Right below is Jim Webb's first online video ad which is 31 seconds long and "suggests that Allen is a +óGé¼+ôfollower+óGé¼-¥ instead of a +óGé¼+ôleader+óGé¼-¥ and that such rubberstamping for Bush+óGé¼Gäós failed agenda has hurt Virginians."
Below the online video ad is the latest news that "Bush to raise cash for Allen."
Finally below that article is the latest Webb for Senate campaign e mail titled "George W. Bush: Welcome to the real Virginia" which mentions that "a new SurveyUSA poll released yesterday shows that Jim Webb has closed the gap to 48%-45%, well within the poll's margin of error."
Birds of a feather named George (Allen and Bush) definitely flock together (at least 97% of the time)!
Please forward this on because this is some really exciting news from the Webb campaign which can help to put an end to George Allen's 2008 Presidential campaign that he is really running and raising cash for now!
Mitch Dworkin
http://www.securinga...
Listen to Gen. Wes Clark fight for Dems on Sean Hannity's radio program:
An excellent example for all of us to follow and what we all need to be doing to help fight against extreme right wing Neocon smear propaganda which will help our local candidates to win their races!
http://securingameri...
Gen. Wes Clark's endorsement of Jim Webb against George Allen
http://www.webbforse...
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Jim spoke before the Arlington Kiwanis Club on the subject of our National security, the war on terror, and homeland security. +é-+ More
Webb Campaign Unveils First Online Ad
As President Bush prepares to attend a private posh fundraiser for Sen. George Allen tomorrow with some of Northern Virginia+óGé¼Gäós wealthiest elites, the Jim Webb Campaign today released an online ad documenting some of the more damning instances of the blind support Allen has given George Bush in the past six years. The ad suggests that Allen is a +óGé¼+ôfollower+óGé¼-¥ instead of a +óGé¼+ôleader+óGé¼-¥ and that such rubberstamping for Bush+óGé¼Gäós failed agenda has hurt Virginians. +é-+ View the ad (31 Seconds)
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Bush to raise cash for Allen
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer
Published 1:22 pm PDT Tuesday, August 22, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has no qualms about raising campaign cash for Sen. George Allen despite the Republican's widely assailed quip in which he called a rival campaign worker of Indian descent a "macaca."
In recent days, Allen has faced a barrage of criticism since he used the word to describe Virginia native S.R. Sidarth, a 20-year-old University of Virginia senior who was video taping a campaign event for Allen's Democratic challenger Jim Webb.
Allen exhorted the crowd: "Let's give a welcome to Macaca here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia."
Macaca is a genus of monkeys including macaques. The name also could be spelled Makaka, which is a city in South Africa.
Allen, a potential 2008 presidential candidate, has said he just made the word up. He said he didn't mean to demean Sidarth and was sorry if he was offended.
"Senator Allen apologized," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino. "And I think it's in everyone's best interest, in this day and age of politics when everyone is trying to improve the tone and discourse, to accept apologies when they're offered."
In a memo to Republicans, Allen campaign manager Dick Wadhams complained about a "feeding frenzy" in the news media over the senator's comments. He also complained that the media and the Webb campaign were creating "national news over something that did not warrant coverage in the first place."
Wadhams suggested that the media cannot be expected to be fair or objective in covering Allen and said that the week obviously has been difficult on the senator and his wife.
"Never in modern times has a statewide officeholder and candidate been so vilified in a desperate attempt to revive a campaign that was fast-sinking - the Webb campaign," Wadhams wrote in the memo. The memo, dated Saturday, was distributed to reporters by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which also said Allen has not apologized directly to Sidarth but only through the media.
Perino was speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One as Bush traveled to Minnesota for a fundraiser and speech. Bush plans to travel across the Potomac River to Virginia Wednesday to raise money for Allen at the home of former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie.
"I was asked earlier if the president had qualms about attending," Perino said. "The answer is, 'No.'"
Phil Singer, spokesman for the Senate Democrats campaign committee, argued that simply saying Allen apologized wasn't good enough.
"Allen's remarks were despicable and Bush has an obligation to say so," Singer said. "If the president refuses to condemn Allen's comments, he should at the very least cancel his fundraiser for him or else it will look like he is rewarding Allen's behavior."
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Subject: George W. Bush: Welcome to the the real Virginia
Date: 8/22/2006 4:49:38 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: newsletter@webbforsenate.com
Dear Mitch,
See the truth about George
Allen's devotion to Bush:
watch our new web video!
Virginians are taking notice of the real Senator George Allen and his bullying tactics, as a new SurveyUSA poll released yesterday shows that Jim Webb has closed the gap to 48%-45%, well within the poll's margin of error.
While Senator Allen has clearly gone to great lengths to hide the side of his personality that would lead him to shout "Welcome to America" to an Indian-American Virginia native, there's another aspect of his behavior that lies in clear view for all to see: his undying devotion to the agenda of President Bush.
George Allen has voted to support George W. Bush's agenda 97% of the time, from supporting the misguided War in Iraq to backing the President's stem-cell veto. George Allen even said he wished the president would support him 100% of the time! I wonder if the president supports Senator Allen's bullying tactics as unequivocally as Allen does Bush's agenda.
Tomorrow, George W. Bush will reward Senator Allen's devotion, headlining a fundraiser for Allen at the home of former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie in Alexandria. So to underscore George Allen's love affair with George Bush's agenda, we've prepared an online video -- the first in a series of web videos that will continue weekly until the election -- that highlights a few of this duo's "greatest hits." Click here to see why Jim Webb is the clear choice for any Virginia voter who is tired of the direction the President is leading us.
A poll last week from SurveyUSA showed President Bush with only a 41% approval rating in Virginia, so we know that the voters of the Commonwealth are ready for a Senator who will push back against the President's misguided agenda. Quite clearly, George Allen is not that Senator.
Tomorrow afternoon, the two Georges will be enjoying a reception with the deep pocketed special interests. The truth is we'll never be able to overcome George Allen's entrenched financial advantages, so we have to run an innovative, non-traditional campaign that relies on our supporters to help us spread our message to the voters. Our grassroots support propelled us through the primary, and I have no doubt that you will help us now.
Help us educate Virginia voters about George Allen's lockstep support of President Bush -- watch the video today.
Then forward this message to your friends, family, or anyone else you'd like know the full facts about George Allen's record!
George Allen has raised millions of dollars from lobbyists and other big-money supporters, but we can overcome his money because we have a candidate who is fighting for all of us who are rallying behind him for change. By using the Internet to spread Jim Webb's message, you can help us beat George Allen.
You've turned this into a tight race thanks to your support. Now let's push Jim Webb over the top!
Sincerely,
Jessica Vanden Berg
Campaign Manager
Webb for Senate
P.S. Remember, by working to spread the word about the real George Allen, you are helping us overcome his big money advantage -- forward this message to your friends today so they can learn more about Allen's 97% support of President Bush's agenda!
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