John Kerry, the haughty, French-looking Massachusetts who by the way served
in
Vietnam, who recently endorsed Barack Obama for president, blogs at the
Puffington Host to say he's still suffering over all the beastly things
people
said about him when he was running for president:
I hate the term "Swiftboating." I hate how the name of
the boats we honored when we were in uniform in Vietnam
has become a verb for the twisted politics of Karl Rove.
But today we need to fight the right wing's tactics not
just to reclaim a word, but to reclaim our democracy.
And for anyone who thinks, "we don't even have a nominee
yet, are the Republicans really attacking Democratic
presidential candidates already?"--the answer is not just
yes, but it matters (and, yes, some people are really
asking that).
Just think back to April of 2003. Yes, 2003.
In the New York Times the Republican narrative was first
introduced:
"Another Bush adviser said of Mr. Kerry, 'He looks French.' "
In fairness to the unnamed Bush adviser, the French were a lot more
antagonistic in those days. Kerry goes on:
Bottom line, we can't wait until we have a Democratic ticket
to combat the _right wing's_ efforts to "frame" our candidates.
Yesterday, I sent out an email to Barack Obama's email
community urging people to fight against the vicious smears
from the modern conservative movement (they began in a
_right wing_ magazine) that have been bouncing around the
Internet for months...
The _right-wing_ has nothing to offer but fear and smears,
and they are gearing up to deliver plenty of it. . . . I
think we all know enough about how the _right-wing_ operates
to know that this money won't go to helping voters make
informed choices. . . .
And right now, the most egregious _right-wing_ smears are being
spread about Barack Obama. . . .
We can't let the _right-wing_ steal another election with lies
and distortions.
Is Kerry aware of who has been smearing Barack Obama of late? Does he
really
think the Hillary Clinton campaign sits at the center of the vast
right-wing
conspiracy?
--
It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which
the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn
our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad
for them, it's failing.
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