Democrats oppose ambassadorial nominee over Swift Boat contribution
politics, Democrats, bigotry, left wing, liberalism, hate speech
March 28, 2007, by Sam Hananel
As one of the GOP's most prominent national fundraisers, Sam Fox should have an easy road to an appealing diplomatic post.
But Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and other Democrats are raising concerns about Fox's nomination to be ambassador to Belgium because of a $50,000 contribution Fox made in 2004 to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
Many Democrats blame the group for sinking Kerry's presidential hopes that year after it aired a series of controversial ads that impugned Kerry's military record in the Vietnam War.