( OT ) SWIFT BOAT VET GOT $40M CONTRACT FROM BUSH
 

SWIFT BOAT VET GOT $40M CONTRACT FROM BUSH

The Bush White House has denied any connection to the Swift Boat Veterans
for Truth[1] - the group that has been airing factually unsupportable
smear
ads against Sen. John Kerry's war record. But a new report today shows
that
one of the key accusers in the smear ads was a lobbyist for a company that
recently received a massive federal contract from the Bush administration.

As the Washington Post reports, Rear Admiral William L. Schachte Jr., the
man who claims Kerry was not under fire when he received his first Purple
Heart, is a top lobbyist for a defense contractor that recently won a $40
million grant from the Bush administration. According to a March 18 legal
filing by Schachte's firm, Blank Rome, Schachte was one of the lobbyists
working for FastShip's effort to secure federal contracts.[2] On Feb. 2,
FastShip announced the Bush administration had awarded it $40 million.[3]

Schachte has other connections to the Bush administration. The Washington
Post notes David Norcross, Schachte's colleague in the Washington office
of
Blank Rome, is chairman of this week's Republican convention in New
York.[4]
Records show that Schachte gave $1,000 to Bush's 2000 and 2004
campaigns.[5]
Additionally, Schachte helped organize veterans' efforts against Sen. John
McCain (R-AZ) and for Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary.[6]

This is not the first member of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth who has
been revealed to be connected to the President. The Bush-Cheney campaign's
top outside lawyer was forced to resign after he admitted providing legal
services to the veterans group.[7] The Bush-Cheney campaign's veterans
adviser was also featured in one of the smear ads.[8]


Sources:

1. "Press Gaggle by Scott McClellan," WhiteHouse.gov, 8/20/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1168610&l=52656.
2. "A Swift Shift in Stories," Washington Post, 8/31/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1168610&l=52657.
3. "FastShip, Inc. to Receive $40 million in Federal Support for Marine
Cargo Terminal in Philadelphia," FastShipAtlantic.com, 2/02/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1168610&l=52658.
4. "A Swift Shift in Stories," Washington Post, 8/31/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1168610&l=52657.
5. OpenSecrets.org, 8/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1168610&l=52659.
6. Charleston Post & Courier, 2/17/2000.
7. "Bush-Cheney Lawyer Advised Anti-Kerry Vets," Washington Post, 8/25/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1168610&l=52660.
8. "Bush Campaign Drops Swift Boat Ad Figure," Washington Post, 8/22/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1168610&l=52661.


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"Diverd4777" wrote in message
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SWIFT BOAT VET GOT $40M CONTRACT FROM BUSH


Man, the Kerry campaign really is pretty inept. Two-three weeks and
this is the best smear they've been able to come up with? I'd fire
whatever detectives they have working on these guys.

Only 254 more to go.

T. Early wrote:

"Diverd4777" wrote in message
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SWIFT BOAT VET GOT $40M CONTRACT FROM BUSH



Man, the Kerry campaign really is pretty inept. Two-three weeks and
this is the best smear they've been able to come up with? I'd fire
whatever detectives they have working on these guys.

Only 254 more to go.


So, Tad..when did you first accept corruption, kickbacks and deep rooted
immorality as being an integral part of the Bush government?



mike

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T. Early wrote:

"Diverd4777" wrote in message
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SWIFT BOAT VET GOT $40M CONTRACT FROM BUSH



Man, the Kerry campaign really is pretty inept. Two-three weeks
and
this is the best smear they've been able to come up with? I'd
fire
whatever detectives they have working on these guys.

Only 254 more to go.


So, Tad..when did you first accept corruption, kickbacks and deep
rooted
immorality as being an integral part of the Bush government?


I just lay back and enjoy the fact that it's still a step up from the
previous administration. Sort of evolutionary, ya know.

T. Early wrote:

So, Tad..when did you first accept corruption, kickbacks and deep

rooted

immorality as being an integral part of the Bush government?



I just lay back and enjoy the fact that it's still a step up from the
previous administration. Sort of evolutionary, ya know.


A step up? No..a step *into* perhaps. Tha last administration was
corrupt enough, though. I especially loved the Whitewater fiasco. They
should have been jailed on that one. Let's not forget all those pardons
he sold in his last days in the Oral office.

All in all, though, nothing those two criminals did compares to the
magnitude of the Cheney/Bush and neo*con* debacle. At the very least,
the Clintons didn't start a war for Israel/Halliburton. The blackmail
attempt failed and the sweater MAY have been taken to the drycleaners.

Or is there a special place in the Library of 'Congress' for those kind
of things? Ha! Kinda redefines 'dewey' decimal system, wot?



mike