John Kerry assumes the Al Gore Florida strategery. When you look like you're going to lose, hire a lawyer. Via Blogs for Bush this CNN story:

John Kerry has hired an Internet-savvy Democrat to run his presidential campaign's online communications, a move that raises new questions about the link between his campaign and the independent groups that run TV ads on his behalf.
Zach Exley, the director of special projects for the MoveOn PAC, is going to the Kerry campaign to become its director of online communications and organization.

Exley also worked during the Democratic presidential primary for Howard Dean, helping Dean set up his web-based organization.

Since Kerry became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee in early March, the MoveOn PAC has spent more than $2.5 million on TV ads that attack President Bush.

But under the new campaign-finance law, those efforts cannot be coordinated with the Kerry campaign.

A MoveOn statement said Exley and the staff of all MoveOn entities have agreed that they will not be in contact through the election period to avoid the appearance of coordination, "even though federal election rules permit some forms of communication."

Via James Joyner news that Kerry is also calling on book retailers to recall Unfit for Command. The Al Gorization of the Kerry campaign thus being completed since there was no call for book retailers to witdthdraw Kerry's official bio Tour of Duty. This doesn't smack of Gore's strategery of demanding vote recounts only where beneficial to him---no, this is the same strategy.

Beck, over at INCITE, has this to say about the dueling ads of MoveOn and SBVT:"there's so much shit on TV these days that scientists are on the brink of a massive breakthrough of using radio waves to fertilize crops." Hip-boots for me, but I think John Kerry needs some mouthwash.

Beth Donovan really makes the most thorough case as to why JFK-lite is full of crap on this issue: "He does not respond to the accusations in the ads - he simply attacks the Veterans as liars." Would I sound too geeky if I quoted Gandalf here? "You seem to be very comfortable using the word liar."

Kate believes this is such a massive mistake as to accuse JFK-lite of being a Rove operative. DU theory noted, and duly approved!!

Jeff Soyer goes so far as to call Kerry a traitor for pissing on the 1st Amendment. I wouldn't go that far, and let's remember the it was Bush who signed McCain/Feingold and is also condemning independent organizations right to free speech.

Finally, In the Bullpen notes that a quick visit to the local bookstore shows that retailers are already burying Unfit for Command on the backshelves....not the usual place for bestsellers which are promulently displayed up front. Of course, I can't check out the theory...Arlen has no real bookstores, unlessing you count the "Grace and Blessings Books and Gifts" on third street, or the "Christian Science Reading Room" as a bookstore.

These and other links stolen borrowed from Jeff Quinton.

PS-"You are not seeing this post. This post is not happening."--says John Kerry's new spokesman.

PSS-QandO reminds me that Media Matters is behind the campaign to have the Swifties book pulled from shelves. Need I remind you, dear readers, that Olliver Willis works for Media Matters?

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