Bush outsourced fundraising and voter operations

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SPECIAL MIS-LEAD: BUSH OUTSOURCED FUNDRAISING & VOTER OPERATIONS

According to a new report, the Bush Administration has taken its strong support for outsourcing further than previously thought -- opting to move key political operations offshore. India's Hindustan Times reports that, during a 14 month period from 2002 to 2003 when the Republican Party was playing up patriotism, its fund-raising and vote-seeking campaign was performed in part by two call centers located in India <1>.

According to the report, the Republican National Committee shipped the India operation its voter database for 125 local staff to use to "solicit political contributions ranging between $5 and $3,000 from thousands of registered Republican voters." While the contract for running the campaigns was originally awarded to Washington-based Capital Communications Group, "for cost and efficiencies gains, the company outsourced the work to HCL Technologies that in turn sent it offshore."

Public pressure has forced President Bush to downplay his support for outsourcing. But this new story is consistent with his Administration's actions in support of shipping American jobs overseas. Late last year, the New York Times reported that the Bush Commerce Department co-sponsored a conference at the lavish Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York that was designed to "encourage American companies to put operations and jobs in China" <2>. Then, this year, the President's top economic adviser said outsourcing was "a plus for the economy" <3>.

Sources:
1. "Bush campaign ran from Noida call center", Hindustan Times, 05/16/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1154402&l=36523.
2. "In business, Washington pursues two China policies", International
Herald Tribune, 12/11/2003, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1154402&l=36524.
3. "Bush Econ Advisor: Outsourcing OK", CBS News, 02/13/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1154402&l=36525.

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[mot78]

1. "YOU LIBERALS ARE UNPATRIOTIC AMERICA HATERS"

:eyes:

...Can somebody PULEEZE get this story out to the media?

[patrice]

2. Turned up in my listserves today.

From a guy who posts to many, many listserves.

Yeah, the amazing arrogance, not to mention the false representation of Bush's "grassroots" support.

Democratic campaigns run on the energy and strength of real American patriots.