Kerry Campaign email today Disses Swift Boat Vets as liars!

Kerry Edwards Campaign email | 8-11-04 | Mary Beth Cahill

[JDoutrider]

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Dear Jd,

I'm interrupting John Kerry's dispatches from the road to tell you about something that will make you angry, but which is important for you to hear.

We knew it was coming: the Bush campaign and several allied right-wing groups are using August to launch a vicious smear attack against John Kerry. They think we're vulnerable this month because while George Bush is still able to raise money for attack ads, Kerry had to stop fundraising at the Democratic convention last week. They're taking this opportunity to go for the jugular.

We need you to join us in this fight today by supporting the Democratic Party.

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html

The worst of the current wave of attacks is coming from a Republican-funded group called "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth." (I'll call them by a more accurate name: Swift Boat Veterans for Bush.) The group is led by a longtime Republican operative and financed by GOP contributors with strong ties to George Bush. Its function in the overall Republican strategy is this: tear down John Kerry since Bush has no record or vision to run on.

The swift boat ad is full of lies. Thirteen men who never served with John Kerry lie about knowing him and viciously attack his record. It is a new low for the Republicans.

Every time they have attacked us like this, it has only made us stronger. When they ran dishonest attack ads (like the unbelievable new one on the air right now), thousands of new supporters flocked to our campaign to give us the resources we need to fight back on the airwaves.

Now that the general election has begun, they're hoping things are different. They're going to be sorely disappointed because we are not alone. The Democratic National Committee is well prepared to take on this fight.

And therefore I'm asking you: everything you did for our campaign, please do now for our Democratic Party. Give the party the resources it needs to fight against these right-wing attacks:

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html

The Democratic Party is responsible for putting organizers and volunteers into the field and turning out the millions of votes we need to win. We literally cannot win this election without the party.

https://www.democrats.org/support/kerry.html

You and I know that if we so much as yield an inch to George Bush and the Republicans this month, we'll live to regret it. In fact, we may live to regret it for four long years. Join with me in supporting the Democratic Party today.

Thank you,

Mary Beth Cahill Campaign Manager

[JDoutrider]

I love the smell of Desperation in the morning!

[annyokie]

Roger that.

[JDoutrider]

Guess I'll just go and make another donation to the SwiftBoatVets!

We gottem on the run folks!!!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Everybody else is LYING!

I am the ONLY ONE telling the TRUTH!

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME!

[My2Cents]

I'm interrupting John Kerry's dispatches from the road to tell you about something that will make you angry, but which is important for you to hear.

Stirring up the juices of hate and anger. That's all the Democrats really have.

[MJY1288]

I can almost hear them sweating :-)

[tndarlin]

So rather than going on TV to refute these charges, they just send out an email that just calls them liars? Case Closed, do not ask any questions, just believe us.

[tndarlin]

oh...and by the way, send us more money!

[no dems]

Hey, Hey JFK
How many lies have you told today?

Who lied about "Christmas in Cambodia" you sleaze bag?

[JDoutrider]

You and I know that if we so much as yield an inch to George Bush and the Republicans this month, we'll live to regret it. In fact, we may live to regret it for four long years.

From your lips to God's ears!!!

[isthisnickcool]

Swift Boat Veterans and John Kerry

August 11, 2004, Informational Advisory:
Media Appearances by "Unfit for Command" Author

*PLEASE FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO YOUR EMAIL LIST OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND
ASSOCIATES AND POST IT ON YOUR WEBSITE!*

Swift Boat Veterans for Truth announced today that John O'Neill, author of
"Unfit for Command," will appear today on the following shows (all times
eastern):

5:10 p.m. CNN. Wolf Blitzer (http://www.cnn.com)
7:30 p.m. Michael Savage Show. (http://www.talkradionetwork.com)
8:05 p.m. Larry Elder Show. (http://www.larryelder.com/)
10:30 p.m. Jerry Doyle Show (http://www.talkradionetwork.com)
11:15 p.m. Alan Colmes Show (http://www.alan.com)

[cdrw]

This is excellent. They are desperately telling their base ' don't listen. ignore it. its just more vast right wing conspiracy - nothing to see here ... move along and send more cash'.

There is no sand deep enough for these peoples heads. How can they look their base in the face and claim that people operating boats on the very same patrol, plucking the very same soldiers out of the water, didn't know Kerry and never served with him. They must think their base are complete idiots.

Oh yeah ... well - I guess they've got a point there.

[TomEwall]

The worst of the current wave of attacks is coming from a Republican-funded group called "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth." (I'll call them by a more accurate name: Swift Boat Veterans for Bush.)

So this means "Truth" and "Bush" are synonymous?

[Remington Rebel]

"The swift boat ad is full of lies. Thirteen men who never served with John Kerry lie about knowing him and viciously attack his record. It is a new low for the Republicans"

13? theres 60 vets! eye witness accounts of sKerry doing crazy sh*T

[Remington Rebel]

HEY HEY
HO HO
KERRY
SIGN FORM
1-8-0

[maggief]

WooHooo ... Look at me ... I just jumped the Cambodian border.

[tractorman]

The Democratic National Committee is “well prepared” yet “give the party the resources it needs” doesn’t sound very convincing to me.