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8/20    End the 527s now: http://tinyurl.com/3mv8o (news.myway.com)
        \_ The Supreme Court has ruled time and time again that you can
           use your money to advocate for any position you want. Are you
           in opposition to this position? How do you propose to finance
           political campaigns?
           \_ I preferred the way it was before when the parties and
              candidates collected unlimited funds but were required to
              report who donated how much.  There is just as much money now
              and they just pretend to not be in control of it and hide who
              is giving how much.  Campaign finance reform was an abysmal
              failure.  I am not in opposition to the SC on the concept of
              spending your money on politics however you want.
              \_ It also had the benefit of not stomping all over the first
                 amendment.
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tinyurl.com/3mv8o -> news.myway.com/top/article/id/51405|top|08-20-2004::19:30|reuters.html
Bush's campaign advisers denied any involvement in advertisements by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and the White House, in a new line of attack, criticized Kerry for "losing his cool" over the accusations. President Bush and his top political adviser have long-standing ties to people who helped finance the ads, which accuse Kerry of lying about his service record in Vietnam. Kerry frequently cites his Vietnam record, which his supporters contrast with those of Bush, who spent the war in the United States serving in the Texas Air National Guard. The Kerry campaign alleged the Swift Boat group violated "the law with inaccurate ads that are illegally coordinated with the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign and Republican National Committee." The Kerry campaign said there is "overwhelming evidence" that the group is coordinating its spending on advertising and other activities with the Bush campaign. Aides to Kerry cited a flyer distributed by Republicans in Florida promoting a weekend rally sponsored in part by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Bush campaign spokesman Scott Stanzel denied any coordination with the Swift Boat group, calling it "a frivolous complaint." Proving "coordination" between the campaign and the Swift Boat group could be difficult and time consuming. Cases vary depending on their complexity," said Ian Stirton, spokesman for the FEC. FURTHER ESCALATION Kerry escalated the battle over the Swift Boat ads on Thursday by charging that the group was "a front for the Bush campaign" funded by hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Republican contributor in Texas, Bush's home state. White House spokesman Scott McClellan described the Republican donor, Bob Perry, as "a supporter" of the president, and acknowledged Perry's personal ties with Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove. "But that still shouldn't be used to draw any connection there because we have not been involved in this ad whatsoever," McClellan told reporters near Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch. McClellan said Kerry was "angry" about the advertising campaign, adding: "His losing his cool shouldn't be an excuse to falsely attack the president." Bush campaign chairman Marc Racicot said in an interview on CNN that Kerry looked "wild-eyed" talking about it. Kerry campaign spokesman David Wade responded tersely: "Maybe if George Bush had seen combat up close, his hired gun mouthpiece wouldn't be so flip about the dishonest and dishonorable attack funded by the President's Texas pals." Kerry aides compared Bush's new line of attack against Kerry to the campaign mounted by Bush's allies in the 2000 Republican primary race to portray Sen. John McCain as too "unstable" and temperamental to be president. The White House has declined to specifically condemn the Swift Boat commercials, and the group announced on Friday that it would launch a new round of television ads next week with spots in three states where Kerry has touted his military service. The White House, instead, has challenged Kerry to join Bush in calling for an end to all ads funded by unrestricted donations, including those questioning Bush's service in the National Guard. Kerry has condemned one of those ads, but McClellan says his campaign has actively fueled some of the attacks. Over the last 12 months, groups favoring the Democrats have spent $635 million on ads attacking Bush, according to the Bush campaign, which filed its own FEC complaint earlier this year alleging "coordination" between Kerry and the left-leaning groups. Perry has contributed $200,000 to Swift Boat Veterans, according to an analysis by Texans for Public Justice, a nonpartisan research organization that tracks money in Texas politics. He contributed $46,000 to Bush's 1994 and 1998 campaigns for Texas governor, and has contributed the maximum allowable $2,000 to Bush's current reelection. Perry also worked with Rove as early as 1986 when Perry served as campaign treasurer for Republican gubernatorial candidate William Clements and Rove served as a campaign consultant and fundraiser, Texans for Public Justice said. Perry was the largest single contributor to the Texas Republican Party during the 2002 election cycle, giving $905,000.
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