Kerry Sought Out Families at Soldiers' Funerals, Authors Say

"Sen. John Kerry, whose 'botched joke' on education and the war in Iraq has sparked a national controversy, approached the families of fallen soldiers at their sons' funerals to seek their help in undermining the war on terror during his 2004 presidential campaign, according to the authors of a new book.

Catherine Moy and Melanie Morgan, authors of 'American Mourning' - which examines how the death of two U.S. soldiers in Iraq affected their families - told Cybercast News Service that they consider the Massachusetts Democrat's treatment of American troops 'disgusting.'

Morgan said that while doing research for their book, she and Moy discovered that Kerry and liberal activist Michael Moore personally recruited family members within days of their son's deaths - and sometimes even at the funerals - to come and work for the campaign in order to undermine Bush.

'It was shocking and really offensive behavior, and that's exactly what happened to Cindy Sheehan, who we tracked down,' Morgan said. 'She went on the payroll of John Kerry's campaign within days after her son's death, as well as her daughter, Carly.' " Read more.