[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN ADS

  (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, here we go again. Republicans cannot 
lead, so they attack the Democrat that will lead America. Here is the 
proof:
  Through the last weekend, the President's campaign has aired 49,050 
negative ads against John Kerry, and that is just in the top 100 media 
markets. 49,050 times the administration has tried to mislead America 
about Senator Kerry; 49,050 times the administration has tried to 
divert America from the administration's absolutely incompetent record 
on the economy.
  Gasoline in Washington State is $2.75 a gallon. I did not miss that 
because of the ads. There are countless more negative ads coming from 
the Republicans because they only know how to tear down, not to lead. 
John Kerry will lead and win this election. John Kerry will lead and 
build a stronger America. It starts on November 2.
  Meanwhile, America, every time the administration turns on another 
ad, get up and go to the kitchen for a bag of Fritos. You will not miss 
a thing.

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