8/24    Just a general question: Does anyone really care about this Swift boat
        nonsense other than the twinks on the motd?
        \_ From the polls I've seen, Kerry's lost about 30 points among
           veterans since the swift boat ads started.  So that's a definite
           maybe.
           \_ He has also gained amongst moderates and fence straddlers.
              So it has been more or less a wash. Most Vets were already
              going to vote Republican. 46 to 37 percent is 9 points, btw,
              so unless you are kidding yourself, he has lost 9 points of
              the veteran vote, not 30 percent.
              \_ I guess I remembered the number incorrectly.  Sorry.
                 \_ Wow, an apology on the motd! Now I feel silly for
                    flaming you...
                    \_ I wouldn't have called what you wrote a "flame".
                    \_ I didn't take it as a flame.  I took it as a factual
                       correction--and when my facts are wrong, I actually
                       appreciate being corrected.  *I* feel a bit silly
                       posting my numbers without double-checking.
                       \_ you fucking moron! --motd