Fw: The inside-outsider

 

	Dear, I wanted to follow up on Tom's email from Tuesday. As you probably know, we've got a big job here. Right now it's up to us -- not the 2008 Democratic candidates -- to take on Fred Thompson, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and the rest of the Republican presidential hopefuls. And that's why we need your help. Last year, the 50-state strategy put organizers on the ground across the country to stand up to the lies and failures of the GOP. Those organizers were the key to our unprecedented victories up and down the ballot in 2006. Unlike many campaigns, our organizers still had a job when the election was over -- thanks to contributions from Democrats like you. That sort of support is crucial to build a party that will fight in every state for many elections to come, and that support is what allows us to continue to have organizers working in your state today. Just yesterday in Iowa, a DNC-funded organizer was on the ground distributing facts to reporters after a big speech by Rudy Giuliani. If we don't continue to organize and research now, Election Day 2008 could be one that we'd rather forget. Don't let that happen -- support our efforts today: http://www.democrats.org/FundOrganizers November 2008 may seem like a long time from now, but Democrats aren't waiting to take our country back. Sincerely, Gov. Howard Dean, M.D. P.S: If you didn't get a chance to read about the real Fred Thompson, check out the email Tom sent a few days ago. From: Tom McMahon Subject: The inside-outsider Dear Howard, Remember the Republican culture of corruption? The revolving door of Republican politicians moving in and out of top political offices and Washington D.C. lobbying firms? That's Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson. For years, acting wasn't the Law & Order star's profession -- it was a hobby. In the real world, Thompson has made a fortune in a decades-long career as a Washington lobbyist. And just this month, as part of his role as the ultimate Washington insider, Thompson offered to host yet another fundraising event for Scooter Libby's legal defense fund. Thompson has been vocal in his support of Libby, saying that he would "absolutely" pardon him. As he runs for president, he'll try his hardest to hide the truth from the American people. And we need to stop him. Support our efforts to get the truth out about Fred Thompson: http://www.democrats.org/StopTheAct Here's what the USA Today had to say about Lobbyist Thompson: "Although the folksy-sounding Tennessean recently told USA TODAY that he would run an outsider, just as he did while campaigning as a "country lawyer" in a red pickup during his 1994 U.S. Senate race, his résumé is that of a longtime Washington operative who has crossed ideological lines to represent corporate and foreign clients." In his most recent stint in Washington, Thompson worked for a London company lobbying Congress to limit liability claims for asbestos-related illnesses. Over the past three years he's made $760,000 fighting for the interests of his corporate clients. Now Fred Thompson wants the American people to believe he's the next Ronald Reagan -- a Washington outsider with Hollywood charisma and conservative appeal. But Thompson just plays the role of straight-shooting outsider on TV. In reality, he's as inside as you can get. He's trying to get to the White House on slick lines and good acting. Help us stop him: http://www.democrats.org/StopTheAct As Fred Thompson tries to go from Washington's K Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, the stakes of his candidacy couldn't be higher. In an interview just last week, for example, he claimed that the Roe v. Wade decision "was fabricated out of whole cloth," and that it was the worst court ruling in the past 40 years. We need to make sure that in 2008, Fred Thompson goes back to doing his acting on Law & Order -- not in the White House. Make a contribution today: http://www.democrats.org/StopTheAct While the Democratic presidential candidates hit the campaign trail, we'll be hitting the Republicans. It's our job to tell the American people the facts about opponents like Fred Thompson and to hold them accountable. We can't finish that job without you. I hope you'll join us. Sincerely, Tom McMahon DNC Executive Director
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