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[Nightowl69]

Bush-Cheney '04 Ad Scripts

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Bush-Cheney '04
"Lead"

President Bush: "One of the things that must never change is the entrepreneurial spirit of America. This country needs a President who clearly sees that. "

Laura Bush: "The strength, the focus, the characteristics that these times demand."

President Bush: "And as the economy grows, the job base grows and somebody who's looking for work will be more likely to find a job. I know exactly where I want to lead this country; I know what we need to do to make the world more free and more peaceful. I know what we need to do to make sure every person has a chance at realizing the American dream. I know what we need to do to continue economic growth so people can find work, to raise the standards at schools so children can learn, to fulfill the promise to America's seniors. Americans are hard working, decent, generous people. I'm optimistic about America because I believe in the people of America. "

President Bush: "I'm President Bush and I approve of this message. "

Bush-Cheney '04
TV: 30

"Safer, Stronger"

President Bush:
I'm George W. Bush and I approve this message.

Graphics:
January 2001: The challenge:
An economy in recession.
A stock market in decline.
A dot com boom....gone bust. Then...
A day of tragedy. A test for all Americans.
Today, America is turning the corner.
Rising to the challenge.
Safer, stronger.
President Bush. Steady leadership in times of change.

Bush-Cheney '04
TV: 30

"Safer, Stronger - Spanish"

President Bush:
Soy George W. Bush y aprobé este mensaje.

Graphics:
Enero del 2001: El Reto
Una economía en recesión.
La bolsa financiera en declive.
La bonanza de los punto com en bancarrota.
Y luego... un día trágico
Fue una prueba de nuestro valor.
Hoy, nuestro país se mueve hacia delante.
Estamos más seguros. Más fuertes.
Con el Presidente Bush.
Vamos por buen camino.

Bush-Cheney '04
TV: 30

"Tested"

President Bush:
I'm George W. Bush and I approve this message.

VO:
The last few years have tested America in many ways.
Some challenges we've seen before.
And some were like no others.
But America rose to the challenge.
What sees us through tough times?
Freedom, faith, families, and sacrifice.

President Bush. Steady leadership in times of change.

[Nightowl69]

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ARLINGTON, VA - Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman today unveiled the campaign's first television ads which will begin airing across the nation tomorrow. The ads focus on President Bush's steady leadership and optimistic vision for the country during times of change.

"President Bush has provided the kind of steady leadership that the American people are looking for," Mehlman stated. "He has made this country more secure at home and abroad, and his pro-growth policies are helping to create jobs and strengthen the economic recovery. These ads share the President's optimism about America's direction."

The ads will begin airing tomorrow on national cable television and selected local affiliates including Spanish language stations

[crazytimes]

I think the ads are very aesthetic. They look very professional and classy. I like the way they did the colors too.

[pandybat]

When it comes down to GWB not being able to mention the war, unemployment, gay marriage and illegal immigrants in his ads, he won't have anything left to advertise with. The ads so far are pretty tame and don't address many of the tough issues.

[Nightowl69]

I agree pandybat

[Nightowl69]

Dear Mr. Kerry;

After spending only four months in the country of Vietnam, you testified before Congress in 1971 with these exact words about incidents you say you witnessed: "They personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blew up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside of South Viet Nam."

Spread that on a farmer's field where it will do some good. I spent a year there in 1968-69 in a combat arms unit. I was a Field Artillery Forward Observer in an Infantry company and I saw combat every day until I was wounded. When I returned from the hospital, I was assigned to an artillery battery. I saw brave men fight and die; I saw brave, good men pass out all their rations to hungry kids, build churches and schools, donate to orphanages, cry silently at the sight of villagers slaughtered by North Vietnamese, but I never saw anything approaching the war crimes that you happened to witness as your boat sped by villages on the river bank. If you witnessed atrocities and did not report them, you are guilty of aiding and abetting. If you lied, you are simply unfit for leadership at any level. The most serious incident I witnessed was a young sergeant who grabbed the arm of a Vietnamese woman during a village search. An older, more experienced noncommissioned officer knocked the sergeant to the ground and told him, somewhat forcefully, that that woman was someone's mother and would be treated with respect. That's it, Kerry, that's my confession - I didn't report the incident.

I have children, and my children have children. They will, perhaps, stumble upon your words, much as one might stumble upon a pile of dog droppings. I do not relish the thought of having to explain that your "experiences" are either a bald-faced lie, or you belong to that less-than-1% of Viet Nam veterans who committed war crimes/atrocities. Either way, your words do great harm to the institution of the Senate, my home state of Massachusetts, the Armed Services in which I proudly served for 27 years, and the very country that you aspire to lead.

Is it true that you single-handedly prevented a vote on a Senate version of H.R. 2833, the Viet Nam Human Rights Act of 2001 - a bill that passed the House by a vote of 410-1? There are many who believe that our failure to speak decisively on that issue cost the lives of thousands of Montagnard tribesman in Viet Nam. Where do you stand on H.R. 1587, the Viet Nam Human Rights Act of 2003? Will you support a parallel bill in the Senate? Is it true that you served as Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on MIA/POW Affairs and in that role you fought hard to limit the expenditure of funds to investigate sightings or search for remains? You have, I believe, been a steadfast, staunch and vocal advocate for normalizing relations with Viet Nam. Could it be that your beloved first cousin, Mr. Forbes, CEO of Colliers International, recently signed a contract with Hanoi worth billions of dollars? Any truth to the rumor that you didn't really fling your "hard-earned" military medals over the White House fence in a juvenile fit of pique as you say you did, but rather, you threw your roommate's medals instead?

I know dozens of retired military professionals. None of them support you - there is a reason for that. They all served honorably and well, and they all believe that you did not. I know war heroes, and your, sir, are no war hero.

-- Glenn Lackey

[mayor]

By the way, have you heard? John Kerry is war hero. ;-)

[Nightowl69]

Really? i did not know that

[Jwelch111]

Oh, Bush and fellow Republicans know VERY well that Sen. Kerry is a War Hero. Witness the Smear Machine revving its motors.

The truth of the matter is (to borrow a hackneyed Republican favorite line) Kerry WAS a hero ( and remains so with veterans). A hero who returned from a war that Bush fought every which way his father could find for him, to avoid combat.

IF the Republicans choose this smearing, they will see a backlash. It may not be reported in the papers or on TV , but it will be talked about in veteran's groups and in the current military. Dis one of their own at your peril, President Bush.

[bwsmom]

Originally Posted by Jwelch111

The truth of the matter is (to borrow a hackneyed Republican favorite line) Kerry WAS a hero ( and remains so with veterans).

Tell me you're joking.... the vets remember very clearly Kerry's VVAW days, which is why he's trying so hard to distance himself from it now. The vets I know and have had conversations with see him as a traitor to this country, NOT a hero! He's going to have to be extremely careful how he plays up his Vietnam days, or it's going to come back to bite him in the !

[Jwelch111]

I should have included YMMV

Regardless, Bush's military service is laughable, in comparison to Senator Kerry's. (MO!) I wonder how veterans view BUSH's service.

Edited for a comment on C-Span, just now: William Bennett, a Republican, agreed that Kerry is a war hero.

[bwsmom]

I'm going to have to ask Taxman if I can link to the site I came across last night, run by vets, ALL in support of Bush... the "comments" section is very telling, and very inspirational. As I said before, Kerry's going to have to be extremely careful how he touts his vet status and "American Hero" image, or he's going to have quite a mess on his hands with the vets!

[bassmount]

Originally Posted by bwsmom

I'm going to have to ask Taxman if I can link to the site I came across last night, run by vets, ALL in support of Bush... the "comments" section is very telling, and very inspirational. As I said before, Kerry's going to have to be extremely careful how he touts his vet status and "American Hero" image, or he's going to have quite a mess on his hands with the vets!

I agree with you on this. I posted in another thread somewhere that my Dad was all for any democratic candidate until it looked like Kerry was going to get the nomination. He has since said he would rather vote republican than to vote Kerry simply because of "his war record." This will be the first time my Dad has voted republican in his life. Kerry does need to watch those old soldiers he "accused" so long ago.

[pandybat]

So, let's see here.....
Kerry went to war.
He served honorably and bravely.
His honorable and brave service was acknowledged by the US Navy.
When he got back, he said the war was wrong and worked to end it sooner, rather than later.
Those who have served honorably and bravely are in the best position to oppose the war. Kerry is hardly the only one to do so, nor was he the first.
I personally don’t really care what Bush or Kerry were up to in the 70’s. I don't think it is relevant to what they are doing now. However, if I were to choose, based on what they did in the 70’s, all told, Kerry was fighting in Vietnam and Bush was not.

[Rockabillie]

Hmmm...
recommended documentary by Errol Morris: "The Fog," based on MacNamera's book. Good info on Vietnam.

REGARDING KERRY'S WAR EXPEREINCE:
Generally, I wasn't in Vietnam, or any other conflict/war, for that matter, so I try not to second guess someone who's been in the trenches literally.

The history of war is full of enlisted foot soldiers who disagreed with officers who had college degrees but less practical experience. I'm sure each side was right in some situations. And often no one was right. Any decision you make, there are going to be deaths.

It was a dire situation and either choice would put you in a dire situation. That is the nature of war--it's ****. There are few right choices in ****.

I truely question anyone who'd try to say he knew better than someone who was there or try to claim there was only one way to do things. There is not right answer in ****, it's all screwed up, every path leads to more ****. Men die in wars, it's horrible. That doesn't mean if I had been there I would have been able to make a better decision.