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August 19, 2004

John Kerry: "They're a front for the Bush campaign"

John Kerry himself has now personally spoken out against the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth:

``Over the last week or so, a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has been attacking me. Of course, this group isn't interested in the truth -- and they're not telling the truth,'' Kerry said. ``Here's what you really need to know about them -- they're funded by hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Republican contributor out of Texas. They're a front for the Bush campaign.''
Kerry's evidence? Bob Perry, who has given to given to multiple Republican causes and campaigns (including campaigns for Bush), is the Swiftboat Vet's largest donor, contributing $100,000.

One. Hundered. Thousand.

Big deal.

Let's compare, shall we? Looking at the top forty-nine 527 organizations, we find:

#1: The Joint Victory Campaign. The sole purpose of this organization is to raise funds for the number two ranked Media Fund and number three ranked America Coming Together. Both organizations are dedicated to defeating Geroge Bush. This organization sports no less than thirty-three individuals who have given more money than Bob Perry, twelve who have given at least one million dollars, with the largest contributor shelling out $7.75 million. George Soros has given more than $4.5 million to this organization.

#2: The Media Fund. This "Anybody but Bush" group has put together and paid for multiple TV ads that play in the battle-ground states. They are funded to the tune of over $28 million, almost half of which comes from the number one ranked Joint Victory Campaign. More than $5.5 million has come from employee unions.

#3: America Coming Together. Also against Bush, also helped by the Joint Victory Campaign, also a baby of George Soros ($5 million) and Peter Lewis (almost $3 million).

#4 & #5: The Service Employees International Union and the American Federationn of State/County/Municiple Employees More than $16 and $13 million respectively. Both are unions and hence partisan Democratic fronts.

Those are just the first five of the forty-nine. More staggering is when we step back and look at the forest, not the trees. Of the top forty-nine 527 organizations:

By Kerry's measure, each of the organizations that support Democrat causes are "Democrat front groups." John Kerry only objects when a 527 organization slams him. President George Bush objects to it all, which begs the question, "Is this really a fight John Kerry wants to have?"

Posted by bubba138 at August 19, 2004 12:22 PM