BTTT!
Dear *******,
I'm interrupting John Kerry's dispatches from the road to tell you about something that will make you angry, but which is important for you to hear.
We knew it was coming: the Bush campaign and several allied right-wing groups are using August to launch a vicious smear attack against John Kerry. They think we're vulnerable this month because while George Bush is still able to raise money for attack ads, Kerry had to stop fundraising at the Democratic convention last week. They're taking this opportunity to go for the jugular.
We need you to join us in this fight today by supporting the Democratic Party.
https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html
The worst of the current wave of attacks is coming from a Republican-funded group called "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth." (I'll call them by a more accurate name: Swift Boat Veterans for Bush.) The group is led by a longtime Republican operative and financed by GOP contributors with strong ties to George Bush. Its function in the overall Republican strategy is this: tear down John Kerry since Bush has no record or vision to run on.
The swift boat ad is full of lies. Thirteen men who never served with John Kerry lie about knowing him and viciously attack his record. It is a new low for the Republicans.
Every time they have attacked us like this, it has only made us stronger. When they ran dishonest attack ads (like the unbelievable new one on the air right now), thousands of new supporters flocked to our campaign to give us the resources we need to fight back on the airwaves.
Now that the general election has begun, they're hoping things are different. They're going to be sorely disappointed because we are not alone. The Democratic National Committee is well prepared to take on this fight.
And therefore I'm asking you: everything you did for our campaign, please do now for our Democratic Party. Give the party the resources it needs to fight against these right-wing attacks:
https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html
The Democratic Party is responsible for putting organizers and volunteers into the field and turning out the millions of votes we need to win. We literally cannot win this election without the party.
https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html
You and I know that if we so much as yield an inch to George Bush and the Republicans this month, we'll live to regret it. In fact, we may live to regret it for four long years. Join with me in supporting the Democratic Party today.
Thank you,
Mary Beth Cahill
Campaign Manager
Paid for by Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc.
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ping
Sean is actually allowing the man to speak.
Not bad for a story that is being actively supressed.
I hope our side does not go overboard with the bashing( even if it is truth telling ) and create a backlash effect and drive voters away from Bush.
Perhaps Springsteen and the Useful Idiots Tour can turn this around for Kerry. ;'
This is an open invitation to ALL FReepers, veteran or not, Vietnam era or not. Please join us on September 12th as we tell the world that John Kerry was a liar and traitor then, just as he is a liar and traitor now
KERRY LIED . . . while good men died
A gathering of Vietnam veterans from across America
Where: Upper Senate Park, Washington, D.C. It is easy to get to, shady and pretty, with a great view of the Capitol dome in back of the speaker's platform. THIS IS A NEW LOCATION AS OF 7/17/04
When: Sunday, Sept 12, 2004 2:00-4:00 PM (EDT)
Why: To tell the truth about Vietnam veterans. To counter the lies told about Vietnam veterans by John Kerry
All Vietnam veterans and their families and supporters are asked to attend. Other veterans are invited as honored guests.
If you are in DC on the 11th, look for the National March Against Terror.
In God We Trust…..Semper Fi!
Does anyone know what the legality is around donating to a group like this if you're not a U.S. citizen? I'm living here as a non-resident alien (trying to get my green card right now) and I'd love to donate to these guys but I know there are issues around, for example, giving money to a political party as a non-citizen. I want to donate but I especially don't want to break the law.
Yee Haw and Howdy Veronica!
I keep thinking, we still have to depend on these vets, keep asking them to stand in the front, keep asking them to serve. And they just keep doing it.
Kind of humbling, really.
"But most surprising is that despite Sen. McCain’s swift and very public repudiation of this ad and the lingering questions on the veracity of the charges, it still ends up being a net negative for Kerry – especially among crucial undecided voters."
My gut tells me that this is because people have a basic sense of unease about Kerry. There's something wrong with the man.
I am amazed that the Demos put forth such an unsuitable candidate - and then I think of Hillary.
I hope the vets survive the viciousness of the personal attacks sure to increase more and more.
I had heard this from a knowledgeable woman in Washington D.C.
Too bad for the Dems that Bush doesn't have a war record to criticize.
DONATE NOW. PLEASE.
BTTT!
At last some positive news.
yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Kerry is a lying jerk and if Lannie Davis sees this on FR...just go to h*ll you scumbag.
