Has anybody seen these fear-mongering ads by "Defense of Democracies"?

[Nutmegger]

I was watching the morning "news", when I seen this horrible fear ad that urged people to call Representative Joe Courtney (Connecticut congressional district #2) and tell him to pass the Senate version of the FISA bill that grants the telecoms immunity. Of course they didn't say that, it was more like "terra, terra, terra, terra ..... TERRA!"

Has anybody seen any ads like this?

Fear Ad on TV must be Countered

This morning at home after church we were literally inundated with a TV ad trying to instill fear in us to call our Congressperson (Joe Courtney in our case) to chastise him regarding the non-vote (didn't vote went on recess) on the retro-active immunity for telecom and the extension of the skirting of the FISA law. The ad was totally about making the average American who probably doesn't understand the FISA law afraid that the government cannot wiretap unless Congress passes this law. FALSE.

The FISA Law is a fine law and works well in cases of immediate need to spy using wiretap. I am sure all of you are aware that the FISA law was enacted after Nixon and his wiretapping crimes so that there would be a mechanism of law that allows the government to quickly act when they are sure a court will, after the fact, surrender a warrant. Proof only needs to be presented after the fact. There have only been a few times that the courts have not issued a warrant in these cases and there have been numerous FISA warrants issued.

Defense of Democracies- Terrorist Surveillance Bill Ad (YouTube link)

[mikeargo]

1. It's running here in New Hampshire, too

Any idea who's paying for it?

[Lex1775]

2. One was played during the morning news yesterday (I'm in Phoenix).

[2inquisitive]

3. Sponsored by the israeli embassy

I heard that this group was sponsored by the israeli embassy in washington D.C. What gives? Why are they doing this? Any ideas?

[pinto]

4. I heard it yesterday for the first time. fwiw, Here's who's who:

http://www.defenddemocracy.org/biographies/biographies.htm

Biographies
Board of Directors


Steve Forbes
Board Member
CEO Forbes Magazine

Dr. Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
Founding Member, 2001-2006
Fmr. Ambassador to the UN

Jack Kemp
Chairman Emeritus
Fmr. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development


Distinguished Advisors

Judge Louis J. Freeh
Fmr. Director of the FBI

Sen. Joseph Lieberman
(D-CT)
U.S. Senate

Newt Gingrich
Fmr. Speaker of the House

R. James Woolsey
Fmr. Director of the CIA

Max M. Kampelman
Fmr. Ambassador


Board of Advisors

Gary Bauer
President
American Values

Bill Kristol
Editor
Weekly Standard

Rep. Eric Cantor
Chairman (R-VA)
Task Force on Terrorism

Hon. Richard D. Lamm
Fmr. Governor
Colorado

Rep. Eliot Engel
(D-NY)
U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. Jim Marshall
(D-GA)
U.S. House of Representatives

Frank Gaffney
President
Center for Security Policy

Sen. Zell Miller
(D-GA)
Former U.S. Senator

Amb. Marc Ginsberg
Fmr. Ambassador
Morocco

Richard Perle
Former Chair of the Defense Policy Board and FDD Advisor

Charles Jacobs
President
American Anti-Slavery Group

Steven Pomerantz
Former Assistant Director
FBI

Charles Krauthammer
Syndicated Columnist

Oliver "Buck" Revell
Former Associate Deputy Director
FBI

Senior Fellows

Avi Jorisch
Terrorism Expert

Dr. Walid Phares
Director, FDD's Future of Terrorism Project

Burak Kuntay
Visiting Fellow

Victoria Toensing
Fmr. Chief Counsel to Sen. Intelligence Committee

Andrew C. McCarthy
Director, FDD's Center for Law and Counterterrorism

Dr. Robert Zubrin
Fellow: Energy and Security

Dr. J. Peter Pham
Senior Fellow: Africa

Adjunct Fellows

Dr. Jonathan Adelman
Professor
University of Denver

Orde Kittrie
Law Professor
Arizona State University

Richard Z. Chesnoff
Journalist

Michael I. Krauss
Professor of Law
George Mason University School of Law

Paul Crespo
Former Marine Corps Officer and Military Attaché

Agota Kuperman
U.S. Foreign Service (ret.)

Tanya Gilly
Member of the Iraqi National Assembly

Joel Mowbray
Journalist

Olivier Guitta
Counterterrorism and Foreign Affairs consultant

Bill Roggio
Editor
The Long War Journal

Ethan Gutmann
Adjunct Fellow
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Dr. Frederic Smoler
Professor
Sarah Lawrence College

Staff


Tony Badran
Research Fellow, Levant
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Mary Beth Nalin
Communications Coordinator
Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Amb. Richard W. Carlson
Vice Chairman
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Jessica Risch
Research Associate
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Kyle Dabruzzi
Research Associate
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Samantha Rollinger
Project Coordinator and Research Associate
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Mark Dubowitz
Executive Director
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Cara Rosenthal
Senior Manager, Development
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Sasha Eckstein
Special Assistant
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Claudia Rosett
Journalist-in-Residence
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Vice President of Research
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Jonathan L. Snow
Research Fellow
Coalition Against Terrorist Media

Joshua D. Goodman
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Jean Thurman
Manager, Operations
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Clifford D. May
President
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Brian Wise
Director of Media Relations
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Bill McCarthy
Senior Vice-President of Communications and Operations
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Adela A. Zachariades
Manager, Future of Terrorism Project
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

[pinto]

5. I see Mr. Bush is joining the fear media blitz this morning, as well. (TV)

[ThomWV]

6. Call the station and complain

Everyone, when they show this shit on your local channel call in and complain. Every time they play it hit the speed dial.