Local Paper Slanders Kerry, sign my petition!

[usregimechange]

The Joplin Globe should apologize for their slander of a war hero and United States Senator. Not once did your Nov. 4th editorial mention the contention by Kerry that his comments were not meant to criticize the troops but the President.

1). The prepared text for his speech clearly shows that he was suppose to criticize the President and not the troops.

2). Quoting Paul Morin saying that "Kerry slandered his comrades in Vietnam by saying that they were rapists and murderers" is false. Kerry was quoting an investigation that indicated that these events happened, not making the assertion himself.

3). The pathetic co-opting of GOP talking points is one thing the use of lies indicates either intellectual laziness or the type of political loyalty that places winning over the truth.

We request that at the very least a correction be published if not an apology.

Sign the petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/joplinglobe_apologize/


Here is the sleezy editorial that called Kerry's comments an "unforgivable slap at our troops":
http://www.joplinglobe.com/editorial/local_story_307231106.html?keyword=topstory

[sandnsea]

1. So did the VFW and Legion

Do we want to get a list of these idiotic statements and put them all in one big petition?? I'll help. I already fired off an email to the VFW asking them why they lie about an American war veteran. I am SO SO SO sick of these so-called patriots smearing anybody Bush tells them to smear.

[tblue]

2. How far up their arses do these r/w cranky old caucazoid men get to stick their heads?

[usregimechange]

3. FYI: this was printed in Senate battleground MO.

[robinlynne]

4. signed.

There are small grammatical errors in your petition:

he was supposed to

the president, and not the troops

sentences 2 and 3 are not sentences.

"quoting paul morin is false" doesn't make sense as a sentence
same with#3.

we request.......a corrrection, if not an apology, be published.

don't mean to nitpick, but when you want people to here what you have to say, it helps to use correct grammar.

good luck!

[Nicole]

8. Speaking of correct grammar....

"don't mean to nitpick, but when you want people to here what you have to say, it helps to use correct grammar."

Shouldn't that be hear instead of here? :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. It's a RW editorial, yeah

But there's nothing in it that even approaches slander.

Edit: Brain cramp. It's libel if it's printed, anyway. Slander applies to the spoken word.

[Kenergy]

6. signed n/t

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7. Kick!

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10. Kick!