Last Friday, the Argus Leader reported that Senator Daschle "rebuffed" the startlingly mean comments by General McPeak about John Thune in an article headlined "Daschle rebuffs attack on Thune for lack of service." Relevant excerpt:
Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle said Thursday he didn't necessarily support the words of an Air Force general who defended him by criticizing Republican challenger John Thune for not serving in the military."I don't know that I do," Daschle said when asked if he agreed with the general. "I don't think anybody should be castigated for not serving."
His comment came a day after Gen. Merrill A. McPeak, in a telephone news conference arranged by Daschle's re-election campaign, said, "I can't stand the sunshine patriotism of a guy like Thune who's never seen the inside of a uniform."
Once again, one can readily observe the Daschle double talk, because at this very hour Daschle's own campaign website contains General McPeak's quotes in a laudatory post headlined "Baloney is baloney." Below is a screen capture of Daschle's website showing the "rebuffed" comments:
I would think that since the McPeak comments are on Daschle's campaign website at this very hour, the claim that Daschle has rebuffed them should be considered baloney. It also could be considered startlingly mean.
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