Posted on 08/20/2004 7:41:15 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
The Los Angeles Times notes this morning that he Kerry campaign has hired former Clinton White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart and Joel Johnson, a lobbyist who worked for President Clinton to help respond to the Swift Boat Veteran's attacks.
Group officials who discuss strategy on condition of anonymity said that the anti-Kerry group plans to hammer the Democrat for his war claims and protests after he left Vietnam, especially his claims that US soldiers committed war crimes.
The group are also arranging local veterans to criticize Kerry when he vists their states.
Aides said Kerry has been flooded with calls from concerned veterans, and a CBS poll released last night showed the senator losing significant support amongst those who served in the armed forces.
Instead of rebutting each charge, Kerry blamed Bush for sanctioning such highly personal attacks, though there is no evidence that the presdients campaign has any direct connections to the anti-Kerry group.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
Sean asked John O'Neil his educational credentials. Graduate of the Naval Academy and 1st in his class at the U.of Texas Law School.
He may be down 10-15 after the convention..
It is a good ad. It made the veins pop out in my neck.
So Nace began talking with a small group of Kerry friends known as the dog hunters. It was in 1984 that the dog hunters first organized. Kerry's Democratic primary opponent, James Shannon, had said during a televised debate that if Kerry, who became a leading critic of the war after he returned from Vietnam, "felt that strongly about the war, you would not have gone." Kerry responded that Shannon was insulting veterans, adding, "That dog won't hunt." A group of Vietnam veterans rallied to Kerry's side and became known as the dog hunters, helping Kerry in subsequent races, including in 1996, when questions were firest raised about Kerry's Silver Star. Now the dog hunters, including Nace, were mobilized for another battle at Kerry's side.***
Dee Dee Myers..LMAO!
For some reason, the movie "The Deer Hunter" popped into my head.
I suppose it's because Joe so often looks like a deer caught in your headlights,
but I don't know whether it's an appropriate parallel to the movie or not.
The movie presented such an unrealisticly bleak perspective of the Pittsburgh area
that I found it boring, and could never watch more than 5~10 minutes of the darn thing.
Same here! They are going to need all the support they can get with the Democrat attack machine kicking into high gear.
Get the popcorn ready!
Toricelli/Lautenberg.
Wellstone/Mondale.
We're staring to see it with McGreevey.
Who still controls The Party? Who still commands the soccer moms? Who might the Party pick who can still pull off a win against Bush?
new swiftee ad... BAM!
Kerry's words, Kerry's voice.
Came back to computer to post latest I'm hearing:
On Fox Major Garrett just played most of the newest ad and said one of the POWs in the ad was a McCain supporter in 2000 (Oops, there goes the "this was the same group working AGAINST McCain at Bush's behest").
Also this man supporter Mark Warner, a dem, when he ran.
I'm sorry--I didn't write down the name as I was in the other room but Garrett will surely repeat this information later, so keep an ear out everybody.
David Corn on the ad: Misleading as Kerry was testifying to secondhand information. Ookaay.....then why was his testimony deemed worthy of testimony before a Senate committee, hmmmmmmmmmmm?
Corn was losing it during the exchange...shrill, Republican attack, blah blah blah
Back to housework for me.
Bump!
He HAD to SERVE on the very same boat or else he can'y say anything....right??? RIGHT??
"Yeah, but the Swift Boat Vets are being funded by a Texas Republican."
Not only that, but the Texas Republican is from Texas! And he's a Republican!
JOHN KERRY=
Traitor
Pronunciation: 'trA-t&r
Etymology: Middle English traitre, from Old French, to hand over, deliver, betray
1 : One who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty...
2 : One who commits treason...
Check out #49
Schrum.....Lockhart....Tad Devine.......Chris Lahane......some of the MEANEST SOB'S on the planet. Lovely campaign, Frenchie.
And he's a White Male!
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