Posted on 08/21/2004 5:49:22 PM PDT by Navydog
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry's campaign released a video Saturday comparing the controversy over Kerry's Vietnam service to attacks on John McCain during the 2000 Republican primaries.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.excite.com ...
(SWIFT VETS AD)
JOHN KERRY, "They (US NAM VETS) had personally raped, cut of ears, cut of heads,"...
..."randomly shot at civilians,"...
..."cut of limbs, blown up bodies,"...
..."razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Ghengis Khan, "...
..."crimes committed on day to day basis,"...
..."ravaged country side of South Vietnam,"...
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Photo source: http://www.usvetdsp.com
You all have probably already found this but I thought I'd repost it anyway:
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I'm confused. Why is the gap "widening" (according to the Beltway Boys) in the electoral votes. They've got Kerry ahead by a big margin...???
Nut 'n money
Yeah yeah. It's always President Bush who did it. I seen this happening for years. The guy that screaming the loudest is only trying to cover his own trash up. Hanoi john is whining and I don't care. I'm voting for President Bush and Hanoi john can do anything he wants about that including trying to keep me out of the voting booth but I'll fight my way in! God Bless America and all our people in uniform past, present, and future; and the Commander in Chief President Bush who has done a Great Job Leading. One Nation Under God with Liberty and Justice for all, but not with Hanoi john.
What's the difference between this AP story and a Kerry-Edward press release? Isn't it interesting how the Kerry campaign can just call up the media and dictate a story with the exact spin that Kerry wants?
That's how we got to this point: Kerry just kept pumping out all this Bravo Sierra about how he Rambo'd his way through the Mekong Delta, and the press just lapped it up with a spoon and regurgitated it without scrutiny. This fawning coverage p*$$ed off the Swiftees for Truth, and they fired back. Kerry, unaccustomed to anything except Lewinsky-type adulation, is shocked and offended.
The fact is, the media has been doing a Lewinsky on Kerry for more than 30 years, adoring him as a god because he joined the anti-war movement. And now it's all backfiring.
If this is the case then why hasn't this been brought out before?
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I bet if a Republican was involved the "attacks" would suddenly morph into "questions."
McCain seems to see only bad motives from President Bush and is blind to his cohort Kerry.
These vets are not going to be intimidated. They speak for all the families who were devestated by Kerry AND McCain's failure with regard to the POW issue.
McCain could have overcome attacks from vets. To non-vets, the sniping and infighting doesn't have a lot of impact. It's like the Shaq / Kobe feud. Most fans would rather they just stop carping and focus on the game at hand.
For the most part, McCain was running on his record as a Senator, his reputation as a "maverick" and on his signature issue of campaign finance reform.
The reason McCain lost is that Campaign Finance Reform is now and was then a complete dud. Nobody understands Campaign Finance Laws. Nobody cares about them when they're broken. If anyone did, then Bill Clinton and Al Gore would have lost in landslides.
With Kerry, he is not running on his record as a Senator, and he does not have a signature issue beyond "I'm not George W. Bush". Frankly, that's the only issue any of his voters care about.
If Kerry is torpedoed by the Swift Boat Veterans, it will be more for the way he reacted to them than the specific charges leveled against him.
Kerry is handling this very, very, very badly. He's had nothing but harsh words directed at Bush for 2 years. He claims he will fight a more effective, smarter, and sensitive War On Terror. Yet in his greatest moment of crisis, he calls out to George W. Bush as THE ONLY MAN IN THE WORLD powerful enough to stop these attacks.
Someone should point out to McCain the remarks of Rep. Duke Cunningham who was a long time prisoner of war in Vietnam. He has nothing but contempt for Kerry. Indeed, Gen. George Patton III believed that Kerry's actions and words cost the lives of men in his command. If this is true how can McCain "forgive and forget"? Either FBI files or Keating 5 secrets come to mind.
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HILL TO HEAD KERRY 'TRUTH SQUAD' (Kerry Cries for Hillary's Help)
Yahoo News/ New York Post Opt/ED | Aug 23, 2004 | Fredric U. Dicker
Posted on 08/23/2004 8:39:49 AM PDT by Conservative_boy_in_Bangkok
By FREDRIC U. DICKER
JOHN KERRY'S presidential campaign, which slighted Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (news - web sites) during the Democratic convention last month, now wants the former first lady to lead its "truth squad" at next week's GOP convention, The Post has learned.
Party insiders said that aides to Clinton were engaged in "intensive talks" over the weekend with Kerry's representatives about the role she is expected to play.
"It will be high profile; she will be one of the responders at the convention, probably focusing on homeland security issues," said a source familiar with the talks. "I think it's fair to say the Kerry people realize Mrs. Clinton could be very effective."
Another insider said, "It's ironic that after they snubbed her in Boston, they now want to use her in New York." ...(Snip)
To make the Lunatic Libs even more pathetic and insane, donate to the Swiftvets.com to buy more ads.
https://www.swiftvets.com/swift/ccdonation.php?op=donate&site=SwiftVets
Adding a link for review: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1189018/posts?page=14#14
How do you know he has McCain's blessings?
Why did they have to have McCain's blessings? I don't think so, they're just trying to say what's happening to Kerry is what happened to McCain. I think McCain will be angry to be put in this position. But as far as getting McCain's permission on this, I seriously doubt it.
Has McCain condemned this ad??? If it speaks VOLUMES about McCain!!
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