"I think this is a great idea. The strange bedfellows campaign utilized Rev. Yearwood to tie FISA to the civil rights movement by highlighting the illegal surveilance on Martin Luther King in robocalls issued in Steny Hoyer's district. They also had an ad in the Washington Post about this subject with a powerful graphic.

Here's the link to a youtube podcast of Yearwood's ad: http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/25/robocalls-to-steny-hoyer-on-telecom-immunity/

And here's the link to their wapo ad: http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/yo-steny-by-digby-this-ad-is-going-to.html

I can't empahsize enough how important I think it is to continually tie the GFR effort to the larger civil rights movement. The CIA wiretaps led to an attempt to blackmail MLK into COMMITTING SUICIDE to avoid having them tell his wife about his infidelity.

One more thing---the Strange Bedfellows campaign worked with Color of Change on this aspect of the campaign. They could be an integral partner if we are to do something similar, as their email lists would really help spread the word and generally emphasize the civil rights implications of warrantless wiretapping."