Just received this from the GOP......

[DK666]

February 3, 2004

Dear (Me),

Democratic attacks on President Bush have reached a new low in the form of false accusations and innuendo about the President's honorable service in the National Guard.

First, activist Michael Moore called President Bush a "deserter." Then, former Democratic Senator Max Cleland said President Bush "didn't even complete his tour."

Finally, this past Sunday, Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, accused the President of being AWOL, describing the President's service in the National Guard by saying, "George Bush never served in our military in our country."

These are the kinds of vicious, personal attacks we can expect to face as the Democrats try anything to defeat President Bush. Don't let them succeed. Please donate today - $100, $75, $50, $25, even just $5 will help us answer these shameful attacks and tell America the truth - that President Bush is an honorable man working to make our country safer and stronger both at home and abroad:

http://www.GeorgeWBush.com/Grassroots/

Sadly, none of the Democratic Presidential candidates, including John Kerry, will repudiate these slanderous attacks against our President.

"I don't even know what the facts are," Kerry said yesterday.

However, a man seeking the presidency has an obligation to get the facts straight before he sends his surrogates out to slander the Commander-in-Chief. Don't let the Democrats get away with these false accusations against President Bush. You have the power to answer these attacks by going to:

http://www.GeorgeWBush.com/Grassroots/

The facts are simple: President Bush served honorably in the National Guard and he was honorably discharged. Today, he serves as our Commander-in-Chief. Peter Jennings called the accusation by Michael Moore, "a reckless charge, not supported by the facts," and the Annenberg Center at the University of Pennsylvania has said that the charges are unfounded.

Thank you for your continued support. We're counting on you to help re-elect President Bush this November.

[Skittles]

1. Reply to them!

Tell them you don't think questoning that piece of shit's sordid military record is "a personal attack", but that the GOP is aways questinging your patriotism which IS a personal attack.

[CO Liberal]

2. Oh, Boo-Hoo-Hoo!!!

These assholes can and did say anything they wanted to about Bill Clinton, Hillary, and toher prominent Democrats. They can dish it out, but they can't take it.

[YNGW]

3. I do know this.

>"I don't even know what the facts are," Kerry said yesterday.

Real soon, the candidates are going to have to address this. Sooner or later a reporter is going to say "The accusations have been out there for some time now and you and your campaign have had time to check into this and make a determination. Yes or No, do you believe he was AWOL or a deserter or don't you?"

It'll be interesting how the candidates answer this question.

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