MoveOn Solicits Money For Kerry In Violation Of IRS And FEC Laws

March 12, 2004

[Hon]

From: Eli Pariser, MoveOn PAC
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004
Subject: Urgent: Kerry Needs Our Support

Dear MoveOn member,

It's now clear that John Kerry will be our Democratic nominee. That's why today marks one of the most important points in the race to defeat George Bush.

Tomorrow, President Bush will begin airing the first of his campaign ads. He's amassed a campaign fund of more than $100 million to use for this purpose. Now that the nominee's known, the Bush campaign and allied groups will "go nuclear," saturating the air waves in swing states with ads intended to frame the contest early.

Senator Kerry is coming off a long and hard primary fight during which much of his money has been spent. But as the media focus on him and he steps into the role of the Democratic nominee, he also has an opportunity to frame the choice before voters. The big question is whether Kerry will have the resources in this key moment to powerfully respond to the Republican attacks and present his positive vision for our country.

Together, we can answer this question. If you've been holding off on contributing to a Presidential campaign, now's the time to jump in. We have a Democratic nominee, and he needs our support today. Please join us in contributing $5, $50, or $500 today to the Kerry campaign at:

Over the course of the primary race, all of the candidates have contributed to the fight to beat Bush. Howard Dean reminded Democrats that they can take President Bush head on, and revolutionized the way campaigns can be run. Dennis Kucinich, Carol Moseley Braun, and Al Sharpton reminded us that strong progressive values are something to be proud of. Wes Clark and Bob Graham took Bush to task on national security. Dick Gephardt spoke powerfully for working people and jobs. And John Edwards demonstrated the power of a positive vision for our country.

When we held the MoveOn primary in June, we asked MoveOn members to vote for their preferred candidate, but we also asked you to indicate which other candidates you would support. Even though Howard Dean received far more votes than anyone else, a great majority of you indicated you'd enthusiastically help Kerry beat George Bush.

And after a race that Republicans hoped would be deeply divisive, our unity is even more clear. We're all ready to put aside our small differences and focus on the big goal: a new President. Even Howard Dean, who has had a bumpy relationship with Senator Kerry, told his supporters last week, "We must beat George W. Bush in November. I will support the nominee of our party and do everything I can to beat George W. Bush and I urge you to do the same."

With Bush going on the air tomorrow, it's a critical moment for us to show our support. Please give whatever you can to help defeat Bush this fall. You can contribute now at:

And welcome to the beginning of the end of the Bush Presidency.

Sincerely,
--Eli Pariser
  Executive Director, MoveOn PAC
  March 3rd, 2004

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[Hon]

Here is the link, the system here wouldn't let me post the article if I put it as the source:

http://www.moveon.org/pac/news/2418.html

[Mo1]

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[Diogenesis]

So what. The media won't report it.

Laws simply do not apply to the Democrats and those who steal FBI files.

[Bogey78O]

I was under the impression that MoveOn was a 527 organization and could not collect money for specific candidates. Hence the legality of "Bush in 30 seconds".

[OldFriend]

Wonder what John Kerry's good friend, McCain, has to say about this.

McCain never misses an opportunity to bash our President, but when it comes to dem outright lawbreaking, well then, silence is in order.

[Amerigomag]

The Clintons insisted moveon.org do this so that Kerry would be disqualified and removed from the Democrat ticket.

[Arpege92]

Judge Napolitano asked a spokesman from the Democratic party if MoveOn.org had anything to do with Kerry's campaign, and according to this spokesman, they don't.

Looks as if this spokesman was LYING!

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP - VNVAJK

[Mo1]

I was under the impression that MoveOn was a 527 organization and could not collect money for specific candidates.

That is correct .. be it looks like they now have a PAC ..

How that effects things .. I'm not sure

[Hon]

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Notice that there is only ONE OTHER CANDIDATE they have ever "supported."

It's pretty clear that he is just a figleaf to cover up the bald fact that they are taking this unprecedented step for Kerry.

[Mo1]

It's pretty clear that he is just a figleaf to cover up the bald fact that they are taking this unprecedented step for Kerry.

A while back .. they had a documentary called Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War that was filled with all Kerry supporters

I think it was back in November .. I can check my emails .. I saved them :0)

[spacewarp]

I guess the question is what can we do about it? Is the FreepNet group or the WinterSoldier group able to do something about it? Can we press charges against them? Can we file suits against them? Do we call the FEC and the IRS and VOCALLY tell them about this abuse?

Paul

[Sonar5]

I've posted another moveon link to Kerry that I have exposed here:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1096587/posts

Regards,
Joe

[FReepaholic]

>>...INTREP - VNVAJK...<<

Ok, so INTREP is "Intellegence Report"...so what is VNVAJK, "VietNam Vet A**hole John Kerry"? :-)

[Congressman Billybob]

This is a big enough issue that people who are smarter and better wired than us will bring such challenges, if they can possibly succeed. I include myself in that "lay-off" list, even though I practiced before the FEC decades ago. LOL.

Congressman Billybob

Click here, then click the blue CFR button, to join the anti-CFR effort (or visit the "Hugh & Series, Critical & Pulled by JimRob" thread). Please do it now.

[LiteKeeper]

Nothing so terse - VietNam Vet Against John Kerry

[Eva]

Actually, McCain spoke out on the Senate floor on the abuse of campaign finance reform. I am afraid that McCain is simply embarrassed that the Democrats have made such a fool of him.

[OldFriend]

IMHO McCain could not be happier and he would be happy to see his good friend John Kerry as president.

[Eva]

Nah, McCain's embarrassed that the Democrats have been so blatant about the abuse and is now trying to claim that he was duped. As for Kerry being his good friend, it's funny how a little flattery changed McCain's mind. Earlier he stated that Kerry's anti-war activities were flaunted in an effort to demoralize him while he was a guest at the Hanoi Hilton. It seemed as though Kerry knew that all he had to do to shut up McCain was flatter him profusely.