Time: Wed Jun 11 06:24:46 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id GAA13683; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 06:12:46 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 06:11:49 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: L&J: Mo Dees v. USTP (fwd) <snip> > >Read to the bottom of this--if a libel lawsuit could be won against Dees and >his SPLC .... hmmmmmm. > >Forwarded message: >From: lmuller@iquest.com (Linda Muller) >Reply-to: ricardo@USTaxpayers.org >To: 1776@americantaxpayer.com, ustp@lists.ustaxpayers.org >CC: 1776MISC@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU, brigade@lists.buchanan.org >Date: 97-06-10 04:09:33 EDT > >Part 2 - please forward with part 1 to all on your lists! >Thanks - Linda > > Battle Form - Help Us Fight! > > Before printing and filling out our Battle Form, please > take a moment and read the letter from Howard Phillips > concerning the Southern Poverty Law Center and the > accompanying news clips. > > Personal Note from the Web Master: > > Dearest Friends, > A month or so ago, I opened up my newspaper and read an > article titled "Analyst Says Intensity of Extremist > Groups Remains High in State". It was clearly an article > intended to frighten and alarm the citizens of Alabama - > cautioning them against the many militias and patriot > groups who reside here. The article stated that many of > these groups have engineered an underground > communication network; have spread information > concerning biochemical terrorism; are willing to use > violence; and have ties to anti-Semitic and white > supremacist organizations. > > It appears that the Birmingham News article based its > information from a report distributed by Morris Dees' > Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), located in > Montgomery, Alabama. The organization "Klanwatch" (a > branch of the SPLC), entitled the report, "Two Years > After: The Patriot Movement Since Oklahoma City" and > included is a listing of militias across America. > > You cannot imagine my shock when I read the list of > "Militias in Alabama" and listed, third from the top, > was the "U.S. Taxpayers Party! I immediately called the > paper and wrote a letter to the editor (which they did > print, but would not include our phone number or > address). But, as I feared, the damage had been done. > Newspapers across America printed the Morris Dees > information and never called our organization for a > comment. TV news shows promoted the SPLC and their > "wonderful work" on behalf of the public. By the time my > little letter was printed it was too late - Mo Dees and > the establishment media had convinced the citizens that > the U.S. Taxpayers Party was something to be feared - an > organization that is somehow connected with the Oklahoma > City bombing! > > Most of you know me from my work for Pat Buchanan whose > web site I still maintain. As an ex-Republican, I came > on board with the USTP in March of 1996 after the GOP > did everything in its power to destroy Pat, and believe > me, I have never looked back. Let me tell you, it feels > great to be in a political party where you don't have to > spend everyday of your life fighting! Well, my point in > mentioning that I was in the Buchanan campaign is > because this SPLC problem reminds me of Pats campaign > back in February and March 1996. > > Pat was on his way to victory. Miraculously, despite > extremely low funds, Pat won Louisiana, Alaska, lost > Iowa by a few votes, and then won the big prize - New > Hampshire. Then it was on to Arizona and South Carolina > where possibly the largest political attack in American > history was executed on him and his supporters by the > Left, the Media and especially his own beloved GOP. They > finally brought him to his knees and there was just not > enough strength left for him to carry the torch any > longer. > > Here are a few quotes from Pat's "Victory" speech in > Manchester, New Hampshire on February 20, 1996 > > "...All the forces of the old order are going to rally > against us. The establishment is coming together, you > can hear them right now. The fax machines and phones are > buzzing in Washington D.C....They're going to come after > this campaign with everything they've got.... > > "...I'm serious, we've got to buckle down and we've got > to move forward. We have to move forward with strength > and courage and conviction and take what they're going > to deliver to us. We know what they're going to do to > us. They're coming at us every way, but you stay with me > and say your prayers about this cause and this campaign. > I promise you, I will lead as long as can and as hard as > I can and as far as I can, until we drop the torch and > someone else picks it up..." > > Dearest Friends, the U.S. Taxpayers Party has picked up > that torch. Now, we are leading the Cause and fighting > the Battle. So now, they are coming after us, hoping > that we will fall to our knees. Attacking us in the same > way they did to Pat Buchanan, by lying to the American > people, spreading false rumors and linking us with other > groups. We must not lose this legal war with Morris > Dees! We must fight and fight hard because we can win > this one - all it will take is money. We have everything > else on our side - the Law and Truth - but Mo Dees and > the SPLC have money - and lots of it. > > If ever you have thought about helping a worthy Cause - > this is the time. Yes, this will help the USTP regain > its good name but it has so many other great benefits as > well. The USTP could receive tens of millions of dollars > in restitution and punitive damages - money we will put > to good use in future battles - and Mo Dees would > finally have to set the record straight and put a clamp > on his libelous rhetoric. All that is preventing this > from happening is money. The USTP needs some fast cash > to put this lawsuit into motion and they need it now! > > For what ever reason you choose; to help the USTP; to > fight Morris Dees; or as a personal favor to me, please > send in the form below with as much of a donation as > possible. Just think, if everyone reading this sent in > $20, $30 or $40 we would have it won! Please, skip the > pizza on Friday night and help us win this Battle! > > For the Cause, > Linda Muller > Web Master for: > U.S. Taxpayers Party, Buchanan Brigade, and Network USA > >=================================== > > Please print out and mail to: > Howard Phillips > The U.S. Taxpayers Party > 450 Maple Avenue East > Vienna, Virginia 22180 > > From: > Name ________________________________________ > Address ______________________________________ > City______________________State____Zip__________ > Telephone______________________________________ > > ___ Yes, I want to help build a legal war chest so that the > USTP can restore and defend its reputation . ___ I am > sending my contribution of: > > ___$25 ___$50 ___$75 ___$125 ___$250 ___$500 ___$2,000 > ___Other $________ ___ My check is made payable to the U.S. > Taxpayers Party. > > ___ Please charge my ___Visa ___Mastercard > Number _____________________________________ > Expiration Date _______________________________ > Signature ____________________________________ > > The Federal Election Commission requires us to report the > following: Your occupation: > __________________________________ Name of Employer: > ________________________________ > > Contributions are not tax deductible. Federal law prohibits > corporate gifts. Maximum contributions of $20,000 per > person, per year are allowed. > > Paid for by the U.S. Taxpayers Party National > Committee > Janine Hansen, Treasurer > 450 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, Virginia 22180 > >===================================== > > Letter Concerning the SPLC Attack on the USTP > > from Howard Phillips > > Dear Friend, > > How many times were you stung, as a child by the cruel > words of another? > > Every living person has, at some point, felt that sting, > and been shaped by its lingering consequences > > The childhood rhyme to the contrary notwithstanding, words > can wound, sometimes even fatally. > > It is in recognition of that fact that I urgently seek your > help to build a legal war chest so that your national > leadership can restore and defend the reputation and good > name of the U.S. Taxpayers Party > > Here are the facts. > > Earlier this year, a left-wing fundraising organization > called the "Southern Poverty Law Center" issued a press > release warning of a threat which, in its view, was being > posed by so-called "terrorist", "extremist", "militia", and > "patriot" organizations. > > In their widely disseminated pronouncement, the Southern > Poverty Law Center and the person who directs its > activities, one Morris Dees, falsely linked the U.S. > Taxpayers Party - you and me - with organizations which, in > some cases, have been guilty of bigotry and even > criminality, thus, willfully. recklessly, and in complete > disregard of the facts, smearing our good name and placing > in jeopardy our ability to win new recruits. > > An accusation which stands unrebutted, even when totally > false, is often accepted by the unknowing as if it were > true. > > For that reason, I have spent many hours researching the > facts about Morris Dees and his so-called Southern Poverty > Law Center - in preparation for a major legal initiative > designed to restore our good name and to require damages, > not only from Mr. Dees and his cohorts, but from each of > the dozens of media outlets which published his libels as > if they were true, without in any way attempting to get our > side of the story. > > How much is a good name worth? "Its price is far above > rubies." > > Unfortunately, right now we don't have enough money to buy > even single ruby, even if we could pay for it in rubles > rather than dollars. > > That is where you come in. I need your help to pay legal > bills which have already been incurred, plus new ones which > will be added to them as we pursue our action for damages. > > The good news is that our counsel, the Washington law firm > of Webster, Chamberlain and Bean, indicates to us that we > have a solid chance for success - which could mean that we > would not only recover actual damages - and legal costs - > but perhaps secure significant punitive damages, as well > as, to prevent Mr. Dees from behaving so recklessly and > malignantly in the future and, incidently, to strengthen > the U.S. Taxpayers Party for future battles. > > Conceivably, tens of millions of dollars in restitution > could be involved - especially given the fact that so many > newspapers and broadcast outlets manifested across > negligence and possible malice in recklessly disregarding > the truth, as they unquestioningly circulated the libelous > assertions which had originated with Mr. Dees and his > fundraising organization. > > Win, lose or draw, our National Chairman, Bill Shearer, > agrees with me that we have an obligation to you and to all > of the other members and supporters of the U.S. Taxpayers > Party to defend our reputation. > > For that reason, we intend to move forward the very best > way that we can. But, very frankly, our ability to proceed > prudently depends on our ability to promptly secure > adequate funding, not only for legal costs, but for > research and staffing expenses incident to this suit and > other activities of the USTP. > > That's the whole story. I have enclosed some of the > libelous articles, so that you'll have some idea what we > are up against. > > For a number of reasons, including legal requirements, it > is essential that we move quickly. May I have your response > no later than June 18? > > Your gift, in any amount, $50, $100, $5000, $20,000 , more > or less, will count for much. > > Even if you are only able to send $25 at this time, your > show of support for the USTP and your expression of > unhappiness with the reckless charges made against us will > count for much. > > I am very grateful for your consideration. With personal > best wishes, I am > > Sincerely, > > Howard Phillips > > P.S. Remember I need to get your response by June 18 to > help make sure that we comply with all legal deadlines and > to help guarantee that we will have enough money to pay for > our day in court. 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