Nine more editorial boards weighed in; only one said Swift Boat ads

[Nicholas_J]

Nine more editorial boards weighed in; only one said Swift Boat ads might have merit



Editorial boards around the country have continued to discuss issues related to the advertising campaign by the anti-Kerry group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and to accusations made in the recently released Regnery book Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, co-authored by Swift Boat Vets co-founder John E. O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi. According to a LexisNexis search of the "Major Newspapers" directory, nine new editorials on the subject were published in newspapers across the United States from Wednesday, August 25, through Thursday, August 26. Five condemned the anti-Kerry smears or affirmatively supported Kerry's record on the war. Two criticized all ads sponsored by 527 groups. One compared criticisms of President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry's military records and another discussed Senator John McCain's (R-AZ) recent political activities. Of these nine, only one suggested that the Swift Boat Veterans ads might have merit.

On August 25, Media Matters for America posted a survey of 15 editorials on this subject that were published from Friday, August 20, through Tuesday, August 24. Only one of those found any merit to Swift Boat Vets' accusations. This MMFA survey brings the total number of examined editorials to 24, with just two of those saying the group's allegations have merit.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200408260009

[Inland]

1. Well, none of THOSE guys are ever going to make cable news!@