GOP: Kerry/Dems Plans Dirtiest Campaign in History ["Bush drove girl for abortion"]

Reuters ^ | 2/12/04

[11th Earl of Mar]

Republicans Accuse Kerry of Planning Dirty Campaign Thu February 12, 2004 06:47 PM ET

(Page 1 of 2) By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of President Bush's Republican Party accused Democrat John Kerry's campaign on Thursday of planning the "dirtiest campaign in modern presidential politics" in a scorched-earth bid to oust Bush in November.

Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie took the offensive against the Democrats after days in which Bush has been on the defensive over Democratic charges that he shirked his Air National Guard duties in the Vietnam war.

"It's only February and they have made clear they intend to run the dirtiest campaign in modern presidential politics," Gillespie said, according to speech excerpts released by the RNC...

Gillespie seized on comments by a Kerry celebrity supporter, the rock performer Moby, that were published last week in the New York Daily News.

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In the article, Moby was quoted as suggesting ways to try to create doubt about Bush among his conservative supporters on the Internet.

"For example, you can go on all the pro-life chat rooms and say you're an outraged right-wing voter and that you know that George Bush drove an ex-girlfriend to an abortion clinic and paid for her to get an abortion," Moby said.

Gillespie said: "We now know that some time this fall Kerry campaign operatives intend to go into pro-life chat rooms on the Internet to spread a scurrilous story that President Bush drove a former girlfriend to an abortion clinic, and paid for her abortion, according to the New York Daily News."

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[11th Earl of Mar]

I think all hell is going to break lose this year.

Bush is a Nazi, Bush was AWOL, Bush paid for abortion, Bush is a closet homosexual.

Nothing is off limits to these people.

[BonnieJ]

They did the same thing to Arnold in California and it didn't work. Maybe people are catching on to the tactics?

[liberty or death]

The Communist Party is getting desperate.

[cripplecreek]

In thier attempt to create dissent, I predict they will solidify the base.

[PhiKapMom]

They have recycled the 2000 campaign lies it seems. As long as the Clintons are involved in political campaigns, you can expect scorched earth politics. They are slime!

[Archangelsk]

They only had two months with Governor Arnold. This is going to be a nine month zoo.

[longtermmemmory]

which means in august we are going to have a heavy troll factor closser to november.

[MJY1288]

Let them have at it, all this stuff they are pulling will serve as the rope that hangs them

[Howlin]

I think all hell is going to break lose this year. Bush is a Nazi, Bush was AWOL, Bush paid for abortion, Bush is a closet homosexual. Nothing is off limits to these people.

And that's just on FR!

[WinOne4TheGipper]

This is disgusting. I told you that I had trolled at DU today. What I didn't tell you is the losers over there think that the George mag. article proves Bush did go AWOL. They're illiterate morons...

[11th Earl of Mar]

which means in august we are going to have a heavy troll factor closser to november.

John, did you ever consider having a waiting period before newbies can post stories on FR?

It might be something to consider between now and November.

[finnman69]

In twommonths people were disgusted with the arnold attacks..after 9 months the Presidential attacks will seem nauseating,

[11th Earl of Mar]

lol!

[11th Earl of Mar]

Illiterate morons...

But at least they are tolerant! :]

[longtermmemmory]

Something like you have to post 100 (one hundred) replied and THEN you could post a story?


(not to nitpick, but how would that stop 100 bumps?)

[cripplecreek]

I did suggest to a liberal that he obtain a semen sample to go along with the presidents dental records. I even suggested a method.

[Cicero]

Well, occasionally an antibush bomb emerges from the liberal media, and some freepers seem to accept it until they have a little time to think where it's coming from.

I think even with this headline, it might be best to label that quotation "Bush drove girl for abortion" explicitly as a lie, because this kind of mud can stick and not everyone reads the whole article.

[dasboot]

They'll have to vet the 'volunteer victims' carefully...it could backfire: no way GW could have driven 4,000 women to clinics for abortions...some women making the claim, born in 1980. (blonds)

Heck, they'll have homosexual lovers and fellow warlocks coming forward for their 15 minutes. "He bit a moose, once."

Schwartzeneggering has a bad history and effect for the perpetrators. Bring it on.

[adam_az]

Dissing Moby! Cool, now we'll get the Eminem fan votes for sure. ;)

I'd love to see Gillespie debate McAwful. I know it would never happen... Maybe someone like Dennis Miller can get 'em both on together.

[Paleo Conservative]

What I didn't tell you is the losers over there think that the George mag. article proves Bush did go AWOL. They're illiterate morons...

Well W was a better pilot than John Kennedy, Jr.