Nancy Johnson's blatantly misleading ad!

[truckin]

Nancy Johnson, who is running for re-election as a congresswoman from Connecticut, has run an ad, link below, where the announcer states:

“A call is placed from New York to a known terrorist in Pakistan. A terrorist plot may be unfolding. Should the government intercept that call or wait until the paperwork is filed?”

I contend that these are false choices. The reality is that the call can be intercepted immediately and paperwork can be filed with the FISA court for up to 72 hours after the surveillance takes place.

Am I wrong about this?

This seems like a blatantly misleading ad even for a republican.

http://www.johnsonforcongress.com/National_Security.mpg

[NewJeffCT]

1. Instead of complaining about it on DU...

write a letter in to the Courant, or a major newspaper in Johnson's district.

I don't know the extremely far right Waterbury Republican will publish something critical of Johnson, but the Courant would... Not sure about the New Britain Herald or others.

[truckin]

2. Here is the letter that I prepared. I had been waiting to make sure

that the 72 hour period after a wiretap has taken place is valid but I believe that have found proof and some version of this will go out tomorrow.


Johnson’s Ad is Blatantly Misleading

In a recent Nancy Johnson campaign ad for her re-election that was noted in The News-Times on 9/13/06, an announcer states the following false choices:

“A call is placed from New York to a known terrorist in Pakistan. A terrorist plot may be unfolding. Should the government intercept that call or wait until the paperwork is filed?”

The reality is that the call can be intercepted immediately and paperwork can be filed with the FISA court for up to 72 hours after the surveillance takes place. This enables the government to protect us by acting when they need to while allowing the FISA court to provide oversight so these powers are not abused.

Why is Nancy Johnson deceiving us with these false choices in her campaign ad? This is a dishonest attempt to scare Connecticut voters into voting for her. We do not need another deceptive politician in Washington and Johnson should be ashamed of this ad.

President Bush believes that he should not have to comply with this law and there should be no oversight over his actions. Apparently Nancy Johnson agrees with the President and believes that our government should not be accountable to anyone when they listen to our calls.

Chris Murphy is a politician with integrity who believes that the President should comply with the current FISA law that allows the government to intercept calls when they need to and file paperwork later. Murphy will not be a rubber stamp for the President’s failed and illegal policies and will support legislation that helps the citizens of Connecticut. Please vote for Chris Murphy this November to hold the President accountable and help bring badly needed, positive change to our federal government.

[NewJeffCT]

3. good letter

It is a bit long - make sure you check your paper's guidelines on Letters to the Editor.

At a glance, your letter is over 200 words. The Hartford Courant prefers them under 200 words. The Manchester Journal Inquirer likes them between 350-500 words. Another paper east of the river likes them 150 words or less. Those are huge differences.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

4. I had the same reaction when I saw the ad

I hope your letter is published !

[JerseygirlCT]

5. I've been seeing a lot of this one. I certainly have hope

that it will rebound on her.

The obvious retort is that she completely supports Bush's illegal wiretapping... does she really want to go there?

[Nutmegger]

6. I just seen this. What a sickening ad!

I hope people see it as just that: A horrid, political attack ad.

[NewJeffCT]

7. As I told the OP

Write a LTTE to your local newspaper on this. Even if it does not get published, if they get enough of them on the same topic, it might get them to cover the story.

I would be glad to help.

[Nutmegger]

8. Well I'm not in her district but I could pull something together.

It is a sickening ad and needs to be written about.

Thanks for the suggestion!