John Kerry is Satan, say fellow churchgoers

In case you have been following the sensational accusations against John Kerry regarding his heroism in Vietnam, Digby writes an excellent post on what it would take for any of these accusations to be true.

What these people are saying is that the US Navy awarded some of its highest medals for bravery to a coward. The many officers who signed those glowing fitness reports and awarded those citations are either liars or they are incompetent. The word of his shipmates, even the man whose life he saved, are worth nothing. You can't believe military documentary evidence.

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For puny, partisan reasons they are accusing the military of widespread corruption --- merely to excuse the behavior of their less than stellar candidate. In order to save that worthless little child-man, they are basically telling the American people that the US Navy rewards cowards and covers it up.

Is there any lie that won't be told to keep Bush in office? They haven't pulled out the John Kerry as Manchurian Candidate idea like they did with John McCain during the 2000 primaries. Maybe they're holding something back for an October surprise.