Posted on 07/13/2004 10:22:41 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
July 13, 2004
Mary Beth Cahill Campaign Manager John Kerry for President P.O. Box 34640 Washington, DC 20043
Dear Ms. Cahill:
On Thursday your campaign hosted a fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall at which Sen. Kerry said, "Every performer tonight in their own way either verbally through their music through their lyrics have conveyed to you the heart and soul of our country."
I called on your campaign to release the performance that Sen. Kerry said represented the "heart and soul" of America so that all Americans could see for themselves what John Kerry thinks represents the "heart and soul" of our country.
Do most Americans in their hearts, think that calling the President a "thug" and a "killer" represents the "heart and soul" of our nation? We don't think so, but we think voters should decide for themselves by watching the celebrities John Kerry said captured the "heart and soul" of America.
Your Senior Advisor Tad Devine said that you believed that releasing musical performances "might violate copyrights and licensing agreements for the entertainers who performed and allow the Bush campaign to use the tape in commercials against Kerry and Edwards"
I have been assured that "fair use" rules of copyright would allow you to release the tapes of these musical performances to the news media under 2 U.S.C. 107. To allay the other concern you relayed to the news media, Bush-Cheney '04 pledges to refrain from using audio, video or transcripts of the event for any television, cable, satellite or radio advertising. We look forward to seeing this spirited display.
Sincerely,
Ken Mehlman Campaign Manager
I can't wait to see the reply! This is great!
Go Bush go!
Woot! Does this mean we're on the attack? Move the big guns in?
I hope so...I know Rove likes chess...zen...the art of war..etc...I just hope he gets ready to pounce like a cat on a mouse when the Democrats have their orgy in Boston in a few weeks.
excellent!!!
i would also like to know if they served kool-aide at the event.. i hear they are real big on it!!
The campaign has been in offensive mode for quite a while now.
BWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Spirited. The only spirit Kerry has is that gay spirit for his new boyfriend, John Edwards.
To allay the other concern you relayed to the news media, Bush-Cheney '04 pledges to refrain from using audio, video or transcripts of the event for any television, cable, satellite or radio advertising.
What about print media and internet? :-)
Must be the Demonrats don't want a James Byrd type ad run against Hanoi Johhny.
Maybe next time he will get Terrisa to stick something in his mouth before the puts that size 24 Bozo Slipper in it.
Glad to see they are still on this issue, as I said a few days ago that they should hammer and hammer away at it; however, why promise to not use it in an ad? What's the point? Do they think the liberal media is going to do their job for them? *sigh*
"The campaign has been in offensive mode for quite a while now."
Uhm okay. I know we went after Edwards to define him first, but...when are we going to release the WMD intel so we can force these DemoRats to eat crow?
I'm in DC. Should head down to the Reagan Building tomorrow to volunteer? I can write and have a good phone voice :) Takers?
We could use it and spread it around.
They are just taking a gamble by using that promise. It won't work......they still won't release it, in which case Bush campaign can really hit them like crazy.
Pubbies need to write off the newspapers, network news and CNNMSNBC as channels to get their message out.
The Wellstone funeral/deathparty taught us that democrats pay a high price whenever they are caught in the act of being themselves.
Let's see the tape.
(snicker)
Just daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyumn!!!!!
A message to the Toilet Campaign, regarding your use of "BRING IT ON!" (not what the President said), and the can of whupazz that you asked for:
"Don't start something...you can't finish."
How could the Dem's deny it..by releasing doctored tapes? That would put them in even a deeper hole.
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