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Reprinted from NewsMax.comSaturday, Sept. 25, 2004 2:07 p.m. EDT Kerry Taps Controversial Elian Attorney It may prove to be a critical factor this year as well – thanks to John Kerry
who just tapped a key figure in the Elian controversy for his campaign.
Kerry must have forgotten that after the Elian brouhaha record numbers of
Cuban Americans in Florida voted against Al Gore – ceding the closely contested
Florida race – and the presidency to George Bush.
The Miami Herald reported Saturday that "a lawyer unpopular with many Cuban
Americans for his role in the Elián González case will help prepare John Kerry
for the upcoming presidential debate to be held at the University of Miami.”
That lawyer’s name is Gregory Craig, a well-connected Washington attorney who
represented Elian Gonzalez’s father.
Craig worked closely with the Cuban government and Attorney General Janet
Reno to gain custody of little Elian.
In the end, armed federal immigration officers stormed the home of Elian’s
uncle and seized the boy. With the help of Reno and the Clinton White House,
Craig successfully returned Elian to Castro’s custody.
Now, Craig has been tapped by John Kerry’s campaign to prepare him for his
first debate with President Bush, which is scheduled for Sept. 30 in Miami.
Craig will also reportedly play the role of President Bush in a series of
mock debates with Kerry.
Craig’s new role in the Kerry campaign underscores Senator Ted Kennedy’s
strong control over the Kerry effort.
Craig has been a longstanding Kennedy operative, and the Herald noted that
Craig had "served as a top foreign policy advisor to Sen. Edward Kennedy . . .”
Superlawyer Craig also served as Bill Clinton's lead impeachment lawyer.
The Craig appointment is in keeping with NewsMax Magazine’s recent cover
story "Teddy’s Back!”
Authored by best-selling author Richard Poe, the report reveals that Ted
Kennedy is the driving force behind the Kerry campaign and that Kennedy
operatives – including Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill and political
adviser Bob Shrum – are calling the shots.
But the selection of Craig will be seen as a major slap in the face to Cuban
American voters – a voting bloc Kerry has been trying to woo.
Kerry has sought to outflank Bush by claiming Bush has been too soft on
Castro and Venezuela’s Marxist dictator Hugo Chavez.
Just this month the Kerry campaign even opened a campaign office in Miami’s
Little Havana and began broadcasting radio ads in Spanish attacking Bush’s Cuba
policies.
But Kerry’s efforts in Miami may be for naught with the Craig appointment.
Even the Herald noted Kerry’s error, calling the Craig appointment a
"misstep, signaling a campaign that is still learning its way around Florida --
and Miami's -- complicated mix of politics, six weeks before the election.”
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