Democrats Insist Republicans Pull Bush Ad

Associated Press Writer | Sun Nov 23 | JENNIFER C. KERR

[drypowder]

Democrats Insist Republicans Pull Bush Ad Sun Nov 23, 7:23 PM ET

By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - 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."

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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 (news - web sites) 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 (news - web sites) 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 (news - web sites) 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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[backhoe]

I just can't well give any money to Maria Cantwell.

Geez! That's her product? Whatever were they thinking about?

[backhoe]

Thanks for looking- their hypersensitivity tells all you need to know. Phoney as a $3 bill...

[backhoe]

This is all a part of the new baba-streisand strategy of complaining about everything the Republicans do. It will continue and get worse. They feel they were too meek during the 2002 midterms and they "won't be fooled again"

Absolutely- prepare to batten down the hatches & man the pumps- we are going to be knee-deep in Democrat slime this cycle.

[Eva]

This program may not be solvent by the time the younger workers retire, and that may be the best thing about it. The best hope for this program would be a total overhaul of social security/medi-care system, replacing SS with private savings accounts, so that people will be able to afford their own insurance.

[ChadGore]

[Truth Table]

So 5th estate, tell me--y'all still curious about how President Bush is going to spend his 200 M re-election war chest? hmmmmmmmmm?

This is just the first volley. After the 9 know-nothings beat the hell out of themselves and each other trying to win the "Pony-tailed 60s drop out professor" vote, Bush will post very simple truths to heartland America. This Iowa ad was just a sample of what the GOP wordsmiths and image makers have in store for whoever survives the dem primary.

Just wait. The wailing of democrat stuck pigs and the gnashing of liberal teeth has just begun. The howling WILL be getting louder AND more frequent.

[Truth Table]

Good animation.

[Truth Table]

Boy the left is really losing it. I just listned to the kookiest drooling leftist on Medved:

Click on "listen live"

http://www2.krla870.com/listen/

One of the best things about Medved is that he gives the left all the air time they want, and it is TOO FUNNY...

[Arpege92]

"If the news media aren't careful how they handle this story, they will convince a LOT more people that they cannot be trusted."

Then I say let the media carry on!!!

[moodyskeptic]

They bleat like stuck pigs at this little softball?

Oh, boy, it's gonna be fun when the right actually shows real huevos and tells the naked truth about the left.

I hope, I hope, I hope.

[winker]

Ok! Conservatives it is time to rub this under the noses of all the UN-PATRIOTIC LIBERAL DEMONCRATS till it BLEEDS. Now we have uncovered the thing that pushes all their BUTTONS! Take heart fellow Conservatives; lets pick the scabs off this UN-PATRIOTIC monster and get it good and infected! Let them scream and howl like a bunch of AIDS INFECTED BANSHEES! Paybacks are HELL!; and UN-PATRIOTIC is not cool!