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Kerry/Edwards lawyers warn TV stations over Swift Boat ad
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| August 5, 2004
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Posted on 08/05/2004 12:01:48 PM PDT by mcg1969
In Rush's closing segment he said that he just received a story or document saying that lawyers for both the Kerry and Edwards teams were sending out letters to TV stations warning them about showing the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth advertisement!
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights
Son of a Bitch! What did you expect?? The liberal destruction machine has been activated!Surely you are not surprised?
701
posted on
08/05/2004 8:24:24 PM PDT
by
CaraM
To: Cincinna
"Let John Kerry release his full military records AND his medical records.
And don't forget - we'd also like a peak at Mama T's tax records.
To: sarasota
Yes, I watched as much of Susan Estrich as I could. I thought she was very rude (surprise!!) to the SwiftVet interrupting him every few seconds, but allowed the former vet supporting Kerry uninterrupted time to speak his peace. She was a lot more deferential to him too. I had hopes for Fox News, but even they seem hostile to the ad.
703
posted on
08/05/2004 8:36:40 PM PDT
by
Humal
To: Humal
Susan Esbitch is a lawyer so she always naturally defends the losers, scapegoats, murderers, liars, etc. etc.!~ She is trying to impress someone with her no botox look, but she don't impress me, she depresses me!
704
posted on
08/05/2004 8:45:36 PM PDT
by
Grassontop
(Frankly John Kerry, I don't give a damm about your Viet Nam war!!!!)
To: mcg1969
August 05, 2004
John Kerry Fires Back at SwiftVets
http://www.washingtondispatch.com/spectrum/archives/000466.html
In response to an advertising campaign that is being circulated by the new, well-funded group, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, John Kerry's attorneys have submitted letters to stations that may carry the ad.
Within the letter, Kerry's team states that the men within the ad are falsely implying that they served along side John Kerry despite the fact that none of the men served as crew members on either of John Kerry's patrol boats. Additionally, they state that the doctor who accuses Kerry of taking a Purple Heart for a "band-aid" wound had not treated Kerry after the firefight that led to the Purple Heart as the SwiftVets claim. If true, this could be damning to the SwiftVets as it would entirely undermine their credibility.
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth is backed by a top Bush supporter from Houston, Texas and is coordinated by a former Reagan administration staffer whose husband ran for lieutenant governor in Texas alongside George W. Bush.
The White House has refused to denounce the ads despite the urging of John McCain.
One of SwiftVets main members, John O'Neill, has a long standing feud against John Kerry. O'Neill was tapped by President Nixon in the 1970's to run a group counter to Vietnam Veterans Against the War of which John Kerry was a member.
If Swift Boat Veterans for Truth turns out to completely lack credibility, this entire chapter would go down in history as one of the dirtiest campaign tricks in modern politics.
705
posted on
08/05/2004 9:12:02 PM PDT
by
Valin
(John Kerry: Dumber than Gore, more exciting than Mondale)
To: Phantom Lord; sarasota
Hey fellas,
I just saw McClellan on Brit Hume. He used exactly the same language as he did at the press briefing: that the Bush administration will not question John Kerry's service in Vietnam, and that they deplore the use of unregulated soft money in advertising. Very careful parsing, to be sure: again, he did not condemn the ad itself.
However, listen to how the Fox News correspondent set up the quote: "John McCain called on the administration to condemn the ad, and later that afternoon, they did just that."
That is not an accurate assessment! Even Fox botched this one.
706
posted on
08/05/2004 9:21:50 PM PDT
by
mcg1969
To: longtermmemmory
Same young fellow on the Dick Cavett show is a founder of Swiftboat Vets for Truth.
707
posted on
08/05/2004 9:24:22 PM PDT
by
RasterMaster
(Saddam's family was a WMD - We FOUND him and sons are DEAD!)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
What did Kerry do after 1971, and when did he get elected to the US Senate?
708
posted on
08/05/2004 10:06:38 PM PDT
by
GretchenM
(A country is a terrible thing to waste. Vote Republican. John Kerry is a menace to my freedom.)
To: Valin
"If Swift Boat Veterans for Truth turns out to completely lack credibility, this entire chapter would go down in history as one of the dirtiest campaign tricks in modern politics."
And if the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has credibility, then how will history judge this campaign.
709
posted on
08/05/2004 11:02:37 PM PDT
by
malia
(BUSH & CHENEY 2004 - We must not ignored the warnings again!)
To: Liz
As the white house Press guy said, "The president has been under attack from over $60 million of 527 paid ads."
Lets see Kerry and McNasty do something about that.
710
posted on
08/05/2004 11:19:29 PM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(The Franchurian Dork Candidate, al Kerry, in his convention speech "Judge me by my record"...)
To: GretchenM
What did Kerry do after 1971, and when did he get elected to the US Senate? Fair question. If you watched the convention, you'd get the impression that he fought in Viet Nam until 1984, when he was first elected to the Senate. Actually for the last 33 years, he has been stuffing my mailbox - both electronic and paper - with campaign literature, chasing any TV live feed in eastern Massachusetts (hence the sobriquet, "Live Shot"), when he's not chasing wealthy heiresses. He's also found time to serve as Lieutenant (from the French for latrine-dweller) Governor under Smerkin' Mike the Good Dukakis, run for congress and calumniate his country, slander his comrades in arms and otherwise act the pest.
To: My2Cents
I hope Brit and FNC give this a good airing. But this is a good test...If FNC takes a dive on this one, it will be pretty solid proof that FNC has been corrupted.They've been corrupted.
Last night at 6, I did something I have not done since 9-11... I watched the TV news- Fox, to be specific. It was softballs and spin.
712
posted on
08/06/2004 3:25:49 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Sunset...)
To: MeekOneGOP
Super. Once again, you da man.
713
posted on
08/06/2004 4:23:01 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)
To: Colorado Doug; MeekOneGOP
Dang! I'm busted.
"They Have No Brains in Lib America"
Sung to It Never Rains in California
Got on board a custom 757,
Kerry Edwards painted on the side for you,
All that talk about lib people, that the libs are sheeple.
It's true, man it's true.
Seems they have no brains in lib'ral America,
Seems that they're all dumber than an f'n door.
They have no brains in Lib America, nor does my Tehrayza,
What's more, I'm a bore.
I got the nod, the DNC said,
I've got no class, I've never led.
I'm so outclassed, I'm so inbred, I'm gonna get stomped.
They have no brains in Lib America, nor does my Tehrayza,
What's more, I'm a bore.
Need to tell the folks Bush lied and I'm a Hero,
I've flip flopped so long I don't know what's true>
I'll pay some lackies to surround me,
Some lackies to surround me.
I'm through, I'm so through.
Seems they have no brains in lib'ral America,
Seems that they're all dumber than an f'n door.
They have no brains in Lib America, nor does my Tehrayza,
What's more, I'm a bore.
Song suggested by lillybet
Conspiracy Guy 8/5/2004
714
posted on
08/06/2004 4:33:37 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)
To: MeekOneGOP
Now that is good. May have to "steal" that for other posts. Thanks.
715
posted on
08/06/2004 4:44:05 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(The dumbocRATs have their heads buried in the sand.)
To: mcg1969; Phantom Lord
I defer to freepers who have corrected me. Thanks.
To: Humal
Fox is dropping off the radar for me. They're just another liberal media enabler. that leaves freerepublic.
To: Uncle Vlad
The theme song for these clowns should be Warren Zevon's "Lawyers, Guns, and Money." How dare you slander a great song.
To: backhoe
That's a good point, but to be fair Hannity had one of the Swiftvets on last nite, and his interview was just replayed on Fox and Friends about 15 minutes ago.
To: OKSooner
And Monica Crowley was on FNC this morning not wanting a thing to do with the story.
Note to FNC: Somebody's LYING. I want to know WHO. Your report, we decide, remember?
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