Could John Kerry wind up an alternative candidate for President?

[karynnj]

19. Why didn't a Democratic party defend him with even half the strength they showed

defending Bill Clinton for actions he could not have been proud of? Why did his VP say he would - then not do it.

The fact is the media did NOT cover the Kerry response to charges they gave enormous free time to those lying people making the charges. The fact is the Democrats had:

The entire official Navy record. (The biggest lie was that it was Kerry's story vs the SBVT) In fact, it was the official Navy story.

The Nixon tapes showed the Nixon people speaking of having looked into him - and they were dissapointed that he was a hero and he was "clean".

All but one of the living men who had reported to him were with him then -- and were still with him in 2010 when they surprised him at a celebration for his 25 years in the Senate.

Senator John Warner, a Republican, who had been a Vietnam era Secretary of the Navy said that he deserved the medals and had served honorably.

On the other side, the Kerry team identified many lies and misstatements in the book - giving the media a 30 page document listing them. The Kerry team also followed the money and they were funded by Bush/Cheney big donors.

In reality, this was a character assassination condoned by the media. (ie Why did no one ask Bush or McCain why they did not demand that the purple heart band aids disappear? The fact that no one did sends a pretty strong signal that this was an ok thing to do. )

Not to mention that the DEFENSE that should have come had to come from someone else - you don't make the argument for yourself that you really are a hero. This was NOT the case that there was something -- like a personal server used for government business - that he could say that he should not have done and apologize.