How have they "destroyed" the story if they haven't even addressed the allegations?
"How have they "destroyed" the story if they haven't even addressed the allegations?"
Here is how it works. The media assume any allegation against a Rat party member is made by Republicans and therefore probably false to begin with. No amount of evidence is enough to dispell the assumption that the Rat is innocent.
In contrast, any allegation against a Republican is assumed to be true, even thought it may be made by known Rat Party operatives. No evidence is necessary to convince the media that the charges are true and no amount of evidence is enough to disprove the charges.
Their MSM surrogates are going to lead with "Kerry Critic's Story falls apart" on the three eve news shows tonight.
I think the Kerry people figure they are killing it, and there is no need for them to go on H & C to give it more oxygen.
Now is the time for the Swifties to release a new ad with the centerpiece being the Cambodia lie. Cambodia, the unwillingness to release his records, the fact he bugged out early, the glaring inconsistencies with Kerry's VVAW "we were all war criminals" days and his POTUS seeking "I am a war hero" days and the way the NVA used Kerry's VVAW activities to hurt POWs, etc is the way the Swifties should proceed.
I agree with your implication, but that's exactly what the sKerry camp is trying to do through their ad hominem attacks.