Women in League with the left wing
By Holly Robichaud
Monday, May 9, 2011 – Updated 1 day ago
Holly Robichaud is a Republican strategist.
By now you have probably seen the anti-Scott Brown ad sponsored by the League of Women Voters. This is not your mother’s League of Women Voters.
For years Republicans have been frustrated by their slanted candidate debates that earned them the nickname — the League of Women Vultures. But now, after decades of pretending to be nonpartisan, the League has finally publicly outed itself as an extension of the left-wing attack machine.
Long gone are the days of simply encouraging people to vote. The state chapter of the LWV now describes itself as “the premiere non-partisan, grass-roots organization in the State of Massachusetts committed to influencing public policy through education and advocacy.” Do you know what other organization describes itself that way? The Tea Party.
The League is as far to the left as the Tea Party is to the right. For example, the LWV supports Obamacare, same-day voter registration, and using tax dollars to fund political campaigns, while opposing voter identification.
“Their agenda of allowing people to register on the Election Day and opposing ID to vote is extremely detrimental to preserving the integrity of our elections. They are condoning the stealing of elections,” says Ralph Zazula, founder of ShowIDTOVote.com.
In January, in a letter urging U.S. senators to oppose the repeal of Obamacare, the league’s national president stated: “We are deeply concerned that opponents of the Affordable Care Act have adopted a strategy of fear and obfuscation in attempting to repeal the law.” It would appear that’s exactly what they are doing when their own negative ad states: “Scott Brown should protect people, not polluters.”
“Their ad is more fiction and fear-mongering than fact,” says Angela Davis, Women for Brown chairwoman.
Their hypocrisy doesn’t end there. On its national and state Web sites the LWV calls for more disclosure on campaign finance. It is featured five different times on the front page of the state chapter’s Web site. However, the LWV has refused to name their funding source for the $1.4 million being spent on the Brown attack ads.
“Their failure to disclose the money behind these ads destroys their credibility as being a non-partisan, issue-driven organization. They should change their name to the League of Democrat Voters, because no Republican would ever join them,” Davis added.
Looking forward to the 2012 election season, it is clear that no GOP candidate should participate in a LWV debate unless it is co-sponsored with the Tea Party or the Federation of Republican Women. Fairness and integrity are no longer part of the LWV’s mission.
