Posted on 08/20/2004 3:24:39 PM PDT by Smogger
8/20/2004 5:16:00 PM
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To: National Desk, Political Reporter
Contact: Chad Clanton or Phil Singer, both of Kerry-Edwards 2004, 202-464-2800; Web: http://www.johnkerry.com
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Kerry-Edwards campaign spokesman Chad Clanton released the following statement today about the new Swift Boat Veterans for Bush ad:
"This is another ad from a front group funded by Bush allies that is trying to smear John Kerry. The newest ad takes Kerry's testimony out of context, editing what he said to distort the facts. He testified as a 27 year-old Vietnam veteran. He opposed a war that, at that point, cost over 44,000 lives of the 58,245 names that are on the Vietnam Memorial wall. It says a lot that the President refuses to condemn this smear. The American people want to hear how we're going to cut health care costs and strengthen the economy, not smears."
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Paid for by Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc.
In other words, "no examination of my war record ever fed a hungry trial lawyer or raised income taxes on the rich. Can't we all just move on?"
BTTT
According to some lib caller to Rush this afternoon, Kerry was "merely" repeating what the VVAW had learned, and thus that Kerry should not be held responsible.
If that's the "out of context" spin, it ain't gonna fly, friends. Kerry's comments are clear, Kerry himself has admitted to committing atrocities himself, the POWs' statements are powerful, and at least one of the POWs is connected to McCain, not Bush. I think this round goes to the vets, not Kerry.
Kerry is trying to trick the Bush administration into "coordinating" with the SBVets. Then the 527 contributions will be illegal.
That was a response?
I read the Joe Lockhart is in charge of attacks on the Swiftboat vets. HAHA Does anyone know HIS military history?
It's around here somewhere.....posted earlier today.
I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. The news of the Day is heavy and very convincing that Kerry is a liar, a cheat, and an all around bum. Yet he still leads in most polls and the media is heavy in his corner. He (Kerry) should be sucking wind by this time. What the hell is wrong with the American people? Are they blind, too dumb, or just don't care that this Commie traitor could well be the next Commander in Chief.
EXACTLY!!!
Oh yeah.
Heck, his entire testimony is damning,
but only his guy Soros and his wife have
the money to fund an ad like that, and we
KNOW they wouldn't dare air the TRUTH!
I've heard Kerry's testimony replayed, read it and the ad matches it EXACTLY.
Notice that Kerry does tell us WHERE the lies are. Just that they are lies and we're supposed to take his word for it.
Same with yesterday. Kerry had every opportunity to tell us where the Swift Boat vets lies were in the book. He chose not to debate the substance of the charge, because he can't. He condemned instead the messengers. Just like the DNC always does.
"not isolated incidents but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command" --JOHN KERRY; TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, APRIL 22, 1971
No, I think the American people actually want to hear smears.
Kerry can't recover from this. He's toast. He just doesn't know it yet.
And to think that Kerry is trying to convince people that he will be a fair, strong and credible leader. Our entire nation would become a laughing stock!
Yes, but will his fellow travellers in the press go down with him? And can I stand on the shore and throw them ballast, anchors, sandbags?
Watching this I have two quotes running through my head. The first is from Napoleon "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." The other, a litle more obscure, has to do with watching your mothe rin law go over a cliff in your Lexus...but in this cas--watching Kerry and the media revealed to the American public is like watching my mother in law go over a cliff in my fully insured Chevy Celebrity...
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