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Group Plans Campaign Against G.O.P. Donors
New York Times ^ | August 7, 2008 | Michael Luo

Posted on 08/08/2008 5:24:53 AM PDT by reaganaut1

Nearly 10,000 of the biggest donors to Republican candidates and causes across the country will probably receive a foreboding “warning” letter in the mail next week.

The letter is an opening shot across the bow from an unusual new outside political group on the left that is poised to engage in hardball tactics to prevent similar groups on the right from getting off the ground this fall.

Led by Tom Matzzie, a liberal political operative who has been involved with some prominent left-wing efforts in recent years, the newly formed nonprofit group, Accountable America, is planning to confront donors to conservative groups, hoping to create a chilling effect that will dry up contributions.

“We want to stop the Swift Boating before it gets off the ground,” said Mr. Matzzie, who described his effort as “going for the jugular.”

The warning letter is intended as a first step, alerting donors who might be considering giving to right-wing groups to a variety of potential dangers, including legal trouble, public exposure and watchdog groups digging through their lives.

The group is also hoping to be able to respond if an outside conservative group broadcasts a television advertisement attacking Senator Barack Obama, or another Democratic candidate, by running commercials exposing the donors behind the advertisements.

Judd Legum, who was the research director for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign, has signed on to play the same role for Accountable America.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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To: God luvs America
He's a MoveOn/Kerry-Edwards Campaign/Peace Studies Majorette TURD. He likes to make waves in his own little bathtub and video it from the wrong angle to call it a tidal wave.

His bio reads like a mini me version of Bob Shrum. A long list of loser organizations and wrong trains he hitched his wagon to.

If one GOPher organization or person singled out this mid-level turd and stomped it like a bug it wouldn't be worth the time to wipe the guts off their shoe.

41 posted on 08/08/2008 7:24:16 AM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (I walked into a Chinese restaurant, the chef asks me "Can you smell what the woks been cooking?")
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To: DarthVader

If they are going after major donors, said donors have the resources and skills to do a little digging into Matzzie and his thugs. Of course, resolve would be needed.


42 posted on 08/08/2008 7:26:09 AM PDT by Let's Roll (As usual, following a shooting spree, libs want to take guns away from those who DIDN'T do it.)
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To: All

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/08/leftist-group-targets-conservative-donors-for-intimidation/

Waiting on Volokh, Hewitt and others, will post.


43 posted on 08/08/2008 7:27:13 AM PDT by AliVeritas (We have help in heaven. Commies cast out only by prayer and fasting.)
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To: vladimir998
Is it just me, or are the Democrats actually trying to spur the Republics on to win this election?

They keep making these arrogant mistakes.

shhh! don't tell!

44 posted on 08/08/2008 7:53:39 AM PDT by tioga
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To: reaganaut1
"Matzzie’s group was likely to have the opposite effect on potential donors, firing them up instead of discouraging them."

Probably correct there. I'm not going to be intimidated by an effeminate, obese, closet sodomite. Every time I see one of these slugs I'm reminded of one big plus for the "volunteer" military concept, and that is that swill like him don't choose to serve.

45 posted on 08/08/2008 7:58:41 AM PDT by MSF BU (++)
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To: denydenydeny
At the heart of every hardcore leftist lives a Mafia Don

And in every hardcore leftist's closet hangs a Brownshirt.
46 posted on 08/08/2008 8:07:50 AM PDT by goldfinch
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To: reaganaut1

I think this is his email tom@zzranch.com. Not verified. What do you say we share our opinions with him?


47 posted on 08/08/2008 8:18:22 AM PDT by ChinaThreat (s)
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To: reaganaut1

Accountable America, Brownshirt Division.


48 posted on 08/08/2008 8:25:16 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Been here before)
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To: reaganaut1

If I were a lawyer, I would go after them on civil rights laws.


49 posted on 08/08/2008 9:24:15 AM PDT by PghBaldy (Obama is hiding something about his birth, parents or name- but what?)
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To: reaganaut1

Let them try it. We can counterattack with their tactics. The only problem is that the leftists will cry foul when we counterattack.


50 posted on 08/08/2008 9:28:49 AM PDT by Thunder90
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To: reaganaut1

WE have the RIGHT to INTIMIDATE. Yeah.


51 posted on 08/08/2008 9:34:50 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: reaganaut1
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062703781_pf.html

This is an article about some U of Chicago "genius" who used google searches to "out" FR members.

52 posted on 08/08/2008 9:38:56 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: mware

Or at least extortion.


53 posted on 08/08/2008 9:43:57 AM PDT by sport
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To: reaganaut1
The group is also hoping to be able to respond if an outside conservative group broadcasts a television advertisement attacking Senator Barack Obama, or another Democratic candidate, by running commercials exposing the donors behind the advertisements.

Will they be so quick to point out how many heads of the Democrat Hydra are funded by Soros???

54 posted on 08/08/2008 10:05:39 AM PDT by weegee (Hi there.)
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To: reaganaut1
Maybe El Raton Tom Matzzie should get a much larger mail box for the flow of Legal papers that are about to descend on him if he tries this crap, But please do we need the fun
55 posted on 08/08/2008 10:17:54 AM PDT by Cheetahcat
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To: dirtboy
http://www.fec.gov/law/feca/feca.pdf

Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 29 - Elections and Political Activities

594. Intimidation of voters
Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, at any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing such candidate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

56 posted on 08/08/2008 10:21:45 AM PDT by weegee (Hi there.)
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To: reaganaut1

http://www.freedomswatch.org/


57 posted on 08/08/2008 10:23:09 AM PDT by Maelstorm (The obvious is the first thing lost on the media.)
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To: reaganaut1

Move On is getting awfully Nazi like....


58 posted on 08/08/2008 10:23:15 AM PDT by The South Texan (The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
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To: Mamzelle

This manifesto is like a cyber noose left hanging on a doorknob. It is a threat against political support for one of the two majority parties.


59 posted on 08/08/2008 10:23:38 AM PDT by weegee (Hi there.)
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To: CoastWatcher

They have a new gang sign and using Black will show they are sooo kool or is it Cuil?


60 posted on 08/08/2008 10:56:25 AM PDT by q_an_a ( that is right not out in public in the media in mialings to citizens ther)
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