Kerry thru medals Story is getting a Kerry push back-will media report?

[papau]

Kerry thru the medals Story is getting a Kerry push back-will media report?

ABCNews and the NYT put out the GOP's Kerry's medals "story" where throwing the ribbons of his own, and the medallion's and ribbons given him by those who could not attend the protest, is not clear to our media who have parsed Kerry's 1971 comments and see only that he said he threw "medals" - so it was unfair or a lie for him today to still have the medallion portion of the medal.

So Kerry is now pushing back against those who find fun contrasting the 1971 "I gave back, I can't remember, six, seven, eight, nine medals" with the 2004 statement explain the medals medallions in his office "Kerry has denied that he threw away any of his medals during an anti-war protest in April 1971," as Kerry notes that while he and the military "makes no distinction between ribbons and medals," he says he was clear in response to a specific question as to what was thrown - so when ABC's Charles Gibson reminded Kerry that he has over the years himself made the distinction between medals and ribbons. "In 1984, when you were running for the Senate, that was the first time that you called someone in from labor because they were upset that you had thrown ribbons away. You called them and you made the distinction and said 'I didn't throw my medals away. I just threw the ribbons away,'" Gibson said. Kerry agreed and said "I was asked specifically in greater detail about what took place. I answered the question truthfully." "I think to this day that there is no distinction between the two."

The push back was "This comes from a President who can't even show or prove that he showed up for duty in the National Guard." - "This comes from a President and a Republican Party that can't even answer whether or not he showed up for duty in the National Guard. I'm not going to stand for it." - and - "George Bush has yet to explain to America whether or not to tell the truth about whether he showed up for duty."

I wonder which part of AWOL Bush will lead the political reporting tomorrow - anyone want to bet our biased right wing GOP controlled media ignores AWOL Bush as it tries to make a controversy where there is none?

Indeed hearing Cheney of "I had better things to do than defend my country" fame going after Kerry, with as usual no media context or comment - has me wondering if our media will report McAuliffe's comments on Cheney's record on weapons programs, saying "Why should we believe a word Dick Cheney says about John Kerry — especially when it comes to defending our country? For four years, Dick Cheney hasn't been straight with the American people. Why would he start now?" ..."You remember Dick Cheney. He's the guy who took a year to finally admit to America that the Bush Administration had sent our troops to war in Iraq without the body armor they needed." My bet is on no coverage from our fair and balanced media.



http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/26/politics/campaign/26MEDA.html

1971 Tape Adds to Debate Over Kerry's Medal Protest

http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/23264.htm
TALE OF TAPE SHOWS KERRY DID TOSS MEDALS

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2004/04/26/kerry_rallies_support_in_iowa_braces_for_hits/
Kerry rallies support in Iowa, braces for hits
<snip>...The clip from that time shows Kerry speaking about throwing away some of his own medals, according to a report on ABC News's website last night. Kerry's longstanding comments on the subject have been that he did not discard his medals -- a Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts -- in protest, but instead his own ribbons, as well as medals given to him by two other veterans. Kerry described his actions to the Globe in 2003, according to a new biography of the senator by Globe reporters. ''As he prepared to throw his ribbons over the fence, he reached into his jacket and pulled out the medals from those two veterans. He said his own medals remained in safekeeping," according to the book.<snip>

[papau]

1. Another ABC Chris Vlasto smear

Why is ABC running another Chris Vlasto smear? ABC News is currently running a web headline which reads "Medal Dispute, EXCLUSIVE: Did Kerry lie about Vietnam War medals?" When was the last time ABC used the "L" word about President Bush? Or is it always 'exaggeration' when it's President Bush? Or is this again the ABC producer that creatively edited a video with Hillary Clinton about the Rose law firm, changing the meaning of her answer, the fellow who smeared Howard Dean with the trouper abuse story, falsely implied Iraq was behind the anthrax scare, and was a Star reprinter and indeed message taker to Jim McDougal - granted that Jeff Greenfield had no problem ignoring the lie as he tried to create a WH worried about exposure of secrets if Vince Foster death is investigated moment - but one still marvels at Vlasto's telling other reporters that "corrupt liars were in the White House, not the independent counsel's office".

Now the link between Starr's office, the Wall Street Journal and ABC television can be written off as a business need - but what is reason that ABC has allowed Vlasto to run with the word "LIE" in a Kerry does not distinguish between "medal", "ribbon", and "medallion" - says military uses term medal for all or part of the award - story?

Granted that Vlasto, who picked up the tab for a celebratory dinner for Paula Jones, is just doing his right wing thing, but doesn't ABC have standards? Chris Vlasto’s SOP remains the same: slime and smear with the most salacious of charges be they true or false - God can sort that out later - but is it not time for ABC to get off its GOP required kneepads?

http://www.moveonpac.org/warrecord/

[Cocoa]

2. media will suddenly lose interest

now that Kerry is effectively fighting back, they will say Vietnam is old news.

[Convinceme]

3. Viet Nam

I wish both grown up candidates would agree to stop talking about Viet Nam! It doesn't complement either and it brings back terrible memories to those who had someone that was touched by the war.

They should declare a gentleman's agreement to drop the subject of Viet Nam. For many Americans they think of neither John or George they think of their loss.

Everyone knows John was brave and then protested the war and that GWB did what many in his class could, join the guard, college or run off to Canada. It serves only to stir a big bucket of Sh#t leaving a stench in the air along with crying moms.

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