JennyO, there are, as we have seen repeatedly here, plenty of non-US citizens campaigning for Kerry here at Mudcat. I don't know why they are engaging in this sort of thing, as it isn't their election anyway. Which makes freda's decision to start this sort of despicable rumor mongering (quoting from a Democratic anti-Bush propaganda source, Capitol Hill Blue) all the worse.

I'm sorry, it just doesn't matter what quarter this sort of thing comes from. It is a thoroughly despicable tactic in election campaigns, to impugn the mental health of one of the candidates. It is, as I said above, about as sleazy as it gets.

People really need to calm down, take some long deep breaths (and possibly time out to meditate), and turn off the US election thing. The level of hysteria and fear mongering is so far beyond the pale, I don't think anyone should even be listening to it anymore. Everyone already has decided how they are voting at this point, so people should just chill, and wait out the next couple of weeks, and ignore all the nasty shit flying all over the place.

Remember, it is ONLY an election. They happen every four years in the US. If your man doesn't get in this year, there is always the next election. Bush can't run again in 2008. It is perfectly possible to stop buying into the partisan hysteria, and tune out the media hype.

It is ONLY an election. Not much ever changes on inauguration day, even if the new president is from a different party than the old president.