SWIFT BOAT VETERANS FOR TRUTH'S INITIAL AD GENERATES $400,000 TO PAY FOR MORE AIR TIME

Lexington Herald- Leader ^ | Aug. 15, 2004 | Tom Infield

[Soul Seeker]

And that total is just the beginning. Donations will continue and when a new ad appears, elicit a new wave.

The media has exposed itself on this issue. Their reputation will continue to decline.

My thanks to these Veterans and their supporters!

[ArmstedFragg]

$400,000 from 8,000 donors

Aha! 50 bucks apiece! Proof that this is all the work of the Republican attack machine! (Democrats don't have that kind of money)

...or so goes the spin.

[Buffalo Head]

"This would all pass if the Democrats forced Kerry to drop out...."

Be careful of what you wish. If Kerry is forced out, Mrs. Clinton will step up. Are we certain that she can be defeated?

[pepperhead]

Good plan, run the commercials a couple of days before Kerry comes to town. If they can get them on the local tv channel right before the news it would be even better. After a couple of days of this commercial and no coverage by the local press you might sway some more people. A little local news paper advertising might help as well. And who knows maybe a reporter might grow a set and ask Kerry directly about his time in Cambodia.

[USA_Soccer]

Unfit for Command Shipped from Amazon and people are recommending "instead of books" that trash Bush -- and they couldn't even have read it yet.

Please visit Amazon and recommend something GOOD (write a review too)
< http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0895260174/qid=1092449463 >

[Mogollon]

When contributing by check, please include your occupation and employer. Checks should be made payable to "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth."

Sounds a little fishy to me. Why would contributors donating to the Swiftee's need to list their employer?

[Steven W.]

second ad should include video of Kerry talking about his Christmas in Cambodia on the floor of the Senate and then his testimony in 1972, tying those together and publicizing the fact that Kerry has had to admit his Cambodia tale was all a lie.

[Mogollon]

.....the group is nothing but a Republican hit squad.....

John O'Neil and Steve Gardner are both democrats.

[Steven W.]

527 regulation

[pepperhead]

Be careful of what you wish. If Kerry is forced out, Mrs. Clinton will step up. Are we certain that she can be defeated?

More likely the ambulance chaser would move up and take his place and Gephard would run as the vp. Getting in now is a losing proposition that Hillary is too smart to get herself involved in.

[pepperhead]

Right and you have to include the part that Kerry has to admit the Cambodia story was a lie. He can't get off saying I have corrected my record. No O'Reilly cop-outs allowed.

[ProudVet77]

Isn't there a cutoff date for 527 or special interest tv ads? Something like 60 or 30 days before the election?

[speekinout]

Have her call her local RNC office (or do it for her). They will help her get an absentee ballot, and even register if she's not registered already.

[pepperhead]

Isn't there a cutoff date for 527 or special interest tv ads? Something like 60 or 30 days before the election?

I thought it was all elections ads. The last 30 days the republicans are going to get killed in the media if they can't run adds. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

[Barnstormer]

They have to list that data when they report their cortributions from private individuals. Federal requirement.

[MarMema]

Thanks for the address for a great cause and BTT!

[Timmy]

Brit Hume talked about the book forcefully this morning. Said it was a well written book where people stepped forward and made accusations publically, without hiding behind anonymous accusations. Said it was well sourced and the one item that has been investigated thoroughly, the Cambodia Christmas thing, turned out to be true and forced Kerry to retreat. He further advocated the press pay as much attention to it as they did the Bush natioinal guard thing. He had to slap Juan real hard, too. Thought he was going to fire him on the air.

[COEXERJ145]

The candidates can run ads until election day. 60 days before the elections all non candidate funded ads are supposed to cease. We'll see.

[Free Trapper]

Mrs.FT usually writes the checks and pays the bills at my place so I wasn't sure about this.

We don't put my occupation on anything we don't have to because it can target us for animal rights nutcases.

I've had some medical personnel and others that saw my occupation on paperwork I had to fill out take an offensive attitude at times.

Guess Mrs. FT needs to send the check in her name,we don't need to be a bigger target than we already are. :)

[pepperhead]

Thank you for clearing that up.