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==Controversy and Media Bias==

==Controversy and Media Bias==

The SBVT initially attacked Kerry's competence to be commander-in-chief at a well attended news conference before the end of the primary season. The conference was almost ignored. Subsequent advertisements which attacked Kerry's military record and his anti-war stance, purchased with the help of contributions from hundreds of thousands of small donors, and a few large donors including T. Boone Pickens, were able to achieve national attention and became the focuse of intense controversy in the normally media-quiet month of August.  

The SBVT initially attacked Kerry's competence to be commander-in-chief at a well attended news conference before the end of the primary season. The conference was almost ignored. Subsequent advertisements which attacked Kerry's military record and his anti-war stance, purchased with the help of contributions from hundreds of thousands of small donors, and a few large donors including T. Boone Pickens, were able to achieve national attention and became the focus of intense controversy in the normally media-quiet month of August.  

The reaction of most media and the Kerry campaign was to paint SBVT as a Republican conspiracy, especially since the few big donors were Republicans. Subsequently, after investigation the Federal Election Commission concluded that SBVT had no coordination with the Republican Party. Such coordination would have been in violation of federal election laws. However, the continuing media [[narrative]] still implies a Republican conspiracy.

The reaction of most media and the Kerry campaign was to paint SBVT as a Republican conspiracy, especially since the few big donors were Republicans. Subsequently, after investigation the Federal Election Commission concluded that SBVT had no coordination with the Republican Party. Such coordination would have been in violation of federal election laws. However, the continuing media [[narrative]] still implies a Republican conspiracy.