Rethug attack machine turns on "HOLLYWOOD HARRY"

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Monday, May 23, 2005
Reid All About It: Hollywood Harry

HOLLYWOOD HARRY
"Party Of No" Leader's Appearance In Alliance For Justice
Ad Shows His Principles Based On Partisanship
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"Harry Reid's upcoming appearance in the Alliance for Justice paid spot clearly illustrates where his loyalties lie. His allegiance to George Soros and liberal icons far outweigh any commitment or concern for progress in our country. Senator Reid should turn his focus to the business of the American people rather than the liberal agenda of an elite few."

- Tracey Schmitt, RNC Press Secretary

Alliance For Justice/Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Ad Background:

"In An Unusual Move, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Will Appear Tonight In A 90-Second Television Ad Calling On Republicans To Stand Down On Their Threat To Eliminate The Filibuster For Judicial Nominees." (Mark Preston, "Reid To Appear In 'Anti-Nuke' TV Ad," Roll Call's Website, www.rollcall.com, 5/23/05)

· "The Ad ... Will Be Paid For By The Alliance For Justice, A Liberal Advocacy Group That Opposes The GOP's Proposal To Change The Judicial Filibuster Rule." (Mark Preston, "Reid To Appear In 'Anti-Nuke' TV Ad," Roll Call's Website, www.rollcall.com, 5/23/05)

Alliance For Justice Funded By Out Of Mainstream Liberals:

Billionaire Financier George Soros' Open Society Institute Has Contributed $535,000 To Alliance For Justice Since 1999. (Open Society Institute Website, www.soros.org, Accessed 4/5/05; Capital Research Center Website, www.capitalresearch.org, Accessed 4/5/05)

Soros Contributed The Most Money, $27,030,105, Of Any Donor To 527s In 2004 Cycle, Including To Joint Victory Campaign 2004, ACT NOW PAC, And Democracy For America. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed 3/18/05)

· Soros Has Been Called The "Daddy Warbucks" Of Drug Legalization. (Joseph A. Califano Jr., Op-Ed, "Devious Efforts To Legalize Drugs," The Washington Post, 12/4/96)

The Barbara Streisand Foundation Has Given At Least $50,000 To Alliance For Justice. (GuideStar Website, www.guidestar.org, Accessed 5/23/05)

Liberal Icon Ted Turner's Foundation, The Turner Foundation, Has Given At Least $275,000 To Alliance For Justice. (Capital Research Center Website, www.capitalresearch.org, Accessed 5/23/05)

The Tides Foundation, An Entity Committed To "Positive Social Change" And Funding "The Progressive Movement," Donated Over $835,000 To Alliance For Justice Since 1999. (Tides Foundation Website, www.tidesfoundation.org, Accessed 5/23/05; GuideStar Website, www.guidestar.org, Accessed 5/23/05)

Tides Foundation "Guide To Engagement Giving For 2004" Highlighted Efforts Of Liberal Soft Money Groups Working To Defeat President Bush And Elect Democrats, Including America Coming Together, MoveOn.org And People For The American Way, Among Many Others. (Change: Tides Foundation Guide To Engagement Giving For 2004, Tides Foundation Website, www.tidesfoundation.org, Accessed 3/1/04)
The Ford Foundation Has Given Alliance For Justice At Least $3,017,000 In Grants Since 1998. (Ford Foundation Website, www.fordfound.org, Accessed 4/5/05; Capital Research Center Website, www.capitalresearch.org, Accessed 4/5/05)

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Op-Ed: "The Ford Foundation Is As Liberal As Heritage Is Conservative ..." (John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, Op-Ed, "Conservatives Have It All Over Liberals," The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 5/19/04)

AFJ And Its Leaders Out Of The Mainstream:

The Miami Herald And The New York Times Have Both Described Alliance For Justice As "Liberal." (James Kuhnhenn, "Conflict Brews Over Judicial Nominees," The Miami Herald, 3/27/05; Carl Hulse and David D. Kirkpatrick, "Casting Angry Eye On Courts, Conservatives Prime For Bench-Clearing Brawl In Congress," The New York Times, 3/23/05)

AFJ President Nan Aron Wants Courts To "Create New Rights." ARON: "Because the Republicans now control the House, the Senate and the White House for the first time in basically a hundred years, there is obviously no way we're going to get any new rights created by the Congress. So now we have to look to the courts to create new rights that we won't be able to get from the legislature." (NPR's "Fresh Air," 2/16/05)

Nan Aron Partisan Opponent Of Up-Down-Votes: "We Oppose Any Deal, But In Particular One That Allows An Up-Or-Down Vote On Any Of These Nominees." (Kathy Kiely, "Activists On Right And Left Agree: No Compromise," USA Today, 5/23/05)

"Nan Aron... Was Flabbergasted That Democrats Would Consider Approving Rogers Brown For Confirmation Along With Either Pryor Or Owen. Judges ... 'Shouldn't Be Horse-Traded For The Sake Of Political Expediency.'" (Paul Kane, "'Nuke' Talks Down To Wire," Roll Call, 5/18/05)

Aron: "These Nominees Are Agenda-Driven, Results-Oriented, Would-Be 'Makers' Of The Law. We Should Assess Them Not By The President's Words, But By Their Own Deeds." (Nan Aron, Op-Ed, "What's Wrong With President Bush's Gang Of Seven, Roll Call, 5/10/05)

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We don't have ALL of the power in the government!

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Mommeeee!!!!

They have a nerve criticizing donations to democratic causes, I would love to see a list of those corporations and business friends along with religious friends that donate to them. (Black Crude Bush)

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No support allowed, move on, nothing to see.