I am quite fed up with the "morality squad" operating on this site, to tell you the truth.
Chris LaCivita is the guy behind the attempts to smear Jim Webb based on an excerpt of a book (gasp!) written by him decades ago.
His efforts are not directed to Allen's racist voters. He is trying to divide the Democratic voters...and for what I've read here, is working.
LaCivita, the same scumbag that was after Kerry, smearing his character and making money ouf of it.
I don't know about you but, if people here has problems with the content of books and they attack the author personally without knowing anything about him, what is the difference between that and the bible carrying hypocrites on the other side? (more on the flip)
LaCivita was involved on this too:
Post-election Plans
In late November 2004, The Hill reported that SBVT "is pondering its next step." One possibility, said former SBVT consultant Chris LaCivita, is that "the Swiftvets will become a full-time public-relations outfit for veterans." LaCivita, a former Marine who served in the first Gulf War, said "many conservatives are disgusted with what they see as a left-wing caricature of U.S. soldiers in Vietnam as 'crazed hippies that went around mowing people down.'" Veterans "endure a lot more, and they do a lot of good things people back home never hear about," said LaCivita.
SBVT founder Roy Hoffmann told The Hill, "We have definitely an interest in continuing our work on the discharge and activities in regard to the POWs. ... At this point, we really haven't made any firm decisions. We feel that our primary mission has been accomplished." But Hoffman guessed that SBVT "members would probably be interested in fighting a future Kerry bid for the White House."
Mission
The group is devoted to calling Kerry's war record into question, particularly with regard to the length of his tour of duty and the nature of the injuries for which he received three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star. It has also questioned claims by Kerry that he was sent on an illegal mission to Cambodia in December of 1968.
"Our mission is to provide solid factual information relating to Mr. Kerry's abbreviated tour of duty as a member of Coastal Division 14 and Coastal Division 11. Since many who are involved with Swiftvets.com themselves had swift boat duty and knew John Kerry personally, they are in a unique position to provide such information," their website previously stated.
It also takes issue with Kerry's remarks 30 years ago that "war crimes" were taking place throughout the military conflicts in and about Vietnam on a "on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command." In a May 2004 letter to Kerry, the SBVT wrote "It is our collective judgment that, upon your return from Vietnam, you grossly and knowingly distorted the conduct of the American soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen of that war (including a betrayal of many of us, without regard for the danger your actions caused us.) Further, we believe that you have withheld and/or distorted material facts as to your own conduct in this war."
In his testimony before Congress, Kerry recounted statements by Vietnam Veterans at the Winter Soldier hearings of incidents by some troops in what were alleged to be war crimes. These comments were later played back, out of context, in the SBVT ads.
Webb is a good man. He writes books.
Get over it people!