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Bump for congressmen advertising on website expressing support for murders in Fallujah.

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This is what is posted now
Mercenaries, war, and my childhood
by kos
Fri Apr 2nd, 2004 at 17:57:39 GMT

There's been much ado about my indifference to the Mercenary deaths in Falluja a couple days ago. I wrote in some diary comments somewhere that "I felt nothing" and "screw them".
My language was harsh, and, in reality, not true. Fact is, I did feel something. That's why I was so angry.

I was angry that five soldiers -- the real heroes in my mind -- were killed the same day and got far lower billing in the newscasts. I was angry that 51 American soldiers paid the ultimate price for Bush's folly in Iraq in March alone. I was angry that these mercenaries make more in a day than our brave men and women in uniform make in an entire month. I was angry that the US is funding private armies, paying them $30,000 per soldier, per month, while the Bush administration tries to cut our soldiers' hazard pay. I was angry that these mercenaries would leave their wives and children behind to enter a war zone on their own violition.

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[Gerasimov]

Ms. Mitakides:

I see from his website that you appear to be a friend of Markos Zuniga.
Or, if not a friend, at least you think it appropriate to advertise on a
site that condones the murder of American Citizens. Are you the "Terror
Candidate" for congress this year?

Your support of such a man is inexcusable.

Signed,
My Name

cc: Stacy Barton Campaign

[DefCon]

bump

[DefCon]

The contact for Joe Hoeffel
joshua.shapiro@mail.house.gov
comes back as undeliverable - Unknown Recipient
So I used this:
info@hoeffelforsenate.com
which seems to work fine.

[alrea]

bump

[DefCon]

I also 'leaked' this info to drudge, rush, hannity, and boortz...
Joe has apparently pulled his ad.
Jane is still running hers as of this writing.

[DefCon]

I just got this email reply...

Thank you to all who have contacted us to alert us to the unfortunate
statements made on The Daily Kos regarding the deaths of the American
contractors in Iraq.

Many of you know that I come from a family with deep military roots,
and
I have been dedicated to supporting our troops and our veterans my
entire life. I also believe that whenever a life is lost to violence.
American or Bosnian, Somalian or Hutu, Palestinian, Israeli or Iraqi.
mankind is diminished.

We have made the decision to remove our advertising from that website,
to assure that there is no confusion about my position on this matter.
But I want to be clear on one point: this decision is not because of
any
"pressure" I have received. It is a personal decision, and one I have
not made lightly.

In the past, Kos has provided a valuable forum for Democrats, for the
sharing of issues and information, and I believe "blogs" such as these
will continue become a real force in political communications.

Again, thank you for your e-mail, and for your interest in this very
important race.

Sincerely,
Jane Mitakides

[DefCon]

Well, they got rid of those particular sponsers,
but they managed to pick up a new one:
Jeff Seemann For Ohio Congress

and this text has been added to the site:

Another response to Freeper intimidation
by kos
Mon Apr 5th, 2004 at 18:17:23 EDT

From the Minnesota House Democratic Caucus:
Minnesota's House Democrats are fighting George W. Bush, stopping the Bush/Rove plan to capture Minnesota's 10 electoral votes. Now, apparently, we're fighting Bush in cyberspace.
Over the past several days, we've been contacted by a handful of presumed Daily Kos readers, expressing outrage with Friday's posting. They're demanding that we immediately stop advertising on this site. Michael Friedman of the FriedMan blog, is aggressively targeting all Daily Kos advertisers, including us, stating that "this post isn't about scum like "Daily Kos". It's about those who keep company with him."

This intimidation isn't going to work. And, yes, that's exactly what it is: intimidation, standard-issue Republican fare. In his blog, Mr. Friedman identifies himself as a Republican pursuing a pointedly anti-Kos agenda.

[DefCon]

Someone sent this message to Jeff Seeman, along with
notification to Drudge, Boortz, Hannity, and Limbaugh...
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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 19:09:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: A man can be known by his associates...
To: JSeemann@neo.rr.com

Jeff, say it ain't so.
Are you sure you want to be associated with this?
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Jeff Seemann - Democratic Candidate
for 16th District of Ohio, US House Of Representatives
has taken to advertising on a website (blog) known as
The Dailey Kos (http://www.dailykos.com/).
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The author of the website, Mr. Markos Moulitsas Zúniga
recently endorsed the murder of American contractors in Iraq.
In response to the murder of four Americans and the mutilation
of their bodies by terrorists in Fallujah, Iraq, Markos Zuniga
refused to condemn the action, then later expressed support for
their murders.
The original text has been removed, but is preserved here:
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Corpses on the Cover
Every death should be on the front page
Let the people see what war is like.
This isn't an Xbox game.
There are real repercussions to Bush's folly.
That said, I feel nothing over the death of merceneries.
They aren't in Iraq because of orders,
or because they are there trying to help the people make
Iraq a better place.
They are there to wage war for profit.
Screw them.
by kos on Thu Apr 1st, 2004 at 15:08:56 GMT
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One interesting thing is that Mr. Seeman is fully aware of
the controversy and in fact has chosen to advertise there
specifically because of the controversy.
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Proof of this is found here:
http://www.jeffseemannforcongress.com/index.html
"...The Jeff Seemann for Congress campaign recently learned of the
controversy brewing regarding www.dailykos.com...
...We were saddened to hear that three advertisers pulled their ads on
the site because of the remarks posted on the blog...
...Our campaign has decided that because of the recent events we will
step in and advertise on www.dailykos.com..."
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