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Bush Says 'That Ad' Attacking Kerry Should Stop
http://www.reuters.com ^ | Mon Aug 23, 2004 02:53 PM ET | Adam Entous

Posted on 08/23/2004 12:28:53 PM PDT by KQQL

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Under pressure from Democrats and Republican Sen. John McCain, President Bush on Monday called for ads attacking John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be stopped along with others run by independent groups, and said Kerry should be proud of his war service.

"That means that ad and every other ad," Bush said when asked if he wanted to bring a stop to commercials by a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which accuse Sen. Kerry of lying about his war record in Vietnam.

Bush said Kerry "served admirably" in Vietnam, adding: "He ought to be proud of his record." But Bush stopped short of directly condemning the charge that Kerry lied about his actions.

Unlike previous statements by the White House, Bush this time referred specifically to the ad attacking Kerry's Vietnam service record, though he did not mention the Swift Boat group by name.

Bush did not specify what actions might be taken to stop the advertisements run by independent groups, except to renew his call on Kerry to join him in condemning all unregulated soft money ads.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ads; gwb2004; kerry; swiftboatveterans
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To: KQQL

They'll keep running. The Swifties are not part of the Bush Campaign. This strategery is part of the President's taking the high road. He'll let Kerry mewl and incidentally he's showing he's the classier guy.


21 posted on 08/23/2004 12:35:44 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: KQQL
Bush calls for a level playing field - he only calls for all ads to stop and he keeps asking johnfkerry to join him. Months of kerry's side using a string of 527s airing crap against Bush, now ONE 527 is attacking kerry........and kerry has begun his whining............frankly my response was to send the Swift Boat Vets a donation to keep the ads going. ;-)
22 posted on 08/23/2004 12:35:45 PM PDT by tioga (Flush the johns in '04!)
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To: KQQL
The headline, as usual doesn't quote Bush correctly.

I would never have made a good politician or diplomat. I could never say what Bush did and I pray he only said it because he "had" to. He knows he doesn't control the Swiftees.
23 posted on 08/23/2004 12:36:04 PM PDT by NavySEAL F-16 (Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
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To: Pukin Dog

The invasion of Iraq? My idea. < /smug >

< |:)~


24 posted on 08/23/2004 12:36:04 PM PDT by martin_fierro (____oooo_(_º_¿_º_)_oooo_____)
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To: KQQL

"WELL GUESS , that means now SWIFT ads will run and Kerry can't blame BUSH for them.

Kerry will have to take on Swift Vets himself and not hide behind W."

Now Kerry can say they should stop because both he and Bush say they are not telling the truth.


25 posted on 08/23/2004 12:36:11 PM PDT by familyofman (nobody's right if everybody's wrong)
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To: KQQL

Wait! For the past week we've heard that he can't tell them to stop. Legally or it ties him to their ad. Is this no longer the truth or was it a delay tactic on his behalf?


26 posted on 08/23/2004 12:36:26 PM PDT by joesbucks
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To: KQQL
Bush did not specify what actions might be taken to stop the advertisements run by independent groups

Well, I guess the first thing to do is suspend the first amendment.

27 posted on 08/23/2004 12:36:31 PM PDT by Pete
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To: Pete
This is the BEST "Bang for your political buck" - EVER!

Click the logo to donate to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.


28 posted on 08/23/2004 12:36:50 PM PDT by Chieftain (Support the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and expose Hanoi John's FRAUD!)
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To: All

Nothing new here. He said the same thing on Larry King. This is non news.


29 posted on 08/23/2004 12:36:52 PM PDT by Owen
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To: KQQL

GWB just immunized himself from Kerry's attacks without slammin the vets. Meanwhile, Kerry can't counter the vets by going against GWB. He has to go mano a mano against John O'Neil and the swiftees. JFK is not in a good position.


30 posted on 08/23/2004 12:37:04 PM PDT by Don'tMessWithTexas
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Settle down and take some tranquilizers.


31 posted on 08/23/2004 12:37:07 PM PDT by aft_lizard (I actually voted for John Kerry before I voted against him)
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To: KQQL

Just the next move of rope a dope which puts the kerry team on the defensive. This also helps to defuse the false claim that Bush is behind the swiftvets ad.


32 posted on 08/23/2004 12:37:10 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: Pete

lol...


33 posted on 08/23/2004 12:37:24 PM PDT by KQQL
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To: KQQL

GWB just immunized himself from Kerry's attacks without slammin the vets. Meanwhile, Kerry can't counter the vets by going against GWB. He has to go mano a mano against John O'Neil and the swiftees. JFK is not in a good position.


34 posted on 08/23/2004 12:37:40 PM PDT by Don'tMessWithTexas
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To: KQQL

true enough. regarding this first ad - there is alot of risk to Bush being tied to it, you never know what revelations will arise - he has to publicly distance himself from it, just as Kerry must publicly tie him to it.

but what will Bush say when he is asked about the message in the second ad (which I think is much more powerful then the first)? about Kerry's testimony, what he said when he returned. He can't use this same answer for that, and he also must say that he disagrees with Kerry's assesment of all US vietnam vets being "genghis khan". He better have a good response to the contents of the second ad.


35 posted on 08/23/2004 12:37:48 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: biblewonk

Masterful. The President gives the impression he's giving Kerry a compliment without saying he's truthful. Only someone with Bush's smarts could pull a non-response response of this sort off. And the Democrats say Bush is stupid. Dubya has been underestimated yet again!


36 posted on 08/23/2004 12:38:11 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: KQQL
Kerry will have to take on Swift Vets himself and not hide behind W.

Can.....you.......say......that.......slower....?

Some......folks......are......having.....a.......hard....time....understanding......this.

37 posted on 08/23/2004 12:38:12 PM PDT by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: KQQL

Exactly. He condemned ALL 527 ads, the ones attacking HIM and Kerry and urged Kerry to do the same. I heard what he said WITHOUT the partisan HACK media spin. He also said he thought McCain-Feingold would have put a stop to this.

John O'Neill on Rush's show said they were going to continue the ads because this is PERSONAL. They are not beholdened to the Bush campaign and they don't take their orders from them!


38 posted on 08/23/2004 12:38:18 PM PDT by Sister_T (Democrats AND The Partisan Press are the REAL enemies to freedom in the world!)
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To: alancarp

Yeah, Bush has been on record as an enemy of the First Amendment for a long time. I guess this is no surprise. Which candidate will defend my free speech rights? Neither apparently. I guess we are down to the particulars. Kerry wants to start banning politcal books and Bush hasn't made that suggestion yet. WooHoo! A few crumbs of freedom might remain if Bush is elected. I am just going to vote on other issues and hope that some future President -- or court or whomever -- restores the First Amendment in its totality.


39 posted on 08/23/2004 12:39:13 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: KQQL
Bush did not specify what actions might be taken to stop the advertisements run by independent groups, except to renew his call on Kerry to join him in condemning all unregulated soft money ads.

LOL! like that's going to happen, and he knows it. George W. is one cool dude.

40 posted on 08/23/2004 12:39:24 PM PDT by Texas Mom
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