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BrianC · PO2 Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Posts: 364

Veterans, families question Kerry ad (Some didn't OK use of their photos)
June 3, 2004 | Matthew Sturdevant

A television advertisement for Democrat John Kerry's presidential campaign appears to have violated copyright laws by broadcasting several photos from the Caller-Times book "South Texas Heroes."

Two World War II veterans and relatives of four others say they want to know how photos of their relatives came to be included in the ad, and say the campaign could only have retrieved the photos from "South Texas Heroes," a book published by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times last year.

The advertisement targets Hispanic voters in six states, and features photos of 16 Hispanic veterans, 15 of which were featured in "South Texas Heroes."

The commercial, which is not airing in Texas, was conceived and produced by Armando Gutierrez, who owns a political advertising company, A. Gutierrez & Associates, Inc., with offices in Albuquerque and Corpus Christi. Gutierrez said he borrowed the photos from family and friends of family, who gave verbal permission to use the photos in the commercial.

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Shameless John Kerry

BrianC · PO2 Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Posts: 364

A link to a more complete story on this Kerry ad...

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/6/3/114333.shtml

Navymomx2 · Lt.Jg. Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 149 Location: Washington

BrianC · PO2 Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Posts: 364

Caller-Times president and publisher Larry L. Rose said: "If John Kerry allows this commercial to run, it will show the kind of person John Kerry is. That he allows his campaign team to lift Hispanic faces from a Caller-Times book, to violate copyright, and to violate the individual rights of those Hispanic veterans, is appalling. If Kerry wants to do the honest and ethical thing, let's see if he has his staff get permission from the veterans, from the Caller-Times, or, if he doesn't do that, let's see how fast he cancels his commercial."

BrianC · PO2 Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Posts: 364

Hey!

Swift Boat Veterans!

You're making news!

Go to the link provided above and scroll down to this! Very Happy

[b]Swift Boat Veterans: 'Cease and Desist'[/b]

Meanwhile, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has stepped up its efforts to get Kerry to stop a different photo exploitation.

Eleven of the 20 Vietnam War veterans included in a 1969 photo the Democrat candidate is using demand in a letter sent to the campaign that Kerry "cease and desist from all uses" of the picture.

Bhist · Lieutenant Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Posts: 228

I think it's a gas that every time Kerry tries to exploit the idea that he served this country well it turns him on his face.

Kerry should give up his manipulative efforts to convince voters that he is a vet. Anyone that would lie about a wound to get a purple heart so he could go home and then turn liar and shoot all vets in the back is not a veteran in my book. The best he is, is a fraud.

And, people think he should be president. God help us if he becomes so.
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BrianC · PO2 Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Posts: 364

I wonder - does the Kerry ad carry the now-standard "I'm John Kerry and I approved this message" ?

Or did Hanoi John conveniently leave that out?

Keith · Lt.Jg. Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 130

Navymomx2 · Lt.Jg. Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 149 Location: Washington

BrianC · PO2 Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Posts: 364

That's what I am told by others that have seen it, Navymom.

So Kerry approves of breaking copyright laws in order to proclaim that various and sundry individuals are backing his campaign.

I didn't think it was possible, but Kerry may be an ever bigger phoney than bill clinton.

The question is, will the FEC do their job and put a stop to it? We sure can't depend on Kerry to do the right thing!

prdCOmom · Lt.Jg. Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 104

Kerry should not have used other people to further his sad career
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