Somebody please tell Randi

[GrpCaptMandrake]

that Byrd is caving to the Religion Industry. It's not nearly as convoluted as she's making it out to be.

He's been inundated with calls and e-mails and letters from Religion Industry freaks. They ran ads twice an hour on radio stations in WV demanding that Byrd "vote with West Virginians, and not Ted Kennedy."

I'd e-mail her, but I don't know the addy. Phones are jammed.

[SnoopDog]

1. That is no fucking excuse...

Mr. Byrd will have to tear up his Constitution because it will be worthless...

[sasha031]

2. I just sent her an email

[LSK]

3. she just said shes being sued by Kahki???

Why?

[Canuckistanian]

7. Who's that?

$10 million? That's some serious coin.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

14. C-A-C-I

One of the "private security firms" (read: mercenaries) that may have been involved at Abu Ghraib.

She read General Karpinski's account and she's being sued for spreading a libel or for slander in her own right.

It's a cheap old ploy of the right to try to stifle dissent.

[LSK]

18. duh - should have known better, i remember hearing about it before

[AspenRose]

4. Mandrake, are you on the phone with Randi now?

Someone's explaining it to her.

[Coexist]

8. I left a message for her that Moveon.org was the single

largest contributer to Byrd, and she would do well to mention that.

1 Moveon.org $88,615

[LSK]

5. someones telling her now

Any one of you?

[Puglover]

6. ARE YOU ON RANDI RIGHT NOW?????

If you aren't someone is saying EXACTLY what you wrote. And if you are....great job.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

10. Yeah. Phone finally rang.

Thanks

[benburch]

11. Good Job! nt

[Jeanette in FL]

13. Excellent

You did a great job of explaining what is happening in West Virginia and the religious wacko's. Very good job. Just sent an email to Sen. Byrd to reconsider his vote. I am so glad that you got through to Randi to explain.

[AspenRose]

9. Hey Mandrake, if that was you....

:applause:

[GrpCaptMandrake]

15. Thanks, everybody!

:blush:

I'm preparing my own Jeremiad for Byrd even now.

Would love to have your thoughts during the show:

www.whiterosesociety.org/Kincaid.html

[snacker]

12. Good job! I heard you! n/t

[Just Me]

16. You're right. They are pretty prominant here, unfortunately.

They prey on impoverished areas, like ours. I haven't heard those ads, though.

We need to expose those non-prof fundies that are pushing politics here. Seriously.

[sandnsea]

17. In my email, tv ads

Novak actually reported this, I got it from the Montana Kerry Group:

"This is why Red State Democratic Senators are hesitating about Alito."

Then the Novak piece, including this info in bold:

That has opened the door for conservatives to turn the Alito confirmation into a political asset in the 2006 elections. Two unnamed donors have contributed $100,000 for current TV ads in the Dakotas to influence Democrats Kent Conrad and Tim Johnson. These same contributors, who spent $4.5 million in the 2004 election cycle, have privately committed $5 million against the re-election of red state Democrats who actually vote against Alito.

[AspenRose]

19. Hey, Sam Seder heard you, too.

:-)

[GrpCaptMandrake]

20. Wow! Cool!

I like Sam's work. Wish I could listen.

[Nikki Stone 1]

21. The Religion Industry--I like that

Perfect Terminology

[B Calm]

22. Asshole sold us out! I'm watching you too Senator Bayh

[B Calm]

23. Anybody know how Bayh will vote?