[Captain Peter Blood]

I don't like Kerry and I am all for the truth of his service medals and military service to come out.
However if it turns out this was financed by some Texas Donor to the Bush Campaign I don't like it.
I think it is all fine if this comes straight from people who served with Kerry and it can be independently verified.
The danger here is it can backfire if people think this was a Republican put up job.
I despise these tactics because they are usually done with people of limited intelligence who think they won't be identified and then they usually are to the embarrassment of all concerned.
These veterans who served with Kerry must not be connected to any donor or person or persons connected with the Republican Party for these kind of charges and accusations to be taken seriously. Otherwise it's a waste of time and a black eye for our side.

[abner]

However if it turns out this was financed by some Texas Donor to the Bush Campaign I don't like it

IT- can you explain where they got this silly idea?

[defenderSD]

"These veterans who served with Kerry must not be connected to any donor or person or persons connected with the Republican Party for these kind of charges and accusations to be taken seriously. Otherwise it's a waste of time and a black eye for our side."

I'm afraid that's not very realistic, because in a group of 200 people someone is going to have some connection to the Republican party. It's more important that the book is factually accurate and that all the people in the group actually served at the same time as Kerry and know something about him. The last thing I read was that O'Neill's group was working to verify that all the men had served in the Navy in the same time and place as Kerry.

[adam_az]

"I don't like Kerry and I am all for the truth of his service medals and military service to come out.
However if it turns out this was financed by some Texas Donor to the Bush Campaign I don't like it.
I think it is all fine if this comes straight from people who served with Kerry and it can be independently verified."

Both are true.

Anyway, there's a $2,000 cap on donations to a campaign these days.