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The Zomblog: Zombie lies?!

Check out what my sister received in her email. lol  It’s only the first couple paragraphs, but so relevant…maybe…ok, not really.  Btw, we do not endorse nor slander any candidate…unless it’s a parody of a news story…or they do something really stupid.  Enjoy!
Dear Rebecca,
Do you know the old saying about the three types of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics? Well, I propose that we add a fourth category — zombie lies: for the lies that just won’t die.You see, the Republicans have a whole arsenal of these zombie lies that they deploy like clockwork every election cycle. Some of the worst zombie lies are the fake Democratic slate cards meant to confuse voters about where the Democratic Party stands on issues and candidates.
Can you help us pre-empt this “zombie lie” before it starts? Please give $32.10 to help us educate 100 more voters about where Democrats really stand this election cycle. Your donation of 3-2-1-0 will symbolize your commitment to stopping these lies in their tracks once and for all.
http://www.cadem.org/contribute
The single most effective weapon in combating this dirty trick is a Democratic volunteer on a voter’s doorstep with an official listing of the California Democratic Party’s positions.
There has been a massive amount of energy around this election cycle as our truly people-powered campaign has brought new people to the political process. In fact, we have so much energy on the ground that we’ve printed almost a million flyers for Democratic volunteers to give to voters about where Democrats stand this election.
Can you help us keep up with the demand and arm our volunteers with the materials they need to fight the Republican’s lies? Please give $32.10 today and your donation can help us reach 100 voters to make sure they know where Democrats in California really stand on the issues.
Another dirty trick that we see is the Republican attempts to intimidate and disenfranchise voters, especially young voters, minorities and voters in working class communities.
Across the country, election after election, the tricks are the same: anonymous fliers spread around heavily-Democratic neighborhoods that not only give Democratic voters incorrect information about the location of their polling place but also falsely inform them that they can not vote if they have an unpaid traffic ticket. These deceptions are clearly aimed at discouraging Democratic voters.
During the last election we even had a Republican Assembly candidate send a mailer to immigrants telling them that they risked jail time if they voted, despite the fact that many of the recipients were naturalized American citizens. Unbelievable!
This election, the McCain-Palin campaign has sunk to new depths by trying to stoke the fires of rage in the most extreme elements of the Republican base. This is the same Republican element behind attacking a woman’s right to choose with Prop 4 and taking away the rights of same-sex couples to marry with Prop 8. We can’t afford to ignore these problems in California. These problems are real and don’t just threaten Democrats, they are a fundamental threat to our Democracy.
We must fight back!
Please help us make sure that the truth gets to as many voters as possible by making a contribution of $32.10 or more today!
Sincerely,

Sen. Art Torres (ret.)
Chairman, California Democratic Party
P.S. If you want to see a copy of what we’re handing out, you can download a PDF by going to http://www.cadem.org/walker.

Tags: Politics, Zombie Lies, zombies