Posted on 07/14/2006 2:04:58 PM PDT by PittsburghAfterDark
Ad Showing Troop Coffins Causes Clash of the Parties
By ANNE E. KORNBLUT, The New York Times
WASHINGTON, July 13 In an echo of the last election cycle, political operatives are at odds over a Democratic advertisement featuring coffins coming home from war.
The advertisement, a short film posted on the Web site of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, is being attacked by Republicans as tasteless and disrespectful of American troops in Iraq.
In 2004, President Bushs campaign released an advertisement showing a flag-draped body being removed from the site of the World Trade Center after the terrorist attack there. The shot outraged some victims families, who accused Mr. Bush of exploitation.
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Excuse me, it isn't just showing them, it is USING them for their sick political reasons. Wrong is not even close.
It's appropriate 51%
It's inappropriate 49%
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