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...presidential campaign, significant media attention was devoted to the claims of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group whose purpose was to squelch Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry’s use of his distinguished service in Vietnam as a campaign tool against President George W. Bush, who avoided the draft by enlisting in the Texas Air National Guard after graduating from Yale in 1968. In a television ad that ran during the campaign, the group justified their attack on Kerry by saying that “honesty and character still matters…especially in a time...
Like her mother-in-law, Laura is a shrewd defender of the President's agenda. She stepped up to support his strict position against federal funding for research on new embryonic stem cells, and she created a stir last year when she told TIME that she approved of the Swift Boat ads against John Kerry. (She noted that the Democrats deserved them for not opposing independent 527 groups.) Even after the correspondents' dinner, the First Lady waxed serious, testifying to what a joy her husband is. All that remained was for Bush to provide the final touch, noting...
...writers of this editorial decided to Dial® up their rhetoric to Gain® a laugh at our expense. To this attempt at humor, we make no objections—Mather wholeheartedly supports humor in all of its guises and certainly expects it from magazines such as the Lampoon, Swift, and Satire V. We gladly add The Crimson to this list, as we especially Cheer-ed® for the Editorial Board’s admirable facility for rhyming and its sparkling display of Voltairic...
According to Swift, PSN has seen its number of student groups expand from around 20 to 35 during her tenure...
Kidd, who founded PSN when she arrived at the College in 1996, said she and Swift have worked closely over the years, strengthening PSN and creating CPIC, which now serves more than 100 applicants a year seeking public service internships and fellowships...