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President Barack Obama's reelection campaign sent out an email early this morning (12 a.m.) with a passionate "Hell no" in the subject line. The body of the email calls for conservative political action groups to disclose their anonymous donors.
"They're going to try to avoid this for as long as they can. After all, they have a vested interest in being able to spend millions anonymously to influence our elections -- many of the corporations and individuals funding their organizations don't want their agendas to receive scrutiny from the press or the public."
Signed by Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina (fun guy pictured above), the email then shows it means business: "We can make sure they don't get away with hiding these donors -- or their agendas," it says. "But it's going to take a lot of us standing up, putting our foot down, and saying 'Hell no.'"
Whoa! Alright now, everybody just calm down.
But how exactly do people go about saying "hell no"? By signing a petition.
Full email after the jump
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Something big happened in Richmond last week -- and a couple millionaires and billionaires are hoping you didn't notice.
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed last week that groups like the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity and Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS should have to disclose exactly who's behind the millions of dollars they're spending to influence this election.
They're going to try to avoid this for as long as they can. After all, they have a vested interest in being able to spend millions anonymously to influence our elections -- many of the corporations and individuals funding their organizations don't want their agendas to receive scrutiny from the press or the public.
We can make sure they don't get away with hiding these donors -- or their agendas. But it's going to take a lot of us standing up, putting our foot down, and saying "Hell no."
We've put together a petition demanding that these secret front groups disclose for the country exactly who their donors are. Do what these guys won't do: Let the country know exactly what you stand for by adding your name today.
Ask yourself: Don't we all have a right to know exactly which corporations and individuals are spending millions in attack ads to influence elections -- and what their agendas are?
If you agree, add your name today:
http://my.barackobama.com/Disclose-Your-Donors
More soon,
Messina
Jim Messina
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
