WTF?? "Kerry Asked About Campaign Donations"

[NVMojo]

These are Democrats making these attacks? Great timing, fools. Just what the GOP ordered.

WASHINGTON (AP) -

Democrats could win the House and maybe even the Senate next month. So why isn't John Kerry, the party's 2004 presidential nominee, opening his wallet to help?

That's the question raised on a Web site, heyjohn.org, which points out Americans gave more than $300 million to the Massachusetts senator's bid for the White House two years ago and argues Kerry should be more generous.

"He's still hanging on to $8,352,685 of our money, while Democratic candidates in competitive districts are short on funds," the Web site says. After the 2004 election, many Democrats questioned why Kerry didn't spend all his campaign money trying to unseat President Bush and help other Democrats.

Two Democratic senators facing re-election this year have contributed to the party's campaign committee. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., gave $2 million and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., gave $1 million.

more...

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-elect/2006/oct/19/101909007.html

[wakeme2008]

1. IMHO Kerry is doing wrong by the Dems IF I repeat IF he

is sitting on 8 million. Giving 5 million to the DCCC for the House races would help out a lot.. Just IMHO.

[Chulanowa]

2. He's not. It's bull.

He's donated over fourteen million dollars to Democratic campaigns. It's been kicked around and disproven on quite a number of threads.

And now the AP is reporting it? So much for "liberal media bias".

[iilana X]

5. Lies and bullshit. More of the same.

Maybe it's democrats. Maybe it's republicans. They are assholes in either case. Kerry's worked harder and given more than any other dem.

[Mass]

10. Why him alone - If all the Dems who are sitting on war chests gave

just 5 % of what they have, starting by Schumer, it would help a lot.

So, the issue is: why the double standard.

[ClintonTyree]

3. He's probably sitting on it for another.......

Presidential run. But I think it's in bad taste and somewhat selfish to hang on to that money when other Democratic candidates are struggling to stay afloat. There are many Democrats running unopposed who have millions in cash just sitting around as well. Either this 50 State plan is going to work or it isn't. These guys must commit themselves to the plan and stop hoarding money like they're not going to print any more of it.

[iilana X]

7. What part of lie don't you understand?

[Journeyman]

4. Some of the Blogs that featured this call today were. . .

Americablog, Talking Points Memo, Eschaton, and Daily Kos.

What's wrong with Kerry and Bayh, Clinton, and any other uncontested or lightly contested office holder ponying up some of their "warchests" to help ensure a Democratic victory in November. What would be easier for them, to run for President in 2008 with a sitting Democratic Congress, or to have a slew of money they've held only for themselves?

There's an estimated $26 million sitting in a handful of "warchests" doing little more than collecting dust. They should chip in to the battle of the moment, rather than hold back for an uncertain future.

[sandnsea]

6. All trumped up by Carville

He put out the story last week that the DNC should borrow money. Yesterday they put out this story that Kerry is sitting on money, knowing that Kerry gave a lot of the 2004 money to candidates, and has given more than Hillary since then. Then today, they splash Hillary's donations all over the place, making her look like the saviour.

The DNC is going to be putting $5 million in Senate races, $10 million into GOTV and $2.5 into House races. How many articles are going to tell the truth about that?

[iilana X]

8. Carvel is an asshole.

[BootinUp]

9. how do you

connect Carville to this story being put on a web page? Hes the only person that you can conceive of spreading such a story? Ridiculous.

[Mass]

11. MyDD's Chris Bowers view on that - It is hogwash.

http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/10/20/3116/2072

(note that mydd is certainly not a pro-Kerry site).

[ProgressiveEconomist]

12. MSM: Kerry sitting on $14m '08 warchest; since 1/05 has given only $15k

to DSCC.

From http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/10/21/kerry_is_pressured_to_share_campaign_wealth :

"Kerry is pressured to share campaign wealth; Well-funded Democrats get last-minute appeals

By Rick Klein and Michael Kranish, Globe Staff | October 21, 2006

WASHINGTON -- As he campaigns extensively on behalf of House and Senate candidates, Senator John F. Kerry is under increasing pressure from Democratic Party leaders and activists to tap his $14 million campaign account and spread the money around to help the party's efforts. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, has given less than $15,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee since the beginning of 2005. Though he has helped candidates in a variety of other ways, his last major financial contribution to the DSCC came a month after he lost the 2004 presidential election, when he used $1 million in leftover campaign funds to help the committee retire its debt.

Several members of the Massachusetts House delegation, meanwhile, have contributed minimally to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, even though none of them face serious reelection challenges. Representative Stephen F. Lynch, Democrat of South Boston, is $100,000 short of his obligations, and Representative Martin T. Meehan, a Lowell Democrat, has barely exceeded the $125,000 amount the party asked him to pay, even though his campaign account has a balance of nearly $5 million.

With less than three weeks to Election Day, control of Congress in sight, and a last-minute scramble to negate the Republicans' double-digit fund-raising advantage, some Democrats want Kerry and other prominent, well-funded officials to share the wealth for the good of the party. But Representative Barney Frank, a Newton Democrat who has already paid more than the required $300,000 in "dues" to the DCCC, said other members of the House delegation may be holding their cash so they can run to replace Kerry if the senator vacates his seat in 2008.

"I wish other members of the delegation would give more," Frank said. "I know people are holding back for the Senate race that might happen, but I think this is more important." Anger at Kerry has bubbled over in the liberal blogosphere. A website, heyjohn.org, was created to pressure Kerry to give more to Democratic candidates. (The site was purportedly set up by a Democratic activist, but its origin is impossible to verify because it was registered through a service that protects the identity of those who establish sites.)"

[babylonsister]

13. I'm getting real tired of people disparaging Kerry; read this, and

know he's given over 15 million bucks, and has worked his butt off to get people elected. What exactly is it about Kerry people don't like? He's a tireless Dem working for the party. He's one of the few voices in the Senate that speaks for me when no one else will. Why are people so ready to spread lies and inuendo?


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