08-31-2004

 QUOTABLES:

"In this different kind of war, we may never sit down at a peace table. But make no mistake about it, we are winning and we will win," President Bush said. "We will win by staying on the offensive, we will win by spreading liberty." (8/31/2004)

"It was between war and a graver threat. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise," Sen. John McCain said. "Not our critics abroad. Not our political opponents. And certainly not a disingenuous filmmaker who would have us believe that Saddam's Iraq was an oasis of peace when in fact it was a place of indescribable cruelty, torture chambers, mass graves and prisons that destroyed the lives of the small children held inside their walls." (8/31/2004)

"The Bush administration miscalculated by turning its back on Afghanistan," said Sen. John Edwards. (8/31/2004)

Swiftees launch 4th ad: Medals

Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have released a 4th television ad, called “Medals,”which is airing now in Florida. The following is a brief description of the ad, with transcript: [LINK to view ad]

Shots of the American Flag, Jefferson Monument, Washington Monument Footage of Marine Honor Guard
Footage of WWII Veterans
Footage of anti-war rally/Medal Toss event, attended by John Kerry in Washington, April 23, 1971
Interview With John Kerry, “Viewpoints”, 1971
Picture of John Kerry

MVO: “Symbols. They represent the best things about America.
Freedom … Valor … Sacrifice.
Symbols, like the heroes they represent, are meant to be respected.
Some didn’t share that respect…and turned their backs on their brothers.”

KERRY: “…renounce the symbols which this country gives… …and that was the medals themselves…I gave back – I can’t remember – six, seven, eight, nine…”

MVO: “How can the man who renounced his country's symbols now be trusted?

Swift Boat Veterans for truth is responsible for the content of this advertisement.

Kerry losing ground

Democrat political operatives are admitting that Kerry’s campaign is losing ground. Democracy Corps, a group led by pollster Stan Greenberg and strategist James Carville, said in a memo that subtle gains by Bush have tied the race again after Kerry had a slight advantage after the Democratic National Convention in late July.

"There is no doubt that the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads (attacking Kerry's Vietnam service) have had an impact on the race," according to the Democracy Corps memo. Those attacks combined with the Summer Olympics have combined to "shift the focus away from Iraq and worrisome economic trends."

The ABC News-Washington Post poll released Monday supported the Democracy Corps findings. Bush and Kerry were tied at 48 percent apiece while independent Ralph Nader was backed by 1 percent among likely voters. They are also tied among registered voters, a larger group. The poll also showed Kerry losing ground on the issue of national security.

Kerry’s a crook

Talon News is reporting that Sen. John Kerry is guilty of taking foreign contributions:

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates government corruption, has released declassified documents which they say shows that Democrat presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry accepted improper campaign contributions during his 1996 reelection bid. In exchange, Judicial Watch says Kerry helped arrange meetings between Chinese aerospace executives and U.S. Government officials.

The heavily redacted FBI documents show that Johnny Chung, who plead guilty to two violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act and other charges, funneled approximately $20,000 to the Clinton/Gore '96 reelection campaign and an undisclosed, smaller amount to Sen. John Kerry.

 According to Newsweek Magazine, Kerry received $10,000 at the Beverly Hills fundraiser held less than one month before the election. In return, according to Newsweek, Kerry helped Hong Kong businesswoman Liu Chaohying by arraigning a meeting between Chaohying and a senior Securities and Exchange (SEC) official in order to get Chaohying's company listed on the U.S. Stock Exchange.

It was later disclosed that Chaohying was also a lieutenant colonel in the Communist China's Peoples Liberation Army. It was Chaohying who controlled a Hong Kong bank account through which the money was routed.

During the same time period, Kerry traveled to Beijing on a "U.S. trade mission organized and sponsored by a private corporation." Paul Marcus, the head of Boston Capital & Technology, traveled with Kerry on the trip.