Filters In Public Libraries. "Supported by the People for the American Way, several Loudoun County, Virginia residents and members are claiming the Loudoun County Library Board's decision to require all Loudoun County public libraries to install Internet filtering software violates their rights under the First Amendment." ("First Internet Censorship Case Raises Serious First Amendment Concerns," Your School And The Law, 5/8/98)

Founder Of PFAW Norman Lear: School Prayer Is A "Joke." "I grew up with prayer in schools. It was a joke. We also pledged allegiance to the flag.... But that's not America. So prayer in school was a joke." (Thomas M. Landy, "What's Missing From This Picture?" Commonweal, 10/9/92)

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[Kerrytravelers]

1. Michael Moore wing of the Democrat party

Gee, where's that? I'd like to join. :eyes:

[movonne]

2. I guess they mean FARRRRRRRRRR-left...Anything left of the

neo-cons is Far-left...

[wli]

3. You have to turn completely around 3 times to look at neocons

And that's starting from Hitler.

None of these things are the far left. They're mainstream.