Kerry Camp Will Ask Feds to Pull Swift Boat Ads!

CNN Crossfire ^ | 8/20/04 | Tucker Carlson

[gopwinsin04]

Tucker Carlson just said that CNN has been notified that the Kerry camp will seek to have the goverment pull the Swift Boat veterans for Truth ads.

[Stellar Dendrite]

"First lawyers to hit TV stations.
Then private investigators to dig up dirt on the Swifty's.
Now an FCC complaint."

John O'Neill and the Swifties better stay away from Fort Marcy Park.

[andyandval]

I voted for Lazio and I just gave the Swiftvets $50. Not bragging, just committed.

[GrinFranklin]

This reminds me of Jim Carey's movie Liar Liar.

"Your honor...I OBJECT !!!"

"On what grounds?"

"Because it is devastating for my client"

[MeekOneGOP]

:^D

[Smogger]

Pingola.

Kerry responds to the latest ad (so fast my head is still spinning)

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?ReleaseID=34993

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The only way he can save his war hero image is to rebut or silence the critics.

I'm just now jumping into this thread so I apologize if I'm making a point already made. That said. . .

This is a huge risk for the Kerrisites. A very public slapdown by the FCC will just add to their woes. They must see catasrophe in their future to roll the dice like this.

[Indie]

Hey Kerry: Go to hell.

[abnegation]

Now The Great One is going after McVain.

[RightWingMama]

I just donated $25 and bought the book at www.Booksamillion.com ("in stock")

I bought the book at Booksamillion yesterday (in stock) and today I received an email saying the books were backordered.

[spycatcher]

This is defininitely a pre-election Florida strategy where the Dems lawyers are trying to change the rules of the game for 527s after their truly illegal 527's and Michael Moore did their damage on Bush.

[Dog]

That is a lame response...

[terilyn]

See my post #540 on this thread. I share your concerns.

[hattend]

Kerry Campaign Statement on New Swift Boat Veterans for Bush Ad

8/20/2004 5:16:00 PM

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To: National Desk, Political Reporter

Contact: Chad Clanton or Phil Singer, both of Kerry-Edwards 2004, 202-464-2800; Web: http://www.johnkerry.com

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Kerry-Edwards campaign spokesman Chad Clanton released the following statement today about the new Swift Boat Veterans for Bush ad:

"This is another ad from a front group funded by Bush allies that is trying to smear John Kerry. The newest ad takes Kerry's testimony out of context, editing what he said to distort the facts. He testified as a 27 year-old Vietnam veteran. He opposed a war that, at that point, cost over 44,000 lives of the 58,245 names that are on the Vietnam Memorial wall. It says a lot that the President refuses to condemn this smear. The American people want to hear how we're going to cut health care costs and strengthen the economy, not smears."

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Paid for by Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc.

http://www.usnewswire.com/
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/© 2004 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/

[applemac_g4]

>My only concern about this the FEC. It is supposed to be
>bipartisan, split equally between Deomcrats and Republicans.
>I seem to recall Clinton drug his feet on Republican
>appointments so the Democrats had a majority for a while.

True. Then again, will Clinton appointees do anything that favors a guy who could keep Hillary from becoming president in 2008?

By the way, why are there so many leftover democratic appointees in the bureaucracy? Didn't Bush do a proper purging of the old guard when he was elected?

[demlosers]

Here's one email address. I'll probably FReep Weintraub first, the McCain rat, if I cannot find an address for Chairman Bradley A. Smith.

Vice Chair Ellen L. Weintraub

CommissionerWeintraub@fec.gov

Federal Election Commission 999 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20463
(800) 424-9530 | In Washington (202) 694-1100
For the hearing impaired, TTY (202) 219-3336

http://www.fec.gov/

[TwoSue]

Include his statement that he participated in atrocities, etc...

[terilyn]

Thanks for that.

I'll make good use of it.

[andyandval]

I just saw this. I was for the issues before I was against the issues.

[mass55th]

"John Kerry's campaign formally alleged "

And that's all it amounts to...frivolous allegations that won't go anywhere. They're just doing this to create the appearance of improprieties on the Bush and Vets side. When they can't respond with facts, they create smoke and mirrors to blur the view. Like throwing a cog in the wheel.

Mark Levin is talking about this right now, saying any moron can file a complaint, but it takes months and months for the complaint to be resolved. The Kerry campaign is saying that the Vet ads are promoting the election of George Bush...which we know they aren't. Bush hasn't even been mentioned in any of their ads.