Paul Begala fundraising for Hillary.

[mattclearing]

Just got this in my email:


Dear Friend,


Election Day is eight months away, but the Republican attack machine is going after Hillary Clinton big-time.

We cannot sit on the sidelines.

It's time to get serious. Time to stand up for what we believe in and who we believe in. Time to stand up for Hillary the same way she has always stood up for us.

I need you to commit now to support Hillary's 2006 re-election fight.

Two weeks ago her GOP opponent met with the White House and was told that he had their full support. You and I know what that means - financial support from a Bush political-financial complex that leaves no special interest lobbyist behind - and it means pushing millions of dollars into an anti-Hillary campaign.

Why? The GOP wants nothing more than to silence the strongest, smartest voice we have in the Senate.

That's why I'm asking you to join Team Hillary as a monthly supporter - to help make sure we have the means to fight back, each and every month, right on through the coming election.

https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/monthly.html
Anyone watching the colossal incompetence of the GOP - from botching up the Medicare drug bill to fouling up the response to Katrina - might think these guys couldn't organize a one-car parade. But there's one thing they excel at: the politics of personal destruction.

Because they can't defend their own record of failure, they've turned their guns on Hillary.

The Republican national chairman Ken Mehlman calls her "angry"; Laura Bush says Hillary is "out of bounds"; and now her latest opponent makes outrageous charges that she "aids and abets our enemies" - this is just the beginning of their campaign.

We must be prepared to counter.

I know that this election matters to you. So join us on Team Hillary today - it will be critical to Hillary's success. Victory comes only to the well-prepared and deeply committed ... day after day, month after month.

https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/monthly.html
Let's get ready right now with Senator Clinton - and commit ourselves to carry the fight for our values all the way to a crucial victory in November.

Sincerely,

Paul Begala

P.S. If you can't join Team Hillary as a monthly contributor today, I hope you would consider making a special gift today. Anything you do will help. Thanks.

[sandnsea]

1. You're kidding me

Knock me over with a feather.

[ronnykmarshall]

2. Glad I popped this ...

:popcorn:

[mattclearing]

4. Funny...I don't even recall how I ended up on the Hillary list.

I think someone must have sold my email to her campaign.

[TornadoTN]

8. Same here

The only mailing lists that I am a member are John Kerry, Wes Clark and Progressive Democrats. I'm sure somewhere down the line someone has let the lists leak.

[blm]

3. I'm sending money to Dems in tough races - Hillary has a ton of money and

practically NO OPPOSITION - why is Begala pretending that Hillary is vulnerable in any way? Other senate races are TOUGH AND CLOSE and NEED OUR MONEY.

[wisteria]

6. I also received a letter similar to this one from Hill herself with the

same lines. Oh, she is there #1 enemy, sure she is. What a tough race she will have to run with all of the Repubs just willing to take her on.

[WI_DEM]

14. This has more to do with '08 than '06

[FreedomAngel82]

15. I don't get it either

[wisteria]

5. This is a bunch of sh*t. She has no opponent to run against and

the repubs look like they are just going to hand it to her again.The last think "Hill" needs is more of my hard earned money. She should be raising money for other 2006 candidates that are in real need.
My money is staying with John Kerry. He is out giving his time and money to 2006 candidates.

"Strongest and smartest voice"? I can't stand it. Please make her go away for a while- please !

[KoKo]

7. I got one asking for funds from Hillary here in NC. DU'ers told me she's

raising money for other candidates...not herself. She also appeared here at a 1,000 a pop private dinner with Dem heirarchy. I was told that was a good thing to because she's giving all that money away to needy Dem Candidates.

So be sure you send her a check to help everyone else.. :D

[mattclearing]

9. Yeah, if I wanted to contribute to candidates other than Hillary...

...I'd contribute to candidates other than Hillary.

:D

[WildEyedLiberal]

10. *barffff*

A MONTHLY PLEDGE? For her cakewalk of a Senate race? Color me unconvinced.

She's trolling for money to hoard for 2008 and hoping to dupe some maroons who actually think she needs cash to get re-elected.

[mattclearing]

11. Damn. Now it's Carville too.

Dear Friend,


Let's face it. The GOP knows how to win and they play for keeps.

The 2006 elections may seem a long way away, but at this moment, the GOP is already at it. And they will do anything to defeat Senator Clinton. I bet you've noticed that Hillary's come under attack lately from both the Republican National Committee and the White House. Then her latest Republican opponent has a meeting in Karl Rove's office, and next thing you know he claims she's helping the enemy.

The worse thing we could do at a time like this would be to sit on our hands. Because one thing I know about Hillary is that she knows how to fight, and she knows how to win -- if she has the means to do so.

And if we -- her friends and supporters -- get mobilized today we can be sure she does.

I know my good buddy Paul Begala yesterday asked you to join Team Hillary - explaining how much we need to count on your support month after month.

https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/monthly.html
I'm writing to you today to add my voice to his. And I have a little wager with Paul that I can recruit more supporters, so I'm adding a special incentive. If you pledge a monthly gift of $20 or more, you'll get a Hillary T-shirt designed by Marc Jacobs.

Look, they know how to fight. If we underestimate them, we're dead. It's that simple.

https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/monthly.html
Let's not kid ourselves, this is going to be a fight.

To give the devils their due - the Republicans know how to confuse the issues, distort the past, and disguise the kind of future they want. A future where presidents are way above the law and the people ... where the middle class is squeezed while the rich are comforted ... and where Americans who need a helping hand get the back of the hand instead.

Hillary knows what's at stake and how to fight back and how to win. But no one can do it alone. We have to band together and unite our strengths.

New York and the U.S. Senate need Hillary Clinton. Let's make absolutely sure she's re-elected.

Join us today.

Sincerely,



James Carville

[ourbluenation]

12. color me crazy but I don't think she's gunna run for pres...

the polls are just not turning in her favor. I think she'd make a fab Sec. of State though...in the Clark Cabinet!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. Sorry HilMentum, I don't vote for or contribute toRepublicans(D).

[Roxy66]

16. Wasnt a supporter...but I will vote for her if she is the Nominee