Timing is everything: Cordier resigned on SATURDAY (8/20)

[blondeatlast]

But on Saturday, a former POW, retired Col. Ken Cordier, resigned as a volunteer from the Bush campaign's veterans' steering committee after it was learned that he participated in an anti-Kerry ad sponsored by the Swift Boat group. The ad criticizes Kerry's congressional anti-war testimony in the 1970s alleging U.S. troops engaged in atrocities in Vietnam.

"Col. Cordier did not inform the campaign of his involvement in the advertisement," the Bush campaign said in a statement. "Because of his involvement (with the group) Col. Cordier will no longer participate as a volunteer for Bush-Cheney '04."

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A Vietnam veteran featured in ads attacking Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's war record says he was misled by Republicans about speaking at an anti-Kerry rally in Gainesville.

Joe Ponder pulled out after learning the Alachua County headquarters for the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign had distributed fliers for the event. President Bush's campaign has disavowed any ties to the anti-Kerry group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/19/politics/main637003.shtml

[acmavm]

1. Geez, one would assume that bush* is unfit for office just by all the time

he's been 'deceived' by everyone (Chalabi, the CIA, now these guys). Certainly that's on open admission that they aren't very smart, and therefore unfit to govern.

[blondeatlast]

4. I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're right on the money. nt

[NMDemDist2]

2. kick n/t

[mrdmk]

3. This subject has been taken up by the media

It seems to have made headlines all over the place, print and video. It will be a matter of time before the general public gets tired of hearing the same crap of he said this they said that. The real object of this smear is for people not to show up at the polls.

If there is a connection between the swift-boat people and the the Bush Jr. campaign I hope some people serve so jail time for their lack of morals.