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Kerry Campaign Won't Fire MoveOn Staffer
NewsMax .com ^ | 8/22/04 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 08/22/2004 5:42:49 AM PDT by kattracks

The Kerry campaign is gloating this weekend over the resignation of Bush Cheney volunteer, former Vietnam War POW Ken Cordier, who's featured in the latest Swiftboat ad - saying it proves illegal coordination between the Swiftvets' 527 group and the official Bush campaign.

But Kerry has no plans to fire Zach Exley, a key campaign staffer who served as the organizing director for MoveOn.org throughout the presidential primaries. What's more, MoveOn, whose sole mission is to defeat President Bush in November, maintains that Exley is allowed to "communicate" with the 527 group even as he works for the Democratic nominee.

"Col. Cordier did not inform the campaign of his involvement in the advertisement," the Bush campaign said in a statement late Saturday. "Because of his involvement [in the ad] Col. Cordier will no longer participate as a volunteer for Bush-Cheney '04."

But there's no doubt that Kerry knew all about Exley's background when he hired him.

In April the Kerry for President Web site proudly announced: "Zach Exley joins the [Kerry] Internet team as Director of Online Communications and Online Organizing. He was previously the director of special projects for the MoveOn.org."

Exley claims he won't communicate with MoveOn until after the election, but when he teamed up with Kerry, MoveOn's executive director, Eli Pariser, acknowledged that Exley will be able to make use of "what he's got in his head."

And a statement issued by MoveOn when Exley signed on with team Kerry insisted, "federal election rules permit some forms of communication" between Exley and the liberal 527.

As for the ideas that Exley has "got in his head" and will now be sharing with the Kerry campaign, his past credits include a political parody site that portrayed Bush as a crack user.



TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 527groups; doublestandard; kennethcordier; kerry; moveon; swiftboatveterans; zachexley
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1 posted on 08/22/2004 5:42:49 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks

Has anyone even heard the media remark on the connection between Kerry's campaign and moveon?


2 posted on 08/22/2004 5:45:40 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: sarasota
Has anyone even heard the media remark on the connection between Kerry's campaign and moveon?

Hell no. And they won't.

3 posted on 08/22/2004 5:46:58 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Mo1

Looky here. Can you say "hypocrisy?"


4 posted on 08/22/2004 5:47:14 AM PDT by sweetliberty ("A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left." (Eccl. 10:2))
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To: kattracks
"But Kerry has no plans to fire Zach Exley, a key campaign staffer who served as the organizing director for MoveOn.org throughout the presidential primaries. What's more, MoveOn, whose sole mission is to defeat President Bush in November, maintains that Exley is allowed to "communicate" with the 527 group even as he works for the Democratic nominee."

Once again, there is nothing to see here. Pay no attention to the democrat behind the curtain. He's only there to help you. The laws are just guidelines for the GOP to follow. Democrats are exempt.

5 posted on 08/22/2004 5:47:16 AM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: sarasota
"Has anyone even heard the media remark on the connection between Kerry's campaign and moveon?"

I'm sure they will.....any day now. < /sarcasm >

6 posted on 08/22/2004 5:48:02 AM PDT by sweetliberty ("A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left." (Eccl. 10:2))
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To: kattracks

And this is surprising how?


7 posted on 08/22/2004 5:48:04 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)
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To: kattracks

Unbelievable!.....


8 posted on 08/22/2004 5:48:40 AM PDT by mystery-ak (The most dangerous place in the world...between Moore and Ronstadt in the buffet line!)
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To: kattracks

You gotta give the Rats credit, they can say and to the most amazing things with a straight face. I hope the Bush folks don't say a word about this. Right now the Dems are going berserk over the SwiftBoat Vets and we definitely should not change the subject.


9 posted on 08/22/2004 5:50:17 AM PDT by Casloy
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To: kattracks

Moveon Staffer told to Kerry on.


10 posted on 08/22/2004 5:50:36 AM PDT by hflynn
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To: kattracks

John McCain. Calling John McCain. Your 'prize' is burning and sinking fast.


11 posted on 08/22/2004 5:50:52 AM PDT by auboy (MSM's creed: see no truth, hear no truth, speak no truth.)
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To: kattracks

Is there anything that WE (I mean the "little people" ... like us common folk) can do to MAKE the ABCCBSNBCCNNPMSNBC notice this and report it? Perhaps if the White House were to mention -- again and again in connection with this issue -- the fact that a paid Kerry Campaign staffer had worked for, and still has ties with, moveon.org? Perhaps THAT would force the networks to report it?


12 posted on 08/22/2004 5:53:45 AM PDT by TexasGreg ("Democrats Piss Me Off")
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To: sweetliberty
Looky here. Can you say "hypocrisy?"

Can we say "criminal", under McCain-Feingold? Because if we can, shouldn't we put someone behind bars or fine the snot out of them? Or are we trusting the courts too much here?

It's not enough that Republicans have to avoid an appearance of impropriety. It's necessary that we demand that no one is above the law, no matter how stupid we may feel that the law is.

13 posted on 08/22/2004 5:54:17 AM PDT by CanisMajor2002 (“My religious beliefs don’t allow me to be scared.” -- SPC Antrone Vaughn)
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To: Casloy

They'll start eating one another alive, like the starving RATS they are.


14 posted on 08/22/2004 5:54:29 AM PDT by hershey
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To: sarasota

No, but I heard about the Bush staffer who left after they found out his connection, first thing this morning.


15 posted on 08/22/2004 5:54:47 AM PDT by airborne (Death From Above)
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To: kattracks

"But there's no doubt that Kerry knew all about Exley's background when he hired him."

LOL, I have the distinct impression that Kerry doesn't have a clue what's going on in his campaign.


16 posted on 08/22/2004 5:55:47 AM PDT by Bahbah
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To: sweetliberty

I just sent the News Max link of this article to Fox & Friends. Maybe one of them will discuss it, but probably not.


17 posted on 08/22/2004 5:55:52 AM PDT by demkicker
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To: kattracks
Amazing...and yet the Bush campaign fires their SwiftVet-affiliated worker.

Pubbies just continue to let the evil Donkey machine ride roughshod over them. Any organization that comes out to defend them (Republicans)in any way that offends the left then receives a healthy dose of friendly fire.

Welcome to the Bizarro world.

18 posted on 08/22/2004 5:56:22 AM PDT by AngryJawa (The Original Grumpy Gen-Xer)
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To: kattracks
Wasn't it just Friday that Kerry filed a formal complaint with the FEC about the Swift Boat Vets stating that it was a front organization for the Bush campaign? Talk about double standards. Kerry's a pathetic POS.
19 posted on 08/22/2004 5:56:40 AM PDT by NRA2BFree (Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce!)
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To: CanisMajor2002
"It's necessary that we demand that no one is above the law, no matter how stupid we may feel that the law is."

Good luck trying to get compliance from a RAT. They think the laws don't apply to them.

20 posted on 08/22/2004 5:56:51 AM PDT by sweetliberty ("A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left." (Eccl. 10:2))
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