Smear Tracker

A valued Roger reader and "groupie" has collected a number of "Vote for Kerry = Vote for Terrorism" links going back as far as March:

In March, a Puke Representative from Oklahoma, Tom Cole, said "I promise you this, if George Bush loses the election, Osama bin Laden wins the election." (Cole doesn't mention Kerry by name; it's more a "Vote for the Democratic Nominee = Vote for Terrorism" argument.)

In March, a Puke congressional candidate from North Carolina, Jay Helvey, "decried the support that Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry is receiving from countries suspected of developing weapons of mass destruction such as North Korea."

In early April, blogger Slapnose caught Sully Sullivan endorsing the claim that Muqtada al-Sadr wanted a Bush defeat. Sully links to a Benador Associates reprint of a Amir Taheri column, which purportedly quotes a Muqtada al-Sadr relative hoping to drive Bush out of the White House.

And, not surprisingly, there are the confirmed lunatics, such as Ann Coulter and Robert Spencer writing in the pages of Crazy Davy's e-rag, Frontpage Magazine. I won't bother summarizing their drivel.

In addition, one of the bloggers at the group blog Lawyers, Guns and Money contributes this gem from February which purports to demonstrate that the Iranian government is endorsing Kerry.

Stay tuned for more updates.