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Nightline covers the Swift Boat story again
ABC News Nightline | 8/19/2004 | Gerry Holmes

Posted on 08/19/2004 2:23:36 PM PDT by ArcLight

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To: ArcLight

Bush needs to get out there and say: "There are a number of ads out there targeted at me which I feel distort my record, but they are being broadcast by 527s. I'm not holding Senator Kerry responsible for the ads, even though they are funded by Senator's Kerry's contributors. There is no reason for Senator Kerry to blame me for ads that I have nothing to do with. He should address the people who are criticizing his war record. I'm not criticizing him on his wartime service, but on his record in Congress."


21 posted on 08/19/2004 2:31:53 PM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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To: ArcLight
Anchor Chris Bury bring us an anatomy of a story fueled by the media. How did it get so big so quickly?

ROFLOL. I think he means, "How did it get so big when we did everything we could to suppress it?"

22 posted on 08/19/2004 2:32:02 PM PDT by shezza
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To: Publius

Bad journalists use nuance and slant, disguised as information, to dissiminate their perspectives, strategists study the issues and act accordingly. These are blatant partisan questions in defense of Kerry trying to determine an appropriate response.


23 posted on 08/19/2004 2:32:32 PM PDT by mgist
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To: gov_bean_ counter

So far, the Kerry Campaign has proven itself to be the most incompetent major party Presidential campaign since Mondale.

The whole thing reminds me of Mondale: the weakness, the sniveling, the strident leftism, the generally 'crackpot' quality of the message, almost daily gaffes, etc.

It's nostalgic.


Anyone else remember the "Teach Your Children Well" defeatism of 1984?


24 posted on 08/19/2004 2:33:03 PM PDT by Petronski (John Kerry put the 'vet' in 'inadequate vetting.')
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To: ArcLight

Kerry forumula:= When attacked by one group, run and attack another. Bush isn't the guy firing the guns, the vets are but Kerry evidently doesn't want to fight them.


25 posted on 08/19/2004 2:33:21 PM PDT by VRWC_minion
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To: ArcLight
How did it get so big so quickly?

Oh yeah, this has been out there since May and the big media is still ignoring it. Bury and Kopel must live on Bizarro World.

And Ted, it's not a Republican group.

26 posted on 08/19/2004 2:33:31 PM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: ArcLight
It's the lead topic on talk radio and the cable stations and is taking on a life of its own.

No thanks to the mainline media.

27 posted on 08/19/2004 2:33:34 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: mgist

We had another Liberal LIAR '92-2000

We are not going to get another Liberal LIAR '04-08


28 posted on 08/19/2004 2:33:38 PM PDT by Zenith
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To: jimbo123
Nightline joins the Washington Post in the Kerry team's brown book offensive against the Swifties.

And the Swiftees say, BRING ... IT .... ON!!!!!

29 posted on 08/19/2004 2:34:48 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: TommyDale

nope. And suddenly its important who funds these things, when Soros has been dumping money into moveon.org for a while now.


30 posted on 08/19/2004 2:34:54 PM PDT by RolandBurnam
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To: ArcLight
Kerry accused the President of letting others do "his dirty work" and invoked the President's own words "bring it on" to challenge him to a one on one debate on their respective war records.

I once again challenge Thurston John Forbes Kerry III to simply debate John O'Neill. Like he did 30 years ago. Maybe we can get Dick Cavett to moderate? So? What do you say Mr. BRING IT ON???

KERRY: Buc buc buc! Bucc -- cAAAAWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

31 posted on 08/19/2004 2:35:16 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Strategery - "W" plays poker with one hand and chess with the other.)
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To: neverdem

"Consider buying a copy of "Unfit for Command". Give it to the significant women in your life. While they might not vote for Bush, maybe they'll vote for Nader or stay home.
"

My missus told me to get the book before I had gotten around to telling her that I was going to get it. ;)

Still waiting for it to arrive...


32 posted on 08/19/2004 2:35:19 PM PDT by rightvet
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To: wideawake

Bush just needs to say this whole thing is a matter between Vietnam vets that is best left up to them.


33 posted on 08/19/2004 2:35:36 PM PDT by VRWC_minion
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To: ArcLight

They really wished this had just gone away. Wow. Exactly how powerful is the internet? This never would have happened eight years ago!


34 posted on 08/19/2004 2:35:46 PM PDT by blteague
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To: TommyDale
Do they identify all the MoveOn.org ads as "Democratic-funded"?

Of course not! But it is offensive to them if you call them on it.

35 posted on 08/19/2004 2:36:14 PM PDT by gilliam
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To: All
ROUND TWO--

Success! The first round of organized MSM hits didn't take. Score SBV's. The SBV's pass ahead into round Two, we'll see more panic from the Kerry/DNC team if successful. My bets on the SBV's.

36 posted on 08/19/2004 2:36:54 PM PDT by Soul Seeker
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To: ArcLight

a tarpit

37 posted on 08/19/2004 2:37:26 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it)
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To: ArcLight
This picture of Kerry turning the tables on his accusers has surfaced:

38 posted on 08/19/2004 2:37:35 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: ArcLight

Nightline (when it didn't have the seeming Thurlow ammo to use against the Swifties) had a freakishly unfair, slanted towards Kerry show on this already. I can only assume that it will be even more so tonight.

I suspect they'll have weak GOPers on to get beat the Hell of by some Carville type Lefty.

Whomever goes on needs to make much of the Cambodia lie and subsequent Kerry admission that the story he told 50 times wasn't true. That's huge!!!! I would also reiterate that he only served 4 months and 11 days of a 12 month tour. I hope O'Neil is on for the anti-Kerry position.

It's also important to show how Kerry can't get away with declaring his fellow Vietnam Vets war criminals, but reserving the title of "war hero" for himself.

I accept Nightline to run a Corsi-is-a-racist-Thurlow-has-been-discredited-the-ad-is-funded-by-Texas-friends-of-Bush's-brain-Karl-Rove-and-Bush-had-spotty-attendance-in-the-NG-in-Alabama game plan to perfection tonight.


39 posted on 08/19/2004 2:37:35 PM PDT by faithincowboys
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To: TommyDale

I'm funding the SwiftVets with multiple small donations.

And I'm proud of it.


40 posted on 08/19/2004 2:37:43 PM PDT by tomahawk
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