Vox populi: We took a look at a current Yahoo story, Kerry:
Bush Lets Groups Do 'Dirty Work':
Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Thursday of relying on front groups to challenge his record of valor in Vietnam, asserting, "He wants them to do his dirty work."
These stories usually generate a large number of message board posts, which we like to scan. Here is
our favorite:
WHERE ARE BUSH'S MEDALS?
by: ingram1ja 08/19/04 11:18 am
Msg: 7617 of 8407
3 recommendations
Oh, I'm sorry. The Defense Dept. doesn't give medals for state-side boozers and coke addicts during a shooting war. Guess what? BUSH DOESN'T HAVE ANY MEDALS FOR WAR TIME VALOR!
A FURTHER THOUGHT: We were reading about the
Dreyfus affair last night and the assault on Kerry by the Swift Boat Veterans sure have the same flavor. Disputed evidence (or worse), highly partisan, the nation's honor at stake, self-described patriots attacking a distinguished military man, etc. There's even a small Jewish element (Kerry's grandfather) and we all know that conservatives like to say he's "French".
posted by Quiddity at 8/19/2004 08:41:00 AM
It's hard to feel sympathy for the Kerry campaign on this issue irrespective of how nefarious the charges seem to be. Are the Swift Boat Veterans any more partisan and biased than their liberal counterparts at Move-On.org or the Media Fund? And while I accept Kerry's word that he has no relation to these groups I must give Bush the same benefit of the doubt with regard to any connection to SBVs. Of course a wealthy Texas Republican funds the SBVs, but then Move-On.org is funded by Billionaire George Sorros. -- S. Adam Symons--
