[oldironsides]

There is no use to chasing down this story. It has been denied by both people involved in the accusation. Unless or until this lady or any other female (such as Gennifer Flowers) steps up and tells the world it did happen and we were involved it is best to leave it alone. It looks bad to keep chasing a Democrat Rat Fink rumor around. Let them sit in their own stink.

Maybe it did not happen? Maybe the parents are not used to the media attack and the father was mad at Kerry because of the privacy intrusion? It was not fun for them to be crucified before the entire county. Give the parents a break and give the girl a break. I am hoping the GOP allows this crap to die a quick death wihtout any comment.

[KC_Conspirator]

I disagree with letting this lie. If you do that, than that would set the tone for the whole campaign of not challenging Kerry on anything and let the media give him a pass and the GOP will regret it. Kerry has an awful reputation in Washington and the citenzenry better know about or the GOP will lose. Look what happened when Klinton was allowed to get away with so much due to acomplices in the press.

BTW - One of my family members served on Old Iron Sides from 1835-38.

[You Dirty Rats]

I agree --- let this story fade away.

How is it that the 'Rats always "Burn the Tapes" and we never do? Nixon was painted as a crook and corrupt, yet he didn't burn the tapes. Clinton -- if he had tapes -- would've let Craig Livingstone burn them and we never would have found out who hired him.

[alexander_vi]

I also disagree with letting this story die or wanting it to die. If John Dean said there was no story, and Nixon said there was no story, would Watergate have just died?

Either way, this is out of our hands now. The mainstream US media have judged it newsworthy, for whatever reason, and now they will pick up the ball and carry it. It's their investigative journalism so we can all dit back and see where this goes.