Ed O'Reilly, prospective Kerry challenger in the Massachusetts Senate primary, was quoted today in the Globe:
"It goes to his credibility," said Ed O'Reilly, a Gloucester lawyer mounting a challenge to Kerry in the Democratic primary. "It needs to be cleared up."
Now, I've witnessed a lot of disingenuous crap flying during a campaign, but the
Dem challenger doesn't typically get his talking points from Sean Hannity.
So, I have a couple questions for Mr. Ed O'Reilly, Democrat --
What, Ed, goes to the Senator's credibility? What, exactly, needs to be cleared up? The long-ago debunked lies of the SBVT? The smears funded by rich Texas oil men closely tied to the Bush administration? The lies of a right wing hate group that were disavowed years ago by Republicans like John McCCain and John Warner?
I'm going to say this ONE TIME, Ed, so listen closely. Because you obviously weren't paying attention during the campaign when the people who served with John Kerry cleared IT up.
YOU do not get to decide whose military service is honorable, Ed. That is the job of the good people of the US military. And YOU don't get to run as a Dem
and side with the far right fringes.
Here's another good one from Mr. O'Reilly via the Globe:
"I don't want to dwell too much on the past, but he keeps going back 40 years and bringing it up, bringing it up," said O'Reilly. "He keeps talking about it."
First, Ed, the Senator accepted a challenge from a right wing hate group that they made this month. The question is, why aren't YOU bringing it up? Why aren't you defending a fellow Democrat from the smears instead of joining the liars in questioning the Senator's service? Which do you have a problem with, Ed, military service or Democrats? Because I really want to know.
Here's a tip for future reference, Ed. You need to familiarize yourself with "the Google". I'll give you a hand to get you started:
http://swiftvets.eriposte.com/
http://www.snopes.com/...
http://mediamatters.org/...
http://www.factcheck.org/...
Ed, there is nothing to clear up. The UNITED STATES NAVY has spoken. They decide who does or does not receive military honors, not you, and not a bunch of crazy Republicans with a vendetta. Didn't you learn that during your time in serv ... Wait. Wasn't there a war going on at the time you graduated from HS? Where were you in 1971, the year you graduated?
I'm calling on Ed O'Reilly to release his voters registration card. I need proof that he's a Democrat, because it seems to me that anyone who would be so DISINGENUOUS as to give credibility to the Swift Boat Liars really has something to clear up.
http://www.boston.com/...