On the same day that Senator John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, outraged voters of all political persuasions with his comments made at a rally in support of California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides that military personnel were uneducated, National Public Radio followed KerryÂ’s lead when they aired a segment by correspondent Mandalit del Barco during their Morning Edition program, claiming that Puerto Rican military recruits are being duped into military service by unscrupulous recruiters using promises of huge signing bonuses.For her report, del Barco traveled to two small Puerto Rican towns, Mayaguez and Quebradillas, both of which have lost...