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Some of y'all may have heard that a group called Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain has begun spreading rumors that the Senator betrayed his fellow prisoners of war during his time at the "Hanoi Hilton." When I heard the story, I joked to my wife, "Sounds like he's being 'swift boated.'" Turns out my crack was more accurate than I knew.

Jerry Kiley filed papers last week to establish the nonpartisan group Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain. "When people truly get to know him, there's no possibility they'll consider him for president of the United States," says Kiley, who served in the Army and completed the Internal Revenue Service paperwork to establish the "527" group.

RAW STORY spoke last week with Kiley, as well as Ted Sampley, a North Carolina-based publisher who has been harshly criticizing McCain for more than 10 years. Sampley teamed up with Kiley in 2004 to found a similar group that targeted Senator John Kerry as he ran for president. They see McCain as an apologist for Vietnam's Communist government who sold out fellow POWs and servicemen missing in action from America's lengthy war in Southeast Asia.

If McCain somehow pulls off the Republican nomination, I will respectfully not vote for him. He's anti-choice, a hard core hawk, and his approach to the Middle East is not what this country needs. But I'd never impugn the man for his service nor denigrate the suffering he received at the hands of his torturers. Indeed, the awful experience has made him a consistent voice of criticism against the use of torture by the BushAdmin. There is a lot to criticize McCain for, but this ain't it.

I thought I had read somewhere that the same PR firm used by Karl Rove against McCain in South Carolina - in which they spread the false rumor that McCain had sired a black son out of wedlock (he had actually legally adopted a boy from Bangladesh) - is now working for Romney. Can anyone confirm that? With a credible link? I may have heard it on Tom Hartman's radio program, too.

TASER recently announced the release of its "personal protection device" in a stylish new leopard print version, which you can accessorize with an MP3 playing holster. To quote:

In addition, TASER International will unveil the new, innovative TASER MPH (Music Player Holster) which is a combination MP3 player and TASER C2 holster. The 1GB TASER MPH allows for both personal protection and personal music for people on the go.

"These new product are a result of listening to our customers. Personal protection can be both fashionable and functionable," said Rick Smith, CEO and founder of TASER International. "The TASER C2 leopard print design provides a personal protection option for women who want fashion with a bite."

Now you can tase your assailant while jamming to Feist!

This has so much potential, Steve Jobs must be drooling with envy.