Flag-draped coffins

So, let’s compare and contrast:

9/11 victim’s flag-draped coffin in campaign ad: “entirely approprate” according to Bush spokesman Marc Racicot.

Serviceman’s flag-draped coffin on newspaper front page: fire the person who took the photo, and her husband too.

UPDATE 2004-04-23 17:40: Another Bush spokesman, Trent Duffy, is quoted in the Guardian as saying “the sensitivity and privacy of families of the fallen must be the first priority.” Too bad he wasn’t in Racicot’s position when relatives of 9/11 victims complained about the ad back in March….

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