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MAF Presents: The Daily Blog
Here at the Move America Forward Daily Blog we chronicle the good news on the War on Terrorism you might
not have heard about on the evening news. We also shine the spotlight on those whose conduct against our
country and our military is unbecoming.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Voinovich Accuser Admits to Plagiarism - Anti Bush Agenda
The news media and Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have been despicable in their anti-John Bolton smear campaign.
What they’ve not reported to you is that the highly touted Bolton critic, Melody Townsel - who accused Bolton of ‘acting like a madman’ and chasing her through the halls of a Russian hotel - was an anti-Bush activist (she founded the Dallas Chapter of “Mothers Opposing Bush") who has been discredited by her superiors and forced to come forward to admit that she committed plagiarism when serving as a journalist.
CLICK HERE to read about Melody Townsel’s Confessions of Plagiarism
CLICK HERE to read how Townsel’s Associates Cast Doubt on the Veracity of Her Claims
Anti-Voinovich Ads Halted
MAF Suspends Anti-Voinovich Ad Campaign – Confident the Ohio Republican Has a ‘New Outlook’ on Bolton Nomination (SACRAMENTO) – The organization strongly backing the nomination of John Bolton to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), has indefinitely suspended its radio ad campaign that had targeted Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio). The final ads will be broadcast today – Monday, April 25, 2005. “We’ve received reassurances from very reliable sources that Senator Voinovich has obtained a new and fair outlook on the Bolton nomination. At this point in time we believe John Bolton’s nomination will progress from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Mr. Bolton will be able to receive an up or down vote from the full U.S. Senate – which is the way it should be,” said Howard Kaloogian, Co-Chairman of Move America Forward. Move America Forward has spent tens of thousands of dollars airing radio ads throughout the state of Ohio on more than one-dozen news/talk radio stations. The ad campaign began Thursday, April 21st. In addition, the organization activated its 200,000+ members and supporters to communicate their views on the Bolton nomination with Senator Voinovich’s office. According to media reports and sources on Capitol Hill, Senator Voinovich’s office was inundated with phone calls, FAXes and emails. Within a couple of hours of Voinovich’s action Tuesday, Move America Forward announced on its Web site and in faxes to news organizations that it would target Voinovich for his “obstructionist conduct.” On Thursday, the day the ads began running, Voinovich’s office phones were jammed with callers and computer e-mail in-baskets were clogged with messages related to the Bolton confirmation. It was no better Friday. “The telephone lines are consistently busy,” said Voinovich spokeswoman Marcie Ridgway. “And we’re getting lots of e-mails because they posted our e-mail addresses on their Web site.” [Source: Sacramento Bee, “Kaloogian Targets Fellow Republican,” April 23, 2005] The reason for such a strong reaction from the American public stems from the conduct of Senate Democrats who are being obstructionist. “This ‘Stop Bolton’ campaign has been orchestrated by the same people who lost the last presidential election campaign. It’s based not on John Bolton’s qualifications or track record, which are exemplary, but instead on a smear campaign the likes of which haven’t been seen since Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill and the pubic hair on a Coke can,” Kaloogian said. “The Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee are supposed to be looking out for the interests of the American people. Polls have made it very clear that the public wants to see a dramatic change in how the United Nations conducts itself. The UN has its lowest approval ratings in the history of the organization and John Bolton is exactly the kind of strong, pro-American ambassador we need to take on the corruption and anti-Americanism that is becoming a dominant presence at the UN. “Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer weren’t looking out for the American people’s interests or trying to advance UN reforms when they began their campaign to smear John Bolton. They were shamelessly trying to score political points against President Bush, and its imperative that all Senators, Republican and Democrat alike, reject the dirty tactics of Senators Boxer, Kerry and Biden,” Kaloogian said. Move America Forward’s other Co-Chair, Melanie Morgan, is in Washington, D.C. this week (attending the “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” immigration reform rally) and announced that Move America Forward board members will decide within the next 48 hours whether to commence an effort to persuade Democrat Senators Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) and Bill Nelson (D-Florida) into voting for Bolton. “I don’t think the Democrat Senators on Capitol Hill realized how badly the American public wants to see someone who will speak up for American interests at the UN. The personal smear tactics of Barbara Boxer and John Kerry are backfiring on them and we are determined to make sure the people of this nation see exactly what kind of deplorable conduct these Senators have engaged in,” Morgan said.
“In the 2004 elections voters were presented with a candidate who argued for a ‘global test’ to determine American foreign policy decisions. That approach was mocked by the public and rejected by the voters and it is rejected by John Bolton. I find it hard to believe that some of these Senators could be naďve enough to try and recycle this failed idea now as it relates to how we approach the United Nations. I am hopeful that Senator’s Nelson and Feingold will come to their senses,” Morgan concluded.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Ad Targeting Voinovich
[dinner sound effects/cutlery] Wife: Honey, were you watching C-SPAN today? Did you hear how disloyal Senator Voinovich was to Republicans and President Bush? Voinovich stood with the Democrats and refused to vote for John Bolton, the man President Bush has chosen to fight for the United States at the UN Husband: No, I was streaming it on the Internet at the office, but from what I could tell, Senator Voinovich played hookey from the hearings? Wife: Yeah that’s right. He’s missed most of the Bolton confirmation hearings, but then shows up at the last minute and stabs the President and Republicans right in the back. Husband: That’s ridiculous – the United Nations needs reform, we need someone who will stand up for the United States and fight the UN’s corruption and anti-Americanism. Wife: Shame on Senator Voinovich. After the Democrats smeared Condoleeza Rice for Secretary of State and Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General, how could Voinovich side with the Democrats in smearing John Bolton? Husband: It seems like Senator Voinovich has become a traitor to the Republican Party. Wife: Enough’s enough. I’m logging on to Move America Forward dot com to register my protest with Senator Voinovich’s office. Husband: What was that site? Move America Forward dot com ? Wife: Yep, Move America Forward dot com CLICK HERE to contribute to this ad campaign to make sure this ad airs night and day throughout Ohio ______________________________________ CONTACT SENATOR VOINOVICH’S OFFICE TO REGISTER YOUR PROTEST:
Aric_Newhouse@voinovich.senate.gov
PHONE: (202) 224-3353 If the above number is busy call: (513) 684-3265 And if that number is busy try: (216) 522.7095 FAX: (202) 228-1382
MAF To Target Voinovich in Ad Campaign
(SACRAMENTO) – The organization strongly backing the nomination of John Bolton to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), expressed outrage today that a Republican United States Senator would refuse to vote to confirm the President’s nominee in committee. As a result, Ohio U.S. Senator George Voinovich will be the target of radio ads criticizing Senator Voinovich for his obstructionist conduct in today’s Bolton confirmation hearings.
“Shame on Senator Voinovich. President Bush nominated a terrific man to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in John Bolton. Senator Voinovich indicated he was absent from the Bolton confirmation hearings, which explains his ignorance of Mr. Bolton’s qualifications to serve as a voice for America’s interests at the United Nations,” said Melanie Morgan, Co-Chair of Move America Forward.
Move America Forward has already aired television commercials supporting Bolton’s nomination on national television networks.
“We are going to put our resources into putting the heat on Senator Voinovich until he sees the light. Standing up for American interests at the UN is urgent, and further delays only aid those who merrily wear the ‘Blame America First’ label,” said Morgan.
______________________________________ CONTACT SENATOR VOINOVICH’S OFFICE TO REGISTER YOUR PROTEST:
Aric_Newhouse@voinovich.senate.gov
PHONE: (202) 224-3353 If the above number is busy call: (513) 684-3265 And if that number is busy try: (216) 522.7095 FAX: (202) 228-1382
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Democrat Leader Harry Reid’s Office Tells Off Private Citizen… For Supporting John Bolton
The following is an email exchange forwarded to Move America Forward by Cory Estes of Bucyrus, Ohio. Mr. Estes is a 20 year veteran of the U.S. Air Force and wrote to Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid, requesting that Reid support John Bolton, the man nominated by President Bush to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the UN, and not smear Bolton during the confirmation process.
Note - we have removed Mr. Estes’ personal email address from this exchange:
-----Original Message-----
Bolton is the best possible person for the job of U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Senator Reid needs to get off of his extreme partisan horse, quit playing political games, and get back to representing his state in the Senate.
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That email from Mr. Estes, elicited this response from Democrat Leader Reid’s Chief of Staff, Susan McCue:
----- Original Message -----
And you, cory, need to get off your extreme partisan puppetry and think this through. Blame the UN for the world’s ills if it makes you feel better. But maybe you should stop and think about what you as an individual can proactively do to protect this great nation. Name-calling at the behest of the rich republican propaganda machinery isn’t it. Supporting our two-party constitional democracy is.
Mr. Estes replied to the berating he received from Reid’s Chief of Staff with the following email. However, note that the Read Receipt Mr. Estes received indicates that McCue deleted the email without even opening it up to read:
----- Original Message -----
Your message
To: McCue, Susan (Reid) - Susan_McCue@reid.senate.gov
was deleted without being read on Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:54:23 -0500
Ms. McCue,
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