Swift Boat" flyer pictures from Republican Headquarters in FL (Been given to the Gainsville Sun)

Me | 8/21/04

[mcshot]

Done!
Thx,
mc

[areafiftyone]

It's gotta be the picnic baskets. They just hate picnics! ;-)

[Ohioan from Florida]

Gainesville is a hotbed of liberalism. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that only a few show up at the rally. The Sun is so far to the left that it makes it difficult for my mom to stomach reading the local rag.

[Libertina]

LOL Yes, that *must* be it ;)

[Polybius]

Hey FReepers, go to your local DNC board and takes pictures of all the Michael Moore trash they have posted in their windows. If they don't take pictures anyway. Find a way to post them to this board or a new thread.....

All you have to do is go to Moveon.org's web side and their advocacy for Kerry is right there in plain English.

Bush allies are attacking John Kerry’s military service with an ugly, outrageous, and false ad. Senator John McCain called the ad “dishonest and dishonorable,” and urged Bush to “specifically condemn” it, but so far Bush refuses to do so. Call on Bush to reject and condemn the “Swift Boat” ad today at:

[GeorgeW23225]

Actually, this is a REALLY stupid tactic by the left wing nuts. It will only give the Swift Boat Vets MORE publicity. And that is a GOOD thing.

The tactics of the left gets more desperate every day, doesn't it?? hehehe

I love it.

[Toskrin]

Seems like all the claims and accusations are being made by poeple who have no idea what this idiotic law says. I don't know myself.

[xJones]

Thank you very much, now I see.

[MJY1288]

Is it me, or does that flyer look like it's on the outside of the glass?

[NonValueAdded]

If there is to be a rally with a conservative theme, it would be stupid for the local campaign staff NOT to take notice. The same would apply to the Kerry campaign and liberal events. However, if local staff is coordinating the event, then that borders on a technical violation of some complex rules and needs to be reined in pronto.

Campaign Finance Reform is a joke and the worst is yet to come with the kick-in of the 60 day period. Here is the NonValueAdded campaign finance reform proposal:

• 1) immediate fictitious name registration (held in an internet-accessible database) for all political advertisements; ditto for PACs, 527s, etc.; no registration required when done under your own name;
• 2) immediate database recording of all contributions in excess of a cumulative $250 limit (no endless series of $249 contributions), with data accessible via the Internet;
• 3) slander and libel laws enforceable;
• 4) Severe penalties for misuse of donation and registration information (enemies list, IRS audits, etc.)

Rationale: free speech is free (unfettered) speech but there is no right to anonymity or protection from slander / libel consequences (except from harassment - see #4 - which has a prior restraint effect).

When I see crap on TV like the media fund ads, I'll leave it up to the Bush campaign to refute the content but I want to know who is placing the ads so I can make up my own mind as to their validity, accuracy, and agenda. Knowing who makes up the media fund and who is providing the major funding is the important part.

PS ... did anybody note that one of the provisions put forth for the Ag Bill was to forbid Internet publication of who got the subsidies (protecting the likes of Sam Donaldson and Scotty Pipen)? That is clear evidence that sunshine is the best cleanser for the political process. I hope that the provision did not become law.

[blu]

looks like the big sign is on the inside of a window, and the rally one (c'mon, does the world really think Repub. spell political with a "k"??) looks like it was taped on the outside.Notice the upturned corner.

[MJY1288]

Look at the close up of the flyer and notice the reflection of the American flag on the right, the reflection stops at the edge of the flyer. That tells me that the flyer is on the outside of the glass

[inkling]

What they're doing is fine. DU Creeps or not, there is nothing sleazy about taking photos in public places. The funny thing is that these flyers don't show any illegal collusion between the Bush campaign and the Swifties.

This tactic shows that the left has no good play available to them. After they spent $67 million in 527 ads bashing Bush, they are being destroyed by a little half-million campaign. If I were them, I'd be pissed too! :-)

[blu]

my bad....adjust glasses, the k becomes the "c".

[DallasMike]

Check out this search for the word MoveOn at the DNC homepage.

One of the things that struck me was a quote from this article:

"The Democratic Party is partnering with MoveOn.org, People for the American Way, Campaign for America's Future, and dozens of other groups representing millions of Americans to organize a massive public mobilization."

The Democrats are partnering with these organizations? Sounds like collusion to me!

[tutstar]

The Fl Dems would be better off spending their time teaching their party members how to vote so they don't embarass us again.

[goldstategop]

Yep - if that's not "co-ordination" prohibited by CFR, I don't know what would be. Of course the law is meant only to gag up Republicans.

[McGavin999]

So let me get this straight; Republicans CANNOT congregate with other similarly-minded Republicans in public places?

Right. Didn't you get the memo? Republicans don't have the right of free speech nor do they have the right to peacefully assemble.

Sheesh, where have you been?

[claudiustg]

---Anything to change the subject.

Exactly. Go on the offensive. Make the truth tellers seem like the guilty ones even though they're not guilty of anything. Deflect peoples attention away from the real issue. Change the subject.---

The only problem, of course, is the way in which they've done it, stepping on the First Amendment. Do they really want the subject changed to their attempted infringement of the Bill of Rights?

[auboy]

Can't the Dems afford a decent camera? With all the Soros money floating around, you'd think they could buy good equipment.

And the sign itself… couldn't the Dems find a quality printer. I thought they were the 'artsy' party.