on a Red Carpet for Bush's D-Day Speech?
Wed Jun 16, 6:00 PM ET
To: National Desk, Political Reporter
Contact: Chad Clanton or Phil Singer of John Kerry (news - web sites) for President, 202-464-2800; Web:
http://www.johnkerry.com FROM:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usnw/20040616/pl_usnw/kerry_campaign__it_s_your_money____the_white_house_spent__100k_on_a_red_carpet_for_bush_s_d_day_speech_163_xmlWASHINGTON, June 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by John Kerry for President:
The NY Daily News today reported that the White House spent $100,000 on a red carpet and walkway for the President's D-Day speech in Normandy a few weeks ago. According to the News, the $100,000 would have otherwise been spent on soldiers.
"You really have to wonder about a President that takes money meant for soldiers and spends it on a vanity set for a speech. With spending habits like these, it's no wonder that the deficit is out of control," said Kerry Spokesman Phil Singer.
WHITE HOUSE SPENDS $100,000 ON A RED CARPET FOR GEORGE BUSH: White House aides advancing President Bush (news - web sites)'s Normandy visit ordered the Pentagon (news - web sites) to erect a $100,000 platform for his entry into a U.S. military cemetery. American taxpayers picked up the six-figure tab for the red carpet, walkway and artificial island hurriedly built over a memorial pool so that Bush and French President Jacques Chirac could walk in style to the dais for last week's ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (New York Daily News, 6/16/04)
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