Of course Republicans are going to start lying about Barack Obama. He's beating McCain in the latest polls by a significant margin. But as Senator Kerry has said, our nominee will not be 'swiftboated', so when House Republicans John Boehner and Eric Cantor used their positions in Congress to distort the words of Senator Obama, Senator Kerry was quick to fire back.
When I read Senator Kerry's post on Huffington yesterday about the incredible lie John Boehner told about Barack Obama, I wasn't at all surprised that he took the time to write it. I wish I had video of the Senator banging out this post on his Mac, I'm sure it would be classic. But all I have is the post. Probably for the best, if you've ever watched the Senator grill people in Senate hearings, you know he's a little scary when he's mad.
What I do have is access to YouTube, and plenty of evidence that John Boehner is a typical Republican Congressional shill, and a Bush boot-licker of the first order. There are a few videos of Boehner's performances, including one titled "John Boehner is ignorant", which is really a bit long. I guess there was lots of evidence. There were a couple of his drama queen performances on the House floor. One of him crying because, apparently, he loves America and the rest of us don't, was just pitiful. Here's a good one, mercifully short, of Boehner proclaiming that the loss of life in Iraq is a "small price" to pay. I doubt it's a small price for the family left behind, but I don't think Congressman Boehner has had to make that sacrifice.
So, to the Senator's point, and to follow his example, when the Republican leadership attacks with lies and distortions, our response must be to fight back with the truth, and point out that blatant distortions like Boehner's fabrication yesterday are just more of he same old Republican dirty politics. It is, after all, what they do.
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h/t to ProSense for the link to Huffpo and the great photo of my two favorite Senators.
