MUD SLINGING
After hearing the media decry or ignore the Swift Boat charges for weeks, they have no trouble cozying up to Democrats that have harsh allegations against President Bush. Dan Rather is going to interview the former Democrat Lt. Governor of Texas, Ben Barnes, about how he secured preferential treatment for W in the Texas National Guard. And though he admits that he never actually had any contact with the Bush family, they're guilty just the same of the favors granted.
What exactly are their standards of objectivity? Remember that the Swift Boat ads were discredited simply because pro-Bush individuals funded them. The media didn't make much of the fact that the Swifties have Republicans and Democrats within their ranks. Now here is an actual Democrat politician making claims and he's given a 60 minutes interview.
In essence, what you're supposed to know about Kerry's service is that it was beyond reproach. Don't ask to see his military records and don't believe people who have another story to tell. What you need to know about Bush's service is that it was a cake walk and he has a lot of skeletons that we need to uncover.
Oh, yeah and the way Clinton secured favors to stay out of the draft is not an issue of whether he'd be a good commander in chief. Get this straight, because if you go on one of these news interview shows and get the talking points wrong you'll be treated as a conspiracy theorist.
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