rssChambliss on Cleland Ad: ‘Truthful in Every Way’
Monday, November 17, 2008 at 3:55 pm
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This went somewhat under the radar, but as Georgia GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss prepares for next month’s runoff election against Democratic challenger Jim Martin, he claims no regrets about a controversial ad that helped put him in the seat six years ago.
You know the one: It used images of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein to suggest that his opponent at the time, Sen. Max Cleland (D), was soft on terrorism because he hadn’t rubber-stamped several of President George W. Bush’s homeland security wishes.
Nevermind that Cleland was a Vietnam vet who’d lost three limbs in the war, while Chambliss steered clear of the conflict via five school deferments — the challenger decided to make the contest one of patriotic duty.
From the ad:
As America faces terrorists and extremist dictators, Max Cleland runs television ads claiming he has the courage to lead. He says he supports President Bush at every opportunity. But that’s not the truth. Since July, Max Cleland has voted against the president’s vital homeland security efforts 11 times. Max Cleland says he has the courage to lead, but the record proves Max Cleland is just misleading.
In an interview with MS-NBC last week, Chambliss called the ad “truthful in every way.”
“Max Cleland was trying to join himself at the hip with George Bush at that point in time — ran ad after ad showing the two of them together, and saying that he was supporting George Bush,” Chambliss said. “He couldn’t dispute it because he knew that it was true.”
Aside from the well-discussed inanity of equating a war hero with the most notorious terrorists of the day, it’s sure strange to think that there was ever a time when ties to Bush could be beneficial.
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Comment posted November 17, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
WE HAVE MORE TO DO:
Democrat Jim Martin is in a runoff against Bush Republican Saxby Chambliss for the Senate seat from Georgia. Bush's Saxby Chambliss voted against spending a few measly dollars to provide health care coverage for Georgia, and Americas needy children. But he supported wasting hundreds of billions of your dollars, and the life BLOOD of Americas finest on an unnecessary war in Iraq.
At a time when 47 million of you have no health insurance coverage, and over 100 million of you with insurance are just one major illness away from complete financial destruction. Bush and Saxby Chambliss voted to make the heart break of bankruptcy relief even harder for all of you to use.
You see, Bush and Saxby Chambliss, and his family don't have to worry about their health care coverage. They have the finest health care coverage your tax money can buy for them. Courtesy of you. The American Tax payer. In fact, no one but the super rich can afford the health care coverage you the tax payer provide for Saxby Chambliss, and his family for FREE! with your tax dollars.
He supposedly works for you. But he doesn't think you and your family should have access to the type of taxpayer supported FREE health care that you provide for him, and his loved ones for FREE!. Doesn't that just make you BURRING MAD!
Vote for JIM MARTIN for US senator from Georgia. Vote for JIM Martin who will be on your side. Vote for JIM MARTIN who will work with President Obama and a majority congress for you. Vote for JIM MARTIN most of all for your-self, your family's, friends, and loved ones. Vote for JIM MARTIN for a better America, and a better World.
Don't let Saxby Chambliss make a chump out of you by tricking you into voting against your own best interest. Saxby chambliss is NOT! on your side. He's not one of you. He is on George Bush's side. And we all know what a catastrophe the Bush Chambliss administration has been the past 8 years.
Contact all your family and friends and do every thing you can to see to it that JIM MARTIN and GEORGIANS! take that senate seat back for Georgia, and America. No matter where you live in America. This is important to you. President Obama will need all the help, and power you can give him to try and fix this catastrophic mess that the Corrupt Bush Chambliss administration has created.
As I said before you will have to vote in overwhelming numbers to overcome the Bush Chambliss “Let Them Eat Cake” vote fraud machine. Vote early if you can. Then help everyone you can get to the polls and vote for JIM MARTIN. You and your loved ones don't have to be Saxby Chambliss's victims anymore.
I know you will get it done. Just like you did for President Obama.
God bless all of you
jacksmith – WORKING CLASS… :-)
Comment posted January 31, 2009 @ 11:29 am
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