Ad Hominem Attacks: A Challenge

Ad Hominem Attacks: A Challenge

I keep hearing people say that "this campaign has gotten nasty fast" or somesuch similar statement. Usually they seem to mean that both Kerry and Bush have started negative campaigning.

Well, I don't believe that calling another person on their record is negative campaigning.

If Kerry wants to lambaste Bush on the Marriage Amendment, fine. That's part of Bush's record as a politician. Same with the deficit or immigration issues. Defense spending, the Faith Based Initiative, the tax cut . . . all of it is fair game. Some people will respond to this.

Likewise, if Bush and krewe call Kerry on his senate voting record, or his anti-war activities, or flip-flopping on issues, etc. that's fine, too.

But only Kerry has resorted to calling Bush and co. names and outright ad hominem attacks. (See the post immediately following this one.)

A challenge to the Left: find me ONE, just ONE, instance of Bush or another Senior Administration Official calling Kerry names. I don't mean saying that he did such and such as a Senator. I mean calling him "crooked" or a liar or some other ad hominem attack. Just ONE pure ad hominem attack.

Did Bush or another senior official actually call Kerry a "traitor" for his anti-war activities? Or is that just the popular Lib interpretation of when they said that his anti-war activities were wrong for such-and-such a reason?

Did a high ranking Rep actually utter the word "liar" about Kerry et al.? Or is that just what the Left believes they said because someone in their inner circle told them that's what the Reps said?

If you want to take up this challenge, you must provide a source for your quote. No just stating "Well Bush said this-and-such". You gotta provide the full quote and a source for that quote.

Something tells me that I won't receive a qualifying answer to this. Even from Media Revolution. . . . . . .