I just sent Russ Feingold some cash and I invite everyone here to do the same.

[garybeck]

IMHO, Russ Feingold is one of the good guys out there defending our civil liberties.



Got this email from FDL today, and immediately clicked the link and made a donation:
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All too often, those who proclaim to have strong principles regarding free speech or domestic spying or torture when "the other guy" is in power abandon those concerns when it's their own party's turn at the helm.

Not Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold. He's the rare person of conviction who stood alone and heroically voted against the Patriot Act when every other member of the Senate voted "aye." And his principles don't change just because there's a new resident at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

But Russ is in a tough battle. He's trailing his well-funded opponent by a wide margin. If Russ loses, while party bosses on both sides of the aisle can conspire to keep Joe Lieberman in the Senate, it sends a message to every member of Congress that there is no popular support for those who put themselves on the line in defense of our first amendment rights.

Our country can't afford for Russ Feingold to lose this election.

click here to donate:
http://action.firedoglake.com/page/m/5958d5d9/4590e09c/63a5edbc/3dc6580e/1586066057/VEsC/

[Dawson Leery]

1. k/r

[catgirl]

2. I will donate to him again

Russ has always been very popular in Wisconsin. I think the voters will elect him again.

[ClassWarrior]

3. It'll be tougher this time, tho. The freakazoid running against him is richer than God.

NGU.

[catgirl]

4. Thanks to his Daddy In Law n/t

[midnight]

5. Richer than God. Good one. Is he richer than God, because his/and his brother's company on

PBS "Home Time" is Govt. subsidized, or is it because his brother in law was able to put him on the pay roll because of govt. subsidies?

[TroglodyteScholar]

6. K & R

Already donated, but may do so again as the time nears...

[HelenWheels]

7. Phone bank

I donate to Russ every month. Today I worked the phones and that is one thing I hate to do. People can be so mean and stupid.

[Babel_17]

8. Done!

I also endorsed him at his site. (where I directly donated)

http://www.russfeingold.org/get-involved/endorse.html

It costs nothing to endorse him!

Will some regular poster that everybody knows start a thread to let people know about this?

"Thank you for taking the time to endorse Russ for reelection. In 2004 Russ’s campaign had a total of 7,364 citizen endorsements. Help us quantify the grassroots strength of Russ’s campaign by asking your friends and family to endorse Russ for reelection in 2010."