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In hindsight one the editors at the Chronicle probably wish they would have done a bit of research on Mr. Eddy's background before running with the photo of him and his sign.

A quick check by new media blogs Wizbang! and Conservative Underground, among others, uncovered that not only isn't Jeb Eddy a Republican, while brandishing his placard, he was, and still is, a devoted Democrat. And to the extent that he pretended to be an "ashamed Republican" at an anti-war rally sponsored in part by a socialist entity for the political gain of the Democratic Party, I would have to say a liberal zealot as well.

The new media bloggers uncovered that Eddy has donated at least $2,500 since 1998 to the DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee. He also donated $250 to John Kerry's presidential campaign in May of 2004.

Now there may be some out there who would be taken aback at my gall for saying such a thing but when I hear that someone has donated $2,750 over a six year period to Democratic organizations I lean towards believing that person is anything but a Republican.

Both of these events represent cases of stretching the boundaries of truth. Arguably the lack of respect for the facts emanates from the unbridled rage of the liberal left's banishment from majority power. In both instances the perpetrators are devout Democrats whose loyalty to their ideological oligarchy has led them to not just blur the line between what is acceptable and what is not but to obliterate it in an attempt to rewrite people's actions to suit their contempt.

In Eddy's case, his just desert is that he can never be taken seriously about anything political again. In Earle's case, well, let's just say, Ken Starr's diligence has nothing on Earle.

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Frank Salvato is the managing editor for TheRant.us. He serves at the Executive Director of the Basics Project, a non-profit, non-partisan, socio-political education project. His pieces are regularly featured in Townhall.com. He has appeared on The O'Reilly Factor and numerous radio shows. His pieces have been recognized by the Japan Center for Conflict Prevention and are periodically featured in The Washington Times as well as other national and international publications. He can be contacted at oped@therant.us

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