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VETS' AD GOES HEAVY 'MEDAL' (SWIFTEES)
New York Post ^
| 8/31/04
| DEBORAH ORIN
Posted on 08/31/2004 1:36:00 AM PDT by kattracks
August 31, 2004 -- EXCLUSIVE Vietnam veterans against John Kerry today are launching a new TV ad that shows the Democrat renouncing his war medals timed to zing Kerry just before he speaks to vets tomorrow at the American Legion convention.
It's the latest move to undermine Kerry by the group known as Swift Boat Veterans for Truth efforts that appear to have sent him slipping in polls and have sparked rumors of a Kerry campaign shakeup.
The ad starts with video of marching Marines and paints Kerry who became an anti-war activist when he came home from Vietnam as one of those who "turned their backs on their brothers."
It shows a long-haired and bearded hippie-type in a military jacket not Kerry appearing to toss his military medals as Kerry and many other anti-war vets did at protest rallies in the early 1970s.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ads; kerry; medals; sbv
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posted on
08/31/2004 1:36:00 AM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
Ouch thats gonna hurt. Perfect timing
To: boxerblues
I just hope the veterans give him a welcome he's NOT EXPECTING.
3
posted on
08/31/2004 1:44:48 AM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(Nov 2004 - an Election for the Soul of America)
To: CyberAnt
To: kattracks
Its damaging.... even more so than the last commercial. What kind of vet throws his medals away? No wonder John F*ckin' is seeking to shake up his campaign.
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posted on
08/31/2004 1:50:48 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: kattracks
Timing is everything. Well...distance also counts....lol.
6
posted on
08/31/2004 2:15:31 AM PDT
by
Khurkris
(Proud Scottish/HillBilly - We perfected "The Art of the Grudge")
To: kattracks
7
posted on
08/31/2004 3:00:44 AM PDT
by
Rocket1968
(Democrats will crash and burn in 2004.)
To: boxerblues
Ouch thats gonna hurt. Perfect timing Nothing less could be expected from the VRWC, haha
8
posted on
08/31/2004 3:05:28 AM PDT
by
leadhead
To: leadhead
Ouch thats gonna hurt. Perfect timing Nothing less could be expected from the VRWC, haha
VRWC=Thinking People
9
posted on
08/31/2004 3:06:50 AM PDT
by
leadhead
To: kattracks
How long before the elections can the Democrats still replace Kerry? In NJ it is apparently anytime for a Democrat in spite of a filing deadline.
10
posted on
08/31/2004 3:28:29 AM PDT
by
Dante3
To: kattracks
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) rushed to Kerry's defense yesterday, calling the criticism "ridiculous."
11
posted on
08/31/2004 3:32:43 AM PDT
by
Nick Danger
(www.swiftvets.com www.wintersoldier.com www.kerrylied.com)
To: kattracks
Kerry's own handpicked historian, Douglas Brinkley, told the Washington Post over the weekend that Kerry's Christmas in Cambodia claim is "obviously wrong," backing up a key claim by the swift vets who say it never happened.Impossible. Can't be. Why, Andrew Sullivan was lisping on his site, just the other day, that the Vets were all stinking, contemptible liars, for heaven's sake...!
12
posted on
08/31/2004 4:22:31 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
(I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
To: boxerblues
"Ouch thats gonna hurt."Oh great ... now Kerry is gonna get *ANOTHER* purple heart???
13
posted on
08/31/2004 4:30:50 AM PDT
by
The G Man
(Hi, Mark! I see you watching me!)
To: kattracks
They may not be able to pry JFKerry off his island.
To: The G Man
Oh great ... now Kerry is gonna get *ANOTHER* purple heart???
Nope no blood this time just a big owiee
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Andrew Sullivan should apologize to the Swifties pronto.
16
posted on
08/31/2004 4:37:49 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
17
posted on
08/31/2004 5:20:42 AM PDT
by
Coop
(In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
To: kattracks
Saw the ad this morning on Fox News. It is a great one. Kerry is looking like the traitor he really is. The American Legion should turn their backs on him when he speaks there tomorrow.
To: Coop
HILLARY TO THE GREEN ROOM PLEASE. HILLARY TO THE GREEN ROOM.
19
posted on
08/31/2004 5:39:37 AM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Control the information given to society and you control society.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
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