McCain Truth Squad defender was Swift Boat Vet member

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:28 PM EDT

Article Source: CNN

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On a campaign conference call Monday, a Politico reporter asked Day if there was any similarity between former Gen. Wesley Clark's controversial Sunday comments about McCain's military service and his own remarks about John Kerry during the last presidential campaign.

Day dismissed any equivalence. "The Swift Boat 'attacks' were simply revelation of the truth. The similarity does not exist here," he said. "…One was about laying out the truth. This one is about attempting to cast a new shadow on John McCain."

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Doc CeCe

As one commenter on the CNN blog puts it:

June 30th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

Well, I'm not surprised. Looks like John McCain has jumped on the Karl Rove, lie-and-do-anything-you-have-to, bandwagon.

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#1 - Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:29 PM EDT

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SteveHouse

Here's a comment that got my attention:

You all can just leave Bud Day alone. He is a renowned hero not only in the military service of his country but also in civic responsibilities in NW Florida. Anyone who opposes Bud Day is lacking in civil and national patriotism.

(laughs uncontrollably) Heaven forbid we shine a flashlight on the hypocrisies of our "renowned heroes!"

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#2 - Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:55 PM EDT

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Doc CeCe

I know right?

So now we can't even say the man forgets stamps on his letter occasionally because... he was a war hero!!! You're not a true patriot if you dare point out a war hero's faults, no matter how obviously hypocritical.

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#2.1 - Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:31 PM EDT

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