Dear MoveOn member,
Have you seen the video?
At a campaign stop on Wednesday, Sen. John McCain was asked what to do about Iran. His response? He sang "bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" to the tune of the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann."
Seriously.
He says it was a joke, but the bottom line is that it is reckless saber-rattling against Iran at a time when tensions are high. Will you help us counter his message on TV?
War with Iran would be a disaster. The best way to stop this idea in its tracks is to make sure politicians who talk loosely about war pay a political price. We've made an emergency TV ad to call out McCain on his reckless remarks. Click here to watch the ad, and then please donate $25 to get it up on the air:
http://pol.moveon.org/donate/dontbombiran....3047-6NPb5k&t=3If we can raise $100,000 today, we'll be able to run the ad starting next week. We want to put it on the air in early primary states like New Hampshire and Iowa. It'll send the message that Americans want a president who gets us out of the war we are in, not one who recklessly opens another front.
Even under normal circumstances, it's unusual for a presidential candidate to casually call for bombing another country. But this behavior is really out of line now when tensions with Iran are so high.
McCain's song gave us a glimpse of what we can look forward to if we don't draw the line now. That's why, overnight, we've put together a powerful ad that calls out Sen. McCain for his statement and reminds people that this kind of recklessness is what got us into the war with Iraq.
Can you help? Take a look at the ad (which includes the footage of McCain), and chip in $25 to put it on the air at:
http://pol.moveon.org/donate/dontbombiran....3047-6NPb5k&t=4Now the time to stop this war before it starts. Thanks for all you do.
–Ilyse, Eli, Justin, Mari and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Friday, April 20th, 2007