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Radio Campaign Begins in Vermont [Re. Miguel Estrada: "Shame on you, Pat Leahy"]
American Renewal thru Family Research Council ^ | Feb. 28, 2003

Posted on 03/01/2003 9:18:47 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl


A.R. releases radio ads in Vermont highlighting Pat Leahy's contradiction in words & actions as he leads the ongoing filibuster against Miguel Estrada's judicial confirmation.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: estradafilibuster; frc; freemiguel; leahey; leahy
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To: linn37
I'm not sure where the other ads are running. Robert Novak at CNS News today suggests we should target these guys: ESTRADA POLITICS - Graham, Hollings, Lincoln, and Pryor targeted.

Bob Graham needs special attention. He's ducking the issue because his Florida constituents are pro-Miguel. Don't let his aids try that "poor health" excuse - that became null and void the minute Graham filed for a Presidential run.

Sen. Bob Graham's Fla. office:
Toll free: 1- 866-418-9569.

21 posted on 03/01/2003 10:27:50 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("I will stand by that man's side until he is sworn in." - President Bush re. Miguel Estrada)
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To: JimVT
Thanks, Jim.

Bush Standing Firm on Estrada; Senate Filibuster Goes 'Round the Clock', GOPUSA, Feb. 27:

The Latino Coalition and other groups have launched media campaigns in areas with large Hispanic populations and a Democrat Senator. Already, four Democrats have come out in support of the Estrada nomination.

In comments to GOPUSA News, Latino Coalition President Robert de Posada said, "Landrieu [D-LA] will be aggressively targeted as will both Arkansas Senators [Lincoln and Pryor]."

When asked about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) opposition, de Posada said, "She is practicing partisan politics and will be called on to account for that."


22 posted on 03/01/2003 10:45:59 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("They're blocking the vote on this good man for purely political reasons," Pres. GW Bush)
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To: jackbill
With the likes of Leahy, Jeffords and Sanders, they are hopeless.

Bullsh*t.

If all Vermonters had your attitude it would be a lost cause.

A lot of us choose to continue to seek change for the better.

In case you hadn't noticed, we now have a Governor and Lt. Gov who are Republican.


23 posted on 03/01/2003 10:48:24 AM PST by JimVT
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To: Howlin; PhiKapMom; JulieRNR21; votelife
According to the Union Leader, one Senator was caught off guard by a question from an informed constituent: Lieberman on Estrada "breakdown in the system."

Pingy!

24 posted on 03/01/2003 10:50:35 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("This nomination in no way deserves a filibuster." - Washington Post re. Miguel Estrada)
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To: The Wizard
Thanks for the help! Keep up the calls and e-mails, letters to the editor.(^:

Senate Dems: Filibusters No Longer Just For The Floor, By John Nowacki, Director of Legal Policy at the Free Congress Foundation, Feb. 28, '03. Great recap of Sen. Hatch's forcing the three qualified nominees out of committee on Thursday. Add Russ Feingold, Durbin, and Biden to the Rat list.

25 posted on 03/01/2003 11:05:50 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("We urge every Senator to treat Miguel Estrada fairly and to vote to confirm." - Hispanic Bar Assn)
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To: All
Guess who's getting the most coverage?

Coalition for a Fair and Independent Judiciary Launches TV Ad Campaign on Estrada Nomination , far left activist groups treated as mainstream on US Newswire, PFAW, NARAL, etc..

Grrrrr

E-mail US Newswire ('Medialink Worldwide'): info@usnewswire.com

26 posted on 03/01/2003 11:53:56 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("We urge every Senator to treat Miguel Estrada fairly and to vote to confirm." - Hispanic Bar Assn)
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To: JimVT; chrismurf; Grendelgrey; longjack; Rita289; RosieCotton; Straight Vermonter; Vermonter; ...
In case you hadn't noticed, we now have a Governor and Lt. Gov who are Republican.

I used to live in Stowe and this is great news. However, why are there only NINE (9) FReepers from the Green Mountain State? Get busy Vermonteers!

27 posted on 03/01/2003 12:36:03 PM PST by Xthe17th (FREE THE STATES. Repudiate the 17th amendment!)
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To: .30Carbine; aardvark1; Calvin Locke; Emeraldeyes; farjas; LizardQueen; nbcnco; TigersEye; ...
Correction - I see you've been busy mustering the troops: only seventeen (17) of you. Keep up the great work!
28 posted on 03/01/2003 12:40:05 PM PST by Xthe17th (FREE THE STATES. Repudiate the 17th amendment!)
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To: RonDog; All
Please see #26. Perhaps Hugh could muster the troops to e-mail US News w/ the truth re. Miguel Estrada to counter the propaganda they're spreading from the "Coalition for a Fair and Independent Judiciary"* (Pfaw alert) (and demand a correction, slander charges - whatever's legal (^:):

Here's the detailed de-bunking of Pfaw's latest dishonest media campaign: Truth a Frequent Casualty in People for the American Way Memo on Estrada Nomination

Send it to: info@usnewswire.com

Thank you (and Hugh!).

*Not to be confused with the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary - they support Miguel Estrada.

29 posted on 03/01/2003 1:33:15 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("We urge every Senator to treat Miguel Estrada fairly and to vote to confirm." - Hispanic Bar Assn)
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To: JohnHuang2
Thanks John.
30 posted on 03/01/2003 3:41:00 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Xthe17th
I'm missing a coupla things here.

Why weren't you a Freeper in VT?

How come you're bragging on W.VA's 52 members (out of 1.8 million pop.) when you've only been a Freeper for a month?

31 posted on 03/01/2003 6:28:19 PM PST by JimVT
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To: JimVT; Xthe17th
1) From Xthe17th's homepage: Freeping since: October 9, 2000 (various former screen name aliases)

2) I think Xthe17th is seeking to encourage Vermonters, not bash us for lack of numbers or activism.

I have seen a handful of FReepers who post that they are from Vermont but for whatever reason have not put our state's flag on their FR homepages. I thought of keeping a list of their monikers but decided that without their consent to be known and pinged that would go against my personal beliefs. I *choose* to be accountable and active, love to be included in calls to action, and strive to make a difference wherever I can; not every Vermonter of Conservative stripe chooses so. Participation can not be forced, but ought always to be encouraged.

There are, IMHO, too many Vermonters who are concerned about politics in our state but don't seem to want to get involved. I pray earnestly that we can muster our troops as well as the District of Columbia, California, Colorado, and other states have for activism. We could do a great deal more than we are doing now.

32 posted on 03/02/2003 4:50:04 AM PST by .30Carbine
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl; JimVT; jackbill; Xthe17th; TigersEye; Jim Robinson; Salvation; MeeknMing
They don't say where and when this ad is running.

I listen to three local stations regularly - 1450am, 1240am, and 89.9fm - and I haven't heard the ad once. The ad would be better run on stations that ordinarily play background or new age-type music, so that those regular listeners, who choose ignorance of the news, hear there what otherwise they would never be exposed to.

An aside:

I have, however, heard an ad many times by a Liberal PAC propagandizing for a measure to add "instant runoff voting" to our electoral process. It is a gobbledegook infomercial all about "Democracy" and "the rule of the majority." I would so love to run a counter ad explaining in simple language the fact that Vermont is a Constitutional Republic, not a Democacy, and this is why we do not have nor ever should have "instant runoff voting." The system as is involves a legislative vote to decide elections in which no outright majority is given to one candidate and works much like the national Electoral College. Our system is not broken. When a plurality occurs in our elections for Gov., Lt. Gov., or (I believe) State Treas., the Legislature votes by 'secret' ballot. This year such a plurality occurred in both the race for Gov. and Lt. Gov.; the election was thrown to the Legislature who elected the top vote-getters, Republicans Jim Douglas and Brian Dubie, both having acheived shy of 51% of the popular vote on Nov. 5. The will of the people was enforced. The Democrats hope that with an "instant runoff" they can usurp the will of the voters by holding a second election to 1) get fewer Vermonters to vote - most folks can barely muster the strength to get to the polling booth once, much less twice, and activists alone are sure to sway a second election; and 2) eliminate the third party candidate/third runner-up (in Vermont this most often being the Progressive candidate), and transfer those votes to their guy or gal.

Great idea, though, this public "shaming".

Republicans are working hard at getting the news out...with little assistance from the mainstream media.

I agree on both points, and the two are interrelated. We can not get the information about the Democrats' obstructionism to the average Vermonter through the formerly free press. We are learning how to petition and bypass the Big Leftist Media and we are making great strides in informing the public through radio and the internet.

I believe television would be a logical and profitable next venture, and the cheapest way to get there is through activism that is reported as news. We need to make a public ruckus!

33 posted on 03/02/2003 5:27:44 AM PST by .30Carbine (Prayers appreciated)
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To: .30Carbine
bttt ...
34 posted on 03/02/2003 5:55:39 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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To: MeeknMing
Thank you!
35 posted on 03/02/2003 6:02:13 AM PST by .30Carbine
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To: .30Carbine; JimVT
Thanks .30 - you are correct that I'm encouraging you. When I signed on to FR over two years ago, there were only 19 of us Mountaineers. Message is to tell your friends and family. Tell everyone you know in local political organizations, etc.

PS: my family lived in Stowe back in the 70s. There's a restaurant on Rt. 100 as it turns towards Morristown called, I believe now, "Foxfire"? Well, back in the early 70s it was called "Smugglers Inn" and my family owned it with another family. This was before VT had a summer industry with mountain biking and the like, so we relied on a strong ski season to survive. Well, one season, we didn't so I ended-up in the Blue Ridge instead of the Green mountains. Gotta love that mud season though!

36 posted on 03/02/2003 7:27:22 AM PST by Xthe17th (FREE THE STATES. Repudiate the 17th amendment!)
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To: jackbill
it may be a waste, but Vermont did just elect a Republican for Gov. He might run for Senate someday soon...
37 posted on 03/02/2003 1:09:27 PM PST by votelife (call Frist/Hatch and support Estrada!)
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To: Xthe17th
"Being Hispanic for us means much more than having a surname," said New Jersey Rep. Bob Menendez, a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. "It means having some relationship with the reality of what it is to live in this country as a Hispanic American."

This is the Democrat case against Estrada...
38 posted on 03/03/2003 2:19:52 PM PST by votelife (call Bob Graham (FL) and support Estrada!)
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To: votelife
old but Leahy hyprocrisy should be noted.
39 posted on 05/29/2003 4:17:35 PM PDT by votelife (FREE MIGUEL ESTRADA!)
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