He had a chance to defend Wesley Clark and at the same time denounce the Swiftboat liars. That would also lead to a greater awareness of the GOP Slime Machine.
Veterans Long to Reclaim the Name ‘Swift Boat’
By KATE ZERNIKE
Published: June 30, 2008
NY Times
Regardless of what they thought of Mr. Kerry, many Swift boat veterans objected to the attacks.
“It was unconscionable,” said Stan Collier, who served as an officer in charge on a boat based in Qui Nhon. “I thought those boys struck a new low.”
Mr. Collier considers himself a conservative and did not agree with Mr. Kerry’s politics, but he voted for him to protest the Swift boat campaign. “We’ve all been attributed to the sleaziness that those guys assigned to Kerry,” he said. “I think we’ve all been demeaned.”
Monday, June 30, 2008
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