RNC airs commercials in Iowa

[drfemoe]

"Some are now attacking the president for attacking the terrorists."

Okay we get our first glimpse of how CL (coalition leader) is going to come after the dem nominee. .. We don't like him fighting the big bad terra-ist .. This seems too easy. How many MORE terror incidents have happened since the invasion? B&B in england said the war is not responsible for terrorist actions .. the terrorists are responsible for terrorist actions. They still don't get it ...


http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/21/politics/campaigns/21REPU.html?hp
..."The new commercial gives the first hint of the themes Mr. Bush's campaign is likely to press in its early days. It shows Mr. Bush, during the last State of the Union address, warning of continued threats to the nation: "Our war against terror is a contest of will, in which perseverance is power," he says after the screen flashes the words, "Some are now attacking the president for attacking the terrorists."

By indirectly invoking the Sept. 11 attacks, the commercial plays to what White House officials have long contended is Mr. Bush's biggest political advantage: his initial handling of the aftermath of the attacks.

Republican Party officials said that television stations in Iowa were to begin broadcasting the commercial on Sunday, the day before a televised Democratic debate there. The commercial is to continue running through Tuesday and will also probably be broadcast in New Hampshire about the time of the next debate, which is scheduled to take place there two weeks later. The party said it was spending roughly $100,000 for the initial broadcast of the advertisement, which seemed intended for voters in the states with the first contests, as well as for the journalists who cover the race." ...