Swiftvets financials...

[SidDithers]

From the Center for Public Integrity
http://www.publicintegrity.org/527/search.aspx?act=com&orgid=707

Check out the political contributions of Bob Perry, the guy who gave them $100,000 of the ~$160,000 they've raised so far.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/527/search.aspx?act=con&sec=indprof&orgid=806

And here's a good article from the Dallas Observer:
http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2004-07-29/feature.html

Perry and Tom Delay are like peanut butter and jelly.



Sid

Edit: fixed links, my bad

[wtmusic]

1. Hey, I like jelly!

Tom Delay is akin to something less edible.

[The Spirit of JFK]

2. How about that ham gel?

I love ham, but that stuff makes me shudder.

[wtmusic]

3. Closer!

:D

[annxburns]

4. Two good links to debunk this crap ...

Whole lot of good background on these guys ....
http://mediamatters.org /

ANd to refute the purple heart crap
http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/service.asp

[bluedog]

5. also

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Swift_Boat_Veterans_for_Truth

[SidDithers]

6. Yup, seen those

and they are good links.

What I found interesting was that the main (almost only) funder of the swiftvets group was so tied to Tom Delay. Here's another article:

Fundraising Focus Earns DeLay Wealth of Influence

"The data from 2000 to 2002 testify to DeLay's expansive network. Bob Perry, a Texas home manufacturer, gave to every committee connected to DeLay, for a total of $427,000."

Sid