Kerry Spokesman Sets Limbaugh Straight on Swiftboat Smears (Classy mouthpiece, Jean-Francois)

kerry.senate.gov ^

[Sub-Driver]

11/09/2007 Kerry Spokesman Sets Limbaugh Straight on Swiftboat Smears

WASHINGTON D.C. – Kerry spokesman David Wade issued the following statement today in response to Rush Limbaugh, who said on his radio show that Kerry’s Swift Boat attackers in 2004, “were right on the money and nobody has disproven anything they claimed in any of their ads, statements, written commentaries, or anything of the sort.”

“At first I thought, that’s not Rush, that’s just the OxyContin talking. Nonetheless, this is a despicable but unsurprising new lie from a man whose closest brush with combat came when customs officials tried to take away his Viagra. This portly peddler of hate is once again wrong on the facts. John Kerry served his country with honor in Vietnam, and has fought for his fellow veterans ever since. The lies and smears of the Swift Boat Veterans for Bush were disproved conclusively in 2004 by the men who fought by John Kerry’s side in Vietnam, by the military’s own records, by investigative journalists, and by the incredible contradictions that exposed these right wing smear artists. It is long past time that we end the politics of fear and smear that we have seen used against decorated veterans from John McCain to Max Cleland and John Kerry. Rush Limbaugh’s ignorance and determination to divide Americans is just another reminder that you can’t spell ‘Rush Limbaugh’ without the letters L-I-A-R.”

The watchdog group Media Matters has provided an excellent fact check of the Limbaugh smear, proving once again that when it comes to slandering veterans, the right wing is wrong. The fact check can be found at: (http://mediamatters.org/items/200711090008?f=h_latest)

[weegee]

They didn’t “Swift-boat” Rush. They lied. Knowingly.

[Psychic Dice]

That’s am execellent bumper sticker - possibly combined with an image or issue.

[weegee]

Kerry lied by omission.

[SueRae]

Gee, I’m fresh out of crying towels. Such whiners.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Sign the damn form or STFU, Lurch.

I'm four years beyond being tired of this gold-digging non-entity's incessant foghorn drone.

[seanmerc]

Throw a rock into a pack of dogs. The one that yelps is the one that got hit.

[Sub-Driver]

Hey thanks..

[weegee]

And you can't spell 'John F'n Kerry' without the letters J-E-R-K-O-F-F.

BIG BUMP

[colorado tanker]

So, Kerry comes out claiming he has a new secret dossier that disproves everything the Swifties said. Rush calls him on it, accurately pointing out nobody has disproven anything in the Swifties book. Now, it turns out the new dossier consists of nothing more than assertions the Swifties claims were disproven in 2004.

I hope that dog bites his tail as he runs around in circles.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

This does not make Kerry the “better man”
Agreed.
He couldn’t better a compost heap.

[reagan_fanatic]

Boy - somebody’s panties are in a twist.

[SueRae]

Excellent point! :-)

[moose2004]

Form 180, Form 180, Form 180,......

[Jeff Head]

To evoke such a response...we know for a surety that Rush was hitting spot on, well within the ring.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

you can’t spell ‘Rush Limbaugh’ without the letters L-I-A-R.

Whoa. That's like, five times gayer than the gayest thing I've ever heard in my life.

Who are these children... and how did they get jobs?

[Michael.SF.]

This is from their link, "defending" Kerry:

Dr. Louis Letson appeared in the first Swift Boat commercial and announced, "I know John Kerry is lying about his first Purple Heart, because I treated him for that injury." In another affidavit, Letson claimed Kerry's wound was too small to justify a medal.

But Navy guidelines during the Vietnam War for Purple Hearts did not take into account the size of the wound when awarding the honor, which meant Letson's claim was irrelevant. Also, Kerry's medical records indicate Letson did not sign off as the "person administering treatment" on the night of the injury, which raised doubts about whether Letson ever even treated Kerry.

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Note that in their "defense" they do not dispute the size of the wound. They simply dispute the Navy guidelines as to which wounds would be applicable to be awarded a Purple Heart.

To me their defense confirms that the wound was a minor wound, one not normally warranting the granting of such an award.

I have known more then a few people who served in combat and anyone with any self pride would not seek a purple heart for a minor wound.

[patj]

You can’t spell John Kerry without:

HO
Jerk
Joke

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

“The accusations against Kerry were never put to rest, and there were tons of swift boat vets who questioned Kerry’s integrity.”

...and after you talk to the swift boat vets, come talk to the rest of us.

I can probably still set fire to somebody’s ears on this subject.

Naval Air 1965-1976

[wastedyears]

***The lies and smears of the Swift Boat Veterans for Bush***

Very first incorrect piece of information.

It’s Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

Then again, when does the truth matter to Liberals?

[Gritty]