Baam! Here comes $4.5 Million worth of anti-Bush ads from George Soros

[NNN0LHI]

Group to Start Running Anti-Bush TV Ads

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap...

WASHINGTON - A Democratic-leaning group financed in part by billionaire George Soros plans to run $4.5 million worth of TV ads in 17 presidential battleground states, beginning Wednesday, that criticize President Bush (news - web sites)'s policies and priorities.


Bush's re-election campaign, which already has begun its own $10 million initial ad blitz, branded the group's activity illegal and said it would seek a Federal Election Commission (news - web sites) investigation.


The Media Fund is the second outside group to go on the air in as many weeks to counter Bush's multimillion-dollar ad campaign and ensure a Democratic presence on the airwaves. The liberal MoveOn.org Voter Fund also is running ads in swing states.


The Media Fund bought at least $1 million worth of airtime on Monday and expects to buy more this week for its initial two-week ad run. The group expects to raise tens of millions of dollars to run ads this election year. The first ads mention Bush by name, a point of contention among GOP lawyers who argue that violates federal law.

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[jenk]

1. thank you Mr. Soros!

[Mattforclark]

2. Kick

Kick ash!

Well! I had temporarily forgotten about him! Oh boy.

[Badger1]

3. Whaaa!

Too bad , so sad, tell somebody that gives a f*ck. The bastards love to dish it out but can't take the truth.

[madmax]

4. Thank you, Mr. Soros!

A Patriot - :grouphug: for George Soros

[Devil Dog Dem]

5. Bush's re-election campaign, . . .branded the group's activity illegal"

They are scared!

[mzmolly]

6. Yes indeed... I am scared too, that George Soros will end up in Guantanamo

bay??

:scared:

RAWK ON MR. SOROS! And... moveon.org :toast:

Bush is trying everything to stop moveon. they notified TV stations that moveon is supposedly running an *illegal* organization :eyes:

These fuckers will stop at nothing.

[elsiesummers]

14. Political prisoners - like Putie Pute?

Well Martha was the warning shot.

Egads! Wouldn't they be afraid to unveil the end of American Democracy to the rest of the world jailing Soros?

If Soros is put away then it's all over.

[atre]

12. Bush's reelection campaign has no case at all

The Supreme Court has drawn a very clear line between contributions (indirect speech) and expenditures (direct speech). There is absolutely no campaign regulation against this form of direct speech, because any regulation prohibiting such expenditures violates the First Amendment.

If the FEC comes down on their side, a unanimous Supreme Court decision will be handed down, completely embarassing the Bush camp and making their political appointees look like rank cronies, especially among legal scholars.

[tedoll78]

13. Also note:

The new campaign finance law limits contributions from donors to candidates.. NOT donors to non-profit orgs. There is a blatant difference, and it would take incredible judicial stretching to reach the GOP's conclusion.

If the GOP wants to place limits on individual donations to these orgs, they need to pass a law explicitly doing so. Depending on a judge to "read" these limits in the law is not going to work, assuming we challenge any such FEC decisions.

[CRYINGWOLFOWITZ]

7. were is the rest of the link?

... at the end of the link means there is more. the link you give is no good

[NNN0LHI]

19. Here is another working link

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3838368,00.html

[Crachet2004]

8. I wish Bill Gates would grow a soul and get on board with us.

He could make MSNBC into the antiFox. But I think Bill is afraid of his own shadow. Pity.

[David Dunham]

9. Thank goodness for George Soros.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

11. Bush dropped the anti-trust case, remember?

[MessiahRp]

15. NBC would rather drop Microsoft

Than become the Left Wing News Station. I believe most of the NBC heads who also work for GE are complete Republicans. How else would that fuckhead Joe Scarborough have his own show?

Rp

[RichV]

10. Soros!

I don't know what we can do to thank this man, but he deserves a lot of praise. Thanks for fighting the good fight, Mr. Soros.

[sandnsea]

16. God Bless America

Who wants to sing with me... God Bless America, land that I love, stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above...

We're saving our country people!!!! Thank you George Soros!

[Leilani]

17. The Repugs don't think it's fair

unless they can outspend Dems by 200-1.

[incapsulated]

18. Thank You Mr. Soros!

God love 'em! :loveya:

 
 

[Hav]

20. .

I admit that I'm not familiar with his past or why some people feel hostile towards him but I'm really glad that he gets financially involved in getting Bush removed.

[maddezmom]

21. Keep the funding coming Mr. Soros

:)