Well, the vast majority of the donors to Swift Vets are Republican, so, in a literal sense, ABC is telling the truth.
Which is amazing. The next thing they will tell us is that most Bush donors are also Republicans. This has to be more than just coincidence.
ABC's implication is that the Bush campaign or the RNC are behind this. That is false, so by Kerry standards ABC should be admonished because they shouldn't say things that aren't true. By Kerry standards I should be demanding that ABC radio be silenced.
I have never once heard of moveon's ads referred to as "Democrat funded."
Fat chance.
Which is why what you write is bull$hit.
"Literal" would mean that the ad was funded by the Republican party, not by individuals who may donate to the Republican party and may or may not be registered to vote as Republicans.
The English language CAN BE very precise, so be careful how you use it.
Your statement is unprovable, since the 200,000-plus donations to the SBVT since the first ad's release - and this total is probably much greater now - average, according to the SBVT site, $59. The initial "seed money" certainly was from Republicans, but the many who are now contributing may be nonvoting Vietnam veterans who want revenge for Kerry's lies in 1971, or independents fed up with media bias, people who simply hate Kerry, nonRepublican libertarians, or nonpartisan conservatives.
In any case, a truthful news outlet would not say "funded by Republicans", since that is not verifiable. Oh, never mind, this is ABC News we're talking about, isn't it?