Reply #47: Well, the biggest difference so far is that newsmedia BROADCAST this speech AND is giving

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it indepth discussion.

Kerry's counter to the swifts in his speech to the Firefighters Convention on Aug 19, 2004, was refused by the networks who had originally expected to carry that speech till Kerry directed the first part against the swifts and challenged Bush to stop hiding behind the swifts and publicly debate their services during Vietnam. Then they barely even reported the speech occurred.

But now the newsmedia isn't as frantic to protect the Bushboy now.

And the swifts should never have even been elevated to the level as an issue in the first place, as race has long been and is now.

The media elevated the swifts and Kerry HAD to counter them though he shouldn't have had to.

Obama was always going to HAVE to make this speech at some point, and this was a good point to do it.