NRA attack ads (Obama VA campaign whining, time to use their own tools against them)

http://my.barackobama.com ^ | Sept 26, 2008 | my.barackobama.com

[Maelstorm]

Fred --

The NRA is currently attacking Barack Obama with TV ads that are so deceptive they are not fit for broadcast.

The ads purposefully misrepresent Barack's position on illegal guns to scare and mislead voters -- the non-partisan Factcheck.org concluded that claims in the ads are simply "false."

TV stations airing them have the legal authority to prevent the broadcast of false and misleading advertising, and they will respond if their viewers apply enough pressure.

You're receiving this message because these ads are running on TV stations in your community.

Send an email to TV advertising representatives in your local media market and demand they take down the NRA's false attack ads.

Barack Obama has consistently maintained that he believes the Constitution creates an individual right to bear arms, and he greatly respects the rights of hunters and sportsmen.

But that hasn't stopped the NRA from attacking, and there are too many worried voters who might be swayed by watching these lies.

Obama for America's lead attorney just sent the stations running these ads a legal memorandum establishing the ads as false, misleading, and deceptive and requesting they immediately cease airing.

But the stations will feel the pressure much more strongly if they start receiving emails from their viewers like you.

Once the lies in these ads get established in people's minds, it will be very hard to reach them with the truth about Barack's position. That's why we need to act now to push back.

With our easy-to-use letter writing tool, it's simple to write and send an email to your local TV ad rep. Check it out now and stand up for the truth:

http://my.barackobama.com/falseNRAads

Keep fighting the good fight,

Obama Action Wire

 

 

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The Obama Action Wire is a grassroots rapid response group for supporters to fight smears, spread the truth, push back on misleading media, and take positive action.

 

[Maelstorm]

You can use this link to Obama's site to send your own letter. I sent the following to the executives I hope you do the same.

Subject Thank you for supporting freedom of speech Message Dear Sir or Madam,

I want to thank you for supporting freedom of speech and letting the NRA get out the word about Obama's horrible record on the second Amendment.I know you may receive lots of letters generated by a campaign to shut off the debate and with that I hope you do not give in. This is America not the soviet union. The brown shirts should be regulated to the past even though they are called "truth squads" today. The only truth they are interested in is hiding their records. What they say today is not what they did in the past when they voted. Politicians should be judged on their record not on only what they wish to lay claim to when running for President.

Sincerely Mael

[Maelstorm]

Here is one of the TV ads that has them so upset.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUuuh98PM4M

The Donate button points to the NRA site. If you are not a member isn’t it about time?

[ari-freedom]

Biden is pretty clear where he stands:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkavwuWE5eQ

[Salamander]

I tried to submit my letter but the page froze and then crashed my browser.

Perhaps they have figured out what we were doing.

[Maelstorm]

Maybe it worked fine for me twice. :-) Do you have firefox?
Course it might be too many are doing it. lol

[Question Liberal Authority]

Just the other day, one of Obama's supporters claimed that the fact that Sarah Palin owns a gun and hunts moose shows that she doesn't care what happens to blacks and Jews.

If Obama wants to show his support for sportsmen and gun owners, he could start by publicly denouncing that guy.

[Maelstorm]

Anyone who cares should know where Obama stands on Gun Control. Liberals always whine when they get called out. It is their shock that anyone would date tell anyone else how they have voted or what their true feelings are is what makes me want to punch them in the face. They are posers, pretenders, evil worms and in a better world they wouldn’t be running for elections they’d be in prison.

[joyce11111]

http://www.youtube.com/TheMouthPeace

[Maelstorm]

Thanks Joyce. I shared the link with all my plaxo contacts. I have a lot of them.

[Lucas McCain]

I used their own system to send the following message: Dear Sir or Madam,

The Obama campaigns attempt to squelch the free speech rights of the NRA is more alarming than Obama’s anti-gun positions.

Please ignore this campaign to intimidate you and others into refusing to air the NRA spots. Stand up to these brownshirts of the Democratic party.

Thank you,

[Maelstorm]

Thank you! Sounds great!

[scory]

It is good of the Obama campaign to make it so easy for me to send my email in support of free speech to every broadcaster they targeted in Colorado. The site also makes it easy to donate $ to Obama but somehow my comuter ceased working when I reached that page. Heh.

[Maelstorm]

Lucus you related to the rocker?

[steveyp]

Very well done video. Needs to go viral.

[paudio]

0bama's famous speech on bitterness

I believe the portion of the speech itself is powerful enough as an ad without any additional message from any voice-over.

[tomymind]

B. Hussein Obama is a murderer.

[tomymind]

B. Hussein Obama is a murderer.

[xrmusn]

In my Virginia town there is an Obama ‘office’ on Main Street and someone has parked a car in front of it with a LARGE McCain/Palin sign in the rear window and a LARGER sign (Basically) saying “I AM A GUN OWNER AND I VOTE” and other various McCain/Palin signs/stickers on car. Been there couple of days....As of yesterday evening NO windows on car have been broken....

[xrmusn]

In my Virginia town there is an Obama ‘office’ on Main Street and someone has parked a car in front of it with a LARGE McCain/Palin sign in the rear window and a LARGER sign (Basically) saying “I AM A GUN OWNER AND I VOTE” and other various McCain/Palin signs/stickers on car. Been there couple of days....As of yesterday evening NO windows on car have been broken....

[timydnuc]

Attack ad redefined from telling the truth....pure communism!