[Bernard Marx]

Yes, it's difficult for a public figure to prove libel due to Sullivan's requirement for proof of "actual malice." But if Our Hero (who served in Vietnam, by the way) did what he says he did and has the documents to prove it, the malice requirement should be a breeze IMO.

My earlier response was half joking. But Kerry has done nothing substantive to prove the Swifties wrong. He's used his money and connections to mount an anti-Swifty propaganda campaign in the media instead. Were I in his place, especially with all that Heinz money, and knew the Swifties were making unfounded and malicious accusations, I'd have a battery of lawyers working 24/7 against them.

[vanishing liberty]

If I were in his place, I think I’d move to another country where nobody knows me and go on from there.