Swift boat vets back out of speech at local rally

[DoYouEverWonder]

Aug 22, 2004
Swift boat vets back out of speech at local rally

A Swift Boat Veterans for Truth member featured prominently in ads attacking Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam service said he was misled by Republicans when asked to speak at an anti-Kerry rally in Gainesville on Saturday.

Joe Ponder, wounded during the war in 1968, said he turned down the speaking engagement after learning that fliers promoting the event had been distributed at a local Bush-Cheney campaign office Friday.

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Dineen Wolfersheim, secretary of the Alachua County Republican Executive Committee, said she helped organized the event as a private citizen and blamed an unidentified "overzealous Republican" for placing the flier in the party's headquarters. She said once local Republican party officials learned of the promotion's placement, they removed it.

In addition, Wolfersheim said she pulled the permit needed for the event and helped others organize and raise money.


http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040822/LOCAL/40821054/1078/news&template=printart


edit: changed title, to title from news report

[Chili]

1. nobody showed???

Not one Swiftboat liar?

ROTFL!

Thank you for posting this article!

[yellerpup]

2. Contemptible, predictable dodge...

just like those "evil-doer" soldiers taking over the Abu Grahib prison. Some off the radar minion who meant well. Bushco had nothing to do with it.