MoveOn.Org Wielding Power Over Democrats And Receiving Their Praise:
MoveOn.Org Email Claims It Bought And Owns Democrat Party:
"Now It's Our Party: We Bought It, We Own It, And We're Going To Take It Back." (Adam C. Smith, "Unshaven, Unbowed And In Our Face," St. Petersburg Times, 2/18/05)
"[M]oveOn.Org's Man In Washington ... [Tom] Matzzie Noted How Senior Democratic Senators Eagerly Rearrange Their Schedules To Meet With MoveOn." (Adam C. Smith, "Unshaven, Unbowed And In Our Face," St. Petersburg Times, 2/18/05)
"Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Of California [Was] Among Several House Democrats Who Met With MoveOn ... What They See Is A Potential Ally That Could Help Them Move Votes And Frame Issues - As Well As A Template For The Party's Own Organizing Activities." (John Cochran, "Internet-Based Activist Group Puts Powerful Spin On Politics," CQ Weekly, 10/3/03)
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) At MoveOn Rally: "We Are Depending On You, We Are Depending On You To Make Sure This Country Stands For What We Learned Many Years Ago When Mr. Smith Went To Washington." (Senator Harry Reid, MoveOn.Org PAC Rally, Washington, DC, 3/16/05)
"MoveOn's PAC Rewarded [Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)] And ... Reid ... For The Challenge To Ohio's Presidential Vote By Posting An Online Petition To Thank Them And By Giving The Legislators The Names Of About 100,000 Signers -- A Potentially Valuable Fundraising List." (Ronald Brownstein, "Democrats Aren't Giving Bush A Break This Term," Los Angeles Times, 2/11/05)
Assistant Democrat Leader Richard Durbin (D-IL) At A MoveOn.Org PAC Rally: "MoveOn.org And Everybody Gathered Here Today, You're Changing America For The Better." (Senator Richard Durbin, MoveOn.Org PAC Rally, Washington, DC, 3/16/05)
Durbin To MoveOn: "Keep It Up. MoveOn America. Right On MoveOn." (Senator Richard Durbin, MoveOn.Org PAC Rally, Washington, DC, 3/16/05)
"The MoveOn.Org Rally Featured Several Members Of The Democratic Leadership And One Major Liberal Icon, Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA] ... But It Was [Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)] Who Drew The Most Applause." (Mark Preston, "Feisty Byrd Looks Like A Candidate," Roll Call, 3/17/05)
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) Raised Over $800,000 For Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) Through A MoveOn.Org Fundraising E-Mail. "19,401 contributors had donated $822,914 to Sen. Robert C. Byrd's 2006 re-election campaign. ... All the money was raised in two days since Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., sent out a fund-raising letter early Tuesday afternoon over the Internet through MoveOn.Org." (Paul J. Nyden, "Donations For Byrd Come To $823,000," Charleston Gazette, 4/1/05)
"[Former Vice President Al] Gore Also Has Formed A Relationship With The Liberal Internet Group MoveOn.Org. The Organization Recently Sponsored Gore's Washington Speech In Which He Denounced Bush's Policies On Civil Liberties And Called For The Repeal Of The USA Patriot Act." (Dan Balz, "Gore Will Endorse Dean," The Washington Post, 12/9/03)
"In Recent Appearances Before Democrats Organized By The Liberal Group MoveOn.Org, Gore Has Unleashed A Growling, Yowling, Sweat-Flying Style That Roused Party Activists." (James Kuhnhenn, "Gore Finds More Liberal - And Caustic - Voice," The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/25/04)
Kerry Campaign Was In "Almost Constant Contact With MoveOn.Org Staffers, Including Advanced Viewing And Reviews Of MoveOn.Org Television Commercials, Online Ads, And Web Content." "[A]ccording to a Kerry campaign volunteer, staff members and volunteers of the Kerry campaign in New York, Washington, and Los Angeles have been in almost constant contact with MoveOn.Org staffers, including advanced viewing and reviews of MoveOn.Org television commercials, online ads, and web content. As well, MoveOn.Org staffers provided the Kerry campaign with opposition research within the past two months, as well as advance looks at speeches made by MoveOn.Org speakers ..." ("The Way It's Done," American Spectator Website, www.spectator.org, 8/23/04)
Kerry Campaign Hired MoveOn.Org's Zack Exley As Director Of Online Communications And Organizing. (Sharon Theimer, "MoveOn Staffer Moves On To Kerry Campaign," The Associated Press, 4/7/04)
MoveOn.Org Is Democrat Fundraising Powerhouse:
MoveOn.Org And Other Grass-Roots Contributors "Gave More Than $300-Million To The Kerry Campaign And The DNC." "'In the last year, grass-roots contributors like us gave more than $300-million to the Kerry campaign and the DNC, and proved that the Party doesn't need corporate cash to be competitive,' MoveOn's 24-year-old executive director [Eli Pariser] said in a recent e-mail ..." (Adam C. Smith, "Unshaven, Unbowed And In Our Face," St. Petersburg Times, 2/18/05)
In The Past Two Federal Election Cycles, MoveOn.Org's PAC Has Contributed $236,974 With All Donations Going To Federal Democrat Candidates. (The Center For Responsive Politics, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 3/18/03)
MoveOn.Org PAC Gave $203,442 To Democrat Candidates And $0 To Republican Candidates In 2004. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed 3/18/05)
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Just proving my point.....lots of blue state Democrats in what you cited. I notice Reid and some others didn't have alot to do with MoveOn while they were CAMPAIGNING for their seats.....just after they had won they toss them some bones to keep their money. Do you really think you would see the likes of Mary Landreui, Mark Pryor, Blanche Lincoln, etc....buddy up to MoveOn at any time? I didn't think so. I expect to see Kennedy, Pelosi, etc..doing that....and Kerry (it really helped him win, didn't it? :))
Still waiting on those DEMOCRAT commercials.....I pray everyday that MoveOn keeps talking. And with your help, cyncooper, I am sure they will.
Have a great day!
Thank you. That was invaluable. LOL