We Got Karl Rove's Attention: Support Senator John Walsh of Montana

Want to know the #1 way to get the Karl Rove and the Koch Brothers’ attention? See John Walsh take on Washington. Karl Rove’s outside special interest group launched their first ad of 2014 this week right here in Montana, targeted at John. Even more unthinkable? They attacked his lifetime of service and his record on fighting for Montanans. It makes me mad – it should make you, too. We’re launching a new TV ad to fight back against the outside attacks and set the record straight about John’s courageous service. As a key supporter, we wanted to give you the first look before anyone else. Watch the ad and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter: As someone on Jon Tester’s team for many years and John Walsh’s new campaign manager, I’ve seen the outside attacks before. Montana voters know better. But the recent attention John’s been getting means that the outside attacks are coming earlier and harder than we ever expected. If we let draft-dodging Karl Rove and the Koch Brothers smear John’s distinguished character this early, we’ll be playing defense the rest of the campaign. I’m not going to let that happen, are you? John’s spent his whole life fighting for people like us. Now he needs your help to fight back. Watch and share our first TV ad and help us set the record straight. Thanks, Aaron Murphy Campaign Manager P.S. The more money we’re able to raise in the next 24 hours, the longer we’ll be able to keep this ad on the air. Chip in $5 to help us fight back against Karl Rove and the Koch Brothers.

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Walsh for Montana
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Helena MT 59624 United States

Meet the Press: Overwhelmingly white, male and conservative.

Americans of all races and parties are politically engaged and working to lead our nation into a better future, but you wouldn't know that by watching Sunday talk shows on the major TV networks. A recent report by progressive media watchdog Media Matters for America found that Sunday morning political talk shows on major TV networks are mostly white, male and conservative.1 According to the report a majority of the Sunday morning national political news shows hosted white male guests at a significantly higher rate than their 31 percent proportion of the population. Viewers of NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday show saw white male guests over 62% of the time throughout 2013. While it's no surprise that an extreme right-wing network like Fox News would exclude guests who refuse to parrot Republican talking points and marginalize people of color, the willingness of other networks to follow suit is a disturbing trend. That's why I launched a petition on CREDOMobilize.com, targeting the executives of ABC News, CBS News, NBC News and CNN. The petition reads: Your viewers deserve and demand to hear a diverse set of opinions from a diverse calendar of guests -- not just those of white conservatives. It's time for producers of your Sunday morning talk shows to schedule guests and hire hosts of races and political backgrounds that match the general population. Tell TV network news executives: Stop shutting out progressives and people of color on Sunday morning political shows. Limiting the diversity of guests hosted on Sunday's national political shows to so thoroughly overrepresent one part of the population severely limits the diversity of views presented and does a serious disservice to viewers and our country as a whole. Denying people of color and of differing opinions the opportunity to join these discussions involving influential decision-makers and elected officials can lead to their views being left out of discussions on the House and Senate floors. Even worse than the fact that people of color and progressives are denied the opportunity to share their views, the lack of diversity on these programs sends a subtle suggestion that their opinions simply don't matter and won't be taken seriously. With fierce competition among networks for viewers, the executives of major networks need any advantage they can find to attract a larger audience. Sign my petition and show executives at ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN that by scheduling a more diverse slate of guests and hosts that reflect the general population, their networks can attract a larger audience of politically engaged viewers like you. Will you join me and add your name to my petition to executives of ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN urging them to stop shutting out progressives and people of color on Sunday morning talk shows? Thank you for your support. Karoli Kuns REPORT: The Demographics Of The Sunday Morning Political Talk Shows", MediaMatters.org, January 30, 2014.

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Senate Republicans Blocked another Vote to Extend Unemployment Benefits to 1.6 Million Unemployed.

Republicans are making clear time and again that they will do everything they can to protect billions in tax breaks and subsidies for big corporations with armies of lobbyists.

But they can't find a way to help struggling families get back on their feet.

Just moments ago, Senate Republicans insulted 1.6 million Americans who can't find a job by blocking another vote to extend unemployment benefits.

Those 1.6 million Americans are our friends and our neighbors. They didn't cause the financial crisis. They worked hard, played by the rules, and paid into the system. So many people lost their jobs through no fault of their own, and now they're paying the price for Wall Street's wild risk-taking and Washington's failed oversight.

For these families, an extra couple of hundred dollars a week can keep food on the table or heat on during the winter. It can mean the difference between making the rent or mortgage payment and being out on the street.

I'm going to keep fighting for unemployment benefits because it's the right thing to do.

We are not a country that says, "I've got mine, the rest of you are on your own." We are better than that. We have to pitch in to help our friends and neighbors who have fallen on rough times. They would do the same for us.

Thank you for being a part of this,

Elizabeth

P.S. Are you or someone you know struggling without unemployment benefits? Share your story and help us show the faces of the people hurting most from today's vote.