There have been a handful of diaries (
1,
2,
3,
4,
5) condemning the GOP's "rovian" radio ads that straight out lie about the Democrat's role in the now dead immigration compromise in the Senate. All of these diaries express outrage and we all agree it is time to fight back against this kind of BS. Luckily SOMEBODY in the party establishment is listening.
On Friday the Arizona Democratic Party sent out an email asking for donations to their new "Fight Back Fund" so they can buy air time to respond to the GOP radio ads. We should step up and help them out.
The text of the email is over the jump.
Here is the email that I got - you can donate to the fight back fund
by clicking here.
It's happening again.
Republicans are using paid advertising to spread outright lies.
This time their big money is going to a Spanish-language radio ad here in Arizona that blames Democrats for the harsh immigration laws being proposed by Republicans in Congress!
Their ad also blames Democrats for defeating the bi-partisan immigration reform bill even though it was Arizona's own Republican Senator, Jon Kyl, who killed it.
While Republicans in Congress are pushing legislation to deport 12 million immigrants, build walls, and jail clergy and health care professionals who provide care, they are paying for ads in Spanish that say Democrats are the enemy.
If you have listened to Republican rhetoric then you know what an outrage it is that their radio spot claims Republicans are standing up for "millions of hard-working immigrants."
We've seen this before, haven't we? Do you remember the Swift Boat ads? Do you remember what they did to former Senator Max Cleland in Georgia?
Once again they are making a complete mockery of the truth and counting on Democrats to sit down and shut up. But we're not going to do that. The Arizona Democratic Party is forming the Fight Back Fund and we are going to counter these lies with the truth, right now.
With your help, the Arizona Democratic Party can produce an ad, get it on the air and call out these lies. Contribute today to the Fight Back Fund and help us buy air time on Spanish-language radio to counter the Republican lies.
Republicans have underestimated us. It's time to Fight Back.
Click here to contribute.
Thank you for your support,
Peggy Hammann
Acting Chair,
Arizona Democratic Party
www.azdem.org