Sorry for the mis-appelation there, Joe ... my fault entirely. That happens sometimes when I've got several threads open at one time; I'm easy to confuse. As to "Who" was "First" ... hardly relevant.
Yes, Asherman said " ... I don't know of any Republicans who characterize Kerry as Hitler ...", a not unfounded observation, to which you responded "Then you haven't been paying attention", implying that indeed Republicans had so characterized Kerry, a patently false assertion, the invalidity of which assertion I pointed out,and to which illustration you took exception.
Quote:Let's get a few things straight:
Yes, lets do.
Quote:1. MoveOn.Org is not affiliated with the Democratic Party or the Kerry campaign.
Of course not; that would violate their tax status. Do you purport them to be a non partisan organization? Do you suggest their partisanship is other than Democratic Party oriented?
Quote:2. The "Hitler ad" submitted to MoveOn.Org was done by an individual not affililiated with MoveOn.Org, the Democratic Party, or the Kerry campaign.
And was not it submitted with intent of furtherence of the cause of The Democratic Party?
Quote:3. The GOP's "Hitler ad," in contrast, was paid for and approved by the Bush-Cheney campaign.
And it used a bit of opposition-sourced propaganda to illustrate what it perceives to be the hypocracy of The Opposition. Tarring the villain from his own pot, so to speak.
Quote:It is, to say the least, laughable to suggest that the "left played the Nazi card" first,
No it is not; they did. Not The Democratic Party, per se, admittedly, but the card decidedly was first played in this instance by "The Left"; the piece in question was created and submitted by an individual or individuals of leftist persuasuion to a contest of clear and specifically directed political intent sponsored by an activist organization itself of clear leftist persuasion. Do you dispute that?
Quote: and thus the GOP now has a free pass to smear Kerry,
Smear by presenting documented fact relating to the actions of the supporters of one's opponent? Sorta hard to do.
Quote:since the "left," in this case, isn't MoveOn.Org, the Democratic Party, or John Kerry's campaign.
For what ourpose beyond the furtherence of the Democratic Party's quest to elect its candidates does MoveOn exist? And for what cause beyond the election of its candidates, anong whom John Kerry is titular chief, does The Democratic Party exist?
Quote:I will, however, give the GOP points for consistency: after all, this wouldn't be the first time the Republicans have identified one enemy and then launched an attack on an entirely different target.
Perhaps the only valid criticism you leveled. I don't buy it though, but then I apparently see "The Target" differently than do you.
