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| Statement by Wes Boyd, President of MoveOn.org Voter Fund, Refuting False Claim by Drudge Report |
WASHINGTON, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Drudge Report falsely
claims that a TV ad containing images of Hitler that was submitted last year
by an entrant to the "Bush in 30 Seconds" ad contest is still carried on
MoveOn's website.
"The ad in question has not been linked on any of our web pages since
December, and even then only appeared to a small group of MoveOn members who
were rating ads in the MoveOn Voter Fund ad contest.
When the Bush campaign mounted its spot on June 25th, comparing John Kerry
to Hitler using images from this ad, we restored the old contest ad from
backup tapes to our web server for review in response to queries from
journalists. This file was apparently dredged up by Drudge, but never
appeared on a MoveOn web page viewed by the public. The file itself is now
deleted from our web server.
The Bush campaign's Hitler ad still appears on their campaign website,
linked for public viewing: http://www.georgewbush.com/VideoAndAudio/
We have always believed that it is irresponsible to use images of Hitler
in a political context. In contrast, the Bush/Cheney campaign's ad that
juxtaposes images of Hitler and John Kerry is still publicly displayed on
their site. We call on the Bush/Cheney campaign to remove this odious ad."
SOURCE MoveOn Voter Fund
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Jessica Smith of Fenton Communications,
+1-202-822-5200, for MoveOn Voter Fund
