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Alan Hess -> BOB SAKOWSKI wrote:
 AH> Whilst masticating on <Jan 16 06>, BOB SAKOWSKI (1:123/140)
 AH> wrote to ALL:

 BS>> The Party of 'Patriotism and the Military' Smears the Service of
 BS>> Another Military Patriot

 BS>> Isn't it awesome that Republican Party operatives can get away
 BS>> with smearing the patriotism and service records of one combat
 BS>> veteran after another, all the while painting themselves as the
 BS>> more patriotic, pro-military faction? It's the perfect
 BS>> illustration of how the Bush/Cheney/Rove era has fostered an
 BS>> atmosphere of non-reality-based deception and propaganda.
 BS>> Politics over all else.

 AH> Their strategy works.  That's unfortunate, but there's no reason (other
 AH> than common decency, which is in short supply in politics) for the
 AH> Republicans to do things differently.  Too many of the Americans who do
 AH> vote aren't well informed on the issues or the candidates, and continued
 AH> atacks on candidates are often enough to turn some of those voters
 AH> against a candidate.  John Kerry, for example, may not have been the
 AH> best candidate the Dems could have fielded, and he did flip-flop on some
 AH> issues (most, if not all, politicians do that, some more than others),
 AH> but it's amazing that his serving in Viet Nam, something Bush avoided,
 AH> wound up being used successfully as a negative against him.

 BS>> This weekend, the swift-boating of John Murtha's service record
 BS>> began in an article which questions, amongst other things,
 BS>> Murtha's Purple Heart commendations. I would link to the
 BS>> ridiculous GOP propaganda "news" source which posted the first
 BS>> volley, but refuse to dignify their legitimacy. The same goes for
 BS>> the popular right-wing blog that dittos these claims. Suffice to
 BS>> say, the article fits perfectly into the template used against
 BS>> other combat veterans who at one time opposed the president and
 BS>> his policies.

 BS>> And pundits dare to ask, "Why don't the congressional Democrats
 BS>> stand up?" The answer to this question is remarkably simple. If
 BS>> the patriotism and service records of Max Cleland and John Murtha
 BS>> are fair game, how can any non-veteran Democrats possibly stand up
 BS>> without suffering a far more brutal fate?

 AH> Hire Karl Rove, or create a clone of him that promotes Democrats and
 AH> destroys Republicans.

 BS>> Meanwhile, the Republicans will continue to be labeled the party
 BS>> of patriotism, the military, and national security. For the life
 BS>> of me, I can't figure this one out.

 AH> Their public relations scheme works.  It's as simple as that.  *adh*

Like most liberals, you continue to underestimate conservatives, and the people
out here is flyover country.

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