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Just got this in my email. I am sick to my stomach. I can't believe they're bringing this slimeball here.
Harry Kloor, the producer of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
advertisements, is being honored by the Republican Party of Oregon as
the keynote speaker at their annual Lincoln Day dinner this Saturday.
In Michigan, Republicans invited John McCain to their Lincoln dinner
and in New York, Republicans honored California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger. Surely Oregon Republicans could find a speaker who
represented positive values. Instead, on a day that commemorates
Honest Abe, they have decided to celebrate a man who crafted one of
the most despicable, dishonest smear campaigns in modern politics.
The overall impact of the Swift boat ads was blunted here in Oregon
thanks to your voices, but there can be no doubt that the dirty,
slanderous politics of these ads made a difference.
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR GROUPS LIKE THIS IN OREGON POLITICS. PEOPLE LIKE
HARRY KLOOR SHOULD BE SHUNNED, NOT EMBRACED AND CELEBRATED.
We are asking your help this week. First, send a letter to the editor
of your local paper saying that honoring a man for trashing a military
hero dishonored all of us who served.
Second, we will be crafting an open letter to the Oregon Republican
Party and Chairman Kevin Mannix, expressing our disapproval of their
choice. This will be done under the name of a new group we are forming
called Veterans and Military Families for Progress. Many of you are
Republicans or independents. Your voice is especially important.
Third, this Thursday, March 17th, at 11:45 am we will be gathering in
Salem to deliver the letter, and to stage a brief protest. The goal
of the event is to make our voices heard, and get our message out to
all Oregonians. Again, 11:45 am in Salem -- exact address/location to
follow tomorrow.
Harry Kloor, the producer of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
advertisements, is being honored by the Republican Party of Oregon as
the keynote speaker at their annual Lincoln Day dinner this Saturday.
In Michigan, Republicans invited John McCain to their Lincoln dinner
and in New York, Republicans honored California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger. Surely Oregon Republicans could find a speaker who
represented positive values. Instead, on a day that commemorates
Honest Abe, they have decided to celebrate a man who crafted one of
the most despicable, dishonest smear campaigns in modern politics.
The overall impact of the Swift boat ads was blunted here in Oregon
thanks to your voices, but there can be no doubt that the dirty,
slanderous politics of these ads made a difference.
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR GROUPS LIKE THIS IN OREGON POLITICS. PEOPLE LIKE
HARRY KLOOR SHOULD BE SHUNNED, NOT EMBRACED AND CELEBRATED.
We are asking your help this week. First, send a letter to the editor
of your local paper saying that honoring a man for trashing a military
hero dishonored all of us who served.
Second, we will be crafting an open letter to the Oregon Republican
Party and Chairman Kevin Mannix, expressing our disapproval of their
choice. This will be done under the name of a new group we are forming
called Veterans and Military Families for Progress. Many of you are
Republicans or independents. Your voice is especially important.
Third, this Thursday, March 17th, at 11:45 am we will be gathering in
Salem to deliver the letter, and to stage a brief protest. The goal
of the event is to make our voices heard, and get our message out to
all Oregonians. Again, 11:45 am in Salem -- exact address/location to
follow tomorrow.
We hope that you will join us in this effort. If you want to sign on
to the letter we will be submitting or join us in Salem, let us know
by return email. We will send the letter out tomorrow.
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