Bush Visits Major Donor to Swift Boat Liars

[LTR]

http://atrios.blogspot.com/2004/09/bush-visits-major-donor-to-swift-boat.html

And now Campaign Extra! has learned that when President Bush flew to the Philadelphia suburbs to campaign last Thursday, he held his rally at the business of a major donor to the Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth. The Bush campaign said it selected Byers Choice Ltd., a maker of Christmas figurines in Colmar, Pa., as a way of showing its support for small business.

"They decided to take risk," Bush said around the same time that several hecklers were removed from the event, one pulled by her hair. "They hired people wisely, they invested wisely, and their company is growing. And I appreciate the contribution they made."

So did the Bush campaign appreciate -- or know of -- the $2,500 contribution that Byers made to Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth on Aug. 20, about two weeks before the rally was scheduled? Byers' contribution came after the first round of commericials. They questioned whether Kerry earned the combat medals he won serving as a Swift Boat commander during the Vietnam War -- a claim contradicted by official U.S. Navy records.

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[sundancekid]

1. what a tangled web bushco weaves when they continue to deceive

adding Byers to my very enlightening "Follow the Money" list ... thanks for the heads-up post

[Malva Zebrina]

2. I will never buy a figurine from that company

it has sullied itself. I wrote and told them that also

http://www.byerschoice.com/ourcompany/overview/

[EnfantTerrible]

3. $2,500?

They paid way above market value for him... the chimp would have danced for a $.25.

[colonel odis]

4. has this been forwarded on to national media? n/t

[Soopercali]

5. Campaign Extra! has broken several good stories...

I check it every day!

http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/extra

[LTR]

7. Do they have an RSS feed?

I'm an RSS junkie, and use it to surf news sites and blogs every morning.

[Catfight]

6. They have no scruples. n/t