Swiftboating of Rep Murtha in Full Effect

[luna_k]

Fucking pathetic.
Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), the former Marine who is an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, has become the latest Democrat to have his Vietnam War decorations questioned.

In a tactic reminiscent of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth assault on Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) during the 2004 presidential campaign, a conservative

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[anne_jumps]

That sucks, but at this point I'm hoping it's like the Boy Who Cried Wolf. I mean, the first time? A lot of people were eager to have someone to bully, no matter how much of a sham it was; I'm getting the feeling that doing it *every time someone disagrees* is wearing on people and they're seeing through it. Murtha's a tough SOB, though. He hears stuff straight from the military men who aren't saying anything directly to the adminstration (who wouldn't listen anyway; as most of them are draft-dodgers with little actual respect for the military).

[luna_k]

I'm getting the feeling that doing it *every time someone disagrees* is wearing on people and they're seeing through it.

*nods* That's the impression I'm getting too. It's almost like the Freepers are doing this out of habit more than anything else, because Murtha made those initial Iraq statements over 2 months ago. If they really wanted to damage him, they would have slammed him right away... or waited until re-election time, at least.

[anne_jumps]

It's all they've got. Classic Rove is to take someone's strength and use it against them.

[xiaomi]

Considering that I've heard about the response before the attack, I suspect that this one is already sputtering uphill, out of (Iraq war) gas ;p.