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"A Web of Connections"Recently, the New York Times accused Republican-leaning citizens of Practicing Politics in the First Degree when it expressed shock and outrage that, get this, conservatives who don't like John Forbes Kerry were donating money to organizations that don't like John Forbes Kerry. I had to laugh. Just as I was reading all this outrage, I came across this tasty paragraph: Out of desperation, the Bush campaign has picked the wrong fight with the wrong veteran," said Jim Jordan, former Kerry campaign manager who now runs an outside group airing ads against Bush. "Today's the start of the mother of all backlashes." So let me get this straight: Kerry is accusing the Bush campaign of having a "Web of Connections" to the SwiftVets. The head of an anti-Bush group, meanwhile, is a "former Kerry campaign manager." Ummmm.... okay. Don't hold your breath waiting for a NYT article or editorial about that. But as my pappy always said, a fact isn't a fact until you put it into pie-graph format. This chart showing the "Web of Connections" between Kerry and "independent" liberal 527's isn't technically a pie chart, but it does look snazzy. Thanks to Kausfiles for the chart. Update: There's almost nothing you can afford not to read in this Taranto Best of the Web column. Update: Connecting John Kerry to his former campaign manager is just too easy. Connecting him to Kevin Bacon, on the other hand, is investigative journalism of the first order. Thanks to Harlan Pepper for tipping me to that. There's also this. Dollar Democracy Update: Truth Laid Bear compares and contrasts the SwiftVets' donations -- around $150,000 -- to donations to the liberal 527's --just the listed oned have combined donations of $120 million. posted by Ace at 02:30 PM
CommentsThe book is interesting, but Bush has too many connections to the vets. Time to call off the attack dogs and let people decide for themselves. Posted by: Akefa on August 23, 2004 02:56 PM
Huh. The swiftvets site isn't responding.... hmmmmm..... Posted by: Brian B on August 23, 2004 02:59 PM
Akefa: They're not Bush's attack dogs. These guys dislike Kerry independently of any presidential campaign other than his own. Posted by: Patton on August 23, 2004 03:04 PM
I kinda like this web of connections as well. Posted by: Harlan Pepper on August 23, 2004 03:07 PM
The book is interesting, but Bush has too many connections to the vets. Time to call off the attack dogs and let people decide for themselves. Let's see: Does Kerry have "too many connections" to MoveOn, ACT, the Media Fund, etc.? Should those organizations halt all anti-Bush or pro-Kerry advocacy? people decide for themselves How can the people "decide for themselves" if they are denied the relevant information with which to make an informed decision? Perhaps the 527's and the DNC and Kerry should have let the "people decide for themselves" by not bringing up their refuted AWOL claims about Bush? Oddly enough, liberals -- who claim to be in favor of maximum speech, maximum facts, maximum information -- always seem to come to this "no one needs to hear of this position" when there's facts or speech they don't like. Posted by: ace on August 23, 2004 03:09 PM
Even if they were "Bush's attack dogs," I say so fucking what? What's good for the (left-wing MorOn.org) goose is good for the gander, isn't it? Posted by: zetetic on August 23, 2004 03:11 PM
1) The presidential oath of office requires the president to protect the Constitution, which one would assume means protection of free speech. So Kerry is violating the oath of office even before he's elected. 2) Bush is marginally better on this front. I'm sick of both of them bitching about 527's. Stop being such a wimp (by trying to silence dissent) and grow a pair (by dealing with the dissent). Good lord, what a bunch of Nancy boys we have running for office these days. You think Reagan would have been whining? Posted by: Joe R. on August 23, 2004 03:16 PM
The book is interesting, but Bush has too many connections to the vets. Time to call off the attack dogs and let people decide for themselves. Hmm. Your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. Posted by: Homer Jay Simpson on August 23, 2004 03:28 PM
The book is interesting, Since you haven't read it, (I won't go into whether I think you could comprehend it if you did read it) how the fuck would you know? but Bush has too many connections to the vets. The leader of Swift Boat Veterans For Truth is a registered Democrat that supported Edwards in the Democrat primary. Wow, that Bushitler is something else, dividing the nation whilst cultivating far reaching political connections even amongst the political parties that hate him! Time to call off the attack dogs Absolutely. And since MoveOn.org, Soros, and the rest have done the most attacking, we'll let them go first. and let people decide for themselves. Looks like they already are, and you, as usual, are whining about their decision. Posted by: Mr. Bowen on August 23, 2004 04:13 PM
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