The Right Wing Press is in big time retreat over the ad!

[trumad]

Actually more like a panic.. The Faux All Stars, O'Liely, etc are jumping the ship like the Rats they are.

[Connie_Corleone]

1. Isn't it great?

The only one left supporting this ad are Hannity and Limpbaugh. I wonder if Hannity will backtrack tonight. I'm watching Scarborough. Him and I think Ron Reagan Jr. are supposed to discuss the ad.

[Cha]

5. Oh, I would like to hear what Reagan has to say!

Thanks to all of you who watch.

[Booster]

31. Hannity didn't backtrack and further said to the

vet that Kerry saved, that they should investigate Kerry's Viet Nam military record thoroughly, which pissed me off, so I wrote him and said since Fox is fair and balanced then you must also think we should investigate Bush's military record and bring on all his service buddies to back him up.

[guitar man]

36. lets not forget

or let anyone forget that Shrub called Limpball a "national treasure."
So his "national treasure" approves of trashing a war hero for political gain. Priceless.

[Bluebear]

2. I hope they keep running it! Best ad ever for Kerry!

And while we're at it, trace the source of the ad. All roads will point right to the RNC and Bush.

[AlCzervik]

4. One the funders of the ad

is David Perry, he's the president of Perry homes in Texas, when i lived in Spring TX we almost one them, i am so glad we didn't.

[Bluebear]

7. These people?

http://www.hobb.org/perry/index.shtml

[AlCzervik]

8. You got it!

not only does he suck but his houses are terrible, bet he doesn't like lawyers.

[Bluebear]

10. More interesting information

Less than one month after receiving $100,000 from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, Gov. Rick Perry (no relation to Bob - ed) named a top executive from Perry Homes to a commission implementing a new law designed to reduce lawsuits against builders.

John Krugh was appointed Sept. 8 to the Residential Construction Commission, a nine-member body charged with developing building performance standards and setting up a dispute resolution process. A homeowner would have to go through the review process before bringing a lawsuit against a builder.

Bob Perry, chief executive officer of Perry Homes, is the longtime top donor to Rick Perry. Since June 1997, when Rick Perry was agriculture commissioner planning a race for lieutenant governor, Bob Perry has contributed $580,000.

His most recent donations came on Aug. 14, when he wrote two $50,000 checks to Texans for Rick Perry, according to a campaign finance report filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

<...>

This year, Perry Homes was a driving force behind House Bill 730. Krugh, senior vice president and corporate counsel for Perry Homes, led a task force that crafted the legislation for the Texas Association of Builders.

Kathy Walt, a spokeswoman for the governor, said Krugh was appointed because of his experience in the building industry.


And for all I know he is well qualified and he will do a good job without unduly benefitting himself or his business. These coincidences do pile up, though.


Houston homeowner John Cobarruvias, who applied for the commission, said he had hoped that Perry would appoint a consumer advocate like himself. Cobarruvias, president of the Texas chapter of Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings, said he's disappointed but not surprised at the appointments.

"We expected them to stack this commission somehow, some way," said Cobarruvias. "I look at the makeup and just don't see us having a chance of doing anything in support of the consumers."

Krugh said he asked to be appointed to the commission. He said the law's benefits are the same for consumers as they are for builders.

"It's an opportunity for disputes to be resolved in a more amicable fashion and without people having to go to court. At the same time, we're not taking away the rights of consumers to have legal action against builders," said Krugh.


Yeah, sure, like Prop 12 will benefit consumers. It's not like business and consumers ever have competing interests, so it doesn't matter if the consumers' interests are represented by business people, right? Nothing to see here, folks.

http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/2003_09.html

[DODI]

11. Perry took care of that.

He had a law passed in TX that states if you buy a defective home, you can's sue the builder!! What a guy!

[Beetwasher]

3. Seriously, This Is They Type Of Thing

that could doom a campaign these days...It's sad that it's not the issues, but I'll take it!

I have a very strong feeling these ads were Bush's personal idea...It's been rumoured he's been VERY active in his own campaign. These ads have his personality written ALL over them! Vicious, vindictive, reactionary and STUPID!!!

[PsN2Wind]

6. You can bet your ass

if O'Really is bad-mouthing any ad that has anything bad to say about Kerry (or any other Democrat), that he thinks they've stepped on their dick.

[Sugarbleus]

14. Well said... lol lol lol n/t

[SayitAintSo]

23. Crapped in their dog dish .....

[Generator]

9. I guess the tacky smarmy nasty unpatriotic fever

of attacking a vet that served IN COMBAT honorably by anyone's standards trumps even a uppity wife that says "shove it."

Maybe there's hope for Democracy yet.


Four more years of hell, indeed, Teresa. Just say no America!!

[Geo55]

12. H&C comin' up

looks like it may be the lead bit

[delete_bush]

13. I just wish this could have simmered

a little while longer, allowing the wingnut pundits to take sides with the not-so-swift boaters.

Would love to see them twist in the wind on this one.

[ItsMyParty]

15. Heard it said that the repubs are rethinking their convention

because of the upbeat,positive lovefest of ours. They had planned wall to wall Kerry/Dem bashing but now are afraid that would backfire after our convention. I'm sure they don't want this BEFORE the convention because it sends the wrong message and people might not tune them in. You see we played it smart. We talked about one big American "love in" and then John went on the campaign trail and is bashing the hell out of Bush. The morons who support Bush just did their usual premature ejaculation (should have saved it for post convention).

[bluedog]

16. tread lightly media...

Kerry could always bring up Powells name.who also got a purple heart.

Vietnam

He was awarded a Purple Heart for valour after he pulled fellow men from a helicopter wreckage. But, as official custodian of the US war journals, he also courted controversy when his accounts failed to mention the American massacre of civilians at My Lai.


Republicans want to play dirty.........bring out bushs fellow drunks.........let them stand by him and give him a medal for drinking the fastest.

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[Cha]

21. Stupid question! Next?

[RummyTheDummy]

24. Oh lookey what we have here

Freepus Disruptas. And a fine specimen at that.

[ClintonTyree]

25. Because...............

it's a blatant LIE! I hope you enjoyed your stay.

[yardwork]

28. There's nothing new about this ad.

This group has been around for decades trying to smear Kerry. We've all had lots of time (decades) to review their accusations and their own credentials, and the story has been proven to be absolute hogwash.

They didn't serve with Kerry.

They didn't witness the events they claim to have witnessed, because they weren't anywhere near Kerry when they say they were.

The doctor who says he treated Kerry's wounds was not his doctor, and was nowhere near Kerry when the wounds occurred.

The story is a total fabrication, proven to be false.

Got it?

[Catherine Vincent]

30. You stink.

You really do.

[Old and In the Way]

32. I agree!

Especially when you compare Kerry's record to Bush's. We all know that George helped protect our southern flank from sneak VC attacks during his service to our country....why aren't they pointing that out?

Sorry we won't be hearing much more of your wisdom before you're been deported back to the darkside.

[Lerkfish]

35. this is me, rolling my eyes...

stupid question

[RummyTheDummy]

18. I LOVE THE AD

Talk about turning off swing voters. I actually wish it had been MORE over the top than it was.

[southernleftylady]

20. sad thing is though.. just like they always do.. they spout off this type

of garbage... then take it back.. but those closed minded little nitwits just soak it up like a sponge and it sticks to them... so even if all the "media" discredits it... it has already made its mark

[salonghorn70]

26. Great Pic

Of Kerry and the flag!!!!!!

[southernleftylady]

27. yeah isnt it! ya know it had to be good to be next to my son ;)..

I saw it today and thought "my goodness what a WONDERFUL PIC" :) thank you

[Shredr]

37. That's exactly my point

KKKarl Rove and his cronies and ditto heads and whomever else throw this shit out there and, in a lot of places, it sticks. Then they retract it, but it's already done it's damage. You can clean up the shit, but it still elaves a stain.

Just like John McCain said, when KKKarl put out the whisper campaign against him (McCain) 4 years ago, even though it was officially discreditied, people still believed it.

Shameful.

Shrub can't win on his record, he can't win on his merits, not on his ethics or morals, not on his resources or his intelligence, so he has to lie and attack. Shame.

[SayitAintSo]

22. "When danger reared it's ugly head ....

..... they promptly tucked their tails and fled ...."..........



:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[yardwork]

29. Great Monty Python reference!

Perfect.

[soggy]

33. well down here in mordor, everybody's talking bout it

o'liely's the only one who can't stomach this slanderous garbage. hannity, limbaugh, mark davis, greg knapp, and whoever the hell comes on after that have talked about it non stop.

moveon.org... do your worst. i'm ready for a good ol' cocaine snortin, baby abortin, awol cheerleader commercial.

[enigmatic]

34. I'll say it now...

this will be the ads that lose the election for W; not only will this backfire on them (and Limbaugh and Hannity, who seem to be the only ones who are pushing this now), but it might very well implode the who right-wing smear machine..