Posted on 09/17/2004 8:31:52 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) - John Kerry (news - web sites)'s Democratic election campaign accused Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) of making money from the Iraq (news - web sites) war through his links to the Halliburton company, in a new television advertisement.
The spot, which will be shown in states where Kerry is in the tightest race with President George W. Bush (news - web sites), shows Cheney saying in 2003: "I have no financial interest in Halliburton of any kind and haven't had now for over three years."
Cheney gave up his job running the Texas-based oil services and general contracting giant to join the Bush campaign in 2000. But since saying he had no links to Halliburton, Cheney has admitted he was still receiving pension payments.
Kerry's advert goes on: "The truth: As vice president, Dick Cheney, received two million dollars from Halliburton. Halliburton got billions in no bid contracts in Iraq.
"Dick Cheney got two million dollars. What did we get? A 200 billion dollar bill for Iraq."
The Kerry campaign has launched a series of aggressive new television adverts since Bush pulled ahead in opinion poll ratings during September.
John Kerry (news - web sites)'s Democratic election campaign accused Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) of making money from the Iraq (news - web sites) war through his links to the Halliburton company, in a new television advertisement.(AFP/File/Luke Frazza)
Isn't John Edwards portfolio loaded up with defense and petrolium stocks?
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Is Michael Moore on Kerry's campaign staff now?
Are the chow halls in Iraq using any Heinz products?
This is very dangerous...
Im so sick of this rant about Halliburton... as sick as I am of hearing Rosie ODonnal (sp?) talk about her "wife" ewwwwwwwwwwwwww and ANYONE talking about TerZZZZZa ....
If that's his attack line, so be it. He's failed with the 'Iraq war wrong time wrong' et al. Failed with 'the W stands for wrong'. Failed with Iraq is not war on terror, failed with the economy vs. Iraq...loser is shrill and he's losing.
Kerry has profited for over 30 FRIGGIN' YEARS from his Viet Nam antiwar lies & activities!!!
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Invested heavily in defense and petro stocks.
yaa, thats the ticket....
Hey John, the Kool aid drinkers allready beleive this, you ain't gonna convinve many others though.
Pathetic on so many levels...
Yeah, and Cheney kills puppies and kittens for fun, too.........
I wonder if he knows he is lying?
2 million dollars? Do they have any evidence or is it a forgery in progress?
Why is Halliburton stock under $30 then?
Halliburton employees over 100,000 people, feeds our troops, cleans up oil spills, caps oil fires, builds roads and bridges; all with minimal profits. What the hell has Kerry done?
http://www.bostonherald.com/national/view.bg?articleid=36510
Halliburton hypocrisy?: Teresa profited when VP was CEO
By David R. Guarino
As Sen. John F. Kerry's campaign escalates charges over energy giant Halliburton's government deals and ties to Vice President Dick Cheney, there's one thing they don't mention - the Kerry family's own Halliburton payday.
OK John, time to show the mama T. tax returns.
Exactly! John Edwards made HUGE profits from sales of oil related stocks after the Iraqi war started.
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