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swing votr · Seaman Apprentice Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 85

Boston.com Article

SBVFT need to stop shooting themselves in the foot. While I understand that this link is IMO not very credible, we are only giving them more and more Ammunition to discredit.

Does this organization ask its volunteers/employees/donators what affiliations it has with the President? I think it would be wise to unload (sorry if this doesn't sound polite) anyone that could cause negative press as soon as possible. Not that their help isn't appreciated, but causing stories like this is better to get out of the way now, then come election time!!!

Side note, I love how he gave up helping the president to help this site, instead of Vice Versa.
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Lily · Lieutenant Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 244

This is old news and only desperate dems would see a connection here. Surely SBVT are allowed legal representation.

Polaris · Rear Admiral Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 626

swingvotr,

Don't worry; it's bogus. The Dems are going to drop this like a hot rock. A lot of us have already emailed various media outlets that the Democrats have a lot more lawyers working for them and various 527s. Furthermore, the lawyer in question immediately resigned.

It's silly anyway. What firm lawyer doesn't have a large client list. Even the FEC came out and said that it was prima facia legal.
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rb325th · Admiral Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 1334

Even an attack dog for kerry admitted that this is no big deal as there are very few qualified Election Attornies out there. He of course tried to go on a rant about "other" connections and how the "other guy yadda yadda yadda" but the door was slammed shut by the reporter saying that was not relevant to the question!
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swing votr · Seaman Apprentice Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 85

But are the Vets being more careful in the help they allow?

Its never a good thing to give out ammo like this, and come election time if stuff came out, it could be worse?
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cipher · Vice Admiral Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 902

There is provision for legal counsil, however, the resignation was most likely pre-emptitive to AVOID the appearance of impropriety, not that there was any.

It is tilting at windmills, especially since the DNC and several of their associated 527s share counsil.

The name of the game is not to prevent mud getting slung on you, it's ensuring it doesn't stick.
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Polaris · Rear Admiral Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 626

swing votr,

I think they are being as careful as they can be, but McCain-Feingold is a morass of technicalties....and the Dems are trying to exploit this. Not exactly new for them I might add.
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llano · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 7:10 pm Post subject:

There was a democratic strategist on Dayside (sp) today and he said that there are very few lawyers with that expertise in politics and that the Kerry-Edwards has several lawyers who also advise 527s. Then he was asked if they were going to resign also. He hee-hawed around implying that they would not resign.

Additionally, in the initial story yesterday another DNC spokesman thought nothing of it. One can find his name at the end of that story.
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Twidget · Seaman Recruit Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 46

Just an obervation based on personal experience...the people most likely to call themselves "swing voters" (usually from battleground states, too) on internet forums are rabid partisans.

Jungle_rat · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject:

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

When a lawyer from the Kerry campaign admits that there's nothing to it, it tends to take the wind out of the media's sails.

It's dead, Jim.
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Jungle_rat · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 7:49 pm Post subject:

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

Take comfort in finding the past threads on this topic and seeing how quickly this was taken apart for the nothing it was.
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fortdixlover · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: Another SBVFT/Bush Connection

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