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The Vets' Case
A detailed analysis of the Swift Boat affair
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YOUR FATHER: It's really inspiring, son. He turned his life around, and so can you.
BRUNO: Hold on—it looks like the cable's working again. Wanna watch Hardball?
READER: Oh, God. I hate that right-wing moron Chris Matthews.
BRUNO: Right-wing? That idiot's a liberal!
YOUR BOSS: Boys! Please don't lea—
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MATTHEWS: —so you're telling me he deliberately threw the hamster off the boat?
MALKIN: I'm saying the Swift Boat Veterinarians have raised serious questions about whether he dropped it.
MATTHEWS: You're saying he threw it off the boat!
MALKIN: I'm saying he's been accused of dropping it—
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