[Hon]

"The media had Bush's so called AWOL all over the front page. Carryin' the water for the Democrats. As the story unfolds that there is nothing to the charge, if it's reported at all, it's buried on page B 16."

And the story was effectly killed back in October 2000, by George Magazine.

[JimSEA]

The most startling aspect of this story is that the press has continually treated this affair as a political debate rather than a matter of fact.

If Bush loses, the press will be able to congratulate themselves. Their distortions, lies (as on this issue), failure to cover (Iraq and Afghanistan), and fabrications (Kerry's record), may well convince the short attention spaned among us to vote Democrat. 1992 was this way to large degree.