Group Now Smearing Pelosi Was Led By Swift Boat Funder Sam Fox

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/11/fox-pelosi-smear/

Group Now Smearing Pelosi Was Led By Swift Boat Funder Sam Fox
The conservative group that has launched a partisan smear campaign against Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for her visit to Syria was headed for six years by Sam Fox, the Swift Boat Vets funder whom President Bush has appointed as Ambassador to Belgium.

Sam Fox was named National Chairman of the Republican Jewish Coalition in 2001 and served until this past January, when he was nominated for the ambassadorship by President Bush. Contacted by ThinkProgress, a spokeswoman for the RJC would not rule out that Fox was involved in the ad, saying only that “as far as I know,” Fox was not connected.

The RJC is running a 30 second television ad that highlights the baseless Washington Post editorial and contains no mention of the five Republicans who also traveled to Syria last week. The ad’s tag line: “Tough? No. Dangerous and very wrong.”

Watch it at link:

[blm]

1. This is why it was so important for bigname Dems to step up FIRMLY with the FACTS

and defend Pelosi on NATIONAL TV and in no uncertain terms all last week.

The media spin has set in against her and the GOP operatives will do all they can to take advantage of it.

Stay ON this and do not be distracted from this battle. This is important, Dems.

[wryter2000]

2. What's the status on scuttling his recess appointment?

I had a total knee replacement a couple of weeks ago and can't sit at the computer for too long. Is there any chance we can ditch this turd?

[babylonsister]

4. This was from yesterday (and I hope you're feeling better!):

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=616992

[wryter2000]

5. Thanks

:hi:

I actually feel okay. I just need to spend lots of time on my back.

[blm]

7. ooh...that's no fun, at all....

been there, and hope to not go back to that anytime soon.

Laptop or are you taking a break from bed?

[karynnj]

3. For people who don't see the various Jewish newspapers,

This organization had full page ads every week in our local Jewish newspaper for months in 2004. The good news is that he got few votes for the large expenditures.

[HuffleClaw]

6. hell, the swift boat stuff WORKED didn't it?

didn't see the dems present a united front in defending it, and we SURE didn't see the media debunk it until it was faaaaaar too late.

[blm]

8. That's the rub, and why it's so important for Dems to put up a solid wall of defense

here.

The Imus stuff will work itself out but the corpmedia will use this time to deliberately stifle any weak defense of Pelosi, so Dem players need to BEEF UP their statements supporting her.

[HuffleClaw]

10. boy, that would sure be a nice thing to see but i'm not holding my breath

FAR too many dems scurry for cover when another of them is attacked.

[KoKo]

9. Is this disgusting piece only being aired on Fox? Has anyone seen it.

Just when we think they can't get more disgusting...they do. And, I wasn't aware that the "Republican Jewish Coalition" was running the Swift Boaters. Don't know how I missed that but I did... I thought the SBoaters were a separate group set up from the RNC and funded by big donation from Fox. Extremists but not Republican Jewish Coalition.

[blm]

11. the story is that Fox's group is funding the ads against Pelosi and Fox was also

a large contributor to the swifts.

This is surely a political group set up to attack Democrats, not to further understanding of the isues.

[flpoljunkie]

12. Pelosi is a strong supporter of Israel, but that's not good enough for the Likudnik faction.

Democrats, stand with Pelosi! Do not cower before the right wing pro-Israel factions who do not represent the majority of the Jewish people either here or in Israel.