Massive Loophole in Campaign Laws Let Bush spend more than Kerry

[nodictators]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1963&e=4&u=/ap/20040923/ap_on_el_pr/bush_ads_congress_5

Bush Team Orchestrates Larger Ad Campaign

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush's political team is orchestrating a vastly larger advertising campaign than thought possible under federal law, taking control of millions in Republican Party funds simply by inserting the phrase "our leaders in Congress" in selected commercials.

The GOP strategy had gone unnoticed for weeks by Sen. John Kerry and the Democrats, who now may abandon their own less cost-efficient approach to advertising.

Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, said in an interview that federal election law allows the campaign access to party money "provided that your message is broader than the individual candidate and includes a discussion of the overall agenda and the message of the party." The Republican National Committee has $93 million on hand.

[TroglodyteScholar]

1. Oh, shit (eom)

[NMDemDist2]

2. the repugs are ruthless and will do anything to win n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

3. Well, how much does the DNC have on hand?

[napi21]

6. I don't know how much the DNC has on hand, but if this election

result depends on $$, all they ahve to do is ask! I can't afford much, but if every pi**ed off Dem gave $5.00, they'd have as much as the pubs.

Is it Money???

[qanda]

4. So once again we have a Bush flip flop

First he wants regulation of campaign finances then he wants to subvert the laws he put in place. He just said this a month ago about 527s:

They ought to get rid of all those 527s, independent expenditures that have flooded the airwaves. There have been millions of dollars spent. ... I signed a law that I thought would get rid of those (groups).

Bush is the flip flopper-in-chief.

[trueblew]

7. Bush has flipped so much...

that he's just a flop.

[nodictators]

8. Good point. The Repubs put the loophole in the Law

No wonder Bush and McCain were hugging the other week.

Now we have BushCo with much more money on hand for this backdoor gambit.

Plus, we have the Sh*t Boat Liars using their 527 and running a new round of ads against Kerry.

So, CFR was a total hoax. Soft money now rules the presidential roost, if you know the loopholes.

Be sure to send a "love letter" to McCain, who has just shown himself as another Repub bastard.

Then contribute to Kerry via the DNC!

I will!

[fearnobush]

5. As much as we hate the DNC wimps, I think it's time to donate.

just gave $50.

<http://www.democrats.org/>

[Eye and Monkey]

9. George Soros...you may now open the floodgates.

[Yupster]

10. I think it's safe to say now

that McCain-Feingold was an idiotic law.

Where's Mitch McConnell? He has every right to gloat.

[Roland99]

11. At least the DNC is now aware of this...

and can launch all kinds of new ads.

All of that extra money spent by Bush and he's still behind or tied in the polls? HA!

[Moderator]

12. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=856972