Edwards, Not Bad, but Not First
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| Tue, 07-06-2004 - 3:29pm |
Tuesday July 6, 2004 4:16 PM AP Photo WX101 By LIZ SIDOTI Associate Press Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) - President Bush's re-election campaign will launch a television ad featuring former Republican rival John McCain and titled ``First Choice,'' an effort to paint Democrat John Kerry's running mate as his second choice.
McCain, the Arizona senator, rejected Kerry's overtures to be No. 2 on the Democratic ticket. On Tuesday, he selected Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., to be his running mate.
``He has not wavered, he has not flinched from the hard choices, he was determined and remains determined to make this world a better, safer, freer place. He deserves not only our support but our admiration,'' McCain says of Bush in the ad.
The 60-second commercial - titled ``First Choice'' - shows McCain speaking when he campaigned with Bush in Reno, Nev., last month, praising Bush's efforts in the war on terror. The ad is to run soon on national cable networks and in selected local media markets in battleground states.
``America is under attack by depraved enemies who oppose our every interest and hate every value we hold dear,'' McCain is shown saying. Referring to Bush, the senator says: ``It is the great test of our generation and he has led with great moral clarity and firm resolve.''
In May, Kerry ran a biographical ad that showed a picture of himself with a hand on McCain's shoulder, as the two walked away from the camera. The ad said: ``He joined with John McCain to find the truth about POWs and MIAs in Vietnam.''
The Bush campaign has not run ads for more than two weeks in local media markets in 20 battleground states where it had been on the air. It has been off the air on national cable channels for more than a week. The campaign spent $83 million on advertising over three months. As of Friday, it had not yet bought airtime for July.
Last month, McCain - Bush's rival for the GOP presidential nomination in 2000 - rejected the notion of a bipartisan ticket with Kerry, and shortly thereafter appeared with Bush.
Kerry and McCain, fellow senators and Vietnam veterans, became close when they worked together to help President Clinton normalize relations with Vietnam. On the other hand, McCain has had a cool relationship with Bush, and the 2000 campaign was so bitter that it left wounds some believe may never heal.
Since Kerry secured the nomination in early March, McCain has praised him as ``a good and decent man.'' McCain also defended Kerry when the White House accused the Democrat of being weak on defense.

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Elaine
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Renee ~~~
This is the scariest part of Edwards background. Combine Edwards' trial lawyer background with Kerry's desire for socialized medicine, and we have a national healthcare disaster in the making.
And of course... if it ever comes to it, Kerry won't need to be deposed with his vice president alongside in case he screws up, either.
Oh and by the way after the ad came out MCCAIN said that he is good friends with Edwards and Kerry and that he WILL NOT say anything negative about them. When asked about him praising Bush and saying that he would not say anything negative about the DEM ticket(saying he was in the middle) he said he was a UNITER NOT A DIVIDER. If that was not a dig at Bush I don't know what it was. MCCAIN is loyal to the Republican party but he is not a friend of Bush.
MCCAIN said he was never offered the job. He said they discussed the possiblity. Kerry discussed the possiblity with 25 people. Then the Republicans want us to believe that Kerry offered him the job and he was turned down so he had to look for other people to fill the ticket. Please..lol
Renee ~~~
Not me!
They are desperate, know their millions have been spent for no benefit... and will try any number of ad ploys to win.
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