[Credo]

the news media would have picked up on it.

This gets my vote as one of the most naive statements ever made here at FreeRepublic!

I didn't provide a proper context. Kerry in the midst of his anti war activities was a (in my view - notorious) national public figure. If the Navy had convened an administrative discharge hearing or courts-martial to drum him out of the service under less than honorable conditions, there would have been such a wail in the MSM about the Pentagon and Navy "persecuting" Kerry, it would have been deafening and left a footprint.

Remember why the swiftvets said the 3rd Purple Heart (Rice in the Rear) and Bronze Star was kind of just let go? It was because the Officers and Sailors of Coastal Division 11 were just tired of Kerry and wanted him gone.

[AaronInCarolina]

I didn't provide a proper context.

I understand your point, and I apologize if the sarcasm was unduly directed at you personally. I just tend to react strongly whenever it is suggested that the media would go after Kerry (or any democrat for that matter) if the evidence was available. If there is anything that we have learned over the years, it is that the Main Stream Media is well prepared to completely overlook glaring controversies when it involves their favorite party.