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Friday, August 20, 2004
Swift Boat Liars Exposed
Daily Kos, one of the most popular political blogs out there, summarizes and provides links to today's long and detailed NY Times article that strongly debunks the claims of the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" and provides a clear picture of the Bush- and Rove-related people funding the anti-Kerry group. Kos also has links to a handy graphic that charts the connections of the funders of Swift Boats for Gutter Politics. Go to: Daily Kos Entry
Here's some of what the NY Times has to say:
A series of interviews and a review of documents show a web of connections to the Bush family, high-profile Texas political figures and President Bush's chief political aide, Karl Rove. Records show that the group received the bulk of its initial financing from two men with ties to the president and his family - one a longtime political associate of Mr. Rove's, the other a trustee of the foundation for Mr. Bush's father's presidential library. A Texas publicist who once helped prepare Mr. Bush's father for his debate when he was running for vice president provided them with strategic advice. And the group's television commercial was produced by the same team that made the devastating ad mocking Michael S. Dukakis in an oversized tank helmet when he and Mr. Bush's father faced off in the 1988 presidential election.
If anyone saw Hardball last night, Chris Matthews eviscerated Larry Thurman, one of the main liars in the plot to undermine Kerry's reputation, as well as a right-wing "journalist" who was intimating that Kerry shot himself in Viet Nam. The Hardball transcript can be found here: Hardball Transcript
If you haven't heard about the Freeper connections of Jerome Corsi, the co-author of the Swift Boat "truth" book, here's a rundown of a few of his bigoted posts dug up by Media Matters for America: Media Matters. If you rummage around this site there are lots of other facts debunking stories as covered by our megacorporate media. I check in often.
I'm pleased that Kerry finally has started to hit back against the BushCo smear tactics. His speech to the International Association of Firefighters yesterday was hard-hitting. Check it out: Kerry Speech
August 20, 2004 at 10:14 AM in Current Affairs | Permalink
Comments
wow....what slander. I thought there were laws against this...like defamation of character. All that comes to mind is shameless pigs. While all the men and women are losing their lifes over there in the oil war....thinking they are doing the right thing. They have boxed themselves into a corner on this one, now they are going to be doubting all medals?
Posted by: mary ellen | Aug 20, 2004 4:00:57 PM
Actually, I just read that Kerry is now suing the FEC for allowing the ad to be shown. Wow! Read all about it:
Kerry files FEC complaint against critical veterans group
(CNN) -- The Kerry presidential campaign on Friday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, alleging ads from an anti-Kerry veterans' group are inaccurate and "illegally coordinated" with Republicans and the Bush-Cheney campaign.
The complaint was filed against Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. It states that "based on recent press reports and SBVT's own statements there is overwhelming evidence that SBVT is coordinating its expenditures on advertising and other activities designed to influence the presidential election with the Bush-Cheney campaign."
Click my name for the rest of the CNN article.
Posted by: | Aug 20, 2004 5:32:25 PM
