VoteVets.org

VoteVets.org is a left-wing liberal political action committee and 501c tax-exempt organization that works to undermine Republicans in Congress. Formed in 2004 over opposition to President George W. Bush policy in Iraq, it is actually a front group for the Democrat Party. Their stated mission reads, "which primarily helps elect Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran candidates and educates about veterans and military issues aimed at influencing the outcome of the next election." VoteVets operates the VoteVets Action Fund. They want the world and the IRS to believe these are two separate and distinct organizations. VoteVets is immersed in the the left-wing sphere such as Americans Against Escalation in Iraq coalition. In addition, with other Democrats the DCCC, Shadow party members; AFL-CIO and SEIU labor unions, the Center for American Progress, Media Matters for America, many other George Soros backed organizations such as democratic donors and operatives Fund for America, run by John Podesta. Co-Founder and Chairman Jon Soltz, an Iraq War veteran, became involved in politics by volunteering for Massachusetts Senator John Kerry's failed presidential bid in 2004. VoteVets claims 95,000 members.

The VoteVets advisory board

Jon Soltz, General Wesley K. Clark (ret.), Major General Paul D. Eaton (ret.), Bob Kerrey, Tammy Duckworth, Paul Hackett, Richard Beattie, Bill Belding, Leslie H. Gelb, Elaine Kamarck, Lawrence Korb, William E. Little, Lawrence E. Penn III, Edward Vick,

Election cycle

During the 2006 mid-term elections, the group spent between $1.2 and $2 million trying to get liberal Democrats elected into office by going after numerous Republican politicans. Senators targeted by the VoteVets.org campaign included: George Allen, Rick Santorum, Conrad Burns, and Jim Talent. In mid-2008, VoteVets.org began airing ads attacking Vietnam veteran and former POW Senator John McCain. The scam of it all, they attack McCain a veteran, patsy Obama they support.

A New York Times article published about Gen. Batiste, 2007 in Iraq, making a television ad denouncing Bush. It was a dereliction of sworn duty to country to attack a sitting President.

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You continue to pursue a failed strategy that is breaking our great Army and Marine Corps. I left the Army in protest in order to speak out. Mr. President, you have placed our nation in peril. Our only hope is that Congress will act now to protect our fighting men and women.

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His role was diminished or Batiste retired from VoteVets.

In 2009, VoteVets political television ads appeared promoting a candidate and an environmental agenda. Environment is a DNC promoted issue and VoteVets stated goal is to be military centric, which is deceitful.

Washed-up, retired generals and VoteVet board members are VoteVet TV ad spokesmen. Former Democratic presidential candidate and retired Gen. Wesley Clark and all people in his organization, made huge errors and incorrect battlefield assessments regarding their views on Iraq. They doubted our brave men and women in uniform, they doubted General Petraeus. VoteVets was wrong when they politically positioned themselves against the Surge military campaign.

False Ads

The group repeatedly creates headlines by providing false stories, which both Democrats and Republicans claim to be at fault of. An example would be a story about body armor that FactCheck.org points out “a nasty tactic" and VoteVets fundraiser MediaMatters disputes the allegations, both organizations listed are Democrat-led.

External Links

• Official Website