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...And neither of the Bush campaigns specifically repudiated the controversial spots...

Two Political Ads Share More Than Fame and Controversy (washingtonpost.com)

] People need leaders who level with them about failures
] and difficulties in wartime - not gauzy North
] Korean-style biopics about the invincibility of the Great
] Leader. But then this war, vital as it is, has been
] exploited by the Bushies for political purposes since it
] began. How else to explain the "Mission Accomplished"
] photo-op or the bare-knuckled 2002 Congressional
] campaign? Some on the left would have politicized this
] war under any circumstances. But others might have
] rallied to a war that was conducted with less hardball
] domestic politics. In this, Bush is, of course, the
] opposite of Churchill, who brought in opposition leaders
] to play key roles in his war-cabinet.

www.AndrewSullivan.com - Daily Dish

] The dumbing down of the public discourse follows as the
] day the night, and so it comes as no surprise that both
] candidates in this year's presidential election present
] themselves as embodiments of what they call "values"
] rather than as the proponents of an idea.

Tentacles of Rage: The Republican propaganda mill, a brief history LEWIS H LAPHAM / Harpers Magazine v.309, n.1852, September 2004 1sep04

] What's the difference between the protesters outside the
] Republican convention and the delegates inside? There are
] many, of course, but one will ultimately skew American
] politics and the culture wars in the Republicans' favor,
] regardless of who has God or reason on her side. It's the
] divide between who is having children and who isn't.

Political Victory: From Here to Maternity (washingtonpost.com)

] POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (Reuters) - President Bush
] offered an unexpected reason on Monday for
] cracking down on frivolous medical lawsuits: "Too many
] OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all
] across this country."

Yahoo! News - Bush: OB-GYNs Kept from 'Practicing Their Love'

But the question he should be asking is, How does a nation allow for serious criticism, even of its foundational institutions, when it is quite clearly under a real attack?

A Foreign Scholar, Kept Out

] In a fresh blow to John Kerry's flagging presidential
] campaign, the Pentagon has ordered an official
] investigation into the awards of the Democratic senator's
] five Vietnam War decorations.

This is about as dirty as it gets.

Telegraph | News | Pentagon to check Kerry war record

] "We're at the height of the Roman Empire for the
] Republican Party," Graham said, predicting a Bush
] reelection and expanded majorities in the House and the
] Senate. "But the tide slowly but surely goes out."

That's Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.

Some Republicans Predict Upheaval Within the Party (washingtonpost.com)

] Former Viet Cong soldier Duong Hoang Sinh remembers them
] well -- the one time he tangled with three Swift
] boats, the Americans killed all the insurgents in his
] unit except two.
]
] Although Sinh had never heard of Kerry, he had a strong
] opinion about the debate surrounding the candidate's
] Vietnam War record as a U.S. Navy Swift boat commander:
] Kerry must have had guts to troll the Mekong Delta's
] spider web of rivers and narrow canals knowing that Viet
] Cong like himself were waiting to pick him off.

Viet Cong Vets Puzzled Over Attacks on Kerry