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Edited on Sun Nov-16-03 06:05 AM by uhhuh
I recieved an email today from Bush/Cheney '04. It wrongly stated that George Soros has commited billions to get Bush out of office:
Billionaire George Soros, one of the wealthiest men in the world, has already promised $15.5 billion of his own money to soft money groups commited to defeating our President. In an interview with the Washington Post Soros said, "It is the central focus of my life ... a matter of life and death."
Now, George Soros only has about $7 billion, and while I was heartened later in the message that it was reported that he said that he would be willing to devote his entire fortune to getting the chimp out of office if it could be assured, he has at this point only commited $15.5 MILLION dollars to the effort.
Do you think this was just a simple typo? I don't. I think this was intentionally left in by the Bush campaign to give this impression the Bush is up against billions of dollars.( if we're lucky, he might be)
Keep in mind, this is from the official reselection campaign. How likely do you think that each and every word wasn't reviewed and approved by Rove?
I also would still like to know why I'm on their mailing list, but I do kind of like to see first hand the propaganda the reselection team is giving to potential voters.
on edit: here is the whole section on this from the email:
Billionaires and Liberal Soft Money Groups Plan Over $400 Million to Defeat President Bush
Liberal soft money organizations specifically focused on defeating President Bush are poised to raise over $400 million for the 2004 election and have already raised over $185 million. Bush-Cheney '04 is likely to face a barrage of soft money from special-interest groups next year and their top moneymen are calling their commitment to beat the President, "a matter of life and death."
Billionaire George Soros, one of the wealthiest men in the world, has already promised $15.5 billion of his own money to soft money groups commited to defeating our President. In an interview with the Washington Post Soros said, "It is the central focus of my life ... a matter of life and death."
The Wall Street Journal editorial board looked at George Soros and Harold Ickes, the Democrats' soft money barons, and their specific purpose of raising unlimited, unregulated soft money to defeat a single candidate. According to the Journal, "Asked whether he would trade his $7 billion fortune to unseat President Bush, Mr. Soros opened his mouth. Then he closed it. The proposal hung in the air: Would he become poor to beat Mr. Bush? He said: 'If someone guaranteed it.
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