Friday, August 13, 2004

The Junior Senator from Massachussetts

Today, Senator John Kerry visited Portland, Oregon. He held a rally at the waterfront with some of my least favorite celebrities.

However, aside from this, something has occurred recently that makes me sick. I have watched so much discussed about Senator Kerry's Vietnam record. Now whether he was in Cambodia or not on Christmas in 1968 may be a big story (particularly since the memory was "seared" on his mind), but the glee with which conservative pundits are attempting to discredit the story makes me ill.

Like the man, or don't like him. I don't care. However, the man did volunteer for the service (when he certainly didn't need to) and did serve our country. If he lied, this will be revealed, but don't enjoy discrediting the record of a veteran who quite literally, put his life on the line for our country.

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