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Democrats Insist Republicans Pull Bush Ad
Associated Press ^
| 23 Nov 2003
| Jennifer Kerr
Posted on 11/23/2003 5:32:31 PM PST by PhiKapMom
Democrats Insist Republicans Pull Bush Ad
By Jennifer C. Kerr
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - 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, which aired in Iowa over the weekend, features clips of Bush during his State of the Union address last January. It portrays Bush as a fighter of terrorism and says his opponents "are now attacking the president for attacking the terrorists."
"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.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; ads; democrats; gwb2004; hypocrites; lies
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To: PhiKapMom
Democrats Insist Republicans Pull Bush Ad Dear Democrats,
Pound sand, you pro-terrorist TRAITORS.
Sincerely,
The Republicans
41
posted on
11/23/2003 6:00:28 PM PST
by
Prime Choice
(Conservative: One who doesn't believe that turning the U.S. into a third-world nation is 'progress'.)
To: PhiKapMom
Wah, Wah, Wah! Poor cry baby DemoRats. I guess it was OK though for the DemoRats and their media cohorts to play the James Byrd dragging ad over and over again.
42
posted on
11/23/2003 6:00:52 PM PST
by
KeyLargo
To: PhiKapMom
If that lying bastard, Tom Daschole, does not like the ad, then it means the ad is right on target. That means the RNC should keep running the ad. One change I would recommend: Somehow link Daschole to defending the terrorists.
43
posted on
11/23/2003 6:02:45 PM PST
by
punster
To: PhiKapMom
Excellent!!! If Daschale and Kennedy are screaming like stuck pigs then the ad MUST be hitting a chord of truth, it should be played and replayed. I would run another ad with Daschle and Kennedy criticizing the president in the background, while the screen replays the footage of the airliners hitting the WTC.
To: PhiKapMom
Dashole later said that, "If the Republicans don't pull the ad, they will have democrat colleagues and agents all over the world attack American embassies and military installations."
45
posted on
11/23/2003 6:03:13 PM PST
by
Tacis
To: Kay Soze
Yes.
When liberals squeel about ads, they're getting their small gonads clipped.
Hit them harder.
To: PhiKapMom
"Tom Daschle is demanding"
Really? DEMANDING? How butch for him!
To: hoosiermama
Done
To: PhiKapMom
As Haley Barbour would say:"the Democrats are squealing like scalded dogs". Bullseye.
49
posted on
11/23/2003 6:09:00 PM PST
by
Finalapproach29er
("Don't shoot Mongo, you'll only make him mad.")
To: plain talk
Friendly amendment to your idea: how about a follow-up ad that shows a bunch of ugly 5th-column communist protesters and have a voiceover which says,
"The Democrats say they value freedom of speech and dissent..."
then run an excerpt of the currently-running commercial with the voiceover, "So why are they trying to stifle our freedom of speech?"
then switch to the outraged Dems who are calling for this ad to be pulled. Follow with the voiceover:
"Hypocrisy is an ugly thing."
If that doesn't give a few 5th-column Leftists a coronary, I don't know what will...
50
posted on
11/23/2003 6:09:36 PM PST
by
Prime Choice
(Conservative: One who doesn't believe that turning the U.S. into a third-world nation is 'progress'.)
To: FairOpinion
It really bothers them -- they seem to be whining in a chorus about it.Haven't you heard? They get a daily fax to tell them what to whine about. *grin*
51
posted on
11/23/2003 6:15:19 PM PST
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: Prime Choice
beautiful! attacking them on their own sacred turf - dissent and hypocrisy.
To: plain talk
I stopped by a certain forum (you know, that German site der underwear) and it was like an anthill when the toe hits!
What cracked me up was the "OK, lets take the gloves off" rhetoric -- and the "let's point out THEIR lies" as they proceed to tick off the entire litany of leftie untruths (starting with the WOMD).
Ah, it is sooooo fun to be not only on the right side, which I have been my entire adult side, but to see America see the light and come around. The death wails of the left are music to my ears.
53
posted on
11/23/2003 6:23:25 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Peace through Strength)
To: PhiKapMom
"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. What he said was, ""It's wrong. It's illegal...er erroneous...." Then later Dascle said he would fight Bush "as viciously as possible." He corrected himself to "as vigorously," but he had already let the tructh slip out. Maybe he didn't get enough sleep, or perhaps talking out of both sides of your mouth is tiring.
54
posted on
11/23/2003 6:23:32 PM PST
by
Samwise
(There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
To: PhiKapMom; MeeknMing
55
posted on
11/23/2003 6:26:17 PM PST
by
Happy2BMe
(2004 - Who WILL the TERRORISTS vote for? - - Not George W. Bush, THAT'S for sure!)
To: PhiKapMom
Believe we should air in other states as well as Iowa -- this ad is good and with all the whining we need to keep it up! The funny thing is that they've been raising such a stink that CNN has picked up the story. I happened to see the ad played in full as hubby was flipping channels. Instead of just Iowa or New Hampshire, the ad is being played nationwide. :)
56
posted on
11/23/2003 6:31:08 PM PST
by
Dianna
To: okie01
Ouch!!!
To: Happy2BMe
Regarding your tag line - weren't all the Lackawanna crew who were citizens registered as Democrats?
58
posted on
11/23/2003 6:32:58 PM PST
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: FairOpinion
Coming from Time/CNN that poll speaks volumes about the President. Wish the election was this week!
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posted on
11/23/2003 6:35:05 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- OU Sooners are #1)
To: Texaspeptoman
How about an ad showing scenes from 9/11. "Some people say LET"S ROLL. Other say MOVE ON."
60
posted on
11/23/2003 6:35:53 PM PST
by
calebcar
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