WSWS: The anatomy of a right-wing provocation in US election campaign

[NeoConsSuck]

Several right-wing organizations and the Murdoch media are seeking to generate a new round of crude smears against the Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, openly inciting the military brass to take sides in the US elections. The latest provocation began with the right-wing group Judicial Watch filing a formal complaint with the Pentagon inspector general, seeking an investigation into the medals awarded to Kerry during the Vietnam War.

The Pentagon has not yet made any decision on the complaint, or even agreed to begin an official investigation. Nor has the issue yet been raised in the mass media outside of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News and several daily newspapers also owned by the Australian-born billionaire. But there have been repeated attempts over the past two weeks to generate another media campaign against Kerry, building on the scurrilous and largely discredited allegations by the grotesquely misnamed Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/sep2004/kerr-s08.shtml

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. CNNFOXMSNBC are a BIG THORN in our side.

Millions of people see them shill for the Repugs daily. The Democrats need to get into the game too. We need our own Cable "News" Channel.

[The Zanti Regent]

5. Predient Kerry will reinstate the Fairness Doctrine

That is what SCREWPERT MURDOCH and KKKANDY KKKROWLEY Fear!

[acmavm]

2. So, can DU (or it's members) file a formal complaint and demand an

investigation into the military records of George W. bush* and demand to know why 1) he was never activated as a result of being AWOL,; 2) demand to know why he was never punished for failing to report for duty or disobeying a direct order to report for his physical; and 3) how was it that he got an honorable discharge, not to mention the right to wear a medal (any medal).

[rfkrocks]

3. Turn off the TV-boycott

Make them suffer monetarily-its all they care about

[Catfight]

4. That's the truth. Turn it off. n/t