New ad from moveon.org re: firing Rove

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http://press.arrivenet.com/pol/article.php/670840.html


New TV Ad Campaign from MoveOn.org: 'Fire Karl Rove'; President Flip-Flops on Pledge to Fire Leaker

Distribution Source : U.S. Newswire

Date : Tuesday, July 19, 2005


To: National Desk, Political Reporter

Contact: Trevor Fitzgibbon, Jessica Smith, Steve Smith or Alex Howe, 202-822-5200, all for MoveOn.org

WASHINGTON, July 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new TV ad calls on the President to keep his word and fire his top political advisor Karl Rove for disclosing the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson, a covert CIA agent.

The ad features White House spokesman Scott McClellan contradicting his 2003 statements when asked last week if the President plans to fire Karl Rove.

The ad begins airing tomorrow, within 48 hours of the President's flip-flop on an earlier commitment to fire anyone involved in blowing her cover.

In June 2004, when asked whether he would fire anyone involved in the Plame outing, President Bush replied, "Yes" to a group of reporters. On Monday, however, the President flip-flopped and added the qualifier that it would have to be shown that a crime was committed.

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