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Democrats (Acting like little babies) Insist Republicans Pull Bush Ad
AP via Road Runner ^ | 11/23/03

Posted on 11/23/2003 11:03:50 AM PST by areafiftyone

Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle is demanding that Republicans stop showing their first television ad of the 2004 presidential race, which he called "repulsive and outrageous."

The 30-second ad, featuring clips of Bush during his State of the Union address last January, portrays the president as a fighter of terrorism as Democrats retreat from the fight.

"It's wrong. It's erroneous, and I think that they ought to pull the ad," Daschle told NBC's "Meet the Press" program on Sunday.

"We all want to defeat terrorism," the South Dakota senator said. But "to chastise and to question the patriotism of those who are in opposition to some of the president's plans I think is wrong."

The Republican National Committee has no plans to honor Daschle's wishes.

"We have no doubt that Sen. Daschle and others in his party who oppose the president's policy of pre-emptive self-defense believe that their national security approach is in the best interests of the country," RNC spokeswoman Christine Iverson said. "But we also have no doubt that they are wrong about that, and we will continue to highlight this critical policy difference as well as others."

Other Democrats on the Sunday talk shows joined Daschle in his criticism.

Presidential candidate Wesley Clark said the ad is wrong and ought to be pulled. It violates "the pledge the president made to not exploit 9-11 for political purposes," Clark said on CBS' "Face the Nation."

Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy called it an "attempt to stifle dissent." On ABC's "This Week," Kennedy said "dissent is a basic part of what our whole society is about."

Speaking on CNN's "Late Edition," presidential candidate and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman said the ad was misleading, nothing more than an attempt "to get the public's mind off the joblessness in America, the bad prescription Medicare drug bill ... the energy bill, which sells out to lobbyists."

Republicans countered that there was nothing wrong with the ad, which was airing Sunday in Iowa, the day before the Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines.

"It's portraying the president's leadership that he's displayed since Sept. 11, which I support," Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona said on ABC. "I think it's a very legitimate statement to be made in the coming presidential election."

The ad will air through Tuesday in Iowa, and then may run again in New Hampshire during the next Democratic debate in December, said the RNC's Iverson. She said the party plans to run ads in conjunction with the Democratic debates, but the decision hasn't been made whether to simply run the current ad or new ones supporting the president.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ads; dems; electionpresident; gwb2004; rnc; sotu; whiners
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To: areafiftyone
Well, lets see - stating the truth, that Democrats are playing politics with 9/11, is playing politics with 9/11? I think we need to get tougher than this ad and stay on the offense.
121 posted on 11/23/2003 2:38:40 PM PST by plain talk
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To: BeforeISleep
lol!
122 posted on 11/23/2003 2:38:56 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: areafiftyone
As soon as the Dems stop criticizing the President's war policy, and apologize for the attacks they have made to date, the President should pull this ad.
123 posted on 11/23/2003 2:45:49 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: nicmarlo
LOL ! Pull the ad ?? ha! ha!

Here is an 'ad' the 'RATS have had up for quite a while now !


Above is the REAL Frankenstein!
Click HERE to see the DNC's Bushenstein
(Barf Alert!)


124 posted on 11/23/2003 2:48:33 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (http://richard.meek.home.comcast.net/SorosClintoon.JPG)
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To: whereasandsoforth
Oh Yeah, The Daisy Ad.


125 posted on 11/23/2003 2:49:08 PM PST by Major_Risktaker (I know dumb idea...)
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To: areafiftyone
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy called it an "attempt to stifle dissent."

I'm so glad to see that Senator Kennedy is all for the GOP to make this ad, because to call on the GOP to pull the ad would be "to stifle dissent."

Oh, wait...that's not what he meant. Silly me.

126 posted on 11/23/2003 2:49:41 PM PST by scott7278
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To: whereasandsoforth
Why don't the RNC folks make an ad showing a little girl picking daisies until a terrorist blows her up. The democrats did not find a similar ad offensive 40 years ago.

BINGO......we have a winner!

127 posted on 11/23/2003 2:50:57 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (One good term deserves another! Take W-04....Across America!)
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To: MeeknMing
ROFL!
128 posted on 11/23/2003 2:54:10 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo
Repulsive and outrageous? That's odd. I was thinking the same thing.....about Little Tommy. LOL.
129 posted on 11/23/2003 2:55:43 PM PST by Liz
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To: Liz; MeeknMing
Repulsive and outrageous


130 posted on 11/23/2003 2:58:49 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo
"Daschle is repulsed and outraged!"

"Daschle is repulsed repulsive and outraged outrageous!"

131 posted on 11/23/2003 3:00:21 PM PST by sweetliberty ("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
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To: sweetliberty
FOFL!!! see my post #130...too funny.
132 posted on 11/23/2003 3:00:53 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo


OH BOO HOO!!!
133 posted on 11/23/2003 3:02:09 PM PST by TheRedSoxWinThePennant (I am still not over it.)
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To: nicmarlo
LOL! Are you sure we weren't separated at birth?
134 posted on 11/23/2003 3:03:26 PM PST by sweetliberty ("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
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To: sweetliberty
I am now hearing "The Twilight Zone" music....do you!! : )
135 posted on 11/23/2003 3:04:58 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo
hehe ! ...




136 posted on 11/23/2003 3:06:27 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (http://richard.meek.home.comcast.net/SorosClintoon.JPG)
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To: TheRedSoxWinThePennant
That's much better than mine!
137 posted on 11/23/2003 3:06:51 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: GeorgiaYankee
"Democrats are quick to express outrage over how they are being attacked by this TV ad, an ad that DOES NOT SAY DEMOCRATS! It uses the generic "SOME."

They did the same thing when Tiny Tom demanded that the president apologize for saying the democRATs were obstructing the judicial nominees, when actually what the president said was that the SENATE was holding up the judicial nominees. It's because they know good and well who's responsible and they know that voters with any sense at all will know too.

138 posted on 11/23/2003 3:07:08 PM PST by sweetliberty ("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
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To: areafiftyone
"We all want to defeat terrorism," the South Dakota senator said. But "to chastise and to question the patriotism of those who are in opposition to some of the president's plans I think is wrong."

I love to watch'em squirm like the little maggots they are.

139 posted on 11/23/2003 3:07:51 PM PST by Concentrate (Is my comment PC enough?)
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To: MeeknMing
You've always got the best photos!!!


140 posted on 11/23/2003 3:08:35 PM PST by nicmarlo
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