Reply #150: The onslaught [View All]

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was also deliberately timed. In August, as opposed to spring, Kerry was hamstrung by campaign-spending laws. Members of his crew and veterans like Max Cleland made highly-visible public appearances during that period, even as other groups spent tens of millions of dollars to fill in the gap.

How much money in ads would it have taken to counter a determined MSM?

I've seen post stating that it's not the MSM's job to protect Kerry. Well, it's not the MSM's job to attack a candidate. The coverage they gave to lies was basically an extension of the smears. Had the media not promoted the group and instead reported the facts on record (that part is the media's job) that would have been the end of the story.

In essence, Kerry was responding to the Swift Liars because of MSM reports, not the paltry ads the group ran.