A classy Bush supporter site retracts a previous post (concerning SwiftVets):
Conditional retraction (No longer conditional - see update)
If you have been a reader of this site for long, you know that I am interested in the truth above all else when it comes to the content of this site. I painstakingly strive to espouse only that which I believe is the truth. Sometimes the truth hurts; sometimes it is ugly. Sometimes it even means calling into question the military service of a decorated Viet Nam veteran such as Senator Kerry.
Sometimes, however, it also means retracting a post when enough doubt is cast on the veracity of the information contained in it. I do not condemn the Swift Boat Veterans and their anti-Kerry ad as Senator John McCain does, but, in response to McCain's statements and other feedback I've received from readers, I do feel compelled to remove my earlier post affirming them. Consider it a conditional retraction because if more comes to my attention concerning their activities, whether postive or negative, I will respond accordingly.
Let me make one thing clear - John Kerry granted a license to scrutinize his military service, war hero or not, when he made it such a critical part of his quest for the White House. If that service can stand up under such scrutiny, so be it - if it cannot, likewise.
Update: I said above that I would react if I heard more about this group and its claims. Well, I have heard more, and I will react. Much to the chagrin, I'm sure, of many right-wingers out there, I am moved by the additional information received to unqualify my previous retraction.
It is no longer conditional; consider the post in question fully retracted
electionprojection.com |
