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Republicans Worried About Feingold Censure

Why are Republicans afraid of Russ? Listen to the ad.

The Republican National Committee says it will begin
airing an ad on talk radio shows in Milwaukee and Madison this week criticizing
Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold for his proposal to censure President Bush.

The ad describes Feingold as the “leader”
of a group of Democrats “working against” the president's efforts
to “secure our country” by monitoring terrorist communications and
disrupting terrorist plots.

“Call Russ Feingold and ask him why he's more
interested in censuring the president than protecting our freedom,” says
the ad, according to a transcript and audio provided by the committee.

GOP
to air ad criticizing Feingold for censure proposal

The ads against Feingold were mentioned today on cable and now its
out on the web.

Voice Over: September eleventh changed
our country. And it changed how America responds to terrorists. President
Bush is working to keep American families safe. Passing the PATRIOT Act which
has disrupted over one hundred and fifty terrorist threats and cells making
sure the US is monitoring terrorist communications. But some Democrats are
working against these efforts to secure our country, opposing the PATRIOT
Act and terrorist surveillance program. Their leader is Russ Feingold.

Now Feingold and other Democrats want to censure the
President. Publicly reprimanding President Bush for pursuing suspected
members of al Qaeda. Some Democrats are even calling for President Bush's
impeachment. Is this how Democrats plan to win the War on Terror?
Call Russ Feingold and ask him why he's more interested in censuring the President
than protecting our freedom. Paid for by the Republican National Committee
not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee www.gop.com. The
Republican National Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising.

You can listen to the ad here.

The Republicans are doing the same thing to Feingold they did on the run up
to the Iraq war, misrepresenting the facts. Every single Democrat wants the
president to pursue suspected members of al Qaeda. What we don't want is for
any president, Democrat or Republican to operate by breaking the law.

That should be simple enough for the Republicans to understand. But instead,
Republicans want to once again rubber stamp President Bush's illegal wiretapping
just because he's a Republican. It's wrong. It's anti-American. It's why Russ
Feingold wants to censure the president. He's right and most Democrats agree.

Let the Republicans run their misleading ad. The American people are smart
and when Russ starts explaining it further they'll once again join up with us.
Over 60% of Democrats want censure, with even 20% Republicans thinking it's
the right thing to do. Independents are split. This is just getting started.