BREAKING NEWS on MAF STUNT...
I've received numerous emails about Move America Forward sponsoring a Saturday afternoon two-hour block of programming on KTKZ. If you read my blog you know that I have had 'numerous' ethical and tactical concerns surrounding MAF and their fund raising stunts and promotions.
If MAF purchases time on KTKZ and upholds their end of the contract, I have no problem with the relationship. As far as my show, I will not be personally endorsing MAF or any of their fund raising stunts!
Earlier in the "Hogue Blog" I mentioned my concern that MAF was collecting donations in the name of our Troops, and then funneling (either directly or indirectly) to their co-founder and chairman Howard Kaloogian.
You should read my earlier posts and commentary here:
MAF and Kaloogian Dupe Supporters
Mission Accomplished by MAF with Emails
Today I received an email from one of Howard Kaloogian's opponents in the 50th Congressional race that Kaloogian has decided to enter (announced while he was in Iraq with a MAF promotion last year), to replace the scandalous "Duke" Cunningham.
The source of the email is Joe Justin, a consultant for Bill Morrow, one of Kaloogian's Republican opponents in the primary. Justin had noticed my blogs on MAF, and then he, and other members of the MAF Email Network, received this email from Morgan.
The missive is a "mass email" from Move America Forward's Chairwoman, Melanie Morgan...on MAF letterhead (the banner headline is the exact banner that is used on the MAF site for Morgan), sent by using MAF's email list (compiled through non-profit fund raising with MAF), and the content is an actual endorsement and pitch to send money to Howard Kaloogian's congressional race.
While Melanie can endorse anyone she desires, by any means she desires - it is unethical (if not a legal concern) that she uses a MAF (non-profit material) email List to send her communication. The people who received her email are being lead to believe that MAF has endorsed Howard. In a way...by using MAF emails that were collected by promoting rallies, stunts and pro-military campaigns...MAF is using "non-profit" means and Kaloogian's close proximity as former chairman and founder, to support Howard Kaloogian in his congressional race.
If this email missive is authentic (and I have no reason to believe it isn't tonight, after speaking with the Morrow campaign on the phone)...this proves my point...that MAF operates these stunts, stirs patriotic heart strings by using our military as cover, then creates numerous fund raising campaigns, uses the image, email and reputation of MAF to endorse and fund raise for Howard Kaloogian and other political objectives in California.
Here is Melanie Morgan's mass MAF email missive, you decide for yourself...(I've added my comments in red)
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