** Campaign Money Watch **
Campaign Money Watch produced the following ad detailing Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) involvement in the Keating Five scandal and, 20 years later, his campaign manager's receipt of undisclosed payments from Freddie Mac.
McCain and Keating Five: Relevant Today?
Twenty years ago, John McCain was at the senter of a huge ethical and financial mess called the Keating Five scandal. Now, in the midst of the mortgage and economic crisis, we learn that the lobbying firm McCain's campaign manager was taking $15,000 a month to do nothing but apparently provide access to McCain if he's elected. Help us tell John McCain that to clean up Wall Street, we have to pass real campaign finance reform.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Aug 14, 2008 -- Your Fight the Right-Wing Activists Links of the Day.
** Environmental Defense Fund **
Your landmark Endangered Species Act is under attack.
The Monkey King Bush administration is proposing new rules that would weaken species protections and eliminate independent scientific review of development projects that could threaten species habit.
Take action now. Email Monkey King Bush. Tell him not to undermine America's wildlife protections.
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** Campaign Money Watch **
Old and senile McCain claims he's the "original maverick" but is about to accept fundraising help from Ralph Reed, a man who is a symbol of Washington corruption, at an August 18 fundraiser in Atlanta.
Reed helped his friend Jack Abramoff bilk Indian tribes out of tens of millions of dollars in one of the biggest lobbying scandal of all time — one John McCain helped investigate.
He also helped other Abramoff clients by lobbying against legislation to protect Northern Mariana Islands workers from forced abortions and prostitution.
This isn't the kind of person any presidential candidate — much less one who claims he's a reformer — should be associating with, especially when it comes to fundraising. Sign our petition today and let John McCain know people like Ralph Reed have no place in this election!
Tell John McCain To Cancel On Ralph Reed!
Your landmark Endangered Species Act is under attack.
The Monkey King Bush administration is proposing new rules that would weaken species protections and eliminate independent scientific review of development projects that could threaten species habit.
Take action now. Email Monkey King Bush. Tell him not to undermine America's wildlife protections.
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** Campaign Money Watch **
Old and senile McCain claims he's the "original maverick" but is about to accept fundraising help from Ralph Reed, a man who is a symbol of Washington corruption, at an August 18 fundraiser in Atlanta.
Reed helped his friend Jack Abramoff bilk Indian tribes out of tens of millions of dollars in one of the biggest lobbying scandal of all time — one John McCain helped investigate.
He also helped other Abramoff clients by lobbying against legislation to protect Northern Mariana Islands workers from forced abortions and prostitution.
This isn't the kind of person any presidential candidate — much less one who claims he's a reformer — should be associating with, especially when it comes to fundraising. Sign our petition today and let John McCain know people like Ralph Reed have no place in this election!
Tell John McCain To Cancel On Ralph Reed!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Old and Senile McCain's Connection to Lobbyists
** Campaign Money Watch **
By now, you're no stranger to the fact that Sen. John McCain has abandoned his campaign reform credentials by assembling a presidential campaign funded by money from Big Oil and aided and staffed by more than 150 high-powered Washington lobbyists.
Now, we need your help in getting that message out to a wider audience. Visit our new Web site, McCainsLobbyists.com, and forward it your friends to do the same.
http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/
By now, you're no stranger to the fact that Sen. John McCain has abandoned his campaign reform credentials by assembling a presidential campaign funded by money from Big Oil and aided and staffed by more than 150 high-powered Washington lobbyists.
Now, we need your help in getting that message out to a wider audience. Visit our new Web site, McCainsLobbyists.com, and forward it your friends to do the same.
http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Your Fight The Right-Wing Wackos for June 18, 2008
** Campaign Money Watch **
Lobbyists for foreign governments, politicians, and corporations can avoid disclosing who they work for and how much they're paid if they don't attend meetings about their clients in the U.S. This loophole allows lobbyists to hide their work for brutal regimes and interests working against our values.
Tell your Senators it's time to close the foreign lobbying loophole.
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** Greenpeace **
You can help save the oceans every time you go grocery shopping. Consumers buy half their seafood at supermarkets, yet most supermarkets don’t consider where the seafood they sell comes from or how it was caught. Destructive fishing practices and overfishing are two of the gravest threats facing our oceans, and experts predict if current trends continue, global fisheries will collapse in 40 years. Take action – Flex your power as a consumer.
Tell the largest U.S. supermarket retailers to adopt sustainable seafood policies, stop selling destructively fished seafood, and provide informative labeling so customers, like us, can choose the most sustainable seafood and avoid the most imperiled fish. Don’t delay, ocean protection starts with all of us.
Tell Supermarkets, No More Fishy Business!
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** ACLU **
A sham spying “compromise” similar to the one we warned you about last week could be rammed through both the Senate and House this week. It’s moving that fast.
In a proposal that makes a mockery of the rule of law, telecom companies that broke the law by supplying mountains of personal information to the government without a warrant will be let off the hook
There’s a deeply disturbing premise behind this dangerous FISA legislation: The president simply had to claim his request was legal for immunity to be granted to telecom companies that illegally handed over personal information.
No matter how illegal, offensive or intrusive a company’s invasion of your privacy has been, it won’t make a difference, because if the president gave the company a note claiming their behavior was legal, they’re completely off the hook.
Congress needs to reject this sham for what it is and
Tell your members of Congress to reject a sham immunity "compromise."
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** Center for Biological Diversity **
Last month the Bush administration was forced to recognize the serious threats to polar bear survival, listing the bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
But just as it made one step forward to protect the bear, the administration took two steps back -- refusing to address the effects of global warming on the rapidly melting sea ice and allowing environmentally damaging oil and gas development to continue in the Arctic.
To counter this massive loophole, representatives Jay Inslee and Maurice Hinchey have introduced a bill to halt oil and gas leases in the bears' Arctic habitat until scientists can fully assess the environmental impacts and designate protected critical habitat.
Support the "Polar Bear Seas Protection Act" and ensure that polar bears get the protection they need to survive.
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** Common Cause **
Congress is wheeling and dealing this week with the White House over whether to give a "get-out-of-jail-free" card to telecom companies that helped eavesdrop on Americans without legally-required warrants.
Just a few weeks ago, the House stood strong and refused to give immunity to the phone companies that engaged in illegal wiretapping. But now, Congress is considering a "compromise" bill that could make it impossible for us to find out the details of the domestic spying program and hold accountable anyone who broke the law.
Tell your members of Congress: No deal on telecom immunity.
Lobbyists for foreign governments, politicians, and corporations can avoid disclosing who they work for and how much they're paid if they don't attend meetings about their clients in the U.S. This loophole allows lobbyists to hide their work for brutal regimes and interests working against our values.
Tell your Senators it's time to close the foreign lobbying loophole.
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** Greenpeace **
You can help save the oceans every time you go grocery shopping. Consumers buy half their seafood at supermarkets, yet most supermarkets don’t consider where the seafood they sell comes from or how it was caught. Destructive fishing practices and overfishing are two of the gravest threats facing our oceans, and experts predict if current trends continue, global fisheries will collapse in 40 years. Take action – Flex your power as a consumer.
Tell the largest U.S. supermarket retailers to adopt sustainable seafood policies, stop selling destructively fished seafood, and provide informative labeling so customers, like us, can choose the most sustainable seafood and avoid the most imperiled fish. Don’t delay, ocean protection starts with all of us.
Tell Supermarkets, No More Fishy Business!
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** ACLU **
A sham spying “compromise” similar to the one we warned you about last week could be rammed through both the Senate and House this week. It’s moving that fast.
In a proposal that makes a mockery of the rule of law, telecom companies that broke the law by supplying mountains of personal information to the government without a warrant will be let off the hook
There’s a deeply disturbing premise behind this dangerous FISA legislation: The president simply had to claim his request was legal for immunity to be granted to telecom companies that illegally handed over personal information.
No matter how illegal, offensive or intrusive a company’s invasion of your privacy has been, it won’t make a difference, because if the president gave the company a note claiming their behavior was legal, they’re completely off the hook.
Congress needs to reject this sham for what it is and
Tell your members of Congress to reject a sham immunity "compromise."
--
** Center for Biological Diversity **
Last month the Bush administration was forced to recognize the serious threats to polar bear survival, listing the bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
But just as it made one step forward to protect the bear, the administration took two steps back -- refusing to address the effects of global warming on the rapidly melting sea ice and allowing environmentally damaging oil and gas development to continue in the Arctic.
To counter this massive loophole, representatives Jay Inslee and Maurice Hinchey have introduced a bill to halt oil and gas leases in the bears' Arctic habitat until scientists can fully assess the environmental impacts and designate protected critical habitat.
Support the "Polar Bear Seas Protection Act" and ensure that polar bears get the protection they need to survive.
--
** Common Cause **
Congress is wheeling and dealing this week with the White House over whether to give a "get-out-of-jail-free" card to telecom companies that helped eavesdrop on Americans without legally-required warrants.
Just a few weeks ago, the House stood strong and refused to give immunity to the phone companies that engaged in illegal wiretapping. But now, Congress is considering a "compromise" bill that could make it impossible for us to find out the details of the domestic spying program and hold accountable anyone who broke the law.
Tell your members of Congress: No deal on telecom immunity.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Your Fight the Right-Wing Wackos Activist links for May 13, 2008
** AFL-CIO **
As the first on the scene during local and national emergencies, public safety officers deserve the right to speak out and be heard at work.
Still, tens of thousands of our nation’s firefighters and police officers on the front lines of homeland security are unfairly denied this basic protection.
S. 2123 would ensure all public safety officers have the opportunity to meet with local officials to discuss their jobs and how best to protect the public.
Please click here to tell your U.S. senators to support the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (S. 2123).
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** Campaign Money Watch **
As you might have heard, over the weekend two of John McCain's lobbyist supporters resigned from his campaign almost immediately after news came to light that they had lobbied for the brutal military junta in Myanmar.
We're glad to see them go. But it's not enough. McCain still has plenty of other lobbyists — 112 by our count — working on his behalf, ones with ties to unsavory dictators and polluters of the environment.
It's time to send McCain a message: Fire the lobbyists. Add your name to our petition to tell the senator it's time to give these people the boot.
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** Environmental Defense **
The moment we've been working for is just a few short weeks away. The Senate is set to vote on landmark global warming legislation in early June. We need your help to urge your Senators to seize this historic opportunity to cap and reduce America's global warming pollution.
Email your Senators Today.
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As the first on the scene during local and national emergencies, public safety officers deserve the right to speak out and be heard at work.
Still, tens of thousands of our nation’s firefighters and police officers on the front lines of homeland security are unfairly denied this basic protection.
S. 2123 would ensure all public safety officers have the opportunity to meet with local officials to discuss their jobs and how best to protect the public.
Please click here to tell your U.S. senators to support the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (S. 2123).
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** Campaign Money Watch **
As you might have heard, over the weekend two of John McCain's lobbyist supporters resigned from his campaign almost immediately after news came to light that they had lobbied for the brutal military junta in Myanmar.
We're glad to see them go. But it's not enough. McCain still has plenty of other lobbyists — 112 by our count — working on his behalf, ones with ties to unsavory dictators and polluters of the environment.
It's time to send McCain a message: Fire the lobbyists. Add your name to our petition to tell the senator it's time to give these people the boot.
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** Environmental Defense **
The moment we've been working for is just a few short weeks away. The Senate is set to vote on landmark global warming legislation in early June. We need your help to urge your Senators to seize this historic opportunity to cap and reduce America's global warming pollution.
Email your Senators Today.
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