Friday, August 11, 2006

Give the Republican National Committee $500 or Terrorists Will Attack You

Within hours of the announcement of the anti-terrorism arrests in the U.K., Rudy Giuliani sent out a fundraising email from the Republican National Committee that read, in part:

Today, President Bush faces a similar challenge. In the middle of a war on terror, we need to remain focused on furthering Republican ideas more than ever before. We can't turn back now. [...]
That's why I am emailing to ask you for a favor: will you click here to make a contribution of $500, $250, $100, $50, $35 or $25 to show your strong commitment to our Party and our principles?
The terrorism arrests were announced in the morning. By early afternoon, this email was out. Even if we make the extraordinarily generous presumption that it was already planned before the arrests were announced, ya think maybe the Republicans might have cancelled the message and waited, oh, at least a day or two or so before using the terrorism plot as a damn fundraising tool?
There are so many other things wrong with this that I'm not sure I can count them all, but for starters, why exactly is it that "in the middle of a war on terror", we need to further "Republican ideas?" I'd say in the middle of a war on terror, we might want to, oh, fight a war on terror, or start competently funding homeland security efforts, or follow some of the recommendations of the sidelined 9/11 commission -- but I'm pretty sure the terrorists don't hate us because of the estate tax, unless Paris Hilton is now an islamomarxomooreohitlercrackerjackofascist, or whatever we're calling them these days.
So in the immediate coverage of an apparently foiled terrorist plot and a resulting "Red" alert on the fear-o-meter, Giuliani and the RNC are now reduced to sending chain letters to people that obliquely threaten them with terrorist attacks if they don't donate to the Republican Party. Any reporter out there want to give Giuliani a ring and ask him what the hell he was thinking?
These people have no shame. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada.
Full text of the letter below the fold.
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Dear XXXXX,
As the Mayor of New York City, I saw that putting Republican ideas into action can improve peoples' lives. We cracked down on crime, cleaned up the streets, cut taxes, and reformed welfare - all while turning a $2 billion deficit into a $3 billion surplus. The result was a city transformed into a place of greater civility and economic activity - a more vibrant and safe environment in which to raise children.
I learned the virtue of strong Republican leadership when I had the honor of serving President Ronald Reagan in his Justice Department. His optimism helped inspire our nation as he led us to victory over communism.
Today, President Bush faces a similar challenge. In the middle of a war on terror, we need to remain focused on furthering Republican ideas more than ever before. We can't turn back now.
This coming election could mark a crucial turning point in American history.
Only with the financial commitment of patriotic Americans like you can the RNC provide the candidate assistance, campaign programs, registration drives and voter outreach that are absolutely essential for electing Republicans across the nation.
That's why I am emailing to ask you for a favor: will you click here to make a contribution of $500, $250, $100, $50, $35 or $25 to show your strong commitment to our Party and our principles?
Recent history has proven that the GOP is the Party of solutions. The Republican Party has taken on terrorism, cut taxes, and grown the economy.
We Republicans have a lot to be proud of. We also have much more to do.
Now is not the time to turn our backs on the War on Terror, to soften our stand on security, or to cripple the economy with ill-advised tax hikes. We need Republican leadership setting the agenda in Congress and working with President Bush to keep America strong and moving forward.
Your personal pledge to the RNC is the single best way for you to show your commitment to moving America forward with a Republican agenda of lower taxes, continued economic growth, more jobs, better education, less government bureaucracy and greater homeland security.
If that's the kind of America you want, I urge you to follow this link to join with me and the RNC right now.
Please make your commitment felt with a financial contribution for $500, $250, $100, $50, $35 or $25 to the Republican National Committee today.
This is your chance to take a stand for your Party and your principles. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for the Republican Party!
Sincerely,
Rudy Giuliani
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