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ACU
Challenges John Kerry to Prove His Whopper Is Not a Lie
The
candidate's claim that he met with foreign leaders looks like boldfaced
lie, says ACU's Lessner
Alexandria,
VA – John Kerry's claim that he met with foreign leaders who
urged him to defeat President George W. Bush looks like an outright
lie, said Richard Lessner, executive director of the American Conservative
Union in a statement issued today.
"Senator
Kerry has had two weeks to verify his claim that he met with foreign
leaders," Lessner said. "He has failed to do so. He has
been unable to substantiate his outrageous assertion or offer any
proof that this is anything more than a total fabrication.
"Exhaustive
investigations by various news organizations have pretty much proved
not only that John Kerry has not met with any foreign leaders, but
he has not even had the opportunity for such meetings.
"This
looks like a boldfaced lie, a whopper, a total fabrication. It's
shocking that a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
would publicly utter such a reckless, irresponsible statement unless
he were prepared to substantiate its truthfulness.
"As
Secretary of State Colin Powell noted yesterday, it is easy to make
wild, baseless allegations. But Sen. Kerry should back up his allegations
with proof. If he cannot, then he should be branded a liar."
Sen.
Kerry now appears to be backing down from his statement, claiming
only that he has "heard" from these mysterious unnamed
foreign leaders. But that is not what he said originally, Lessner
noted. Kerry's exact words were: "I 've met with foreign leaders
who cannot go out and say this publicly. But, boy, they look at
you and say, 'You've got to win this. You've got to beat this guy.
We need a new policy.'"
"Ignore
for a moment the eye-popping assertion that Americans should vote
for Sen. Kerry to please foreign leaders," Lessner said. "John
Kerry stated plainly that he had met, in person, with foreign leaders.
If he did not, then his statement was an outright lie. This episode
raises serious doubts about Senator Kerry's character and credibility."
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To
schedule an interview with ACU Executive Director Richard Lessner
contact Ian Walters at (703) 836-8602 x16, or by email at iwalters@conservative.org
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