Bad Deeds for 12-13-06

Swiftboat Veterans and POWs for Truth violated the Federal Election Campaign Act
They failed to register as a political committee with the Commission, did not report contributions and expenditures as a political committee to the Commission, knowingly accepted individual contributions in excess of $5,000, and knowingly accepted corporate and/or union contributions. They are being fined $299,500.

In the Texas Congressional District 28 race, Republican Henry Bonilla launched a negative TV ad over the final days of the campaign attempting to link the Democratic candidate to terrorists
Perhaps already knowing that the election was slipping away, Bonilla launched a negative TV ad over the final days of the campaign attempting to link Rodriguez to terrorists. The moved smacked of desperation and unfair play. Add in his staunch defense of indicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, and Bonilla wound up looking like another tone-deaf Republican who would rather stick by controversial friends and policies rather than bend to public sentiment. The good news: Bonilla lost.

Money Will Get You into Faster Airport Security Screening Lines
Rich people shouldn’t have to take off their shoes.

Right-Wing Christian Video Game In Which Players Must Convert Or Kill Non-Christians

Senior U. S. Military officers using their rank and influence to coerce soldiers and airmen into adopting evangelical Christianity according to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation
MeLinda Morton, a Lutheran reverend and former Air Force chaplain said her military career was hurt because she did not adopt evangelical views.

Regards,

Jim