It is more than likely the first of what will be many organized attempts to make Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's new book the centerpiece of the attack against his campaign. Monday afternoon a democratic leaning group launched a new website aimed at highlighting the more controversial aspects of the the presumptive GOP nominee's book "The Last Line of Defense".
The website, CuccinelliBook.com, is paid for and operated by the liberal group, American Bridge 21st Century. American Bridge 21st Century is the same group that released a slick web video that attacked Cuccinelli for being a "part time" Attorney General.
According to FactCheck.org, American Bridge 21st Century was founded by the liberal media activist David Brock. Brock operates the web site Media Matters which is dedicated to countering Conservative media. FactCheck reports that billionaire George Soros is the group's largest donor.
The group describes their funding as coming from a variety of progressive and labor groups. They are unique in that they don't just issue TV ads. They also do opposition research and video track opposing candidates and their surrogates.
The new web site is an easy to navigate portal that blares the headline, Ken Cuccinelli "Extreme By Any Standard". It then lists off a number of issues that Cuccinelli addresses in his book and pulls out some of his more controversial statements.
For instance, the top item is "Social Security" and the quote they parse out from the book is: “Subsidized government benefits such as Medicare, Social Security, and outright welfare… make people dependent on government.”
The site also points out Cuccinelli quotes on Medicare, President Obama, Contraception, Climate Change and The Tea Party.
“If these are the arguments he chooses to boast about in print," said Rodell Mollineau, president of American Bridge. "Virginians should be concerned about the arguments he’s making as the Commonwealth’s lawyer.”
Cuccinelli's campaign argues that a good portion of the web site is taken out of context and the small snippets the American Bridge points to misrepresent what the entire book is about.
"Of course Ken Cuccinelli supports Medicare and Social Security – which he clearly articulates in the book – and no amount of cherry picking quotes from Terry McAuliffe’s goofy extremist backed buddies in D.C. can change that," said Jahan Wilcox, a Cuccinelli spokesman.
Wilcox encouraged voters to read the entire book, not just a few excerpts on a web site.
This is the second web site attacking Cuccinelli by a liberal group in as many weeks. Last week Planned Parenthood went up with the web site, KeepKenOut.org. That site deals primarily with Cuccinelli's work as Attorney General in relation to abortion related issues.
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Independent Green Party leaders are very serious about Bill Bolling as their Independent Green Party candidate for Governor. Led by the Indy Green Party state Vice Chair, Gail “for Rail” Parker, and Denny McKell (Gail “for Rail” and McKell are both U.S. Air Force retirees), the Indy Greens have established a political action committee (PAC). Now the Independent Green Party team has a Draft Bill Bolling web site: www.draftbill.org.
An alliance between Bill Bolling and the Independent Greens makes sense. The Indy Green Party has a proven record of collecting thousands of petition signatures across Virginia every year. Bolling will need 10,000 valid signatures to get on the ballot. That means Indy Greens would need to collect 20,000 signatures for Bolling. Some Independent Greens started collecting signatures in January.
The Independent Green Party group has released a series of video press releases urging Bill Bolling to run for Governor as Independent Green Party candidate. Denny McKell is a retired TV and radio producer, and newsman. McKell produced the video press releases for his Independent Green Party.
"We need 'More Trains, Less Traffic!" says Gail “for Rail” Parker, the retired U.S. Air Force officer and former two-time statewide on-the-ballot candidate for US Senate (2006 & 2008).
"An alliance with the Independent Green Party of Virginia and Bill Bolling as our Indy Green candidate for Governor can provide positive pro-business, and pro-rail policy to grow the economy and create sustainable rail, solar, wind, and geothermal energy jobs." Gail “for Rail” Parker has been on the ballot as an Indy Green Party rail advocate for each of the last 8 years. The Independent Greens are Virginia's most successful on ballot third party in Virginia in a century.
The Independent Green Party is recruiting candidates for House of Delegates across Virginia. Indy Greens hope to run a full slate of 100 House of Delegates candidates this year.
Independent Green Party Draft Bolling video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqaKXdkiacM&list=UUJAvfgs4nK3Viu5HXZxv_bw&index=4
Indy Greens want Bill Bolling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GL0dnDwVaw&list=UUJAvfgs4nK3Viu5HXZxv_bw&index=5
Bolling and More Trains, Less Traffic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd1BTXeJoxg&list=UUJAvfgs4nK3Viu5HXZxv_bw&index=2
See Denny McKell urge Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling to join Independent Green Party on You Tube.
http://youtu.be/9GL0dnDwVaw
Indy Green Bolling Draft committee Spokesperson Denny McKell, , 703-351-1235.
http://www.draftbill.org/
Gail for Rail Parker, Independent Green Party of Virginia state Vice Chair and Committee Director.
http://draftbill.org/about-us.html
703-960-5602, or 571-282-8381.
Posted by: jodo201 | 02/18/2013 at 10:54 PM
McAuliffe and Bolling already met with the agreement that Bolling will run to split the Conservative vote, and McAuliffe will ensure both that Bolling's campaign will be independently funded and that Bolling will receive compensation in the form of guaranteed employment and other financial "compensations" for "services rendered" (i.e. helping to defeat Cuccinelli). Oh yeah, plus Bolling sees this as satisfaction for what in his view was Republicans stabbing him in the back...
Posted by: noyb | 02/19/2013 at 01:21 AM