Bush-Cheney ‘04 Announces New Ad in West Virginia

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[PhiKapMom]

Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Bush-Cheney ‘04 Announces New Ad in West Virginia

ARLINGTON, VA – This morning, Bush-Cheney ’04 released a new television ad entitled “Troops” that will begin running in West Virginia today. The new ad examines John Kerry’s vote against funding for our troops in Iraq, including money for body armor, higher combat pay and better health care for reservists and their families.

The video of the new ads will be transmitted via satellite at noon and available at www.GeorgeWBush.com at 10:30 a.m. Additionally, the ad will be e-mailed to thousands of Bush-Cheney supporters in West Virginia.

Script for “Troops”

PRESIDENT BUSH: I’m George W. Bush and I approve this message.

NARRATOR: “Few votes in Congress are as important as funding our troops at war. Though John Kerry voted in October of 2002 for military action in Iraq, he later voted against funding our soldiers.”
SENATE CLERK: “Mr. Kerry:”
ANNOUNCER V/O: “No.”

NARRATOR: “Body armor for troops in combat.”
SENATE CLERK: “Mr. Kerry:”
ANNOUNCER V/O: “No.”

NARRATOR: “Higher combat pay.”
SENATE CLERK: “Mr. Kerry:”
ANNOUNCER V/O: “No.”

NARRATOR: “And, better health care for reservists and their families…”
SENATE CLERK: “Mr. Kerry:”
ANNOUNCER V/O: “No.”

GRAPHIC: John Kerry: Wrong on defense.

NARRATOR: “Wrong on defense.”

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John Kerry Wrong on Defense

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Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Bush-Cheney '04 Ad Facts - "Troops"


AD FACT

NARRATOR: “Few votes in Congress are as important as funding our troops at war. Though John Kerry voted in October, 2002 for military action in Iraq, he later voted against funding our soldiers....”
SENATE CLERK: “Mr. Kerry:”
ANNOUNCER V/O: “No..”

BACKGROUND

Kerry Voted For War, Then Voted Against Funding It.

October 2002: Kerry Voted For Iraq War Resolution. (H.J. Res. 114, CQ Vote #237: Passed 77-23: R 48-1; D 29-21; I 0-1, 10/11/02, Kerry Voted Yea)

October 2003: Kerry Voted Against Senate Passage Of Iraq/Afghanistan Supplemental Funding. The bill provided “approximately $65.6 billion for military operations and maintenance and $1.3 billion for veterans medical care.” (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Kerry Voted Nay)

AD FACT

NARRATOR: “Body armor for troops in combat.”
SENATE CLERK: “Mr. Kerry:”
ANNOUNCER V/O: “No.”

BACKGROUND

October 2003: Supplemental Funding Bill Kerry Voted Against Provided “Extra Money For Body Armor For Soldiers …” (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Kerry Voted Nay; “Highlights Of Iraq, Afghanistan Measures,” The Associated Press, 10/17/03; S. Rept. 108-160, Conference Report On S. 1689, 10/2/03)

AD FACT

NARRATOR: “Higher combat pay.”
SENATE CLERK: “Mr. Kerry:”
ANNOUNCER V/O: “No.”

BACKGROUND

October 2003: Supplemental Funding Bill Kerry Voted Against Provided Increased Combat Pay For Troops. (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Kerry Voted Nay; “Highlights Of Iraq, Afghanistan Measures,” The Associated Press, 10/17/03; S. Rept. 108-160, Conference Report On S. 1689, 10/2/03; “FY 2004 Supplemental Request For Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), And Operation Noble Eagle (ONE),” U.S. Department Of Defense, 9/03)

Bill Included $17.81 Billion For Pay, Allowances, Subsistence, And Other Military Personnel Costs For Troops Activated For Duty In Iraq, Afghanistan, And Elsewhere In Support Of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, And Operation Noble Eagle. This funding “includes $1,248,200,000 for enhanced Special Pays including Family Separation Allowance [FSA], Imminent Danger Pay [IDP], and Hostile Duty Pay [HDP],” and stop-loss programs. (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Kerry Voted Nay; See Text Of H.R. 3289, Engrossed Amendment As Agreed To By Senate; S. Rept. 108-160, Conference Report On S. 1689, 10/2/03)
Bill Increased Imminent Danger Pay From $150 To $225 Per Month And Family Separation Allowance From $100 To $250 Though End Of FY 2004. (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Kerry Voted Nay; See Text Of H.R. 3289, Engrossed Amendment As Agreed To By Senate; S. Rept. 108-160, Conference Report On S. 1689, 10/2/03)
AD FACT

NARRATOR: “And, better health care for reservists and their families…”
SENATE CLERK: “Mr. Kerry:”
ANNOUNCER V/O: “No.”

BACKGROUND

October 2003: Supplemental Funding Bill Kerry Voted Against Provided Health Benefits For Reservists And Guardsmen Called To Active Duty, As Well As Support For Their Families. (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Kerry Voted Nay; “Highlights Of Iraq, Afghanistan Measures,” The Associated Press, 10/17/03; S. Rept. 108-160, Conference Report On S. 1689, 10/2/03; “FY 2004 Supplemental Request For Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), And Operation Noble Eagle (ONE),” U.S. Department Of Defense, 9/03)

President Requested And Senate Bill Included $658 Million For Defense Health Program To Provide Health Care To Mobilized Guardsmen And Reservists, Plus Their Dependents. “[T]he supplemental request also includes special medical support for mobilized Guard and Reserve members and their dependents, who, as a result of their mobilization, are eligible to receive health care from the Department. In addition to the mobilization-related health care costs, funds are also required to support other health care requirements, such as post deployment health care and replenishment of frozen blood stocks. The Operation and Maintenance (O&M) costs to support deployed Reservists and National Guardsmen are usually paid from the Services’ Active O&M accounts, while all health care costs are paid from the Defense Health Program.” (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Rept. 108-160, Conference Report On S. 1689, 10/2/03; “FY 2004 Supplemental Request For Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), And Operation Noble Eagle (ONE),” U.S. Department Of Defense, 9/03)

Bill Also Provided Eligibility For TRICARE Health Benefits To Reservists, Guardsmen And Their Dependents If They Are Activated For Duty, Unemployed, Or Their Employer Does Not Provide Health Care Benefits. (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Kerry Voted Nay; See Text Of H.R. 3289, Engrossed Amendment As Agreed To By Senate)

[Use It Or Lose It]

Just saw the ad on tv. Demmies will be beside themselves when they see this one!

[Mudboy Slim]

Workplace Vocabulary:

BLAMESTORMING:
Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.

SEAGULL MANAGER:
A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves.

ASSMOSIS:
The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard.

SALMON DAY:
The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get screwed and die in the end.

CUBE FARM:
An office filled with cubicles.

PRAIRIE DOGGING:
When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and people's heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on.

MOUSE POTATO:
The on-line, wired generation's answer to the couch potato.

SITCOMs:
Single Income, Two Children,Oppressive Mortgage. What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home with the kids.

STRESS PUPPY:
A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiney.

XEROX SUBSIDY:
Euphemism for swiping free photocopies from one's workplace.

PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE:
The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.

ADMINISPHERE:
The rarefied organizational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the adminisphere are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve.

404:
Someone who's clueless. From the World Wide Web error message "404 Not Found," meaning that the requested document could not be located.

OHNOSECOND:
That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a BIG mistake.

CROP DUSTING:
Surreptitiously farting while passing thru a cube farm, then enjoying the sounds of dismay and disgust; leads to PRAIRIE DOGGING

STRESS MASTER:
A person who thrives on causing stress in their co-workers.

LOL...MUD

[ahayes]

Hopefully this ad will shake up those in West Virginia who are really conservative but are yellow dog Democrats out of habit and tradition.

[Loyal Buckeye]

An excellent ad. Short and to the point.

[Belisaurius]

..and this clown wants monthly debates. Save all the time and hassle with a new ad each month showing Kerry debating himself from three or four sides of an issue.

[Bigg Red]

Great ad!

[Crossbow Eel]

Best ad so far !

[blackie]

John F'n Kerry is a liar and a traitor!

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[MeekOneGOP]

[deport]

Thanks...... Good Ad, well done. I guess I'll have to watch them on the media player this year.... Seems I did see one on some cable channel the other night.

Next thing we'll see in rebuttal from Kerry is him at a West Virginia coal mine 'loading sixteen tons of No. 9 coal'.....

[BOBTHENAILER]

That is one beautiful add. Thanks for the post.

[Number_Cruncher]

deport:

Shouldn't your tagline read:
"These guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group I have ever seen. It's Kerry," Kerry said.

You must be using another Boston Globe transcription error.

[deport]

Isn't Kerry full of transcriptions?...... Just depends upon the day and where he is as to which one he's using...

Like the 'It's Kerry' part......

[Mo1]

WOHOOO!!!! ... That's a good one and sure to send the libs into a tizzy

[summer]

I just now watched it. Very effective ad! And, I really like that they are using a female narrator here. Women are often not hired for voiceover work in American television ads, and that has been an issue in advertising.

[summer]

I jsut watched it. Very effective ad! And, I really like that they are using a female narrator here. Women are often not hired for voiceover work in American television ads, and that has been an issue in advertising.

[summer]

Oops! Sorry about that double-post. I meant to only post #17.

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks for the information. Love the fact the RATs will hate the ad! That makes it perfect IMHO!