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Swift Boat Veterans will spend $500,000 in Minnesota
MPLS Star & Sickle ^
| 10-30-04
| Greg Gordon
Posted on 10/30/2004 5:36:48 AM PDT by Rakkasan1
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Vietnam veterans group that has spent $19.5 million attacking John Kerry's military record and character bought $500,000 in Minnesota TV advertising time on Friday for the presidential campaign's final three days.
"We had some extra donations and figured that Minnesota would be a good place to put the money," said Chris LaCivita, a strategist for the Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth.
Steven Schier, a Carleton College political scientist, said that "you wouldn't see an ad buy like this" if Minnesota were not "ground zero in the presidential race."
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: boat; minnesota; mn; swift; swiftboat; swiftboatvets; veterans
(Carleton College was where Saint Wellstone worked before becoming Saint Wellstone)
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posted on
10/30/2004 5:36:54 AM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
To: Rakkasan1
If Bush wins Minnesota, Kerry is dead meat. A telling sign for the rest of the country.
To: Chieftain; Nick Danger; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; RaceBannon; kellynla; patton; IGOTMINE; ...
"We had some extra donations and figured that Minnesota would be a good place to put the money," said Chris LaCivita, a strategist for the Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth. I figure that's a pretty good place, too. :-)
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posted on
10/30/2004 5:50:10 AM PDT
by
Coop
(In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
To: xuberalles
LOOK WHERE THEY ARE SPENDING MONEY!!!!!!
And, one doesn't "spend money" where it isn't anticipated to do any good, at this point.......so, things must be looking good for GWB in MN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
10/30/2004 5:50:53 AM PDT
by
soozla
("I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not too sure............"-John Kerry)
To: Coop
anyplace they can get their message out is a good sign
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posted on
10/30/2004 5:51:57 AM PDT
by
boxerblues
(www.ohbluestarmothers.org)
To: Coop
That reminds me - I gotta put a sign on the roof. ;)
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posted on
10/30/2004 5:59:08 AM PDT
by
patton
(Die Frau haette sich keine Sorgen dabai, aber meine Freundin wuerde mich sofort um die Ecke bringen!)
To: patton
You haven't done that yet? I delivered the thing on Tuesday, Bro! Get busy and upset some neighbors!!
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:02:41 AM PDT
by
Coop
(In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
To: Coop
Just got off an airplane last night.
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:07:04 AM PDT
by
patton
(Die Frau haette sich keine Sorgen dabai, aber meine Freundin wuerde mich sofort um die Ecke bringen!)
To: patton
So you've wasted 10-12 hours?!?
Real nice...
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:08:44 AM PDT
by
Coop
(In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
To: Rakkasan1
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:10:47 AM PDT
by
Aeronaut
(This is no ordinary time. And George W. Bush is no ordinary leader." --George Pataki)
To: Rakkasan1
Hawaii, with it's high veteran's population, is also a good place.
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:14:50 AM PDT
by
LincolnLover
(Useless Vanities and Reposts--The Bane of an Admin Moderator's Existence!)
To: Rakkasan1
"We had some extra donations and figured that Minnesota would be a good place to put the money," said Chris LaCivita, a strategist for the Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth.Great! My investment paid off with a home dividend.
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:21:00 AM PDT
by
MNnice
To: Coop
It is on the roof. I can hear the lamentations of the women already. LOL. My wife is having a cat.
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:22:02 AM PDT
by
patton
(Die Frau haette sich keine Sorgen dabai, aber meine Freundin wuerde mich sofort um die Ecke bringen!)
To: xuberalles
My favorite ad, the "Whatever it Takes" masterpiece played here last night. I glanced over at my roughneck 23 year-old and he had a tear in his eye. Powerful stuff.
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:23:09 AM PDT
by
MNnice
To: patton
It is on the roof. I can hear the lamentations of the women already. LOL. My wife is having a cat. LOL! Hey, ask her how it makes her feel that Bin Laden's tape, Michael Moore's rants and Kerry's press releases all sound alike!
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:27:19 AM PDT
by
Coop
(In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
To: xuberalles
Great news! Thank God for the SwiftBoat Vets, O'Neill, and the millions of people who believed them and sent in donations. What do you bet the RATs spend long winter nights trying to come up with a new, improved campaign finance reform bill that outlaws anyone desirous of tanking a RAT candidate?
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posted on
10/30/2004 6:32:58 AM PDT
by
hershey
To: MNnice
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posted on
10/30/2004 7:42:57 AM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
(Justice of the Piece:Charity is conservative;doing it with someone else's money is liberal.)
To: MNnice
Glad to hear the ads are still able to impact people. I'm sure you folks have been saturated.
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posted on
10/30/2004 9:24:59 AM PDT
by
Coop
(In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
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