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To: Elroy who wrote (203393)9/21/2004 9:24:13 AM
From: i-node  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1578098
 
That's one reason I really don't care about Dan Rather's memo or John Kerry's swift boat career. The media hasn't instructed me about how important they must be in the campaign.

You have to keep in mind that these are important in the campaign because John Kerry chose to make them important. He has refused to run on his 20 year Senate record, instead preferring to run on his 4 months in a combat zone, 30 years ago. No, it isn't a very good basis for making a decision.

But once he made that decision, you can't blame the Swifties, who had an anti-Kerry agenda, for exploiting it. And you can't blame Bush for capitalizing on it, either -- Kerry is running from his Senate record, Bush saw an opening.

It is politics. Nobody said it is a rational basis for electing a president.



To: Elroy who wrote (203393)9/21/2004 6:32:01 PM
From: steve harris  Respond to of 1578098
 
well,
we basically have what Bush has done vs what kerry has said he will do in addition to what he has done. kerry's convention was all about his four months in vietnam and did not cover his past 20 years as a senator.

Unfortunately kerry cannot keep what he is saying consistent. Hence the nickname flipper. Bold face 180 opposites on the same issues...