Kerry hits Bush for the 'fake reporters' flap

[jpgray]

In his speech, Kerry also focused on a report in The New York Times that federal investigators were examining television reports in which the administration paid individuals to pose as journalists and praise the Medicare law that offers a prescription drug benefit for the elderly.

"They've hired actors to pose as journalists to sell a bad bill with your money," Kerry said. "After already hiring actors to pose as soldiers in the president's campaign commercials you have to wonder: How many Oscar-winning performances will it take to convince America that George Bush can put America back on track?"

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/03/15/us_security/index.html

[Hav]

1. .

Rofl..that is really good.
He should have mentioned the ad with actors as firefighters as well.
Keep it going Kerry haha.

[xray s]

2. I think the firemen in the 9/11 ad were actors too

I am pretty sure that is right.

[placton]

6. All except the one in the coffin were actors. (N/T)

[jpgray]

9. If I recall, there were no coffins there--that was a bodybag, right? (nt)

[placton]

11. Yes, I think you are right.

Another person (albeit dead) "drafted" so Bush can seek re-appointment.

[flpoljunkie]

7. Yes, they were. Real fireman were amused with their fake plastic helmets.

Why are we not surprised?

[Supormom]

12. Fake plastic helmets?

I hadn't heard about that. Fitting, though; plastic turkey, plastic helmets, fake president.

[prodigal_green]

10. All but the coffin

That contained a real firefighter.

Since info-tainment has replaced news, will the public even care that actors are replacing journalists? How can one tell the difference anymore?

[rumguy]

3. beautiful!

Kerry has some of the best one-liners I've ever heard.

[Homer12]

4. Good tactics

Use Bush's mistakes against him. They've been trying to do this with Kerry, but Bushco has made so so so many more in the last 3 and 1/2 years, from out-rigth lying and intimidation to fake turkey's reporters and soldiers.

Got to love ideologicaly agenda driven fundamentalist war-mongers and bigots that can't see beyond their own reality.

[JI7]

5. that's pathetic

they have to pay people to say positive things about bush. pathetic. no wonder they need so much money for their campaign.

[redqueen]

8. Go Kerry!

This is great!!!!

So glad to see him fighting back! :D