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RobinA

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5. How Was That

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 07:12 AM

Jun 2016

an obvious line of attack? He serves honorably in Vietnam and then gets attacked by surrogates of someone who not only did not, but has a damn questionable record of National Guard service. Pre-swift boat, it's about the LAST angle I would have expected the Bushsters to take.

That said, the Kerry campaign SHOULD have crucified Bush on his so-called "military" record, but they did not. That was their mistake.

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Secret Service Association Calls Author of New Clinton 'Swiftboat' Book A Liar [View all] TrollBuster9090 Jun 2016 OP

A critique SusanLarson Jun 2016 #1

So you are saying the Secret Service agents are lying? Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #8

Did you? SusanLarson Jun 2016 #10

It rebuts his entire story. Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #11

Rebuttal with actual facts is a powerful thing SusanLarson Jun 2016 #13

They have no obligation to present anything. Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #17

Exactly. Hostile attacks from the right will Hortensis Jun 2016 #26

They rebutted with facts. The primary fact is that he was a low level employee pnwmom Jun 2016 #23

The publisher (Center Street) seems to specialize in bullshit. Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2016 #14

We know Byrne is a liar, because his sworn testimony in the Ken Starr investigation pnwmom Jun 2016 #22

This story has been floated by right wingers for years now BainsBane Jun 2016 #24

The US Navy and people who served with him refuted the swiftboating against Kerry. MH1 Jun 2016 #2

Yes, all too many had been livid with Kerry for BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #3

Ironically, the thing that bothered me most about the Kerry swiftboat attack was that TrollBuster9090 Jun 2016 #4

How Was That RobinA Jun 2016 #5

It was an obvious line of attack because they used EXACTLY the same line of attack TrollBuster9090 Jun 2016 #16

Yeah, it's a bummer when your candidate exhibits way too much honor. Paladin Jun 2016 #9

As I said above, my comment was in no way a reflection on Kerry as a man, a war hero, and a TrollBuster9090 Jun 2016 #18

They don't have anything to offer so they produce stories. Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #6

but but but if it is printed it must be true dembotoz Jun 2016 #7

Is this the same publisher as the Swiftboat people? Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #12

No. Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2016 #15

No, but my guess is the same ghostwriters were used. nt TrollBuster9090 Jun 2016 #19

BTW, I was just told in this thread that the Clintons have to prove their innocence. Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #20

I saw that. They don't have to 'prove' their innocence. But it's fair to expect that TrollBuster9090 Jun 2016 #21

That tactic didn't didn't work too well to those who were accused by Joe McCarthy. still_one Jun 2016 #25