Campaign Manager Fight! Campaign Manager Fight!

Don at Blah3 - source of this post - hit the nail on the head when he says, "This is how the Opposition is supposed to act." We have a slobberknocker going on between Mary Beth Cahill of the Kerry/Edwards campaign and Ken Mehlman of the Bush/F---Yourself campaign.

Mehlman tossed the first hand grenade by demanding that the Kerry camp provide them with a videotape of Thursday's NYC fundraiser. That was the one where Whoopi Goldberg used some blue language and everyone kicked Bush around for the night. Mehlman's demands?

On Thursday your campaign hosted a fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall at which Sen. Kerry said, "Every performer tonight in their own way either verbally through their music through their lyrics have conveyed to you the heart and soul of our country."

I called on your campaign to release the performance that Sen. Kerry said represented the "heart and soul" of America so that all Americans could see for themselves what John Kerry thinks represents the "heart and soul" of our country.

Do most Americans in their hearts, think that calling the President a "thug" and a "killer" represents the "heart and soul" of our nation? We don't think so, but we think voters should decide for themselves by watching the celebrities John Kerry said captured the "heart and soul" of America.

I have been assured that "fair use" rules of copyright would allow you to release the tapes of these musical performances to the news media under 2 U.S.C. § 107.

Mehlman serves up a curveball...it's over the plate...Cahill swings!

Dear Ken:

Considering that the President has failed to even come close to keeping his promise to change the tone in Washington, we find your outrage over and paparazzi-like obsession with a fund-raising event to be misplaced. The fact is that the nation has a greater interest in seeing several documents made public relating to the President's performance in office and personal veracity that the White House has steadfastly refused to release. As such, we will not consider your request until the Bush campaign and White House make public the documents/materials listed below: [Original article details each of the following topics. -Hoff]

Military records...
Halliburton...
The Cheney Energy Task Force...
Medicare Bill...
Prison Abuse Documents...

We also wanted to wish you a happy anniversary. As we are sure you and the attorneys representing the President, Vice-President and other White House officials are aware, today marks one year since Administration sources leaked the identity of a covert CIA agent to Bob Novak in an effort to retaliate against a critic of the Administration.

In light of the fact that the Administration began gutting the laws protecting the nation's forests yesterday, we hope you will accept the paper on which this letter is written as an anniversary gift. (The one year anniversary is known as the "paper anniversary.")

Sincerely,

Mary Beth Cahill

Out of the park. An unapologetic walk-off shot into the stratosphere, and Mary Beth Cahill is here to play ball.

Ladies and gentlemen...this campaign is ON...