Latest Bush/Cheney Ad

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Tuesday June 29, 2004 · 5:21 PM PDT

2004/06/29 · 17:21

I'm a bit perplexed by the Bush/Cheney campaign's newest ad. It's entitled "Kerry's Coalition of the Wild-eyed"

My first problem is that the ad comparing Bush to Hitler was an entry in the MoveOn.org commercial contest. It was not even close to being a winner, and associating it with the direction of the group is somewhat misleading.

Besides that, I feel like the ad is overall just ineffective. I guess my confusion is two-fold:

1) I find it hard to believe that an attack ad that attacks the opponent's attacks is really going to be effective.

2) Are the images of angry liberals really a turn-off to voters? Obviously, I'm biased, but I see people with passion there, not blind rage. I'm inclined to believe that the ad will make uninformed folks understand that everything isn't rosy, and that there's plenty of reason to get mad at this administration.

Who's A Flip-Flopper?

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Friday March 19, 2004 · 2:39 AM PST

2004/03/19 · 02:39

George Bush has the audacity to call John Kerry a flip-flopper?! Take a look at the following statements, all from the 2000 Republican Party National platform (each followed by my commentary):

1. Reducing [the national] debt is both a sound policy goal and a moral imperative. Our families and most states are required to balance their budgets; it is reasonable to assume the federal government should do the same.

This graph accurately describes what the Bush Administration has done to the Budget surplus that it was handed. The war in Iraq doesn't even begin to account for all of that spending. And let's not forget all the lost revenue from those tax cuts for the rich.

2. Citizens must have the confidence that their personal privacy will be respected in the use of technology by both business and government. That privacy is an essential part of our personal freedom and our family life, and it must not be sacrificed in the name of progress.

Yes, that's right, this came from the party, led by John Ashcroft, that has done more to erode personal privacy than any administration in history. The Patriot Act was passed with the idea that it would help the fight on terrorism, but the Justice Department has been unable to show any evidence that those new powers have been used to catch criminals or terrorists.

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