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After seeing the diary about Ginny Schrader hacked I googled the firm that had this quote in the story:

Donatelli said she believes it is impossible for someone in her company to hack into Schrader's campaign computer without Donatelli's knowledge. She said no one associated with her firm has ever been accused of hacking in the past.

CNN July 22, 1999: Hillary gets hacked

Hockaday Donatelli Campaign Solutions, the firm that maintains the Hillaryno.com site, denied any involvement in hacking the rival site and said it was unaware of the maneuver until contacted by a reporter. "This is not a good thing," said Becky Donatelli, cochair of the Virginia-based consulting firm that has built Web sites for a large number of Republican candidates.

You don't deny if you aren't accused.

CNET News March 5, 2004: GOP clerks nabbed Democratic data, says probe

Two Republican Senate staffers accessed and leaked information from thousands of Democratic files over an 18-month period, an investigation by the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms has concluded.

...The probe began after memos authored by Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee were leaked to several newspapers and published in early November 2003. The documents, which indicated that Democrats consulted with free-speech advocates and other lobbying groups on judicial strategy, were said by conservatives to show that the Democratic Party followed the agenda of special interests.

"The memos repeatedly make clear that a small collection of extreme-left groups--abortion groups, race organizations and leftist groups specifically focused on judges--are driving the Democrats' agenda and vision," stated a November editorial by the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary, a pro-Republican lobbying group. The group--whose Web site is hosted by Campaign Solutions, a self-described "Republican voter contact and communications firm" -- posted all 18 memos to the Web in November 2003.

I am writing to personally ask you to stand with me on one of the most critical days of our campaign. Tomorrow at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, I will debate George W. Bush. And just 90 minutes after that debate draws to a close, the Democratic Party will reach a crucial end of quarter fundraising deadline.

To keep the Democratic Party's essential October activities on track, we have to raise $2 million in less than 36 hours. So you and I both have some important work to do.

I will carry our values and our determination to lead America in a new, more promising direction into that auditorium in Coral Gables. And I will count on you to help this history-making grassroots campaign meet the biggest deadline it has ever faced.

Do your part to meet our deadline:

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html

When I step to that podium tomorrow night, I know I will be facing a determined opponent.

But I will stand there with the courage of my convictions and the confidence that stems from having millions of grassroots supporters like you standing with me.

Bush and Cheney may believe that they can hide their failures and get away without acknowledging their costly mistakes for 34 more days. But you and I know better. We know that the truth is catching up with them.

So today, tomorrow, and every day to follow, we are going to put it all on the line. We are going to make the final month of this campaign one of the most memorable months in American history. We are going to wage an unrelenting grassroots campaign that will sweep aside all of the false attacks and un-American appeals to fear that are the driving force of our opponents' efforts.

I know how much this election means to you. And I know how much you are counting on me. I am counting on you too. With the September 30 deadline almost here, we Democrats need you to act now. Let us work side-by-side and win.

Thank you,

Jake McGoldrick

Jake McGoldrick
Supervisor Jake McGoldrick
McGoldrick Missed Votes
Where was Jake

Today's Anchorage Press:

Who's your daddy?

Lisa loyalists might be annoyed if they check out www.cafepress.com. Type in “Murkowski” and they'll find T-shirts, camisoles, thongs, lunch boxes and other products that say “Nepotism Poster Kid.” There are two other anti-Lisa logos and slogans to choose from. Of course, the nepotism refers to Governor Frank Murkowski's bold decision to appoint his daughter, Lisa, to finish his term as U.S. Senator. Now Lisa is running for (re)election against former Governor Tony Knowles, a Democrat.

Caféppress is a print-on-demand company that helps people put their art and messages on items sold online. The anti-Princess publisher behind the anti-Lisa slogans is Bob Brigham. Even though he lives in Redwood City, California, he says he cares about who represents Alaska in the U.S. Senate, adding that he thinks nepotism is “antithetical to the American dream.” In an email, Brigham said sales have been “brisk.”

“More people are wearing these T-shirts than have been given a Senate seat by their daddy,” Brigham said.

Lisa Murkowski Monarchy
Lisa Murkowski - Nepotism Poster Kid

News Miner on Lisa Murkowski surviving the GOP Primary:

Miller agreed that the totals are hard to read as an overwhelming endorsement of Murkowski. The imbalance resulted largely because "there was no race on the Democratic side," Miller said.

"I think she's got a very uphill fight," Miller said.

He noted that he spent about $300,000 and took about 40 percent of the Republican ballot vote, while Murkowski spent $2.6 million. His backers demonstrated significant support for his views, he said.

"She's going to have to work with the conservative vote to win them back," Miller said of Murkowski.

Miller spent the last four months predicting that Murkowski would lose in a toe-to-toe fight with Knowles because the two are so similar that voters would focus on Murkowski's appointment by her father.

Lisa Murkowski Women's Tank Top
Lisa Murkowski Organic Cotton T-Shirt
Lisa Murkowski T-Shirt
Lisa Murkowski Men's Sleeveless Tee
Lisa Murkowski Baseball Jersey
Lisa Murkowski Long Sleeve T-Shirt
Lisa Murkowski Women's T-Shirt
Lisa Murkowski Hooded Sweatshirt
Lisa Murkowski Sweatshirt
Lisa Murkowski Stein
Lisa Murkowski BBQ Apron
Lisa Murkowski Bumper Sticker
Lisa Murkowski Postcards (Package of 8)
Lisa Murkowski Messenger Bag


Lisa Murkowski Senator Lisa Murkowski Murkowski Monarchy Nepotism Poster Kid Lisa Murkowski

Announcing the new line of Nepotism Poster Kid products.  Lisa Murkowski has been hiding from her last name, these products remind Alaskans that 'Lisa' is that Lisa.  As in Lisa MURKOWSKI.  The back reads:

Paternally Suited
Electorally Booted

For the full catelog: http://www.cafepress.com/lisamurkowski




Lisa Murkowski Monarchy - Women's Tank Top

We need you to help create a buzz around the online ad that we released yesterday, "Old Tricks," featuring John McCain asking George Bush to apologize for smearing his heroic military record during the 2000 primaries. The American public needs to know that every time George Bush's campaign has faltered, he has turned to smearing the military service records of his opponents. He did this to John McCain in 2000 and now he's doing it again to John Kerry.

The truth is, Bush's smear campaigns reveal nothing true about John McCain or John Kerry - instead they reveal the desperate tactics used by the Bush campaign when they don't have a record to run on.

We asked you on Friday to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Now we need you to help spread the word about the ad we sent you.

Here is what you can do:

• Visit online news sites, online journals, chatrooms, and blogs and copy the link below with a short statement about why people should view this ad.
• Email your friends, family, and coworkers the link with a short note and ask them to view the ad.
• Email the link to the editor of major and local newspapers and quickly explain why they should write an article about George Bush's smear tactics.

Here is the link: http://www.johnkerry.com/oldtricks

Why are we asking you to do this? We want as many people as possible to see this ad and understand that the attacks on John Kerry are part of a smear campaign by a Bush front group. These people are relentless -- with the backing of Bush family friends, they will unleash one attack after another until Election Day.

Starting in the beginning of August, the Swift Boat Veterans group launched a series of ads in key states smearing John Kerry's record in Vietnam. The Swift Boat Veterans have pushed their baseless allegations and lies in appearances on all the big news networks. One of their leading spokesmen, Larry Thurlowe, even accused John Kerry of lying about the fact that his boat came under fire -- Thursday's Washington Post discredited Thurlowe's recent statements with his 1969 testimony that John Kerry's flotilla was, in fact, under fire. This week, two of the Swift Boat Veterans released an anti-Kerry book, Unfit for Command. And on Friday, the Swift Boat Veterans released yet another ad filled with more lies about John Kerry's record.

It is not enough that the Swift Boat Veterans for Bush' accusations have been contradicted by official Navy records, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and every man who served with John Kerry. We need to make sure that the American public knows that the Swift Boat Veterans are a front group for George Bush - they are doing the dirty work for him.

George Bush must stop his smear campaign and return the election to the important issues: health care, education, and the economy.

George Bush likes to say, you're either for us or against us. Let's hold George Bush accountable to the standards he set for everyone else. Tell George Bush that when it comes to these ads, he either needs to be for them or against them -- he can't have it both ways. Ask him -- Why won't you condemn this terrible smear of John Kerry's military records? Why are you having trouble speaking up about this? It's wrong and you know it.

Hold Bush accountable - spread the word. Let's post this link on as many websites as we can: http://www.johnkerry.com/oldtricks

George Bush and his Republican friends have become so desperate that they are returning to their old tricks -- whenever a campaign is going badly, they smear the record of a Vietnam veteran. They did it to John McCain in 2000, to Max Cleland in 2002, and now they are doing it to John Kerry. The question must be asked of President Bush: what do you have against Vietnam veterans?

Our campaign has just released a new Internet ad called "Old Tricks" which shows John McCain asking George Bush to apologize for attacking McCain's own heroic record.

View the ad by visiting:

http://www.johnkerry.com/oldtricks

Today we're calling for all of you to join together and stand with John Kerry. Tell George Bush: stop the smear, get back to the issues.

Sign our petition by visiting:

http://www.johnkerry.com/oldtricks

A front group for the Bush campaign called "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" is continuing to spread their lies about John Kerry's military record. Their statements have been contradicted by official Navy records, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and every man who served under John Kerry -- yet George Bush refuses to condemn their tactics. Through his silence, George Bush is approving their action. And Bush campaign officials in Florida are even promoting events for this front group.

Enough is enough. No matter what these Bush campaign shills now say, John Kerry's commanders remarked in 1969 that, "In a combat environment often requiring independent, decisive action, LTJG Kerry was unsurpassed." In fact, all of John Kerry's performance reports (available on our website) display an absolutely heroic record of service.

These people play for keeps. They unleash relentless attacks, one wave after another, and it isn't going to stop. Everybody needs to see our ad and reflect on how our country can do better.

We need you to get the truth out by forwarding this email to your friends, family and co-workers.

Tell George Bush to denounce these attacks by clicking here:

http://www.johnkerry.com/oldtricks

Thank you,

Mary Beth Cahill
Campaign Manager

Dear ACTivist:

There are just 10 Saturdays left until Election Day 2004.  With so much on the line this year, none of us can afford to let a single day pass without doing something to make an impact.  

Start tomorrow by spending a few hours in your community at an Election Action Day event. 

Take ACTion this weekend!  Find a local event here.

Why ACT tomorrow?  Because in just 73 days, Americans will go to the polls to decide our future.  And it's not just about the presidential election, there are hundreds of elections -- federal, state and local races in key battleground states -- that will determine America's course for years to come.  Despite the high stakes and deep passions, so many Americans are still waiting for a reason to vote, waiting for that knock on the door or to be handed an absentee ballot application.  Simple things that have a huge impact.

The #1 reason people don't vote is because they've never been asked to.  It's our job to reach these people.  This is what Election Action Day is all about. 

Tomorrow, 55 ACT offices will be open and eager for you to walk in and start making a difference.  Huge canvass teams will take to the streets, phone banks will be at work in dozens of cities, and hundreds of other grassroots events will be held across the country. 

Please find an event in your area now, invite your friends, get your family involved and turn your passion for change into ACTion on the ground.  Millions of voters are waiting for you. 

There are only 73 days left.  What are you waiting for?  Find local Election Action Day events now.

If you can't make it tomorrow in person, please consider making an impact by supporting the ACT canvassers and organizers who will be leading the way, as they do every single day.  Every dollar you contribute to ACT will be put to work right away funding direct voter contacts in the targeted precincts we need to win on November 2nd.

Please pledge your support to ACT today.

Thank you for your hard work and dedication,

Ellen Malcolm
President
America Coming Together

PS.  Tickets are on sale tomorrow for the Vote For Change Tour!  Buy your tickets at Ticketmaster:  http://www.ticketmaster.com/voteforchange/

 

Paid for by America Coming Together (ACT) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

Contributions to ACT are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Tickets are available through TicketMaster for most markets; to buy tickets, go to:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/voteforchange/

A few venues will be served by MetroTix or Tickets.com, so if you don't find what you're looking for on TicketMaster, try there. Remember, the purchase of Vote for Change tickets means you're making a contribution to America Coming Together, a great organization running the largest get-out-the-vote program in history this fall.

And stay tuned: we'll be offering folks on this list other ways of getting concert tickets in the months ahead.

Sincerely,
--Eli Pariser
  MoveOn PAC
  August 20th, 2004

P.S. We’ll have more information on the pre-sales for John Mellencamp’s shows early next week. We’ll keep you posted.

P. P.S. Here’s the on-sale info:

UPDATED VOTE FOR CHANGE TOUR DATES & ON SALE INFORMATION BY LINEUP. Please note some dates/venues have changed.

All dates on sale August 21 at 10 am except where noted.

(A) denotes exceptions

Pearl Jam/Death Cab for Cutie:

Friday, Oct. 1 Reading at Sovereign Center on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Saturday, Oct. 2 Toledo at Sports Arena on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Sunday, Oct. 3 Grand Rapids at Delta Plex 8/21 @ 10 AM

Tuesday, Oct. 5 St. Louis at the Fox Theater 8/21 @ 10 AM

Wednesday, Oct. 6 Asheville at the Civic Center 8/21 @ 10 AM

Friday, Oct. 8 Kissimmee at Silver Spurs Arena 8/21 @ 10 AM

Dave Matthews Band/ Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals Jurassic 5/My Morning Jacket/:

(A) Friday, Oct. 1 State College at Bryce Jordan, on sale 9/2 @ 4PM

(A) Saturday, Oct. 2 Dayton at the Nutter Center, on sale 8/28 @ 10AM

(A) Sunday, Oct. 3 Detroit at the Palace of Auburn Hills, on sale 8/28 @ 10AM

(A) Tuesday, Oct. 5 Madison at Kohl Center, on sale 9/3 @ 10AM

(A) Wednesday, Oct. 6 Ames at the Hilton Coliseum, on sale 8/28 @ 10AM

(A) Friday, Oct. 8 Gainesville at the O'Connell Center (My Morning Jacket will not perform), on sale 8/28 @ 10AM

Jackson Browne/Bonnie Raitt/ Keb' Mo':

(A) Monday, Sept. 27 Seattle at McGraw Hall on sale 8/20 @ 10 AM

(A) Wednesday, Sept. 29 Phoenix at Cricket Pavilion w/ special guests Jack Johnson and Crosby, Stills, and Nash, on sale TBA

Friday, Oct. 1 Erie at the Warner Theater on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Saturday, Oct. 2 Cincinnati at the Taft Theatre on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Sunday, Oct. 3 East Lansing at the Warton Center on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Tuesday, Oct. 5 Kansas City at the Midland Theatre on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Wednesday, Oct. 6 Des Moines at Des Moines Civic Center w/ special guest TBA on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Friday, Oct. 8 Jacksonville at Moran Theatre w/ special guest Sheryl Crow on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band/ R.E.M. /Bright Eyes:

Friday, Oct. 1 Philadelphia at Wachovia Arena on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Saturday, Oct. 2 Cleveland at Gund Arena on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Sunday, Oct. 3 Detroit at Cobo Arena on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Tuesday, Oct. 5 St. Paul at Xcel Energy Center on sale 8/21 @ 11 am.

Friday, Oct. 8 Orlando (without Bright Eyes) at TD Waterhouse on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Dixie Chicks/James Taylor:

Friday, Oct. 1 Pittsburgh at Heinz Hall on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Saturday, Oct. 2 Cleveland at the State Theatre on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Sunday, Oct. 3 Detroit at the Fox Theater on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Tuesday, Oct. 5 Iowa City at the Hancher Auditorium on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

Wednesday, Oct. 6 St. Louis at the Fox Theater on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

(A) Friday, Oct. 8 Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall on sale 8/21 @ 10 AM

John Mellencamp/Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds:

Friday, Oct. 1 Wilkes-Barre at FM Kirby Center on sale 8/28 @ 10 AM

Saturday, Oct. 2 Cincinnati at Promo West Pavilion on sale 8/28 @ 10 AM

Sunday, Oct. 3 Kalamazoo at Wings Stadium on sale 8/28 @ 10 AM

Tuesday, Oct. 5 Milwaukee at Riverside Theatre on sale 8/28 @ 10 AM

Friday, Oct. 8 Miami at Jackie Gleason Theater on sale 8/28 @ 10 AM

PAID FOR BY MOVEON PAC www.moveonpac.org
Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

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http://actforvictory.org/vote_for_change/index.php

http://www.moveonpac.org/vfc/

http://www.moveonpac.org/vfc/schedule.html

 OLD SCHEDULE, DOUBLE CHECK ABOVE!

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band / R.E.M. / John Fogerty / Bright Eyes

Friday, Oct. 1 Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, Oct. 2 Cleveland, OH

Sunday, Oct. 3 Ann Arbor, MI

Tuesday, Oct. 5 St. Paul, MN

Friday, Oct. 8 Orlando, FL

 

Pearl Jam / Death Cab for Cutie

Friday, Oct. 1 Reading, PA

Saturday, Oct. 2 Toledo, OH

Sunday, Oct. 3 Grand Rapids, MI

Tuesday, Oct. 5 St. Louis, MO

Wednesday, Oct. 6 Asheville, NC

Friday, Oct. 8 Kissimmee, FL

 

Dave Matthews Band / Jurassic 5 / My Morning Jacket

Friday, Oct. 1 State College, PA

Saturday, Oct. 2 Dayton, OH

Sunday, Oct. 3 Detroit, MI

Wednesday, Oct. 6 Ames, IA

Friday, Oct. 8 Gainesville, FL

 

Jackson Browne / Bonnie Raitt / Keb' Mo'

Friday, Oct. 1 Williamsport, PA

Saturday, Oct. 2 TBA

Sunday, Oct. 3 Grand Rapids, MI

Tuesday, Oct. 5 Kansas City, MO

Wednesday, Oct. 6 Des Moines, IA

Friday, Oct. 8 Jacksonville, FL

 

Dixie Chicks / James Taylor

Friday, Oct. 1 Pittsburgh, PA

Saturday, Oct. 2 Cleveland, OH

Sunday, Oct. 3 Detroit, MI

Tuesday, Oct. 5 Iowa City, IA

Wednesday, Oct. 6 St. Louis, MO

Friday, Oct. 8 Tampa Bay, FL

 

John Mellencamp / Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds

Friday, Oct. 1 Wilkes-Barre, PA

Saturday, Oct. 2 Cincinnati, OH

Sunday, Oct. 3 Kalamazoo, MI

Tuesday, Oct. 5 Milwaukee, WI

Friday, Oct. 8 Miami, FL

http://www.moveonpac.org/vfc/schedule.html