<VV> Corvair Owners for Truth

[Bill Hubbell]

Bear with me on this one folks - there is Corvair Content

Bill Hubbell
CORSA Secretary



washingtonpost.com
Honestly, There's a Lot of It Going Around

By David Martin

Sunday, September 19, 2004; Page B03
First a group calling itself "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" took to the 
airwaves with a TV ad that disputed Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam war record. 
Then "Texans for Truth" countered with an ad that renewed the attack on 
President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Air National Guard. More 
defenders of truth are preparing to emerge in the next few weeks, but Taking 
Liberties has consulted its sources (okay, to tell the truth, just one 
source) and has compiled the following sneak preview:

Boston-Washington Hairstylists For Truth

Get ready for much ado about Kerry's famous do. The men and women of the 
hairstyling industry have had enough. They don't want to say too much before 
their ad campaign begins airing next week on the Hair Channel, but group 
spokesman C. C. Mousse dropped some hints at a news conference in her 
Georgetown salon. "Some people think that great head of hair is au naturel," 
Mousse said. "But I've seen his hair up close and, well, let's just say that 
without our help, his hair would be flip-flopping all over the place."

Yale Trust Fund Children for Truth

Yale alumnus Porter "Trey" Drinkwater III just rolls his baby blues when he 
sees classmate George W. Bush doing his Texas good ol' boy routine. "I can't 
believe that's the same guy I went to school with," says Drinkwater. "When I 
knew Georgie, it was all pullovers, penny loafers and erudite discussions of 
inheritance tax law. Heck, he was even a cheerleader. I just think Americans 
ought to know."

Vintage Corvair Owners for Truth

In a series of ads aimed at the key NASCAR Dad demographic, former owners of 
the early '60s GM vehicle will be challenging independent presidential 
candidate Ralph Nader's record as a crusading consumer watchdog. The group 
says the ads will feature "new" documents on Nader's "research" methods, 
which it claims have been authenticated by three handwriting experts, two 
document specialists and the man who picked up Nader's trash when he was 
writing his book, "Unsafe at Any Speed." Indignant car buff Harv N. Gin told 
a news conference in Detroit: "Consumer advocate? All he did was make 
trouble for a lot of Corvair owners."

Bush 41 Political Appointees for Truth

Based at think tanks around Washington, this group will be speaking out 
about their former colleague Dick Cheney, who served as secretary of defense 
during the first Bush administration and the first war against Iraq. "This 
is not the Dick Cheney I knew," sniffed J. Edward Bennington IV, former 
assistant deputy secretary of state for unresolvable political conflicts. "I 
remember a nice, peaceable guy who advocated multilateral action. I just 
don't recognize the fire breather we see today."

Ambulance-Chasing Lawyers For Truth

This small group of North Carolina trial lawyers is going public with 
revelations about their former colleague at the bar, Democratic vice 
presidential candidate John Edwards. "He tries to come off as some caring 
fighter for the little guy," said Charlotte personal injury lawyer Chase M. 
Down Jr. "But Edwards was just as much of a hustler as the rest of us. We 
don't want Americans to forget what John Edwards really is -- a lawyer."

Truth-Tellers for Truth

Embarrassed that a noble American value has been appropriated by those 
seeking crass political or other advantage, this grass-roots collection of 
parents, teachers, historians, philosophers and children have been holding 
bake sales and selling lemonade in hopes of raising enough money for an ad 
campaign tentatively titled "The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the 
Truth." The group plans to hold an Election Day rally on the Mall, featuring 
readings from famous expounders on truth (including Aristotle, John Keats, 
Tom Paine and Jon Stewart) and a one-act play based on the wit and wisdom of 
Will Rogers ("If you ever injected truth into politics, you'd have no 
politics.")

Author's e-mail: DavidMartin@ncf.ca
David Martin cannot tell a lie: His collection of satiric pieces, "My Friend 
W," will be published later this year by Arriviste Press.
) 2004 The Washington Post Company