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2006-11-02 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Bobby 2006-11-02 06:21|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Senator, does your apology cover what you did in 1969, when your words were not only misinterpreted, but flat out fabrications to grab the limelight ? Does your apology cover the smear campaign you launched against the 350 or so members of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ? I believe they and their family members were offended.

Posted by wxjames 2006-11-02 09:42|| 2006-11-02 09:42|| Front Page Top

#2 This was the most politically stupid gesture I've seen in years. I believe he exposed his real, Vietnam era, view of the military (draftees vs college deferment) and by doing so got a lot of lefties to stand up and defend him, exposing their own disrespect for the military.

Then he took two days to apologize, leaving those same lefties trying to cover both sides.

A smart politician would have been all over the evening news that night saying it was a dumb joke, I meant no disrespect to our military and I'm horrified that it was taken that way.

If he'd done that it would have been dead the next day. Then, he could have attacked Bush/Rush or not depending upon the mood of the country. Instead he jumped on the attack and left the insult hanging out there. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Karl Rove couldn't have damaged the Dems more.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-11-02 15:16|| 2006-11-02 15:16|| Front Page Top

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