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Subject: [DW] E-mail Can Leak
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This is a double example of how online communication speeds to
flow of
information. First this is an Iowa Republican party e-mail alert
with text
from the National Republican Congressional Congressional
Committee.
Second it cites e-mail somehow gathered by the Republican from
the
Democrats. The lesson should not be - don't use e-mail for
political
strategy. It should be - use e-mail when you are able to be
upfront and
honest.
Steven Clift
Democracies Online
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P.S. Does anyone know of any efforts to
archive/track/monitor/study
e-mail alerts from political parties and/or candidates?
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Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 16:19:31 -0500
From: Republican Party of Iowa <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Democrat Party's Senior Scare Campaign Exposed
This is the Wednesday Iowa GOP Update, an E-publication of the
Republican
Party of Iowa. Chuck Larson Jr., Chairman.
Democrat Party's Senior Scare Campaign Exposed
Internal E-Mail Shows High-Level Democrat Staffers Producing,
Approving "Not Entirely Factually Accurate" Senior Scare
Propaganda
(Released by the NRCC)
Washington - Republicans today made public an incriminating
internal
Democrat document on Social Security, raising serious new ethical
questions
about the way national Democrats are targeting senior citizens
and near
retirees. The document shows high-level Democrat staffers
deliberately
employing false and deceptive scare tactics in an effort to make
political
gains with voters on Social Security.
"We have said for months that national Democrats are engaged in a
cynical
and deceptive campaign to scare seniors on the issue of Social
Security,"
commented National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman
Tom Davis
(R-VA). "After reviewing this document, there is absolutely no
question
that Democrats are knowingly and willfully using false and
misleading
information to scare seniors about their Social Security. This
is a
smoking gun."
In late March, high-level staffers in the office of
Appropriations
Committee member Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) composed an op-ed,
presumably intended
for release to the public. Republicans obtained a paper trail of
these
staffers deliberating via e-mail on the accuracy of the op-ed,
which, among
other things, falsely accused Republicans of favoring Social
Security
"privatization."
"Does the rhetoric match the facts here?" wrote one staffer.
"[It is] not entirely factually accurate," replied another
staffer. "Talk
about scaring seniors - this may be a little over the top. But
it is sooo
fun to bash Republicans. :)"
The e-mail was obtained by Republicans after Kaptur aides
mistakenly carbon
copied an unintended Republican recipient who shared the same
last name
with another of Kaptur's aides.
"The language used in this draft op-ed is exactly the kind of
language that
is routinely used by Democrats across the board to falsely accuse
Republicans of wanting to privatize Social Security," added
Davis. "This
e-mail shows that there is an entrenched culture among Democrats
that takes
pleasure in preying on the fears of seniors with false and
deceptive
misinformation for no other reason than to score political
points."
Iowa Republicans Release Budget Plan for 2003
Protect Children, Taxpayers, and Good Paying Jobs
(News release from Legislative leaders)
(Des Moines) Republican legislative leaders today released their
budget
plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, along with a
comparison to an
alternative proposal made by Governor Tom Vilsack. "Our budget
proposal
balances the state's budget while protecting children, taxpayers
and good
paying jobs," said Senate Majority Leader Stewart Iverson, Jr.
(R-Dows).
"We plan on passing this plan on Tuesday, May 28, and the
Governor should
sign it into law."
The Republican plan protects children by increasing spending on
K-12
schools by nearly $35 million, despite falling state revenues.
The
Republican plan gives schools $59 million to increase general
school
spending, while maintaining $40 million to raise teacher pay and
$30
million to reduce class sizes and improve early childhood reading
program.
While Governor Vilsack's budget proposal cuts spending on
frontline child
protection workers by 4.5%, Republicans have opted for a smaller
reduction
of 2.2%. "Rather than jeopardize front-line child protection
workers as
the Governor's plan does, we decided to eliminate some government
programs
and make smaller cuts in the remaining parts of the budget," said
House
Majority Leader Christopher Rants (R-Sioux City). "We believe
our plan is
more responsible that the Governor's across-the-board approach."
Rants also noted that the Republican plan protects efforts to
improve
Iowa's air and water quality, while the Governor cuts those
programs by
33%. For instance the Republican plan spends $2.6 million on
water quality
monitoring stations, compared to $1.75 million in the Governor's
plan. "In
light of news reports of record nitrate levels in our rivers, we
think now
would be a bad time to weaken our commitment to clean water,"
added Rants.
The Republican plan also protects taxpayers by eliminating twelve
state
government programs, and suspending fifteen additional programs.
"Republicans want to prevent the possibility of a future tax
increase,"
said House Speaker Brent Siegrist (R-Council Bluffs). "In order
to
accomplish that goal, we have to eliminate some government
programs. These are
programs that are worthwhile for government to operate when times
are good,
but programs we can't afford when times get tough. Our plan
makes tough
choices, something that is necessary to protect taxpayers."
The GOP plan protects good paying jobs by rejecting a proposal by
Governor
Vilsack to raid $60 million from the state's road building fund
to cover
the budget shortfall. According to statistics prepared by the
Federal
Highway Administration, a cut of that magnitude to the road fund
would cost
the state 2,526 good paying construction jobs, plus delay job
creating
projects in communities that would benefit from better quality
roads.
"Raiding the road fund will cost the state good paying jobs at a
time when
we need to get our economy growing again," said Senate President
Mary
Kramer. "Our budget protects children and taxpayers and gets
Iowa growing
again. The Governor should support it."
Republicans announced plans to adopt several budget reforms
during the
upcoming special session. Included will be proposals to increase
the size
of the state's cash reserve account, elimination of any state
employee
positions that have gone unfilled for twelve months, and several
proposals
to reduce skyrocketing Medicaid costs. The legislation will also
create
the Program Elimination Commission, charged with identifying
additional
state programs to eliminate as well as assets which the state
might
consider selling. Unlike previous commission recommendations,
the
legislature will have to vote on the proposal without amending
it.
Paid for by the Republican Party of Iowa.
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