On the Cowardice of 'Brave' Stances

Do you remember 2004?  That was when John Kerry suffered a massive blow in the press because of what happened when he was serving in Vietnam.  In a nation full of men and women who avoid military service entirely, one would normally not hold a man's service against him.  But Kerry built a career on claims about his courage in war.  When a host of his former comrades came forward and said he hadn't been the gutsy warrior he claimed – in fact, he may have misrepresented his actions to get awards – his reputation suffered.  Some would argue that the "swift boat" campaign cost him the office of presidency. To this day, liberals call it "swift-boating" when people propagandize (in liberals' minds, unfairly) against an individual.  They forget that in 2004, the campaign controversy about the candidates' valor began earlier, when Michael Moore produced Fahrenheit 9/11 and stirred gossip that George W. Bush had...(Read Full Article)