DNC Pre-Emptive Attack on Kerry-Vietnam Documentary

[russ_watters]

A company that owns a bunch of TV stations is working on a documentary of Kerry's post-Vietnam activities. HERE is an article. It smells a little like the CBS->Bush thing, except that until it airs, its tough to really know what its going to say. Needless to say, Vietnam is not good publicity and the Kerry campaign is finally realizing that...or are they?

What separates this issue from the CBS issue though, is the Kerry campaign is actively fighting to suppress the documentary while the Bush campaign said virtually nothing about the CBS report. I said before that CBS is playing a dangerous game, possibly unfairly influencing an election, but now the Kerry campaing is playing the other side: by actively seeking to suppress the documentary, they are claiming it is an unfair campaing contribution, but if they lose that challenge, they are guilty of an attempt to infringe upon the 1st Amendment.

Win or lose (the challenge), challenging the documentary is only going to increase its exposure and cause a two-pronged backlash against the Kerry campaign. Its a win/lose/lose, lose/lose/lose proposition. Once again, I think the Kerry campaign is demonstrating extremely poor judgement in laying out their strategy.

 

[kat]

A company that owns a bunch of TV stations is working on a documentary of Kerry's post-Vietnam activities. HERE is an article. It smells a little like the CBS->Bush thing, except that until it airs, its tough to really know what its going to say. .

I just want to clarify that the documentary is not being put together or "worked on" by the Sinclair. Sinclair is including it in a news segment they are putting together. The documentary is completed and as the article mentioned was made by Carlton Sherwood. The actual documentary is available here: http://www.stolenhonor.com/

 

[R0man]

It is concerning to see the DNC taking a preemptive attack on a documentary about John Kerry's post-Vietnam activities. While it may seem similar to the CBS situation with Bush, the key difference is that the Kerry campaign is actively trying to suppress the documentary before it even airs. This raises questions about their motives and whether or not they are afraid of what the documentary may reveal.

Additionally, by challenging the documentary as an unfair campaign contribution, the Kerry campaign is walking a dangerous line and potentially infringing on the first amendment. This could backfire and damage their reputation, as well as increase the exposure of the documentary and potentially create a backlash against them.

It is concerning to see the Kerry campaign making such poor judgement in handling this situation. It would be more effective for them to address any potential issues or inaccuracies in the documentary after it airs, rather than trying to suppress it beforehand. Ultimately, attempting to suppress information only raises more suspicion and undermines their credibility. It would be wise for the Kerry campaign to reconsider their strategy in this matter.