[Prince Charles]

I wonder if there are any Secret Service logs in the National Archives or at the Nixon library from that day that would clear this up.

[Bonaparte]

It's in the National Archives and has already been dug out by the Republicans.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

What's to clear up?

Medals = Ribbons (according to Kerry)

So if he tossed the ribbons and kept the medals he can say he did both. If the pictures show the ribbons flying like hand grenades, they were weighted with somebody else's medals. He's got every angle covered.

On the one hand, this issue is a distraction from the real issue: Kerry disrespects the military, disrespected his own service and did damage to the country with this symbolic act and others.

On the other hand, this petty discrepancy and Kerry's evasions are what brings and keeps the larger issue now even in the mainstream media for a long period of time who otherwise wouldn't bother mentioning it, which is what it takes to bring the larger issue gradually into the conscious brain of the uninvolved part of the electorate.