RADAR ALERT: URGENT: Take Action Today on Biden Selection!

Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, whether you plan to vote for Barack Obama, John McCain, or none of the above, this message is of vital importance.

Sen. Barack Obama recently released an announcement naming Sen. Joseph Biden as his vice presidential running mate. As we know, VAWA is Sen. Biden’s signature legislation. Biden has bragged, “What I’m most proud of in my entire career is the Violence Against Women Act.”

Oddly, most members of the voting public don’t know that important fact. So it’s up to us to turn that around.

The next 72 hours – between now and the beginning of the Democratic convention on Monday afternoon – offer an extraordinary opportunity for us to get that message out. So we are asking each and every person reading this Alert to take 10 minutes today, Sunday, and Monday.

Today, we are asking you do the following:

Practically every newspaper in the country has set up a blog on its website. Today, we’d like you to go to the blog and made sure everyone on the blog knows the Violence Against Women Act is Biden’s brainchild. Then explain why VAWA has been so harmful to families and children.

Feel free to refer to RADAR’s Special Report, A Culture of False Allegations: How VAWA Harms Families and Children (.pdf file). For more information, visit the RADAR website at http://www.mediaradar.org/.

Make sure your comments are respectful and polite.

IF WE ARE GOING TO REFORM VAWA, EVERY LAWMAKER AND VOTER MUST HEAR THE WORDS, “FIX VAWA NOW!”

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Date of RADAR Release: August 23, 2008

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R.A.D.A.R. – Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting – is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of men and women working to improve the effectiveness of our nation's approach to solving domestic violence. http://www.mediaradar.org/.