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Dudley_DUright Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-04 12:55 AM
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DANIEL RUTH (TampaTrib): Smear Effort Not The Most Swift Of Ideas
If the Swiftboat Veterans Shilling For Karl Rove had any less credibility they'd make Jayson Blair look like Diogenes.

Perhaps the political lesson here ought to be that if you are going to attempt to launch a cheesy smear campaign, especially against a presidential candidate, it's probably a good idea not be more tainted than Monica Lewinsky modeling for the Gap.

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Hustings thugs created a blatant special interest group that exploits Vietnam veterans who served with distinction, and who may well have a fair beef with Kerry over his antiwar activities, simply to advance the political career of a candidate who used the war himself as little more than a glorified dental plan.

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http://tampatrib.com/MGBF7XRQAYD.html



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