Why was it OK for Bush to use flag covered bodies in his political ads?

[NNN0LHI]

But Bush and his minions don't think is is OK for us to see the military coffins draped with flags? This is a question we should be asking in some letters to the editor in some newspapers I think?

Don

[LittleApple81]

1. Bingo!!!! n/t

[freetobegay]

2. Very good point

But as usual, the obvious is always ignored.

[mopaul]

3. good point

thought of it, couldn't put it into words. flag draped firemen's coffins are free domain to exploit for political purposes. but if john kerry used those new photos in his ads, all hell would break loose among the indignant neandrathals.

[Skinner]

4. Which ads?

I don't remember seeing coffins in Bush ads.

[NNN0LHI]

7. Flag covered bodies from the World Trade Center

I can find a link if you need it?

Don

[trogdor]

8. It was 9/11 remains...

...being carried off the site by FDNY personnel on a flag-covered stretcher. Not coffins, but approximately the same thing.

[prodigal_green]

23. I believe they were the remains of a fireman

And they were pissed as hell that he was using them. The Firefighters Union backs Kerry. The FDNY knows who is on their side, and it ain't the chimp.

[NMDemDist2]

10. his first ad had WTC carrying out a flag draped coffin n/t

[BlueEyedSon]

14. I'm sure I saw a coffin in one

I admit I don't watch TV much, and rarely watch any programming that Bush might advertise during (Queer Eye, Bill Maher).

There looks to be a flag-draped stretcher in this one ("Safer, Stronger"):

http://www.georgewbush.com/tvads/

Someone with a stronger stomach can look through the rest. I can't stand to hear him slurring through this crap!

[nostamj]

17. a stretcher, yes

but there were no 'coffins' removed from Ground Zero.

[BlueEyedSon]

19. Original (and unedited) post says "flag covered BODIES"

My bad for mutating that into "coffins"....

[HFishbine]

15. Here

in the Ad "Safer, Stronger"

http://www.georgewbush.com/TVAds/

[trogdor]

5. I think he wanted to copyright that for himself.

If the controversy over them didn't happen, one might have expected the GOoPers to use the nicest ones in their propaganda at some later date. We stole that from him, and that pisses him off.

It wouldn't have been quite so controversial in the first place if they weren't sneaking them in at 2 AM so the public couldn't see.

[seabeyond]

6. ya

how come

[cjbuchanan]

9. Oh my

It's almost like they are hypocrites.

How will I be able to make it through the weekend knowing this?

[74dodgedart]

11. Because he's such a patriot

</sarcasm>

[tom_paine]

12. Hypocrisy means nothing to Nazis, Soviets, Busheviks

Their ability to comprehend such has been purposefully earsed by their Propaganda Masters: Goebbels, Molotov, and Rove respectively.

They have the ability to kick the shit out of a defenseless Jew (or Liberal, it's all the same to these Monsters) while screaming "Stop (kick)...oppressing (kick)...me (kick)...Juden!(kick kick)".

Their critical thinking faculites have been eliminated along with their compassion and conscience. They are Vile Oppressors with Victim Mentality artificially grafted on.

And THAT, my friends is how you program people to be Nazis, Soviets, or Busheviks.

They are IMMUNE to the concept of hypocrisy. And when their Master tell them to behave FULLY like Soviets or Nazis, they will do so without hesitation or question.

[NJmaverick]

13. Because he was only indirectly responsible

For that death, rather then his direct responsibility for the soldier's deaths.

[NewJeffCT]

16. don't forget

Don't forget that in January of 2002, Bush said he was not going to exploit the tragedy of 9/11 for political purposes. Oops, was that another lie?

[No Mandate Here.]

18. I just sent my LTE to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Got that one covered, I hope.

[John_H]

20. Who have you emailed this to? Send this to

the DNC, the Kerry campaign, Dascle, Pelosi, and every Dem columnist there is, please. Great thinking. Great point.

Kick.

[samsingh]

21. excellent question

repugs are hypocrits. in both cases they use other people's tragedies for their own political gain.

[wndycty]

22. Letter's to the editor. . .

. . .I am on it.

[rinsd]

24. It was okay?

I seem to remember much gnashing of the teeth and outrage over the ad but maybe it was just me.

Edit: Nevermind, I see your are referring to Bush here.