It's upsetting to think that when at long last, the truth comes out about Kerry, Savage ratchets up the hype or whatever he thought he was doing, and ends up weakening the message. It's not about Bush, it's about Kerry who's made his Vietnam service the raison d'etre for his campaign. Fine. Let's examine that service and see if he's fit to be Commander in Chief. Kerry doesn't want that. God forbid anyone should know the first thing about his incredibly short tour of duty.
The only reason Bush and company would disavow the ad is that they don't know these guys and can't be sure they're telling the complete truth. Bush's campaign strategists have the next three months meticulously planned, no doubt. The uproar surrounding this ad is a huge monkeywrench. But...that said...free speech is paramount. Let these vets tell what they saw, and let Kerry and Edwards twist in the wind. Every time they threaten to sue a TV or radio station, the voters remember that these RATs are lawyers. Why would they threaten to sue unless there was some truth to the allegations. The dumbest man in the street can figure that one out. Besides, maybe Bush and Rove and company are laughing up their sleeves about all this. I sure hope so. It's priceless.
Ha Hannity is on this! Just denounced the Globe story as being wrong.
I think that the Bush people are trying to keep "above the fray" If they said any thing in direct support of the Vets they would be accused of smearing dirt on the dims.
I have not heard of them saying anything directly against the Vets either.
By staying aloof they can avoid most of the screaming from the dims.
In fairness to Savage, the question he asked Gardner about Bush was one sentence in a lengthy interview. I think it was an appropriate question, and it also gave Gardner the opportunity to clearly state that the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth is independent from the Bush administration, they want the President to stay out of it, and they've received no money from the Bush administration. Savage didn't pursue any follow-up questions about the President, nor has he weakened the swiftvet's story in any way IMO.