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Hey kids! FYI � I probably won�t write much this week. I am training the new gal at work; The Little Big Man is on vacation all week and various others are taking days of, as well. In short: I gonna be busy, ya�ll. Happy Birthday To: Gene Kelly, born this day in 1912 ~~~ BUSH MISLEADS ON CONNECTION TO SMEAR CAMPAIGN President Bush has adamantly denied any connection to discredited and unsubstantial attack ads, run by the so-called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT), a group that aims to smear John Kerry's record of honorable military service. On Friday, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said that the White House and the Bush/Cheney campaign "weren't involved in any way in these [SBVT] ads."[1] McClellan neglected to mention that Kenneth Cordier, who appears prominently in the SBVT ads, was a member of the Bush/Cheney veterans steering committee.[2] According to the campaign website, members of the veterans steering committee "serve as messengers for the President's re-election campaign."[3] After the Kerry campaign exposed Cordier's involvement, a spokesman for Bush, Steve Schmidt, announced Cordier would "no longer participate" in the campaign.[4] According to Schmidt, the campaign had no idea that Cordier was involved in the SBVT ads - which have been a major issue in the campaign for weeks and replayed repeatedly on national television. Also skipped over by McClellan: The primary financial backer of the SBVT is Bob Perry - the top donor to Republicans in the state of Texas.[5] Perry has also been a friend of Karl Rove, Bush's top political advisor, for nearly 20 years.[6] Perry ponied up $46,000 for Bush's gubernatorial campaigns and contributed generously to Bush's presidential races.[7] Sources: 1. "Press Gaggle by Scott McClellan" The White House, 08/20/04, 2. "Bush Campaign Drops Swift Boat Ad Figure" The Washington Post, 8/22/04 3. "U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons Announces Nevada Veterans for Bush Leadership Team� GeorgeWBush.com, 8/20/04 4. "Bush Campaign Drops Swift Boat Ad Figure" Washington Post, 8/22/04 5. "Ad Wars: Behind an Attack on Kerry" International Herald Tribune, 8/20/04 6. Ibid 7. Ibid Visit www.Misleader.org for more about Bush Administration distortion. ~~~ Word of the Day for Monday August 23, 2004 amicable AM-ih-kuh-buhl, adjective: Characterized by friendliness and good will; friendly; peaceable. |