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To: LindyBill who wrote (63761)	8/24/2004 6:39:20 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793834

Janet Brown is a great judge that Bush intends to put on the Supreme court when he is re-elected. That is why the Dems are frantic to keep her off the Federal Bench. She is on the California Supreme Court. CORE To Edwards: Stop Blocking Black Judges By Captain Ed on Presidential Election The Congress on Racial Equality plans to run advertising in John Edwards' home state of North Carolina challenging him to stop blocking the nomination of California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown to the federal appellate bench: California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown is among a half dozen of Bush's nominees to the appeals court who've been blocked in the Senate by Democrats. The Senate confirms all judicial appointments. Her nomination is opposed by groups including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. But the more conservative Congress of Racial Equality says Brown is a role model who deserves the promotion, and is challenging Edwards, a senator from North Carolina, on his home turf. The ad also names Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a fellow Senate Judiciary Committee member who has helped block Bush's judicial nominees. Senator Edwards wanted to get back to the issues, but he can't be happy about having to defend his position on Brown's nomination when under attack by CORE and Niger Innis. Tying him to Ted Kennedy also damages the Kerry/Edwards attempt to portray themselves as the true centrists in this campaign. While analysts have already debated whether Edwards will enable Kerry to make a dent in what had been a strong Republican state in the past, pointing out Edwards' (and Kerry's) obstinacy on judicial nominations will only make a North Carolina win that much less likely.

To: LindyBill who wrote (63761)	8/25/2004 10:30:58 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793834

Lindy, We agree on something. The more the Swifties talk, the slimier they look. And I believe in total free speech, and then we make fun of the way they pronounce nu-ku-lar after they make fools of themselves. <G>

To: LindyBill who wrote (63761)	8/25/2004 10:47:51 AM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793834

This is beyond pathetic: Kerry Takes Fight Over Vietnam Ads to Bush's Ranch Wed Aug 25, 2004 02:05 AM ET By Adam Entous CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Democrat John Kerry will dispatch two fellow Vietnam veterans to President Bush's secluded Texas ranch on Wednesday to press him to condemn television advertisements accusing Kerry of lying about his wartime service. The move comes one day after it was disclosed that a top lawyer for Bush's re-election campaign has been providing legal advice to the group behind the ads, the so-called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Kerry is sending to Crawford former Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia, a frequent companion of Kerry's on the campaign trail and a fellow Vietnam War veteran who lost three limbs during the war. Cleland and former Army Green Beret Jim Rassman, whose life was saved by Kerry during a Vietnam war firefight, will try to deliver a letter protesting the ads to Bush at his heavily guarded ranch, Kerry aides said. Kerry's service has dominated the neck-and-neck race for the Nov. 2 election in recent days as both candidates try to portray themselves as the best man to lead the United States in its war against terrorism. Bush has called for the Swift Boat ads to be stopped along with others run by independent groups, and said Kerry should be proud of his war service. But Bush stopped short of condemning the group or its specific accusations that the Democratic presidential candidate lied about his record in Vietnam. The Kerry letter, signed by at least seven Democratic senators who have served in the military, calls on Bush to "recognize this blatant attempt at character assassination, and publicly condemn it." "Call on this group to cease and desist," they wrote. Cleland said Bush "owes it to every soldier and veteran in the nation to stop condoning their smears through his silence." Cleland lost his 2002 re-election bid after a bitter campaign in which Republicans questioned his patriotism. Bush did not intervene then, and Kerry spokesman Phil Singer said what happened to Cleland in 2002 is similar to "what is going on today" against Kerry. MCCAIN NOT A SIGNATORY The Kerry letter was not signed by Republican Sen. John McCain, a fellow Vietnam veteran who has urged Bush to condemn the ads. McCain was scheduled to campaign next week with Bush before the Republican convention. Kerry has called the Swift Boat ads inaccurate and accused the group of being a front for the Bush campaign. He has asked the Federal Election Commission to force the ads to be withdrawn. The Bush campaign and the White House have said they have nothing to do with the Swift Boat group or the ads. But the group received some of its funding from long-time Bush supporters and its new commercial features one veteran, Ken Cordier, who was on a Bush campaign committee until last week when he was forced to step down. It was further disclosed late Tuesday that the Bush campaign's chief outside counsel, Ben Ginsberg, has also been giving legal advice to the Swift Boat group. Go here:http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6062473 to see a picture of Kerry getting one of his medals pinned on.