Flying FuManchu
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sharky said:
Really? Because I still haven't seen any apologies from the news organizations that let those Swift Boats guys run their mouths and pass that off as truth. Many reporters were dupped into thinking those guys were impartial when they obviously weren't.
And NB -- honorable discharge? So what? Bush still has not proven that he ever set foot on an Alabama base other than to get his teeth checked. Prove he was there with documents and collect the $50,000.
The Swift Boat Veterans are privately funded ads (essentially commercials). Also their ads run thorugh several issues about Kerry and not just the criticism of whether or not he deserved his medals. These news organizations were running with news stories and THEY did run critical commentary on the ads with the vets involved.
CBS wouldn't even take into consideration the words of the family, Col. Staudt, their own experts, experts outside of CBS, etc... CBS really screwed it up and if Kerry's campaign can actually be linked to those memos, I don't think the debates will make a difference. That is a big IF though.
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