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| Kerry hires online chief from MoveOn |
| 2004-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON (CNN) -- John Kerry has hired an Internet-savvy Democrat to run his presidential campaign’s online communications, a move that raises new questions about the link between his campaign and the independent groups that run TV ads on his behalf. Zach Exley, the director of special projects for the MoveOn PAC, is going to the Kerry campaign to become its director of online communications and organization. Exley also worked during the Democratic presidential primary for Howard Dean, helping Dean set up his web-based organization. Since Kerry became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee in early March, the MoveOn PAC has spent more than $2.5 million on TV ads that attack President Bush. But under the new campaign-finance law, those efforts cannot be coordinated with the Kerry campaign. Yeah... right..... A MoveOn statement said Exley and the staff of all MoveOn entities have agreed that they will not be in contact through the election period to avoid the appearance of coordination, "even though federal election rules permit some forms of communication." We wont talk to each other! I promise! (just send notes...) MoveOn has spent roughly $17 million on ads since it started running its "misleader" campaign against Bush last year. Few know that ’misleader’ actually describes the ads and not the ad target.... Republicans said Exley’s move reinforces their accusations that Kerry and his Democratic allies are circumventing the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law they fought so hard to enact. (GOP challenges anti-Bush ads) "It’s another example of the coordination between MoveOn.org and the Kerry campaign that is illegal under campaign finance law," a Bush campaign official said. "The Media Fund and MoveOn are functioning as Kerry’s slush fund, a shadow Democratic Party that’s illegally using soft dollars." MoveOn became the subject of controversy early this year when it posted two ads on its Web site that compared Bush to Adolf Hitler. The ads were submitted to the group as part of a contest to produce anti-Bush commercials, and Republican Chairman Ed Gillespie said Exley dismissed Republican complaints about them with a barnyard expletive. "In addition to the obvious questions his hiring raises about further illegal coordination between the Kerry campaign and MoveOn.org, you have to wonder what hiring someone who considers Hitler comparisons to be legitimate political discourse says about the Kerry campaign," Gillespie said in a statement issued Wednesday. Why are you suprised? This didn’t cause a tremor on my suprise meter from Hanoi John ..... |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #4 Hey, actually this could be the best news of the day for Dubya. If they start up with some of the crap from Move On as official campaign stuff, that can't be good for Kerry. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4083 2004-04-07 9:40:52 PM |
| #3 This doesn't surprise me in the least. Coming from the Dims who at this point must beleive the far left is their bag. Americans will note vote for this man. His war record, voting record and the company he keeps preclude any moderate from voting for Kerry. The party is in dis array. Look at Dean. He should be on medication. Gore has looks as though he is ready for an anti-war march. Kennedy finally has reached the threshold of where his brain cellls are dying at an exponential rate everytime he speaks. Byrd of WV will be drinking out of a straw soon. Yep vote Democratic- the future of the USA. What a pathetic group. Liberman was their best chance- but far left has taken over this party. GO Dubya. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-04-07 8:24:09 PM |
| #2 Surprise meter didn't budge, but the pissed meter is pegged. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-04-07 8:20:30 PM |
| #1 But... but... windstorm screechout was sooo much better! Stop! Stop. Stop! I have three auto grapheed beaneen Deanies for sale. Click on my name. Moron from Minnesota. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-07 8:04:11 PM |