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| Unfit For Command Indeed |
| 08.26.04 (2:37 pm) [edit] |
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The hits just keep on a comin'... Unfit For Command Indeed Why The Swift Boat Veterans Controversy Now Matters By Rob Tong Thursday 26th of August 2004 12:34 PM MST Until recently, I regarded the Swift Boat Veterans book and ad campaign with indifference generally reserved for Justin Timberflake's latest album. Kerry's constant touting of his Vietnam medals and the Swift Boat Veterans campaign seemed to be a he-said/they-said deal, and since I wasn't there, I have no way to know who was telling the truth. Furthermore, whether Kerry was a war hero or not made no difference to me regarding his views on future policy, such as his vigorous defense of abortions and his openness to same-sex marriages. This type of let's-stick-to-the-issues sentiment was expressed by Sen. John McCain yesterday. Therefore, as anti-Kerry as I am, I stayed away from the controversy, as it meant nothing to me. But then I started to notice something. Several of the Swift Boat Veterans claims have proved accurate. But that's not what's important here. What's important is that in the process of verifying the validity of the Swift Boat Veterans claims, we are discovering an untrustworthiness about Kerry. It gets so much better... For example, the Swift Boat Veterans argued that Kerry's claim of being in Cambodia on Christmas Eve 1968 was fictitious. Kerry has made this claim for at least 25 years and declared it to be so unforgettable, he testified to the Senate in 1986 that the memory "is seared--seared--in me." But two weeks ago, the Kerry campaign admitted the Swift Boat Veterans were right. Kerry campaign advisor Jeh Johnson told Fox News' Fox and Friends: "My understanding is that he is not certain about that date." Uh-huh. Seared, I tell ya! One conclusion comes to mind when you start digging into these allegations: Kerry has either contradicted himself or admitted some of his grand stories are fairy tales. Yet he was, until Unfit For Command was released, using these lies and legends to promote himself as a war hero who is a better commander-in-chief than Bush. Now, I wouldn't trust him with my comic book collection, much less with my confidence as the leader of this nation. Wow! That's going to leave a mark. tl |
posted by: cogito (reply)
post date: 08.27.04 (1:13 pm)
Gee, I wonder what would come out if Bush's early 1970's experiences were put under a microscope like the media is doing to Kerry right now. Gee, I wonder.
posted by: thoolou (reply)
post date: 08.27.04 (1:46 pm)
You mean like they were in 2000?
BTW, when exactly did Bush spew forth that he was a war hero 30 years ago, and that made him qualified to be the CiC?
