NORTH AMERICA | EUROPE | MIDDLE EAST | ASIA | SOUTH PACIFIC | LATIN AMERICA | AFRICA
     

moon phases
 
 
LATEST NEWS:
US NEWS
BUSINESS
SPORTS
OPINION
POLITICS
ENTERTAINEMENT
WEIRD
 
 
 
The World According to ...
CENTCOM
DEBKA
Drudge Report
PRAVDA
Xinhua
FOX
North Korean News
National Enquirer
Socialist Worker
Islamic Republic Wire

Columnists
Jonathan Alter
Eric Alterman
Sidney Blumenthal
Eric Boehlert
Ron Brownstein
Joe Conason
David Corn
Stanley Crouch
EJ Dionne
Jon Fine
Howard Fineman
Jon Friedman
Dan Froomkin
John Fund
Ellen Goodman
David Kirkpatrick
Howard Kurtz
Roger E. Hernández
Christopher Hitchens
Rich Lowry
Dick Meyer
John Nichols
Peggy Noonan
Jack Shafer
Robert Scheer
Lynn Sweet
George Will
 

 

Worldwide Headlines - Your Bridge to the World.
 
 
Previous Posts

Fox Grills Tucker Bounds On McCain's False Tax Cla...

Obama On McCain's Phony Outrage: Enough Is Enough!

Sarah Palin: Maverick to NowhereSarah Palin's hist...

Noonan and Murphy on PalinTwo conservative comment...

Palin's National Security ExperienceCampbell Brown...

And Don't Forget New OrleansNewsreel documentary f...

Barack Obama's Labor Day MessageBarack expresses h...

Jon Stewart and Colbert on Sarah Palin Jon Stewart...

Amy Goodman Arrested at RNCDemocracy Now's Amy Goo...

World War III or WWIV?Stephen Colbert discusses th...

Archives

09.11.03

16.11.03

14.12.03

21.12.03

16.05.04

23.05.04

30.05.04

06.06.04

13.06.04

20.06.04

27.06.04

04.07.04

11.07.04

18.07.04

25.07.04

01.08.04

08.08.04

15.08.04

22.08.04

29.08.04

05.09.04

12.09.04

19.09.04

26.09.04

03.10.04

10.10.04

17.10.04

31.10.04

07.11.04

14.11.04

21.11.04

05.12.04

12.12.04

19.12.04

26.12.04

02.01.05

09.01.05

16.01.05

23.01.05

30.01.05

06.02.05

13.02.05

20.02.05

27.02.05

06.03.05

13.03.05

20.03.05

27.03.05

03.04.05

10.04.05

17.04.05

24.04.05

01.05.05

08.05.05

29.05.05

05.06.05

12.06.05

19.06.05

26.06.05

03.07.05

10.07.05

17.07.05

24.07.05

31.07.05

28.08.05

04.09.05

11.09.05

18.09.05

25.09.05

16.10.05

30.10.05

06.11.05

13.11.05

27.11.05

04.12.05

11.12.05

18.12.05

25.12.05

01.01.06

08.01.06

15.01.06

22.01.06

05.02.06

26.02.06

05.03.06

19.03.06

26.03.06

02.04.06

09.04.06

16.04.06

28.05.06

02.07.06

09.07.06

16.07.06

31.08.08

07.09.08

14.09.08


"Powered by Blogger"


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, August 23, 2004

Dole Reprises Role as Crotchety Old Man
Oh, the levels some politicians will stoop to reek vengeance on former political opposition parties that smothered them in past elections. Most commentators on TV, radio, and print expressed shock over Dole's public reaction to the Swift Boat Veterans charges against John Kerry. Dole's comments clearly showed that unless a limb was rendered useless, you have no right to comment on a war you participated in. Dole stated, "And here's, you know, a good guy, a good friend. I respect his record. But three Purple Hearts and never bled that I know of. I mean, they're all superficial wounds."

The question, Mr. Dole, is what is your criteria for being wounded in action. "Wounded in action" seems to be a maleable term depending on who is running against whom. We only have to mention former Senator Max Cleland to make this point. According to Navy records, Kerry still has a souvenir from his Vietnam days in the form a piece of shrapnel that has, up to the date of this posting, yet to be removed.

In fact, upon seeing Dole's statement on TV live, if listened to carefully, Dole completely contadicts himself to make him seem as if he has the higher ground. The ex-senator and Viagra spokesman says he respects Kerry's "record" and calls him "a good friend." But in the same breath, he disrecpects Kerry's war record by questioning his Purple Hearts by making his wounds sound as if they were mere scratches, as if Dole himself had been a witness to the event. Further, would a "good friend" embrace the dubious claims of a shadowy group such as the Swiftboat Vets over the word of a longtime colleague and the Military Record?

CNN.com - Dole suggests Kerry apologize - Aug 23%2C 2004

posted by Jimbo Trout @ Monday, August 23, 2004 







COMMENTARY
Politico
Huffington Post
Foreign Policy
YouTube: New & Politics
Digg: World & Business
PolitiFact
Slate
Colbert Nation
Altercation (Media Matters)
Americablog
Andrew Sullivan (Atlantic)
BAGnewsNotes
Bloggingheads
Boing Boing
Brave New Films
BuzzFeed
BuzzMachine
The Corner (National Review)
Crooks and Liars
Cursor
Daily Kos
Democracy Arsenal
Firedoglake
Gawker
Hotline On Call (National Journal)
Hullabaloo
Informed Comment
Instapundit
James Wolcott (Vanity Fair)
John Ridley
Kausfiles (Slate)
kottke.org
Left, Right and Center
The Moderate Voice
The Notion (Nation)
Off The Bus (Huffington Post)
Pandagon
Peek (Alternet)
Political Animal
Political Capital (CNBC)
Political Wire
Raw Story
Redstate.org
Seeing The Forest
Spark (Air America)
The Swamp (Chicago Tribune)
Swampland (Time)
TalkLeft
Talking Points Memo
Tapped (American Prospect)
Taylor Marsh
The Young Turks
Truthdig
Think Progress
This Modern World
Washington Whispers (US News & World Report)
Wonkette
David Carr
Simon Dumenco
Stuart Elliott
Jon Fine
Jon Friedman
Glenn Greenwald
Keith J. Kelly
Scott Kirsner
Howard Kurtz
Paul R. La Monica
Jack Shafer
Tom Shales
Lifehacker
Daily Rotten
Disinformation
Talking Points Memo
The Smoking Gun
ABC News' The Note
Alternet
Media Matters
Political Wire
Daily Kos
Fact Check
Crooks and Liars
Index Online
Guerrilla News Network
Daily Show
Counterpunch
The Memory Hole
The Economist
Editor & Publisher
The Hill
Debka
Media Notes
WP Reliable Sources
The New Republic
The New Yorker
Reason Magazine
New York Observer
SF Weekly
New York Press
Village Voice
American Prospect
Guardian UK
Washington Post
Salon
Gizmodo
LA City Beat
LA Weekly
ForeignPolicy.com
The Register
Tech Dirt
SF Bay Guardian
Professional Cartoonists Index
Boing Boing
Fucked Company
Wonkette
Newseum
Yahoo Opinion aggregate