Ex-Bush supporter endorses Kerry

[leftchick]

http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=85466


WASHINGTON — Battling attacks on presidential candidate John Kerry’s war record, Democrats today will begin running a television ad in Oregon and 20 other states featuring former Republican and retired Air Force Gen. Merrill McPeak of Oregon.

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In the ad, which was filmed Thursday, McPeak says that he endorsed Bush in 2000 but is backing Kerry now.

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McPeak, the Air Force chief of staff under the first President Bush and President Clinton, told reporters Friday that he had been impressed with Kerry’s toughness and integrity in his official dealings with him through the years.

Tracey Schmitt, a spokeswoman for the Bush-Cheney campaign, would not comment about the McPeak ad.

McPeak said he broke with the president regarding the war in Iraq.

“What I’m against is amateur hour (in Iraq) — the sloppiness in the postwar phase,” he said

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Bringing it up to date

This is a good ad, and a good thing to do. Having todays military professionals endorse Kerry for what he will do is great, and highlights the mess Bush has made for us in Iraq. I'm betting that this will ring true for folks, especially those with loved ones in the military.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Welcome aboard, General!

The Kerry campaign's looking more and more like an ex-Officer's Club! :thumbsup:

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=765270