To: National Desk, Political Reporter
Contact: Chad Clanton or Phil Singer, 202-464-2800, both of Kerry-Edwards 2004, Web:
http://www.johnkerry.comWASHINGTON, Aug. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Kerry-Edwards 2004 released the following fact sheet today on the latest Bush-Cheney campaign ad:
BUSH-CHENEY AD FACT CHECK
"This is Bush's idea of an optimistic campaign? The president has his back against the wall, so now he invokes September 11th in his ads and getting rid of IRS on the stump. If you ever wanted proof that the Bush campaign has reached the point of desperation, now we have it. It's another sign Bush has lost credibility -- he can't speak to a single issue voters care about: not jobs, not health care, not deficits," said Kerry campaign spokesman, Chad Clanton.
THE FACTS:
AD TITLE: "Solemn Duty"
TYPE: 30sec TV
DATE: 8/11/04
BUSH-CHENEY CREDIBILITY GAP
"My most solemn duty is to lead our nation to protect ourselves. I can't imagine the great agony of a mom or a dad having to make the decision about which child to pick up first on September 11th."
THE RECORD
BUSH HAS NEGLECTED AMERICA'S HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS
-- Bush Cut Grants for Fire Depts. By $246 Million in Next Year's Budget, Though Grants Had Only Supplied "10 percent ofNeed." (Department of Homeland Security, 2005 Budget in Brief,
http://www.dhs.gov ; Intl. Assoc. of Firefighters,
http://www.iaff.org )
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BUSH-CHENEY CREDIBILITY GAP
"We cannot hesitate ..."
THE RECORD
Bush Has Failed to Implement Information Sharing. "Almost three years later, all must acknowledge that, despite serious and sustained efforts by responsible government agencies, we still do not have the level of timely, routine and unfettered information sharing we know we need to prevent terrorism and respond to it as effectively as we must," said Republican Christopher Cox, the House Homeland Security Committee Chairman. (National Journal, 6/24/04)
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BUSH-CHENEY CREDIBILITY GAP
"...we cannot yield, we must do everything in our power to bring an enemy to justice before they hurt us again"
THE REALITY
New Evidence Suggests Bush's Claim of Destroying al Qaeda is Outdated
"For the past several months, the president has claimed that much of Al Qaeda's leadership has been killed or captured; the new evidence suggests that the organization is regenerating and bringing in new blood." (New York Times, 8/10/04
more
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=134-08112004the press release has many cites which prove Bush just plain out lies in his ad
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