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Posted on 09/28/2004 12:16:48 PM PDT by watchout
Soros Resurfaces to Bash Bush, Boost Kerry
(1st Add: Includes additional details about George Soros' press conference.)
Washington (CNSNews.com) - Billionaire financier George Soros reemerged in the presidential race Tuesday to announce a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign and nationwide speaking tour to criticize President Bush.
Soros vowed to spend up to $3 million to refocus the anti-war message and intensify the attacks on Bush's handling of Iraq. As an ardent supporter of Sen. John Kerry's presidential bid, he also hopes to help defeat Bush in November.
"The situation in Iraq is dire because we are damned if we stay and we are even more damned if we pull out," Soros said. "We have got to find an orderly exit. And I think that [Kerry] is much better situated than President Bush, and his approach, which is that you have to find a political solution and you can't do it only by military means, is the right answer."
But Soros' latest venture does not come without its risks. The Republican National Committee called it an act of "desperation" on the part of the Kerry campaign. Because of his controversial views on crime, drugs and guns, Soros has become one of the left's most polarizing figures.
"The only explanation for the Daddy Warbucks of the Democratic Party, George Soros, to step out from behind the curtain 35 days before the election is his obvious concerns for his investment in John Kerry," RNC spokesman Jim Dyke said in a statement.
Soros' new campaign actually targets Republicans and influential business leaders, but the billionaire has also angered many on the right for donating more than $15 million to left-wing 527 groups with the sole interest of defeating Bush and other Republicans.
His 12-city speaking tour begins next week in Pennsylvania and continues through the battleground states of Ohio, Florida and Minnesota until Oct. 26, just one week before the Nov. 2 election.
Soros plans to run a two-page centerfold ad Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal and similar ads in local newspapers throughout the country. He will mail his anti-Bush speech to 2 million homes and offer a free chapter of his book on his website.
The offensive is aided by Fenton Communications, the left-wing public relations firm that counts MoveOn.org as one of its top clients. The firm's chairman, David Fenton, positioned himself beside Soros at Tuesday's press conference, controlling his message and who asked questions.
Although Soros' speech focused mostly on Bush, he didn't shy away from his defense of Kerry. Dating back to January he endorsed Kerry's candidacy. Soros later told Time magazine he was delighted that a "war hero" had emerged from the Democratic primaries to challenge a "warmonger."
"Top Republicans claim, without a shred of evidence, that al Qaeda wants John Kerry to be elected president," Soros said. "There is no truth or evidence for this outrageous assertion. There must be something wrong with us if we believe it. I want to shout from the rooftops, 'Wake up America. We must realize we are being misled.'"
Soros' campaign launch got a boost from retired NATO commander Wesley Clark, who also earned Soros' support during the Democratic primaries. Soros backed former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as well.
Clark returned the favor Tuesday when he introduced Soros as a visionary leader who has lived the American dream after emigrating from Hungary following Nazi rule and then communist control.
"George Soros has some very, very important points of view to share with you," Clark said. "I may not agree with all of them. I didn't write them, but I strongly support the importance of his point of view and getting this debate engaged in the right way." More to come.
Basically if Kerry wins Soros would run this nation.
I hope Soros wakes up November 3rd to find himself bankrupt AND his candidate slaughtered! What a loser!
Why do we have to leave? I thought we were more damned if we pull out. Sounds to me like Soros wants 4 more years for Bush to finish the job.
FYI ping
Is he a US citizen?
Poohbah - look who's diving in now.
Howlin, JohnHuang2, please use ping lists. Time for a heads-up.
convicted currency speculator george soros do you?
Yes, that's what Americans want to hear, Billionnaire foreigners trying to influence our presidential election. Another stroke of genius by the commie-symps and their running dogs.
I'm still convinced his REAL name is "Ernst Stavro Blofeld."
Leftist ass.
Hungarian, I believe
Socialist Billionaire Drug peddling foreigners!
If Bush wins, Soros loses his national drug franchise.
Notice, then, his citizenship status is never mentioned in these articles.
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leftist , George Soreass.
I just picture Kerry getting on a large plane owned by Soros on November 3. When the plane is in the air, the front portion breaks off, allowing Soros to escape in his Goldfinger mini plane while Jean and Teresa plunge into the Atlantic Ocean.
You're absolutely right. Kerry would be nothing more than a puppet for Soros.
People need to be reminded of this.
What Soros really needs to do is go over to Iraq to talk in person with some of those religion of peace types. They'll know exactly what to do with him.
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