[sandbar]

>O'Niell: "There are 60 vets who personally witnessed Kerry's >deeds in Vietnam."
>Dem spin: "But they weren't on his boat".

Everytime I read this I want to scream. They are making it out like he was on a ship out at sea and that these guys were on other ships. They were in such close proximity, on other boats (like fishing boat sized) within 50 yards of each other day in and day out. That is like me saying I don't 'know' someone who works on the floor below me who works in the same company. I mean I see them every day, know them well, but don't sit next to them directly.

[South40]

You also have to consider where they were when they weren't on their respective boats.

Serving with someone doesn't require being on their boat any more than it would require a wimgman to be on another's plane.

[Sgt_Schultze]

But this is great spin we can use against sKerry. All W's detractors who find fault with him can be summarily dismissed - they have never personally served with him. It is immaterial what they believe. We can only put stock in the words of those who serve daily with the president; Rice, Rummy, Powell, Cheney, Rove, etc.

[lstanle]

"That is like me saying I don't 'know' someone who works on the floor below me who works in the same company. I mean I see them every day, know them well, but don't sit next to them directly."

Heard this analogy on another thread: If someone sees a car accident do you disbelieve his testimony because he wasn't in the car.

[WoodstockCat]

2004 "They were not on his boat"
1998 "It was only a lie about sex"

Dems never change..find one line and ram it home everywhere..