SwiftVets.com

bob_lister · Seaman Recruit Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 2

The media doesn't really want to cover this story, but I think your
website could get your message out anyway by including video
of these veterans telling their stories. Personally I would have
a better feel for these people's motives and veracity if I could see them speak.

my two cents.

Bob Lister

LewWaters · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:38 am Post subject:

You can see them speak on the home page now, why would more video make you "feel better about their motives and veracity?" They have been upfront about their "motives and veracity" all along.
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Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

You can see their initial press conference - 118 minutes, I think? Those were the initial founders of the group that spoke - they have many more members now - over 250 and I think they've just added a couple more over the last two weeks.

Swifts' Video on c-span.org
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Lily · Lieutenant Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 244

Navy, Navy, Navy

Is there a link to the first ad "Any Questions"?

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

I've looked and I can't find one, Lily. Might want to try google - some of the bloggers may have picked it up. (Bless them!)

Actually kate posted to the Consolidation of Links thread a site that has both ads - but for some reason, the bb WILL NOT show the link as a URL. So, here's a link to the second ad - copy and paste it into your browser address bar, delete the "2" right before the htm and hit enter and you'll get the first ad.

http://www.peteandrews.net/site/2004/swiftboat_veterans_ad2.htm

This is one of the wierdest things I've ever seen - something like it happened once before with an image. These two links are identical except for the "2" so why it won't show without the "2" is beyond me..... twilight zone stuff. Wink

http://www.peteandrews.net/site/2004/swiftboat_veterans_ad.htm
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bob_lister · Seaman Recruit Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 2

O.k., I think my posting was misunderstood to say that I personally
questioned the truthfulness of your veterans. (That's the wonderful
thing about these forums I guess - no matter what you say somebody
is going to disagree with you.)

What I really meant to say is: this website is the key to getting your
message out. The book seems to be shipping very slowly (I don't
have mine yet). Also the media doesn't want to talk about this
except superficially. So that leaves this website and BLOGS.
I don't put much faith in BLOGS because they can lie if they want.

So I think you need to spend some of the advertising money
to beef-up this website. One thing I would like to see is each
of these veterans being interviewed.

thanks,

Bob Lister
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Lily · Lieutenant Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 244

Navy_Navy_Navy,

Thanks for the link.

brityank · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:24 pm Post subject:

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

No, both play just fine - it's just that I can't get link to show up on phBB to the first video, even though a nearly identical link (just adding the "2") shows up just fine.

We had a problem like that pop up once before with an image... simply would not show up... when you highlight where the link is supposed to be, you get only carriage returns.

Ah, the joys of electrons! Wink

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