Michael Russell is not listed anywhere on the Swift Boat Vet site (http://swift1.he.net/~swiftvet/index.php?topic=AboutUs). The article in post #70 states that Mr. Russell is 48. He is too young to be a Swifty.
I was wondering about that. Sounds like the Dems have knee-jerked AGAIN, with a pathological phobia of the SBVT.
48? It's been 30 years since we left Vietnam, he could have been 18, but I doubt it.
The group has been heavily funded by Houston conservative Bob Perry, who has given over $5 million to Republicans in the past few years. Along with the ad, there is a book "Unfit for Command" which is being published by right-wing Regnery Press and being publicized by the conservative magazine Human Events, which shares office space with Regnery. The PR firm handling the projects is Creative Response Concepts run by former Pat Buchanan communications director Greg Mueller with the help of former Pat Robertson communications director, Mike Russell.So, while not a Swiftee, it appears he does act as some sort of spokesman, perhaps via association with Ben Ginsberg's law offices. Most of Mr. Russell's public statements are related to the legality of airing the ads as 527. E.g. "The ads don't tell the viewer who to vote for, so they are legal" sort of thing.Full Story: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/06/opinion/lynch/main634587.shtml
CBS News | Can Voters See Through Sham Ads? | August 7, 2004