So Bush's lawyer approved the Swifties TV ad scripts...

[Junkdrawer]

WASHINGTON (AP) - One of President Bush's top lawyers resigned from his campaign Wednesday, a day after disclosing that he had given legal advice to a veterans group airing TV ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam War service. The guidance included checking ad scripts, the group said.

Benjamin Ginsberg, who also represented Bush in the 2000 Florida recount that made the Republican president, told Bush in a letter that he felt his legal work for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth had become a distraction for the re-election campaign.


http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040826/D84MK0K80.html

Sounds a little like "coordination" to me. But I could be wrong.

:argh:

[MissMarple]

1. If I wasn't so cynical, I wouldn't smile.

:evilgrin:

[maine_raptor]

2. Where did Ginsberg have his office

And just where did whats-her-name go to visit? Was she seeing Ginsberg.

Remember she was their media consultant.

[TaleWgnDg]

7. bio on Benjamin Ginsberg?

http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/search_result.xml?PG=0&STYPE=N&LNAME=Ginsberg&FNAME=Benjamin&FN=&CN=&CTY=&STS=&CRY=1&LSCH=

Patton Boggs LLP
2550 M Street, N.W.
Washington, District of Columbia 20037-1350

Telephone: [phone]

Telecopier: 202-457-6315

Email: Send an Email


Rated AV

Admitted: 1983, District of Columbia

Law School: Georgetown University, J.D., 1982

College: University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1974

Member: American Bar Association (Member: Committee on Election Law and the Electoral Process, 1987-1992; Advisory Committee)

Biography: Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1993-1997 . General and Chief Counsel, Republican National Committee, 1989-1993. Legal Counsel, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1987-1988. Legal Counsel, National Republican Congressional Committee, 1985-1986.

Born: New York, N.Y., May 3, 1951

ISLN: 907082802


Web Site: http://www.pattonboggs.com

[TaleWgnDg]

3. BGinsberg's hourly rate just jumped . . . s'all . . .

Sen. William Frist, chairman of the Senate GOP campaign committee, center, accompanied by Republican election lawyers Alex Vogel, left background, and Benjamin Ginsberg, walk to the Supreme Court in Washington in this Oct. 3, 2002 file photo. Ginsberg who also has been advising a veterans group running TV ads against Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) resigned Wednesday Aug. 25, 2004 from Bush's campaign. (AP Photo/Toyokazu Kosugi, FIle)

[Virginian]

4. Not much of a Lawyer.

I read on this post earlier that 527 groups can't do partisan ads.

(See TexasBushWacker's post #3)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x666443#666469

I haven't researched this for myself, but if it is true, did he give them bad advice? Don't they have to become a PAC and wouldn't that limit their donations to $5,000 per person?

[bringbackfdr]

5. Let me know when this gets big play on CNN and Fox

I'll empty my bank account buying PowerBall tickets.

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Sounds like ginny gonna take the fall for chimpy

This was a lousy rotten demonstration of US politics at it's lowest.
Even with chimp I would have expected a higher road.

[StClone]

8. Are Pubbies too Lawyered-up?

Sure, sure we have a nice guy Lawyer in Edwards but over the past 10 years the lawyer reliance of the Republicans is worthy of note. I know too that many office holders are attorneys but pure Lawyers are on the Republican pay-rolls big time.

1) To get Clinton they got Starr and some lawyers to set-up the perjury trap.

2) To win Florida they had a bevy of lawyers to defend and attack Gore to win the SCOTUS.

3) to re-write such laws those on Environmental they rely on some crafty legal minds to add or subtract a few key components to destroy the law's effectiveness.

4) Ginsberg!

And a thousand lawyers in between.

[Junkdrawer]

9. Kick

:kick:

[alcuno]

10. He kept attacking Chris Bury on Nightline last night.

Said the vets had a right to their "point of view." Since when do facts have a point of view?