Bush vs. Bush on Independent Ads

"That's what freedom of speech is all about….People have the right to run ads."

–George W. Bush, referring to independent ads attacking John McCain, his rival for the Republican presidential nomination, on Face the Nation, March 5, 2000

"I don't think we ought to have 527s….I think they're bad for the system."

–George W. Bush, referring to independent ads attacking him and John Kerry (but mostly him), at a press conference in Crawford, Texas, August 23, 2004

[Thanks to Tapped, among others, for the 2000 quote.]