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Tyrone Slothrop
Exactly. None of this changes the facts in (e.g.) the Boston Globe's reporting. Whether documents were forged or not, Bush went to Boston and failed to register with the local Reserve unit. Etc. (eta: The White House released some additional documents this week as a result of a FOIA suit brought by the AP. CBS also found additional documents, which may or may not be forged. The two are distinct. I hear rumors of stories based on still more -- perhaps explaining why Bush wouldn't take the physical -- yet to come.)
But I also agree that not many people care. To the extent that this story is helping Kerry, it's because (1) it takes momentum away from Bush, and (2) exposes his lies about his service (many of them quite recent). To the extent that it's hurting Kerry, it's because it's drowning out his message: If you like the way Bush is running the economy/Iraq/job creation/education, vote for more of the same; but if you don't, vote for me.
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The Boston Globe's reporting was based on the 4 documents - which are now considered by 95% of the blogosphere as bad forgeries - that 60 Minutes "obtained" from the dead guy's personal file.
Is it too early to use the word "smear" or did Terry McAuliffe have exclusive use of the term?
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