AP: Protesters at Home of Swift Boat Backer (Perry)

[stopbush]

Protesters at Home of Swift Boat Backer

By KRISTEN HAYS, Associated Press Writer

NASSAU BAY, Texas - Nearly 40 protesters gathered Saturday at the home of the chief financial backer of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, whose ads criticize Democrat John Kerry's military record.

Bob J. Perry didn't appear to be at his suburban Houston home and didn't answer three doorbell rings by several veterans wanting to hand-deliver a letter asking him to stop supporting the group.

"We deeply resent what he's doing to the veterans," said Richard Zaner, 70, a Korean War veteran who lives in the same suburb as Perry, a wealthy homebuilder.

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The ads challenged Kerry's Vietnam service for which he received five medals. The ads said Kerry didn't deserve his Purple Hearts, lied to get his Bronze Star and Silver Star and unfairly branded all veterans with his 1971 congressional testimony about atrocities in Vietnam.

The Kerry campaign rebutted the ads with Navy records and witnesses who served with him. Kerry contends the group is a front for President Bush's re-election campaign. Bush denounced the ads Monday after they were no longer on the air.

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[Lefty48197]

1. Of course he didn't answer the doorbell. He's at the RNC convention

even though he's *not* a Republican...

[stopbush]

2. Actually, the part I snipped for copyright reasons says that he's

in Mexico.

I guess someone's gotta do those tequilla shots now that * is on the wagon.

[molly]

3. I rated this story a 5 - please have it moved to GD2004

I think it is important!

[krkaufman]

4. "Bush denounced the ads Monday..." -- NO, he didn't

Boosh denounced *ALL* 527 ads. He has not explicitly denounced the content of the SmearBoat ads.

Left side of mouth: I respect Senator Kerry's service

Dribbling down his chin: "527s bad; all bad, bad 527s, baaaaaad!"

Right side of mouth: <silence, implying consent>