re: #285 Killgore Trout

Chuck Todd: WH Thinks People Are Trying to ‘Swift Boat’ Bergdahl
I’ll take this with a grain of salt. Todd’s report yesterday about the White House expecting euphoria is pretty questionable too. I’m pretty sure the White House expected some reaction but I suspect they could have fine tuned their talking points better.

Of course they are fucking Swift Boating him. How is that even a question? This is a despicable course of action even if he did desert. And if he’s “cleared”? He should have about 20 defamation suits lined up. Media and the GOP are making it dangerous for this guy and his family.

The WH isn’t wrong—there should have been an extremely positive reaction no matter the circumstances of his capture. If he served honorably, it’s awesome that we got him back. If he deserted, it’s awesome that we got him back. Now we get to deal with him.

These guys that they’ve interviewed via the GOP operative? Thanks for your service, but fuck you with your comments. You know where you made those comments from? Your fucking home. Deserter or not, the guy has been in a goddamn cave for 5 years. Have some common fucking decency for like 15 minutes.