The Bush campaign shows true class

[DurfBarian]

Bush in January 2003: "I have no ambition whatsoever to use [the war on terror] as a political issue."

Bush today: Airing ads filled with images of smoking 9/11 rubble and firefighters carrying coffins.

I really hope Karl Rove and the rest of the gang get called on this one. The 9/11 survivors and firefighters associations are angry as hell.

[dantose]

that's bad... Real bad

[Suicidal Zebra]

For a source:

Clicky

I'm with dantose, this is bad. Really blinking bad. And bad taste aswell.

Glad you posted it Durf rather than me, as I was tempted to do earlier. Maybe this will last a bit more than 20 posts.

P.S., anyone got a link to the ads. I would like to see them for myself if possible.

[DurfBarian]

P.S., anyone got a link to the ads. I would like to see them for myself if possible.

Small image on this page. I thought I saw a stream earlier (Real Media though, ack) so if I spot it again I'll post it.

The Republican convention will be held in New York. It's being held later in the year than any other GOP convention ever: early September. This flag-waving could get really, really ugly if the Bush team decides to make full use of that city in that time of year . . .

EDIT: If the ads show up anywhere they'll be here:
http://www.georgewbush.com/
But the site is getting hammered right now.

EDIT2: "roofle"
http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s2i2325

[Anyee]

Tasteless and disgusting, but that's the name of the game on both sides. I hate to say it, but I bet a democrat would pull the same crap given half the chance. What's really pissing people off is that he's using the image of firefighters while playing with their union and pensions, I believe.

I hope he doesn't make a "pilgrimage" to the WTC site while there, taking a choice photo-op with head bowed and brows furrowed in sorrow. Bleh.

[Suicidal Zebra]

Thanks for the link Durf. It has all three ads on it, the first two of which are pretty innocuous, but the third I find a tad unpleasent. Interesting what $4.5mil gets you nowadays.

I can't get thespoof.com though. It is probably getting hammered right now I guess.

[Drosselmeier]

They are getting whipped good over this it seems. When I woke up this morning and turned on the morning news this was the lead story.

It just boggles my mind how the Bush people thought they could get away with this after two years of Bush spitting in the face of fire fighters and clearly doing just about everything wrong on september eleventh itself.

[BenDover]

They are getting whipped good over this it seems. When I woke up this morning and turned on the morning news this was the lead story.

Same thing here. First thing I heard when I turned the radio on.

But I agree with Anyee, a democratic president could have done the same thing. I don't think it's different. It's the name of the game, and honestly I think it's pretty sad.

[advil]

who's surprised... you knew this was coming way back when the repubs decided to have their convention in NY.

of course any other pres *could* have done the same thing. don't see what the relevance of that is, since we'll never know.

it is interesting that the whole story about the commercials is how tasteful/tasteless that shot was. wonder what that does to the effectiveness of the ads.

[maccool]

What specifically did Bush do wrong on Sept. 11, 2001, Dross? If you're referring to the way he managed to turn world wide sympathy and pledges of help into unilateral miltary action, I'll buy that, but that came later.

Maybe you can clairify, please?

On the topic, I saw the commercial last night. It snuck up on me before I could run away (woohoo battleground state). I'm not so much against using WTC imagery, as has been said, any president would have done it.

But I am against the idea that somehow the U.S. will be better off if we have 'faith' and 'families'; there was another f-word used, but I can't remember. I don't necessarily mean the religious kind of faith, though I'm sure that was the intent of the message. I mean, c'mon! We're supposed to think things will be OK in the U.S. if we just believe? That's how you fly in Never-Never Land, not how you shape a country.

Oh well, I guess I can blow up my telly tonight.