Bush-Cheney '04 Launches New Web Video

George W. Bush ^ | June 24, 2004

[RWR8189]

ARLINGTON, VA -- Bush Cheney '04 today launched a new web video titled "Kerry's Coalition of the Wild-eyed."  The ad highlights the pessimism and rage of John Kerry and his fellow Democrats.

A script of the web video is below.  To view the web video, please go to www.GeorgeWBush.com.

Bush-Cheney '04
WEB VIDEO

Kerry's Coalition of the Wild-eyed

Graphic:
The Faces of John Kerry's Democratic Party
The Coalition of the Wild-eyed

Video Clip of Gore:
"How dare they drag the good name of the United States of America through the mud of Saddam Hussein's torture prison?"  (Al Gore, Remarks At New York University, 5/26/04)

Video Clip of MoveOn.org Ad:
[Inaudible chanting, clip from ad]

Video Clip of Dean:
"I want my country back!"  (Gov. Howard Dean, Remarks To California Democratic Convention, 3/15/03)

Video Clip of Michael Moore:
"We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons."  (Academy Awards, 3/23/03)

Video Clip of Gephardt:
"This president is a miserable failure."  (Rep. Gephardt, Democrat Presidential Candidates Debate, Albuquerque, NM, 9/4/03)

Video Clip of MoveOn.org Ad:
[Inaudible chanting, clip from ad]

Video Clip of Gore:
"He betrayed this country! He played on our fears!"  (Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes," 2/9/04; CNBC's "The News On CNBC," 2/9/04)

Video Clip of Kerry:
"Today, today, George Bush will lay off your camel, tax your shovel, kick your (bleep) and tell you there is no Promise Land."  (Harkin Steak Fry, Indianola, IA, 9/13/03)

[Drain the color of John Kerry video and freeze it]

Graphic: 
This is not a time for pessimism and rage…

[Shot of President Bush in color]

Graphic:
President Bush:  It's a time for optimism, steady leadership and progress
Paid For By Bush-Cheney '04 INC.

[RetroSexual]

That's a pretty good video. It's nice to see the Bush campaign pointing out how absurd the opposition is. Hopefully, they will continue and refine this message.

[teletech]

I think this ad helps Kerry more than it helps Bush. I know the point of the ad is steady leadership in the face of pessimism by the RATS but will it be seen that way?

[Rome2000]

I WON THE POPULAR VOTE!!!!!!

[Keith]

I would run this ad 24/7 for a month.

[teletech]

I would run this ad 24/7 for a month.

I hope you're right.

[Keith]

You need to remember who the audience for this is...

the voter who is usually not paying attention to politics, but wants a president who is "presidential"...

This is a very effective summary showing how extreme these people are...When Clinton portrayed Republicans as "right-wing extremists" that was very effective with this group. He used OKC and that tag to defeat Dole in 96.

The Dems have gone nuts...and letting the world see them doing it on TV is very effective.

You have to also remember that as close as the polls look on the election, the President's LIKEABILITY numbers have stayed in the 60s....Rove et. al. are going to drum in this "extremist" label to get late-deciders to fall our way on the "likeability" factor...

[big'ol_freeper]

The Bush/Cheney campaign website is www.georgewbush.org on www.georgewbush.com

The link is to and anti-Bush website.

[Indy Pendance]

You have it backwards. Dot org is the lefty site. Check it out.

[big'ol_freeper]

You are correct! My goof.

[the right side jedi]

When I first read about this ad, I was a little skeptical and agreed that it would hurt or at least look dumb. I think it could have ended better however. With more stuff about Bush's steady leadership and optimism by having him saying something. But I think it will be effective. A WWII vetern who defeated the Nazis and saw the concentration camps or a child of a Holocaust survivor most likely would not be ok with the Hitler comparison. Neither would your average American. I think the people they showed were chilling. These people showed uncontrolled anger not fitting of a governing party and more like Dean's "I Have a Scream" or even the style of how Hitler and other demogogues have worked up their crowds. The average American doesn't like politics, doesn't like personal attacks/negativity and doesn't like controversy. I think the extremism shown by the democrats will scare people off Kerry.

[Indy Pendance]

I always mess up the white house web site. Finally, I bookmarked it!

[Right Angler]

The .com site? ;^)

[Indy Pendance]

That's the one, I type in .com out of habit. No more though. That place is disgusting.

[Kleon]

Hmm, it could have been edited better. To the casual viewer, it might look like the Bush campaign is comparing Democrats to Hitler. At least the soothing piano music makes it clear that Bush is an honest, decent man.

[Snoopers-868th]

I do not like this ad. Bush needs, at least, to speak his graphic words. Too much time dedicated to others and misses the point, even more so because of the silence, that it is a Bush/Cheney Ad. The Bush graphics are ineffective in contrast to the aggressive statements of the others in my opinion.

[dc-zoo]

Well it does show just how insane the democrats appear and how much gore sounds like hitler.

[RWR8189]

Hello Zot!!

What the hell are you talking about?

[dc-zoo]

They really should have a calm authoritative voice at the end reading the Bush '04 message.