[NonValueAdded]

I'm surprised we don't hear more about the parallel to the famous Gary Hart "Follow me around" challenge. Isn't that exactly what we hear John Edwards saying at the opening of the ad? "If you have any question about what John Kerry is made of, just spend 3 minutes with the men who served with him." Well, why aren't reporters asking?

[Congressman Billybob]

You make a highly valid point. I hope this thread suggests to the Swift Boat Vets (who will certainly read this) to add the parallel to Gary Hart to their press releases. As you suggest, Kerry's featuring of his Vietnam "service" is an implied challenge to the press to do its job, just more subtle than Gary Hart's challenge to the press to "follow me around."

The only difference between the two is ease of taking the challenge. Following Hart to spot the bimbos was a simple matter, compared to the shoe leather reporting required to spot the lies from Vietnam. But the fact that some types of reporting require some serious work, is no excuse for the press to avoid such a subject.

John / Billybob

[Uncle Vlad]

Things were different then. Sure, the media was biased, we all knew that, but in this election cycle, the left-wing media has welded itself to the Kerry campaign in a desparate attempt to enable the Left to regain its power. If Kerry is beaten soundly in November, look for the press and the Left to become even louder and more shrill. The water, after all, runs fastest when it gets close to the drain.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Beceause as every lawyer knows, you NEVER ask a question you don't have the answer to or whose answer is one that will hurt your case.

[Bigg Red]

...the parallel to the famous Gary Hart "Follow me around" challenge...

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Excellent point! Of course, more of today's so-called reporters are in the tank for the Rats compared to those who were arounnd when Hart was aboard the "Monkey Business".