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| − | '''People for the American Way''' (PFAW) is a [[left-wing]] advocacy group | + | '''People for the American Way''' (PFAW) is a [[left-wing]] advocacy group. PFAW holds fast to its "non-partisan" tag, the [[Capital Research Center]] reported that, in 2003 and 2004, 98 percent of the organization's political contributions went to [[Democratic]] candidates. <ref>http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6400</ref><ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200507060931.asp</ref> It was founded by [[Norman Lear]], the wealthy producer of "[[All in the Family]]." |
"In January 2003, PFAW partnered with leftist groups like [[NARAL]], the [[National Women's Law Center]], the [[National Organization for Women]], and the [[NAACP]] to complain that the Bush administration was attempting "to pack the courts" with conservative judges, and implored Democratic legislators in the Senate to filibuster the confirmation vote of any conservative nominee approved by the Judiciary Committee." <ref>[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6400 People for the American Way (PFAW)], ''DiscoverTheNetwork.org'', Accessed 2/29/2008</ref> | "In January 2003, PFAW partnered with leftist groups like [[NARAL]], the [[National Women's Law Center]], the [[National Organization for Women]], and the [[NAACP]] to complain that the Bush administration was attempting "to pack the courts" with conservative judges, and implored Democratic legislators in the Senate to filibuster the confirmation vote of any conservative nominee approved by the Judiciary Committee." <ref>[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6400 People for the American Way (PFAW)], ''DiscoverTheNetwork.org'', Accessed 2/29/2008</ref> | ||
| − | PFAW tried to destroy [[Robert Bork]]'s reputation in the 1980s and | + | PFAW tried to destroy [[Robert Bork]]'s reputation in the 1980s and that of [[Charles Pickering]] in the 2000s, helping derail both jurists' nominations.<ref>[http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6400]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:31, September 21, 2008
People for the American Way (PFAW) is a left-wing advocacy group. PFAW holds fast to its "non-partisan" tag, the Capital Research Center reported that, in 2003 and 2004, 98 percent of the organization's political contributions went to Democratic candidates. [1][2] It was founded by Norman Lear, the wealthy producer of "All in the Family."
"In January 2003, PFAW partnered with leftist groups like NARAL, the National Women's Law Center, the National Organization for Women, and the NAACP to complain that the Bush administration was attempting "to pack the courts" with conservative judges, and implored Democratic legislators in the Senate to filibuster the confirmation vote of any conservative nominee approved by the Judiciary Committee." [3]
PFAW tried to destroy Robert Bork's reputation in the 1980s and that of Charles Pickering in the 2000s, helping derail both jurists' nominations.[4]
Notes
- ↑ http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6400
- ↑ http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200507060931.asp
- ↑ People for the American Way (PFAW), DiscoverTheNetwork.org, Accessed 2/29/2008
- ↑ [1]