McCain’s new Truth Squad has former member of Swift Boat Veterans.»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/30/bud-day-truth/


McCain’s new Truth Squad has former member of Swift Boat Veterans.»


Following the lead of Barack Obama’s campaign, John McCain is establishing his own Truth Squad – an effort to “respond to unfair attacks” on his military record. One of the members of McCain’s new Truth Squad — Bud Day — was a member of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and appeared in an attack ad for the group in 2004. (See the ads here.) Day said of John Kerry’s military service: “My view is he basically will go down in history sometime as the Benedict Arnold of 1971.”

Update: Flashback: In 2004, McCain said of the Swift Boat Veterans, "I deplore this kind of politics. I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable."

Update: On a conference call arranged by McCain’s campaign, Bud Day said, “The Swift Boat attacks were simply a revelation of the truth.” Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) called on McCain to condemn those remarks and “cut ties with the Colonel and anyone else connected to SBVT.”

[stray cat]

1. so much for truth - maybe truthiness?

[wryter2000]

2. More like smeariness n/t

n/t

[unpossibles]

3. well, anymore, pretty much every time they do something

I expect the opposite.

Orwell would not be amused.