RNC Advertises with Newsmax.com

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Following up the story of far-right site Newsmax.com taking ads from Massachusetts GOP candidate Scott Brown, there’s this: A friend who’s subscribed to Newsmax.com’s email list passes on a fundraising letter from the Republican National Committee. “Dear Newsmax Reader,” the email begins. “Please find below a special message from our sponsor, The Republican National Committee. They have important information to share with you. Thank you.”

Email after the jump:

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The text:

Dear Fellow Conservative,

We do need health care reform in America, but there is a right way — and a wrong way — to go about it.

President Obama and Congressional Democrats want a government-run health care system that puts a Washington bureaucrat between American families and their doctors.

Their first thought was to try to rush a bill to the White House before Congress left Washington for August recess, and now we know why.

The American people have had a chance to read for themselves what President Obama and his Democrat allies in Congress intend for our health care and have been letting them know, loud and clear, in townhall meetings and national polls, that they don’t like it at all.

But the Obama Democrats have circled the wagons, stung and angry that the people dare presume to tell them what kind of health care they want. So Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid will be coming back to Washington to show the American people they won’t let a little thing like public outrage get between them and their desire for socialist control over our lives.

Barack Obama and congressional Democrats think government is the solution to every problem. They’re wrong.

The government already runs car companies, banks and mortgage companies. Republicans believe that the last thing the American people want is government telling them when and where — or even whether — they can get medical treatment for their families.

That’s why we need you to help us keep the heat on the Democrats, and keep them accountable to the American people.

The RNC believes your voice should be heard before the Obama Democrats nationalize almost one fifth of our economy, incur trillions of dollars in new spending and debt, and begin rationing health care to the American people.

Your opinion on the many domestic and foreign policy issues that America faces has been vital. The future of health care in America is so important — especially as Obama Democrats are moving swiftly to bring European-style socialized medicine here — that I am asking for more of your grassroots insight today.

That’s why I hope you will take a moment right now to fill out online our Future of American Health Care survey. Your input will help Republican leaders in Washington, D.C. and across America know where you stand on the Obama Democrats’ nationalized health care plans and the Republican alternative.

And, after you complete your survey, please take this opportunity to make a secure online contribution of $1,000, $500, $100, $50 or $25 to help support our efforts to combat the Democrats’ attempt to impose “Obamacare” on all of us.

You and the RNC are all that stand between our sensible Republican plan for real health care reform and the Democrats’ scheme to take more of your hard-earned income to pay for other people’s health care while limiting yours.

So please complete your Future of American Health Care survey online right now and support our efforts to ensure our health care freedoms by making a special RNC contribution if you can. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Michael Steele
Chairman, Republican National Committee

P.S. GOP leaders in Congress are counting on the input of grassroots Republicans like you to help in the fight for sensible, responsive health care reform. Please fill out your Future of American Health Care survey online right now and make a special contribution of $1,000, $500, $100, $50 or $25 to help us stop “Obamacare” before it’s too late. Thank you.

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mitchsurp
Comment posted September 30, 2009 @ 8:06 pm

Well, I took the survey, Dave. Apparently I'm not allowed to comment on their questions, or anywhere. Right after I completed the survey, I was redirected to the donation page. It's almost like they tried to use the survey with predictable results as a cover for begging for money! But they'd never do that…

“11. Does it concern you that the Democrats tried to ram health care legislation through Congress THIS SUMMER to limit the American people's opportunity to evaluate it?” (their emphasis)

and my favorite…

“12. Does it concern you that the LIBERAL MEDIA has gone to unprecedented levels to only give Obama's views on health care reform and no one else's?” (my emphasis)

Well, damn. I didn't know that the liberal media has only given one side of the story. Well, I must hear this long-forlorn and silenced opposition to healthcare reform right away!

-@mitchsurp


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strangely_enough
Comment posted September 30, 2009 @ 9:56 pm

“Republicans believe that the last thing the American people want is government telling them when and where — or even whether — they can get medical treatment for their families.”*

*Schiavo family not included.

I think he's hit pretty much everyt buzzword/catchphrase on the checklist:
Washington bureaucrat
Socialism
Democrats think government is the solution to every problem (straw man=awesome)
Rationing
keep them accountable (heh)
European-style socialized medicine (a bonus twofer)
scheme
freedom(s)
special RNC contribution

What? No death panels?


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hilarys
Comment posted October 5, 2009 @ 12:17 am

I support the socialist take over of our health care system.


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