Posted on 06/25/2009 12:48:54 AM PDT by james500
Federal election officials will have a hand in writing the script on Sen. John Kerry's plans to become a movie producer.
The Federal Election Commission meets Thursday to consider Kerry's request to use $300,000 from his campaign funds to invest in a documentary about injured Iraq war veterans.
The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee wants to be an executive producer for a movie tentatively titled "Keeping Faith," by White Mountain Films. Kerry would not be paid, but he could get up to a 120 percent return on his $300,000 investment, according to a March 16 letter he sent to the FEC outlining his plans.
Kerry's efforts would include helping line up investors and obtaining interview subjects for the film.
A decorated Vietnam War veteran who served as a Navy swift boat commander, Kerry has long been a champion of veterans causes. Friends who are involved in veterans issues had approached Kerry several months ago and asked him to become an executive producer of the movie.
The film's director and producer is George Butler, a longtime Kerry friend. Butler had success with his 1977 documentary "Pumping Iron" about a then-unknown bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Butler also made "Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry," which was released during Kerry's White House run against President George Bush. The movie chronicled Kerry's military career as well as his efforts leading veterans protesting the war after coming home.
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If a gangster like Chili Palmer can pull it off then I dont see why a traitor like Jenjis John couldnt. “ Hey Horseface, look at me!”
It simply amazing that this guy is pushing to use campaign funds to do this and not his own money. Goes to show you how much confidence, or lack of, he has in this project. John Kerry is truly one of the most disingenuous aholes in DC and there are a lot of them there.
Go ask your wife for the money, you cheap greedy dufus!
She must have cut off his allowance again.
Navy swift boat commander not swift Kerry fails.
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