Posted on 08/05/2004 2:31:25 PM PDT by Grig
HUMAN EVENTS has obtained a copy of a letter which lawyers for the Democratic National Committee and John Kerry have sent to television station managers attempting to suppress the blistering anti-Kerry TV spot created by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and first reported here on HumanEventsOnline.com.
The letter claims the ad is "false" and "libelous" and suggests, in not-so-subtle terms, that TV stations should use their "legal authority" to refuse any requests for advertising airtime, stating that "because your station has this freedom [to refuse the ad], and because it is not a 'use' of your facilities by a clearly identified candidate, your station is responsible for the false and libelous charges made by this sponsor" (emphasis added).
As their first piece of evidence of the ad's supposed lies, the DNC/Kerry lawyers claim that the veterans in the ad "purport to have served on Senator Kerry's SWIFT Boat in Vietnam" but, "in fact, not a single one of the men who pretend to have served with Senator Kerry was actually a crewmate of Senator Kerry's." The problem is that none of these men claimed to have served on Kerry's SWIFT Boat. They simply said they "served with John Kerry" -- and they did.
The letter goes on to make several more misleading statements about the advertisement, in an attempt to protect Kerry's "war hero" record. Read the full text below.
There in lies the problem. If it is untrue, I would have expected John Kerry to respond to it yesterday in one of the many campaign speeches he gave. Forget McCain and the DNC lawyers, I want to hear John Kerry's personal response to his former fellow officers.
Someone had said above, " ..I don't think that this is where Bush ( President George Bush is the proper title) wants this campaign to go..."
From the past totally un-civil, diabolical, falsely accusational charges made by Gore, Kennedy, and Kerry himself,
(WITHOUT ANY of them being disputed by ANY Republican or other REAL main stream Media Elites their all liberal anyhow)
--WHO?? out there IS THERE TOO--to HELP Pres.Bush ATTACK BACK?? WHO?? has been out there to counter THEIR 527 groups!!?? and WHAT Cong./ Senate Republicans have gotten together to speak AGAINST GEORGE SORROS?? ( ONE MAN who could be said help responsible for swaying an American Election!!)
President George Bush was being Political..he HAD to say he's against it and being him ,( WHO is "is"--I think he really does wear a White Hat!! in depth) ,
Let EVERYONE come out and say their piece--or NO ONE--
The FIRST SHOT was FIRED by Kerry anyhow during the primaries on this. If these Vets are WRONG like Kerry and lawyers CHARGE--then they will be SUED, and OFF the air! right??
( Now you know why us teens don't vote often--too much mud in the waters--but us smart ones know WHO has been throwing it more and harder!!---the Clinton's Real agenda card=John Kerry . WHEN do ya think Hillary will announce her bid for 08'???--November 4th??)
Tom, airborns brother
Dead center. You scored.
I've heard it opined that one should never threaten to sue, one should sue and threaten not to drop it.
The specifics are in the book that is being released soon. They have also been discussed by several of these men on various venues, but you'll have to seek out that for yourself. There is far too much detail for a short commercial bite to cover.
This ad is highly likely to get more attention placed on the book where the facts are laid out in detail.
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Perfect!
It is an interesting thought, that maybe J Fin Kerry went to VN to do exactly what is advertised in this phamplet, so that he could come back and make his sweeping claims against ALL U. S. Soldiers and Sailors. it doesn't make sense that someone in such a SHORT time (4 months) becomes this mad dog out of control Jr grade officer. Something doesn't click. Manchurian soldier? Hummmmm.
Here is a letter that I sent to Gromer Jeffers, Wayne Slater, and Tim Connolly of the Dallas Morning News asking them what plans they have to report on the Swift Boat Veterans' ad the journalistic improprieties of the Boston Globe's Mike Kranish.
I would urge others to write Mr. Jeffers, Mr. Slater, and Mr. Connolly and ask them the same thing in your own words.
Be nice -- if we can get one major newspaper to report this story then others will follow.
I built my letter around one written by another Freeper but I can't seem to find it now. If someone figures it out who I plagiarized it from please ping them and pass along my thanks for a great letter.
-DallasMike
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Boston Globe reporter Mike Kranish reported earlier today that "a key figure in the anti-Kerry campaign, Kerry's former commanding officer [George Elliott], backed off one of the key contentions."
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth issued a statement a little later that has Mr. Elliott claiming that the Kranish article is "extremely inaccurate" and that it “highly misstated his actual views.” Captain Elliott reaffirmed his original affidavit and requested that the ad still be played.
Get this, however – Kranish is the author of the forthcoming official book on the Kerry-Edwards campaign called Kerry and Edwards: Their Plans and Promises! Not only that, the Boston Globe has assigned him to cover the Kerry campaign. Why is the author of a fawning campaign book on John Kerry masquerading as an unbiased reporter and why is the Boston Globe allowing him to do this?
This is an amazing conflict of interest and downright journalistic malpractice. What plans does the Dallas Morning News have to report on Mr. Kranish’s impropriety? Has the Dallas Morning News contacted George Elliott to verify that Mr. Kranish really did misstate his views? Does anyone at the Dallas Morning News even care?
-Michael XXXXXXX
Garland, Texas
The absolutely amazing thing about these Democrat whores is their line about none on the Vets for truth having been in the same boat as Kerry. It is not clear whether these ignorant souls are trying to say that the boats traveled in an astonishing formation in which they were out of sight range from each other instead of the way they actually did travel and maneuver or whether they are trying to dupe the public into believing that Kerry's boat traveled with a sort of giant shower curtain around it so that those on the companion boats could not see what was going on on Kerry's boat. Susan Tostesterone in particular was particularly assinine with her ignorant lawyer's questioning based on utterly ignorant assumptions.
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