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A Thousand Cuts
Ouch! Bush’s people don’t exactly play fair.
This from The Globe and Mail, September 1, 2004: [A Republican convention delegate] distributed a mocking reference to Mr. Kerry’s medals: bandages with tiny purple hearts stuck to them.
“It was just a self-inflicted scratch, but you see I got a Purple Heart for it,” was the message attached to the bandages passed around the convention until Republican chairman Ed Gillespie intervened.
Terry McAullife, chairman of the Democratic National Committee said it was “inexcusable” to mock Mr. Kerry’s “service and sacrifice”. But the concerted effort to portray Mr. Kerry as a fake hero who later turned on his country as an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War has had an impact on the campaign…
Vancouver-based radio host, musician, writer and humourist Paul Myers’ new “Little Photoshop of Horrors” will be a regular feature of the The Tyee.
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Frank (not verified)
7 years ago
Hey Paul, where are you now? I used to like your Thursday shows on the "talk-radio for guys"
kegler (not verified)
7 years ago
It's too bad that the Republicans have to resort to such nonsense. Mind you if their president had done anything with the domestic economy beyond sending jobs offshore... maybe he could campaign on something called issues, rather than smear and smut.
martin (not verified)
7 years ago
Sorry this does not raise my eyebrow. Aftre all it's so obvious the republicans have their collective heads so far up their own butts they couldn't realize bad taste if it bit them next to their ears. and I hope this one does.
martin (not verified)
7 years ago
Sorry this does not raise my eyebrow. Aftre all it's so obvious the republicans have their collective heads so far up their own butts they couldn't realize bad taste if it bit them next to their ears. and I hope this one does.
Mike Summers, Reform BC (not verified)
7 years ago
Hello my leftie friends. Naturally I couldn't resist coming here on this one. All is fair in love and war...if you are winning.
How many of you were happy supporters of a democrat war hero? Can I see a hand???....Anywhere?
Didn't think so.
Now that Kerry has turned out to be a fraud, it's unfair? Get serious! Kerry has been full of lies and flip flops. Way worse than Campbell (and he's had some lulus)!!!
Dirty is what politics is all about. If you aren't prepared to dig dirt on your opponent, you don't deserve to be there.
Besides, if the shoe had been on the other foot, you guys would have gone insane with joy. Even film maker Mike hasn't had what he thought he would get for effect on GWB.
sushi (not verified)
7 years ago
GWB is the biggest liar I have ever seen on TV. The anthrax scare was a U.S. government inside job, with the US military hoarding 7000 gallons of anthrax on a U.S. military base in Maryland and the anthrax sent out in letters was traced back to the U.S. military top secret laboratory. They did an investigation and no one was ever arrested or charged. Wonder why? Now I am hearing that the World Trade Centre Towers were built to withstand airplanes hitting them, and the truth is coming out that there were explosions at the towers just before the airplanes hit. Wonder who set that up? GWB is the only U.S. President in history that had a criminal record before he moved into the White House (for impaired driving). And his wife, when driving her car as a teenager, ran over and killed someone and she never even went to court over it. The truth will prevail. You just have to dig deep to find it.
OhSullivan (not verified)
7 years ago
Where is the rest of the story?
Site Manager (not verified)
7 years ago
This is it! It's actually a comic, with a little context. Or were you joking? Or suggesting there is a greater story to be written here?
Chicken Slinger (not verified)
7 years ago
Little-Boy-Summers, Reform B.C.
You toot a pathetic brand of politics - undoubtably a big fan of SunTzu.
Good politics run on debate and reasoning not propaganda, quarter-truths, and mud slinging.
Sad.
kent (not verified)
7 years ago
Summers comments go far to illustrate why Reform wasn't given more votes by Canadians. Most of us just do not want a Bush-style government in Canada, and that is what Harper represents.
Tom Yerex (not verified)
7 years ago
Mr. Summers, does this mean you approve of such tactics? Where do you feel the line should be drawn (if at all)? Perhaps politics should move forward towards arguing points of valid debate as opposed to where Bill Clinton has kept his weenie? It seems a lot of politicians applaud such tactics until they are the target. Personally, I find the lack of any real debate on issues a central reason for why we have the selection of available politicians (north and south of the border), we have now. Politics has to be reduced to the equivalent of the reality T.V. show "Survivor" in order for the voting public to participate in the process. Unfortunately, the people who should be most concerned about the lack of citizen involvement are those who may go down in history as the captain's of sinking ships - the politicians themselves. Personally, I don't blame the politician, the population in a democracy ultimately shoulders the responsibility for the health of a nation. I will not be lining up to thank our PM when the country is doing well - one man is not the driving force behind a country doing well, that is from the effort of the people.
JRG (not verified)
7 years ago
Attention undecided American voters. Forget the Republican spin on Democrat Kerry's "flip-flops". You are the flip-flop voters. Vote for one of you own. Vote Kerry!
mnlogger (not verified)
7 years ago
What a comment on education and knowledge support for the Harpers, the Bushes, and the Campbells illustrate. But then history does demonstrate that people frequently cut their own throats. And that the greedy too easily convince others that what they are doing is good for everyone.
trew (not verified)
7 years ago
Those wacky Bush boys are at it again i see, what some call reality TV is in reality an old fashioned carnival freak show. this what people want to watch ,that is what is the Bush secret. Rivetted to the screen the streets are devoid of the good citizens of mayberry.Just think about that hokey colour system of terror and its resultant effects, somewhat like smoke and mirrors one might opine. mr summer most be joking really the fake democracies of u.s.a. and canada where both do not take a majority plus one to elect a leader but insert a step in the mix , are just a zoo for egomaniacs [read politician]I know where i speak from i learned early in life that their self interest can be revealed only when no witnesses can corroborate what is said in private. note in passing :cell phones are not used to communicate between the bums in case fm scanners pick it up. ]
poiuy (not verified)
7 years ago
peolpe forget that the press has reported on the mysteries of the Bush family goings on.At least some have forgotten. But the base for the neo-con thought seems to be social dwarwinism and indifference to others,dare i say depraved indifference, and an intense desire to reverse FDR's graduated taxes,inheritance tax and capital gains tax. As it now stands social security may be under attack. The consequences of this GOP drive will probably result in very little upheaval for the wealthy but will result in abject poverty being installed across the land. This is the path the alliance/reform want in Canada also, be wary of Harper bearing gifts.