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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-04 07:01 PM
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25. AND, Bush uses fake firemen in his exploitation pix
Just like when he pretended to serve the turkey that was actually a centerpiece, and when he lied about who was responsible for the ill-advised "Mission Accomplished" banner, even Bush's exploitation of New York's heroes in his ads is FAKED.

From the same article:

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4467791

Another less-publicized aspect of the ad flap: the use of paid actors—including two playing firefighters with fire hats and uniforms in what looks like a fire station. "Where the hell did they get those guys?" cracked Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which has endorsed John Kerry, when he first saw the ads. (A union spokesman said the shots prompted jokes that the fire hats looked like the plastic hats "from a birthday party.") "There's many reasons not to use real firemen," retorted one Bush media adviser. "Mainly, its cheaper and quicker."
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