Michael Moore | August 31, 2004 | USA Today

But what's all this talk about New York being enemy territory? Nothing could be further from the truth. We New Yorkers love Republicans. We have a Republican mayor and governor, a death penalty and two nuclear plants within 30 miles of the city. . . .

You may think you're surrounded by a bunch of latte-drinking effete ...   more »

Dana Milbank | Washington Post | August 31, 2004

This is a story about Swift boats and FastShip.

Four days ago, retired naval Rear Adm. William L. Schachte Jr. seconded accusations made by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth seeking to discredit Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry's record in Vietnam. But since then, Democrats have discovered that Schachte is also a long-standing supporter of President Bush and a lobbyist whose client FastShip Inc. recently won a $40 million grant from the federal government.

On Aug. 27, Schachte issued a statement saying that after he "avoided talking to media" for ...   more »

During Monday's Republican Hate Fest in NYC, delegates ridiculed the injuries received by veterans in Iraq and past wars. The Republicans are devoid of all human decency.

Bandaids with purple hearts printed on them were passed out to delegates at Monday's Republican National Convention on Monday.

Aug. 30, 2004

Stupid Bush statement:

Referring to the so-called “War on Terror” in an interview on NBC's "Today" show, George Bush said, "I don't think you can win it."

Scott McClellen equivocation:

"You've often heard him talk about how this is a different kind of war. We face an unconventional enemy. I don't think you can expect that there will ever be a formal surrender or a treaty signed like we have in wars past."

Capital Games by David Corn

The Nation [Reprinted by permission from David Corn's "Capital Games" Rapid Response Weblog]

(Note: We will be interviewing David Corn from The Republican Convention on Monday, August 30th, 2004 at 5:00PM EST GS)

A group of veterans motivated by 30-years of resentment accuse John Kerry of exaggerating his Vietnam wartime service, and their attack makes the front pages and cable gabfests. But when a news report showed that George W. Bush had overstated his military experience, Bush escaped without a scratch. . .

Putting aside the controversy over Bush's Air National Guard service (or dereliction of duty), there was another instance when Bush clearly did not speak truthfully about his military record. In 1978, Bush, while running for Congress in West Texas, produced campaign literature that claimed he had served in the US Air Force. According to a 1999 Associated Press report, Bush's congressional campaign ran a pullout ad in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that declared he had served "in the US Air Force and the Texas Air National Guard where he piloted the F-102 aircraft."

Charles Laurence in New York | 29/08/2004 | London Telegraph

Supporters of Senator John Kerry yesterday warned of "blowback" against President George W Bush for the political "attack ads" by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth which have damaged Mr Kerry's election campaign.

After weeks of denigration of the Democratic challenger's Vietnam war record, Mr Kerry's backers have responded with allegations against the President - including the claim that he was once photographed in uniform wearing a medal ribbon he had not earned.