Dean misrepresenting Kucinich's record

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CONCORD MONITOR NOTES DEAN'S CLAIM

On Saturday, Dec. 27, the Concord Monitor in Concord, NH, noted: "Dean recently mailed brochures to homes in New Hampshire with a headline stating that Dean is the only candidate who 'opposed the war from the start.'"

It's hard to believe that Dean supporters would stand for this kind of misrepresentation.

WHAT THE FACTS ARE:

As you all know so well, Dennis Kucinich led the effort against the war in the House of Representatives, is the only candidate who voted against the war, is the only candidate who consistently opposed the war from the beginning and continues to oppose it now, and is the only candidate with an exit strategy. His "Prayer for America" speech against the buildup to war in February 2002 catalyzed this campaign. Rev. Al Sharpton and Ambassador Carol Mosley-Braun also opposed the war.

The war is not over. Soldiers are dying every day. And Dean would like to continue the military occupation of Iraq for "a few years," as he said in the debate on December 9th. Dennis is campaigning on his record of opposition to the war and his plan to end it in 90 days.
Dean's flyer and mass mailing effectively calls Dennis a liar. People have begun asking Dennis whether he really opposed the war. Dean knows the truth. After we complained in October about his similar misrepresentations in TV ads in New Hampshire, he acknowledged Dennis' leadership against the war at an AFL-CIO forum and stopped running the ads. He later acknowledged Dennis' courage on this issue during a national debate. And yet he continues to use a flyer that says "Only Dean Opposed the War from the Start."

If Dr. Dean chooses to gloss over the inconsistencies of the positions he took during the first stage of this war, that's his business. But when he denies Dennis's record, that becomes our business, and
it ought to be the business of the media. Dean is misrepresenting a material fact, and doing so despite his demonstrated knowledge of the truth. It is the media's responsibility to find out why he is doing this. The public has a right to know.

[Selwynn]

1. EDIT - nm - saw post count, decided to be nicer

This is a thread for the GD PRimaries discussion forum :)

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2. no its in Politics and Campaigns

:hi: and welcome to the DU!!! :D

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=108&topic_id=104162

but thanks for posting this info. again because it shows that we have another liar amongst us!



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[madfloridian]

5. Explain who is lying. You have used the word Liar a lot.

Who is lying, please be very specific.

I would get deleted for using the word liar this much.

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3. dupe

This is almost a month old. Also, there have been 3 threads in the last 24 hours with this month old stuff.

Dean campaign ensured supporters that made flyer pulled it on 12/9.

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4. Once again, Dean manages to disappoint

Why in God's name lie about Kucinich?

[Moderator]

6. Locking

This is GD2004 Primary material.

Thanks,
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