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Awwwwwww, how cute. When you stand for right wing issues (HATE, BIGOTRY, RACISM, MISOGAMY, STRIFE, DIVISION, LIES as the Yes On 1 campaign makes clear) and you know you’re going to lose at the ballot box, what do you do? Oh that’s right! You make hypocritical claims that the No On 1 campaign is raising money deceitfully and is manipulating the media, when you are doing the same friggin thing! See?
Here’s the lovely memo from the Yes On 1 campaign today (you know, using the media in a deceitful & manipulative way to make it seem like there is a crisis and criminal activity going on with the No On 1 campaign when there isn’t!):
October 26, 2009
MEMORANDUMTO: Editorial Boards, Editors and Reporters
FROM: Communications Director
Stand for Marriage Maine ” Yes on Question 1 Campaign
SUBJECT: Media Deception of No on 1 Campaign Uncovered
The latest campaign report filed by the No on Question 1 campaign has allowed us to uncover the shocking lengths to which No on 1 has gone to deceive and manipulate the media. In my years of working on campaigns in Maine, I cannot recall such a brazen attempt to fool the media, and thus the public, about the true nature of a campaign. I respectfully submit that editorial boards, editors and reporters should not allow these intentional attempts at deception and manipulation to go unchallenged.
Consider these facts:
Hannah Pingree a Paid Consultant to No on 1 campaign.
The other day the No on Question 1 campaign held a press conference featuring House Speaker Hannah Pingree criticizing our campaigns ads as being deceptive. Jesse Connolly, campaign manager for the No on 1 campaign introduced Pingree to the media as follows:
And now I want to introduce the Speaker of the House, Hannah Pingree. Heres what Pingree told the media: What troubles me most is that the Yes on 1 campaign doesnt want to believe those of us in Maine who take our public service seriously.
It was a stirring performance by Speaker Pingree, who appeared before the media as an independent third party with no apparent ax to grind in the debate. Yet now we know just how deceptive Pingree, Connolly and the No on Question 1 campaign have been: The most recent campaign report shows that No on 1 has paid Hannah Pingree $5,175.60 to serve as a consultant to their campaign! What hypocrisy! While Pingree is complaining that our campaign is not taking her public service seriously, she is getting paid to speak for the No on 1 campaign. Incredibly, neither Hannah Pingree nor Jesse Connolly ever mentioned to the media or the public that Pingree was a paid consultant for the No on 1 campaign, yet they both obviously knew she was. The payment to Pingree occurred on October 7th, twelve days before Pingree appeared at the No on 1 press conference. You can watch the entire press conference here. Independent Pollster a paid consultant to No on Question 1.
A few weeks ago, a poll by an outfit called Democracy Corps was published in the media. The poll was fielded by the polling firm of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and supposedly showed that our campaign was trailing badly ” 41% Yes to 50% No.
Jesse Connolly used the poll in an effort to raise money for the No on Question 1 campaign. In an email blast entitled Independent poll shows “No on 1″ leading in Maine Connolly said, A new public poll from Democracy Corps was released yesterday, showing us with a slight lead this race 50% to 41%, a significant jump from kos’s numbers from the other week of 46-48. The numbers are encouraging, but it’s that 9% undecided that will determine this race. Connolly went on to ask for contributions which, as is now obvious, was extremely successful. No on 1 has raised at least $1.4 million since Connolly set his email.
This was another boldface deception and manipulation of the media that we have uncovered in their latest campaign finance report. The Democracy Corps poll by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner was published on September 30th. Eight days later, No on Question 1 paid this same firm $17,900. It would appear that they got this firm to publish a poll, calling it an independent poll, and then used the poll to help raise $1.4 million for their campaign. Even if Greenberg Quinlan Rosner conducted two polls around the same time ” highly unlikely ” it was extremely deceptive of Connolly to call it an independent poll and fail to disclose to the media and public that the pollster was actually a paid consultant to the No on 1 campaign. Campaign operative who filed ethics complaint against Yes on 1 campaign is a contributor to the No on Question 1 campaign.
As you may recall, several weeks ago California political consultant Fred Karger filed an ethics complaint against our campaign and one of our supporters, falsely accusing us of campaign violations. An investigation will show these charges to be false, but wont come until long after the election. Neither Karger nor the No on 1 campaign have ever acknowledged any connection to each other, yet the new campaign report shows that Karger is a contributor to the No on 1 campaign. He gave them $250 in the latest report.
No on 1 lists Karger as retired.
The attempt to deceive and manipulate the media by the No on 1 campaign is systemic and extensive. I hope that editorial board, editors and reporters will seriously look into these issues and issue appropriate comment.
Thank you.
Let’s go over once again the deceptive practices of the Yes on 1 campaign…
First off, HERE’S THEIR DECEPTIVE & HATEFUL “WALKING SCRIPT”.
Secondly, where is their money mainly (60%) coming from? Oh that’s right! From the Mormons! Yes, 60% of their money is coming from an out of state group called, National Organization for Marriage. 60%! I wonder if they belong to Glenn Beck’s Mormon Militia too? Hey, could be. HATES SPREADS RAPIDLY AMONGST THE RIGHT WING CRAZIES! It makes you wonder how many Mainers giving money make up the other 40%? Most likely not a lot!
Thirdly, the Yes On 1 campaign is using children to spread their hate! As Bill in Portland, Maine points out on his DailyKos page, “The opposition, like the ‘Yes on 1′ campaign here in Maine, is using children as their battering ram to muddy the issue and get it rejected”. And they can’t stop it either…..using children isn’t a shocker when you think of all the young children raped & molested by Catholic bishops and other religious leaders! Spit.
Fourthly, when the Yes On 1 campaign wants to be a bunch of whiny ass titty babies, they file a lawsuit so they can run their outrageous ads filled with lies, deceits, and ridiculous claims!
And Fifthly, why not throw in some plagiarizing too for the Yes On 1 campaign? Okay!
Spits of rage…