MoveOn.org uses Chuck Hagel's speech in an ad

[Cocoa]

this is the speech where Hagel ripped Bush and the war at an American Legion hall, and they gave him a standing ovation.

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The $500,000 TV and print ad buys are scheduled to begin shortly before the President delivers a prime time address to the American people in an attempt to resuscitate sinking public support for his Iraq policy.


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VIDEO: DISSOLVE ACROSS A SERIES OF IMAGES OF WAR IN IRAQ.

AUDIO: ANNOUNCER (VO): The war in Iraq. Day 825. 1,725 Americans dead. It's a quagmire.

VIDEO: SLOW DISSOLVE FROM WAR IMAGES TO A PHOTO OF PRESIDENT BUSH. THE TEXT OF BUSH'S QUOTE BEGINS TO APPEAR AS THE BUSH PHOTO COMES INTO FULL VIEW: "I BELIEVE WE'RE MAKING REALLY GOOD PROGRESS IN IRAQ" - GEORGE BUSH, APRIL 28, 2005. THE IMAGE IS NOW ROSE-TINTED AS WE START TO MOVE IN TIGHT ON BUSH'S THUMB.

AUDIO: ANNOUNCER (VO): But George Bush says he's pleased with the progress.

VIDEO: WE ARE NOW ON A CLOSE-UP OF BUSH'S THUMB.

AUDIO: ANNOUNCER: (VO): Pleased? Now even a REPUBLICAN Senator, Chuck Hagel, is saying:

VIDEO: SPLIT SCREEN WITH ROSE-TINTED PHOTO OF WHITE HOUSE ON LEFT AND IMAGES OF WAR IN IRAQ ON RIGHT. THE TEXT OF HAGEL'S QUOTE IS SUPERED ACROSS BOTH IMAGES: "THE WHITE HOUSE IS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM REALITY" - REPUBLICAN SEN. CHUCK HAGEL.

AUDIO: ANNOUNCER (VO): The White House is completely disconnected from reality.

VIDEO: SPLIT SCREEN IMAGERY REMAINS AS THE TEXT OF HAGEL'S QUOTE CONTINUES: "IT'S LIKE THEY'RE JUST MAKING IT UP AS THEY GO ALONG."

AUDIO: ANNOUNCER (VO): It's like they're just making it up as they go along.

VIDEO: CUT TO IMAGE OF A SOLDIER'S HELMET FILLED WITH UNOPENED LETTERS FROM BACK HOME IN THE USA. SUPER TEXT: IT'S TIME TO COME HOME.

AUDIO: ANNOUNCER (VO): Iraq. We got in the wrong way. Let's get out the right way.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

1. nice

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[Cocoa]

2. video is now online

http://www.moveonpac.org/hagel-QT.html

[Cocoa]

3. and Hagel doesn't like it

http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/06/28/local/doc42c1bec77546a219244768.txt

Sen. Chuck Hagel objected Tuesday to use of statements he has made about the Iraqi war in a MoveOn.org ad campaign calling for withdrawal of U.S. troops.

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"This ad is dishonest," Hagel said in a statement. "I have never supported immediate removal of American troops from Iraq ... I have said that to withdraw from Iraq now would have catastrophic consequences that would ripple across a generation of Americans, Iraqis and the entire Middle East."

Furthermore, in spite of his recent criticism about Bush administration policy in Iraq, Hagel said, "I have said I believe we can succeed in Iraq."

The newspaper and cable TV ads feature critical comments voiced by Hagel in a U.S. News and World Report interview last week.

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