Rick B,

BTW ALL, the ads can only run for about 12 more days. I doubt that there will be a third. I’d expect money to go into a wider distribution of this second ad.

Aug 6, 2004

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. regulatory agency has dismissed the petition of a conservative advocacy group to bar TV ads for Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11″ documentary as a breach of federal restrictions on “electioneering” activity.

In a unanimous decision made public on Thursday, the Federal Election Commission found no evidence that the movie’s ads had broken the law or that distributors of the film intended any violations in the future. The commission said it agreed with the recommendation of its general counsel that the FEC “cannot entertain complaints based upon mere speculation that someone might violate the law.”

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5616611/

Old Grouch,

Unfortunately for the campaign, it appears that they didn’t anticipate a direct attack on Kerry’s war record. Nor did they anticipate the collaborative work by the blogosphere in parsing all the charges and countercharges.

Maybe they did anticipate the collaborative work by the blogosphere.

In evidence, I give you Al Gore?s statement: “a network of `rapid response’ digital Brown Shirts” that pressure reporters and editors, a reference to Nazi supporters of the 1930s.