Posted on 08/21/2004 5:48:42 AM PDT by numberonepal
ATLANTA (GoodNewsAmerica.us) August 21, 2004 - The Swift Boat Veterans For Truth have come under attack from the John Kerry after releasing two ads and a book questioning his service of in Vietnam. The attack involves the Kerry Campaign threatening television stations for running the ads, calling on the books’ publisher to withdraw the book, and asking the FEC to ban the airing the ads.
On August 5 DNC and Kerry lawyers sent a memo to television station managers in an attempt to muzzle the Swift Boat Vet's ads. The memo stated that the stations would be held responsible for “false and libelous charges” made by the Swift Boat Veterans. They charged that Veterans in the ad had said they served on Kerry’s Swift Boat. However, none of the men in the ad had ever claimed to be on the Kerry’s Swift Boat.
Friday Kerry campaign spokesman, Chad Clanton, told Salon.com that the publisher of ‘Unfit For Command’ should withdraw the book. He says the book is a hoax based on “proven falsehoods”. No falsehoods have been proven or documented concerning the Swift Vets. The book contains 64 individual accounts from Vets that served with Kerry.
Later Friday, CNN reported that the Kerry Campaign sought to have the government block the Swift Vet ads from running. They are claiming “illegal” collusion between the Swift Boat Vets and the Bush Administration. Their charge is that a wealthy donor from Texas, who donated money to the Swift Vets, is involved in a web of connection with the President. The Bush Administration has dismissed the claims as "frivolous and false".
The Kerry campaign publicly condemned the latest MoveOn.org ad smearing the President. However, they are yet to condemn any of the other attack ads from MoveOn.org, or any of the $12.6 million thus far in donations made to 527 groups by billionaire George Soros. In April, the Kerry Campaign hired the director of special projects from MoveOn.org, Zach Exley, to head up their online campaign efforts. At the point of his hiring, MoveOn.org had spent more that $2.5 million on ads attacking President Bush.
Kerry also called on the President to condemn these ads on Thursday. The fact is, the President already did. On March 31, the Bush Campaign filed a complaint with the FEC against the Kerry Campaign and 527 groups. On May 13 the Commission rejected the proposal to reign in unlimited spending on independent political groups. In June, the Bush finance team began urging wealthy donors to give to state parties in battleground states rather than independent groups. On August 5 the Bush Administration distanced itself from the Swift Vets calling for an "immediate cessation" of all 527 activity. The White House also urged the Kerry Campaign to join them in the condemnation.
The Kerry Campaign is trying to silence the Veterans that earned the right to tell their story. Instead of providing proof as to why their claims are false, they are directly attacking Swift Boat Vets, and blaming the President for sanctioning highly personal attacks.
Me thinks Kerry has opened up the industrial sized can of whoop a$$.
This is pretty funny in a sad way -- the American public who still watch the MSM rather than FoxNews hear nothing but "FALSE & LIBELOUS CHARGES" every day about anything connected to President Bush!!
Hey, he was the one that made Vietnam the centerpiece of his campaign.
Reading this..I feel the stirrings, the beginnins of a potentialcapainign slogan in here..something like .."Kerry, he AIN'T Swift!..." Not quite there yet..
Kerry does not get it, when he was testifying against his fellow American Soliders in Vietnam, they were still on the battlefield, now Kerry's fellow Vietnam Veterans are home, and they will take Kerry to task. Kerry took advantage of our troops in Vietnam by making outragous claims about them in the senate, when they could not defend themselves, NOW THEY CAN. PAYBACK IS HELL KERRY the FRENCH CHEESE EATING DORK!
They probably worked this out with the networks anyway. "hey, we'll threaten you with a lawsuit so you can have a good excuse for not running the ads."
PS: Spell check is your friend.
So he is a war hero for the Communists and a war hero for the United States - all in the same war. How is that possible? It is certainly a unique accomplishment in the annals of warfare.
by Col. John H. Wambough, Jr. USAF (Ret.)
http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/w/w-misc/wambough082104.htm
Kerry is always on both sides of every issue.
Good point..and sorry about the typos..I stand corrected..BTW..tell me you're NOT a schoolteacher..(g)
It's not nice to call Kerry names. He served in Viet Nam,
"let me ask how many soldiers do you know who are exhibited as honorary war heroes in the Communist War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City? I know of only one, his name is John Kerry. This is hardly a qualification to be Commander-In-Chief of our Armed Forces." Col. John H. Wambough, Jr. USAF (Ret.)
I hte scholmeachers.
HEY.. I am not in the "Peoples Democratic Republic of Massachusetts"....I have free speech still!
Did you read my tagline?
Just wanted to make sure you knew I was kidding. :^)
You're kidding, right?
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