Al Franken has a laughable complaint in USA Today:
Charges against John Kerry by a group of Vietnam veterans first got a foothold in cable news earlier this month. Network news and print media followed, making it a dominant story.
Thursday ? a week after Kerry first publicly blasted the ads ? President Bush said he doesn’t think Kerry lied about his record in Vietnam. But he didn’t condemn the veterans’ TV commercial that charges Kerry won his war medals dishonestly. And Bush said he also has been hurt by ads aimed at him.
But none of them “did anything like the Swift Boat guys. They went after Kerry with stuff that has been disproven,” Franken says.
He blames the media for giving the charges credence. “It used to be that an accusation wasn’t the story. A story was there’s an accusation that seems credible. But now there’s so much pressure for ratings, to fill time, to go for the sensational.”
I propose that Lockerroom bloggers participate in a “Refute Al Franken” contest where they fill in the blank: “But none of them did anything like _______. They (He/She) went after ______ with stuff that has been disproven.”
Here’s a couple of ideas:
Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas
Ted Kennedy, Robert Bork
Al Gore, President Bush
By the way, we think-tankers will not be reporting from the Republican convention in New York City this week, so make sure you check back with the Lockerroom throughout the week for our distantly informed rants.
