Instead of waiting for an invitation, former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) purchased two minutes of airtime on MSNBC Thursday night to rebut President Bush’s nationally televised address to the nation to discuss the war in Iraq.
The Edwards campaign declined to disclose the cost of the buy, but it said that Edwards would “remind the American people that Congress can — and must — force an immediate withdrawal from Iraq.”
The taped ad will feature Edwards speaking to the camera, and his campaign says it is the first time a Democratic presidential candidate has taken to the airwaves to challenge Bush on the war. Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.) is scheduled to give the formal Democratic response.
The ad follows reams of press releases Edwards has inundated the media with in recent days, weeks and months as he seeks to distinguish his voice on Iraq from that of his Democratic presidential rivals, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.).
The Hill
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/edwards-buys-tv-time-to-rebut-bush-2007-09-13.html
September 13, 2007
Edwards buys TV time to rebut Bush
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