Wednesday, August 25, 2004
BUSH CONDEMNS FREE SPEACH
By Tweed
Demonstrating once again his skill at side-stepping the issue, President Bush yesterday called for the end of free speech during election season.
The Kerry campaign and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) have been calling on Bush to condemn the advertising of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth which puts forth spurious allegations about Senator Kerry's war record in Vietnam. Bush's statement falls in line with one of Bush's favorite tactics - letting someone else do the dirty work while trying to appear above the fray.
Mums the Word
Bush used this tactic quite well against Senator McCain during the 2000 primary, standing back while the same nut-jobs attacking Kerry accused McCain of abandoning Vietnam veterans and other vile acts.
In sharp contrast to Bush, Senator Kerry has condemned independent advertising calling into questions Bush's "service" during the Vietnam war.
Bush's position, that issue advertising should be put to an end, runs directly counter to the First Amendment's declaration that "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech."
Interestingly, not much has been made, during the time the Swifties have been making their slanderous charges, of the fact that George W. Bush effectively evaded combat using his family connections; and may not have even satisfied the minimum service required of him as a member of the Texas and then Alabama Air National Guard. The reason: Kerry has too much class to re-open old wounds. Vietnam is a scar; and Kerry, who fought in the war and against it, knows all too well that opening that wound will do no good for the country.
The Closest W. Ever Came To Combat
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By Tweed
Demonstrating once again his skill at side-stepping the issue, President Bush yesterday called for the end of free speech during election season.
The Kerry campaign and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) have been calling on Bush to condemn the advertising of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth which puts forth spurious allegations about Senator Kerry's war record in Vietnam. Bush's statement falls in line with one of Bush's favorite tactics - letting someone else do the dirty work while trying to appear above the fray.
Mums the Word
Bush used this tactic quite well against Senator McCain during the 2000 primary, standing back while the same nut-jobs attacking Kerry accused McCain of abandoning Vietnam veterans and other vile acts.
In sharp contrast to Bush, Senator Kerry has condemned independent advertising calling into questions Bush's "service" during the Vietnam war.
Bush's position, that issue advertising should be put to an end, runs directly counter to the First Amendment's declaration that "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech."
Interestingly, not much has been made, during the time the Swifties have been making their slanderous charges, of the fact that George W. Bush effectively evaded combat using his family connections; and may not have even satisfied the minimum service required of him as a member of the Texas and then Alabama Air National Guard. The reason: Kerry has too much class to re-open old wounds. Vietnam is a scar; and Kerry, who fought in the war and against it, knows all too well that opening that wound will do no good for the country.
The Closest W. Ever Came To Combat
