NYT: Vietnam Veterans Buy Ads to Attack Kerry

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The Kerry campaign immediately denounced the group, noting that none of the men had actually served on the Swift boats that Mr. Kerry commanded, like Gene Thorson, who told reporters, "These assertions are garbage; these people weren't there with John Kerry."

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Tax documents show that from April to June, the group collected $158,750 from 11 people, $100,000 of it from Bob J. Perry, a Houston developer who is a major contributor to Republican campaigns.

Steve Schmidt, a spokesman for the Bush campaign, said he had not seen the advertisement and tried to distance the president from it. "The Bush-Cheney campaign has never and will never question John Kerry's service during Vietnam," Mr. Schmidt said. "The election will not be about the past, it will be about the future."

Mr. Kerry's aides circulated an 18-page packet discrediting the veterans group and linking its backers to Republicans, noting that a public-relations consultant the group paid $27,000 this spring, Merrie Spaeth, was also involved in a advertising campaign attacking Senator John McCain during his tough race against Mr. Bush in the 2000 primary in South Carolina…

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/05/politics/campaign/05veterans.html

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1. The election will be about the future, where Junior if elected

will take more vacation time than any president in history.

Just like his first term, just like going AWOL, just like...the past!! :crazy:

[Manix]

2. ....smells like KKKarl to me!

[kestrel91316]

5. KKKarl........

I recently read "Bush's Brain" by James Moore and this certainly has Rove's fingerprints all over it. This is his exact MO. What a pr---.

[blm]

3. If the Bush campaign was serious all they'd have to do is pick up a phone

and tell them to stop the ads.

But, of course, they won't because they are behind these ads 100%

Hey Swift Boat Vets - Please explain how Bush qualified himself to be commander-in-chief so we have some insight into the way you judge a man. Take your time.

[POed_Ex_Repub]

4. You know.. we could do this to Bush too..

If we could find anyone who remembers serving with him...

But seriously, an easy response would be just placing ads with the guys Kerry actually served with.. They should pretty much cancel out each other.

[sonias]

6. That Bob J. Perry is evil

This guy is worse than Ken Lay. He is the biggest individual donor in Texas legislative races. He pretty much bought and paid for Prop 12 in Texas - the corporate criminal protection act (supposed tort reform). He owns the entire TX Republican legislature. He bought and paid for them and they protected his ass with Prop 12

Check out his stats:
http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/contributor.phtml?si=200243&d=562077

I'd like to find out if he even served in the armed forces. I think he's the kind of guy like Cheney who had more pressing matters I bet.

:mad:

Sonia