AP/ GU Article critiques Kerry ads in support of Bush

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Kerry Ads Appeal for Donations

Details of three new television ads from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, that began airing Monday

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(article continues with script of ads)

ANALYSIS:

Kerry is using these ads to energize core Democratic voters and encourage them to donate. The ads are running in some states that he typically wouldn't campaign in because they are Democratic strongholds - California, New Jersey and New York. He's using the ads, instead, to raise funds.

Kerry claims that 3 million people have lost their jobs under Bush. However, recent government figures show some 1.8 million jobs have been lost since Bush took office. One ad also claims that Bush has ``given huge tax breaks for the wealthy,'' but it does not mention that Americans in other tax brackets benefited from the president's cuts as well.

Another ad says that the Supreme Court is ``one vote away from outlawing a woman's right to choose.'' While the justices are divided on abortion, the issue is not that clear-cut.

In 2000, the court voted 5-4 to strike down Nebraska's ban on what critics call partial birth abortions. The court, in a 1992 Pennsylvania case, also split 5-4 in reaffirming the validity of a woman's right to have an abortion. But the court's makeup has changed since then. Of the current justices, a 6-3 majority has indicated that women have a constitutional right to end their pregnancies.

Kerry claims that Bush is ``appointing far-right judges determined to take away our privacy.'' Democrats have, in fact, opposed at least three of Bush's federal judicial nominees based on their views - present or past - on abortion.

One of the ads claims that Bush wants to rollback the clean air and water acts. However among Bush's environmental agenda are proposals to cap power plant emissions to reduce pollution drifting across state lines and to cut spending next year on low-interest loans to states and communities for clean water projects.

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Analysis by Liz Sidoti, Associated Press Writer.


What and why does the Associated Press critique ads?

And

look at the explanations.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3996520,00.html

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1. What do you think?

Media consolidation. AP will get a big bone if Mr. Bush Jr. is (re)elected.