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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: mewzilla
Well, I can't offer an explanation for that. I guess that just means the denizens of a particular internet forum will have to keep the true story moving.
To: Valin
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.
This is going to be THE Dem/Lib line of attack against the Swift vets. There heros, they served their country well, but they're lying about "serving" with John Kerry because they weren't on their boat.
The Dems knew this was coming, so they've chosen their language and their line of attack very carefully and probably have polling and focus-group data showing that it's effective with the general public. Their goal is to get the Swift vets to say "no" when pressed on whether they were on the same boat ask Kerry. Susan Estrich clearly demonstrated this last night during the H&C interview.
What the Swift vets need is an effective rebuttal and counter-attack that allows them to make their points while avoiding having to say "no" on the "you weren't on the SAME boat, were you" question. They need some concise, easy to understand term or phrase that clearly explicates that they DID serve in combat with Kerry. Personally, I like the term "Wingman". It describes the exact situation they were in to a "T", and anyone who has ever seen TopGun will understand it.
Here's an example of how it could have been used effectively lat night:
Swift vet: I served with John Kerry
Estrich: But you weren't on the same boat as him, were you?
Swift vet: I was his wingman
Estrich: But not on the same boat ...
Swift vet: I was his wingman, went into battle with him and saw him engage the enemy from a distance of only a few yards
Estrich: Just answer the question, you weren't on the same boat ...
Swift vet: I was his wingman. [indignantly] I went into combat with him and if it was good enough for the Navy and this country to send me into battle right next to John Kerry, it should be good enough for you.
To: OKSooner
Thanks for the info- I didn't keep the TV on long enough to see H & C.
723
posted on
08/06/2004 5:53:51 AM PDT
by
backhoe
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To: tanknetter
"This is going to be THE Dem/Lib line of attack against the Swift vets. There heros, they served their country well, but they're lying about "serving" with John Kerry because they weren't on their boat."
I think you have hit the nail on the head here. If the other vets weren't on the same boat as Kerry, they didn't serve "with him" and therefore are lying. This is just more of "it depends upon what the word 'is' is".
724
posted on
08/06/2004 6:05:38 AM PDT
by
Humal
To: Humal
That's why the Swift vets NEED to get ahead of this with their use of language and specific descriptive words like "Wingman".
To: christie
"I have two web sites: hillaryforpresident-2008.com and to come www.hillaryforsenate2006.com, which are an assortment of sourced quotes and some little know facts. I keep finding new threads on the web of deceit she and hubby have been spinning." Awesome...looks like you've got a bulls-eye on the HildaBeast!! I'm really hoping RudyG lays a first-class arse-whuppin' on her in '06, but I expect she'll bail out before that happens. In any event, I'm right there beside you between now and November '08...we gotta spread the word as to just how EVIL the HildaBeast really is!!
FReegards...MUD
726
posted on
08/06/2004 6:14:47 AM PDT
by
Mudboy Slim
(Vast RightWing is Rockin'!!)
To: MeekOneGOP
727
posted on
08/06/2004 6:15:59 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: Conspiracy Guy
"Kerry has nothing to fear but TRUTH itself." Zackley!! As El Rushbo put it, "The Left's Kerry campaign is built on this balsa wood foundation that Kerry's a military war hero!!" It's paramount that the Right set the record straight!!
FReegards...MUD
728
posted on
08/06/2004 6:34:12 AM PDT
by
Mudboy Slim
(Vast RightWing is Rockin'!!)
To: Liz
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." Yep...everything the Left believes is built on LIES and DECEPTION!!
The ROUT is ON...MUD
729
posted on
08/06/2004 6:35:48 AM PDT
by
Mudboy Slim
(Vast RightWing is Rockin'!!)
To: Conspiracy Guy
730
posted on
08/06/2004 6:41:59 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
To: Arrowhead1952
Thank you. :^) By all means, feel free to post it. :^D
731
posted on
08/06/2004 6:43:01 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
To: traumer
Could you pls. make another version with
"Unfit for Command"? See the #1 Bestseller..... Not sure I quite understand. Are you saying put "Unfit for Command" where "Not fit to be President" is ??
I would be happy to make another version. Let me know, okay ? Thanks.
732
posted on
08/06/2004 6:47:20 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
To: Conspiracy Guy; Colorado Doug; Happy2BMe; devolve; potlatch; yall
haha! Good song parody, CG ! And Colorado Doug, I liked your humor post there on #697, too. :^D
733
posted on
08/06/2004 6:54:19 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
To: Mudboy Slim
Leaving on His Jet Plane
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So wave bye, dont look at me,
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Told him that, he really needs to go.
Hes leaving, on his jet plane.
We all hope, he wont be back again.
Oh John, we wish youd go.
Conspiracy Guy aka 8/6/2004
734
posted on
08/06/2004 7:05:34 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)
To: MeekOneGOP
Leaving on His Jet Plane
JohnDenver
All his records sealed, hes ready to go.
Hes flipped and flopped, as we well know.
But we must now wake up,
And say goodbye.
Now the light is shining,
Its a new morn.
His bus is waiting,
Hes holding corn.
Already hes so funny,
I could cry.
So wave bye, dont look at me,
Turn around and really flee.
Told you that, you really need to go.
Hes leaving, on his jet plane.
We all hope, he wont be back again.
Oh John, we wish youd go.
Theres so many times, hes lied, we found.
We all just wish, he would leave town.
The words he says, they dont mean a thing.
Everything he says, a lie to you.
As he flips and flops a time or two.
When he leaves town, much sunshine it will bring.
So wave bye, dont look at me,
Turn now and really flee.
Told him that, he really needs to go.
We all hope, he wont be back again.
Oh John, we wish youd go.
Now the time has passed were tired of you.
Please be gone we wont miss you.
Well hold the door, you get on your way.
Think about the time will come.
You will see that you are dumb.
Well recall the day we got to say.
So wave bye, dont look at me,
Turn now and really flee.
Told him that, he really needs to go.
Hes leaving, on his jet plane.
We all hope, he wont be back again.
Oh John, we wish youd go.
Conspiracy Guy aka 8/6/2004
735
posted on
08/06/2004 7:07:40 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)
To: MeekOneGOP; Colorado Doug
Leaving on His Jet Plane
JohnDenver
All his records sealed, hes ready to go.
Hes flipped and flopped, as we well know.
But we must now wake up,
And say goodbye.
Now the light is shining,
Its a new morn.
His bus is waiting,
Hes holding corn.
Already hes so funny,
I could cry.
So wave bye, dont look at me,
Turn around and really flee.
Told you that, you really need to go.
Hes leaving, on his jet plane.
We all hope, he wont be back again.
Oh John, we wish youd go.
Theres so many times, hes lied, we found.
We all just wish, he would leave town.
The words he says, they dont mean a thing.
Everything he says, a lie to you.
As he flips and flops a time or two.
When he leaves town, much sunshine it will bring.
So wave bye, dont look at me,
Turn now and really flee.
Told him that, he really needs to go.
We all hope, he wont be back again.
Oh John, we wish youd go.
Now the time has passed were tired of you.
Please be gone we wont miss you.
Well hold the door, you get on your way.
Think about the time will come.
You will see that you are dumb.
Well recall the day we got to say.
So wave bye, dont look at me,
Turn now and really flee.
Told him that, he really needs to go.
Hes leaving, on his jet plane.
We all hope, he wont be back again.
Oh John, we wish youd go.
Conspiracy Guy aka 8/6/2004
736
posted on
08/06/2004 7:08:31 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)
To: Conspiracy Guy
Look at that last photo of Edwards...he looks like a clueless MORON...whatta DOLT!!
I was at an event Wednesday night, and a bandanna-wearing, Harley-riding dude came up and told me the scariest thing about having Kerry as POTUS was that we were a heartbeat away from having Edwards as Commander-in-Chief!!
FReegards...MUD
737
posted on
08/06/2004 7:15:50 AM PDT
by
Mudboy Slim
(Vast RightWing is Rockin'!!)
To: Mudboy Slim
Edwards could keep the terrorists tied up with law suits for years. Then he'd get all their money.
738
posted on
08/06/2004 7:23:41 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)
To: Mudboy Slim
CICERO A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murder is less to fear.
739
posted on
08/06/2004 7:27:08 AM PDT
by
Liz
To: Conspiracy Guy; Happy2BMe; Grampa Dave; potlatch
hahaha! That has got to be the best job of putting Parody Lyrics with pics I've ever seen (#735). Way to go, CG!
740
posted on
08/06/2004 7:32:41 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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