Bush Says 'That Ad' Attacking Kerry Should Stop

[thecrow]

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Under pressure from Democrats and Republican Sen. John McCain, President Bush on Monday called for ads attacking John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be stopped along with others run by independent groups, and said Kerry should be proud of his war service.

"That means that ad and every other ad," Bush said when asked if he wanted to bring a stop to commercials by a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which accuse Sen. Kerry of lying about his war record in Vietnam.

Bush said Kerry "served admirably" in Vietnam, adding: "He ought to be proud of his record." But Bush stopped short of directly condemning the charge that Kerry lied about his actions.

Unlike previous statements by the White House, Bush this time referred specifically to the ad attacking Kerry's Vietnam service record, though he did not mention the Swift Boat group by name.
Bush did not specify what actions might be taken to stop the advertisements run by independent groups, except to renew his call on Kerry to join him in condemning all unregulated soft money ads.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=VMJ3ENI02DHLACRBAE0CFEY?type=topNews&storyID=6047784

[rawstory]

1. dupe

[Timbuk3]

2. Bargaining

That's all Bush is doing.

Kerry shouldn't let himself be put on the defensive. The smear boat ads are lies, distortions, and words taken out of context. By casting doubt on Kerry's medals the smear boaters are casting doubt on the medals awarded to EVERY veteran who has ever served.

Are you a vet?

PROVE that you earned your medals, because if what the smear boaters say is true you may have lied to get them.

"I condemn ALL 527 ads" is NOT the same thing as "I condemn these lies about America's veterans."

Fight back, Mr. Kerry. We're with you.

[LuminousX]

3. You are correct

and Kerry needs to keep tying the ads to the Bush campaign. There is going to be negative backlash against those ads and we need to make sure Bush takes some of the heat.

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x771075