The mud in this Presidential election is flying like they've sprouted wings and headed South for the winter. And, not surprisingly, almost all of it is focused on John Kerry and President Bush's military record.
Kerry's Military Record, Achievements "Bush"whacked
Since Kerry's military record as a Vietnam veteran is his strongest asset as a presidential candidate, the Bush campaign has decided to blitz this first string star quarterback since the military record quarterback on Bush's side is a fat, deaf, one legged guy with asthma.
Basically, the attacks have worked like this. Kerry would accuse Bush of starting the Iraq war under false pretenses or giving Haliburton a high priced contract or giving POV's indian burns or something. Then Kerry would say at least he served in a war or a forward area unlike Bush who protected America from the scourge of the Earth in the National Guard. Then Bush would tell Kerry to back up his military claims with his military records unless he's chicken. Then Kerry would show Bush his military records, which weren't up to John Rambo's standard but proved he served in Vietnam during heavy combat and got a couple of medals along the way. But that's not enough to shut the Bush team up, they started claiming he spoke out against the war and even (GASP!) threw his medals away.
They'll go back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. One of them will probably accuse the other of having an affair with General McArthur's chambermaid. And when the whole thing is played out, whoever's holding the potato when the music stops doesn't get to be President.
I'm not sure if Bush's jabs are sticking with the voters, but Kerry's doing a nice job with the blocking. The truth is basic military experience is like having "can speak Portugese" on your resume. It's a nice thing to have there and it'll probably come in handy at some point, but chances are you only know a few choice phrases like "Can you fix my broken record player?", "My Mom's hair is black" or "This beer isn't cold enough."
Besides, the American people don't care if their favorite candidate served in the military. They'll vote for a candidate based in one of the three following areas: (1) does he have sex with his wife, (2) does he play an instrument or speak a foreign language or (3) does he watch NASCAR.
Kerry's Military Record, Achievements "Bush"whacked
Since Kerry's military record as a Vietnam veteran is his strongest asset as a presidential candidate, the Bush campaign has decided to blitz this first string star quarterback since the military record quarterback on Bush's side is a fat, deaf, one legged guy with asthma.
Basically, the attacks have worked like this. Kerry would accuse Bush of starting the Iraq war under false pretenses or giving Haliburton a high priced contract or giving POV's indian burns or something. Then Kerry would say at least he served in a war or a forward area unlike Bush who protected America from the scourge of the Earth in the National Guard. Then Bush would tell Kerry to back up his military claims with his military records unless he's chicken. Then Kerry would show Bush his military records, which weren't up to John Rambo's standard but proved he served in Vietnam during heavy combat and got a couple of medals along the way. But that's not enough to shut the Bush team up, they started claiming he spoke out against the war and even (GASP!) threw his medals away.
They'll go back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. One of them will probably accuse the other of having an affair with General McArthur's chambermaid. And when the whole thing is played out, whoever's holding the potato when the music stops doesn't get to be President.
I'm not sure if Bush's jabs are sticking with the voters, but Kerry's doing a nice job with the blocking. The truth is basic military experience is like having "can speak Portugese" on your resume. It's a nice thing to have there and it'll probably come in handy at some point, but chances are you only know a few choice phrases like "Can you fix my broken record player?", "My Mom's hair is black" or "This beer isn't cold enough."
Besides, the American people don't care if their favorite candidate served in the military. They'll vote for a candidate based in one of the three following areas: (1) does he have sex with his wife, (2) does he play an instrument or speak a foreign language or (3) does he watch NASCAR.
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