Conduct Unbecoming Kerry doesn't deserve Vietnam vets' support.

http://www.opinionjournal.com ^ | Monday, January 26, 2004 12:01 a.m. EST | STEPHEN SHERMAN

[BCrago66]

A turning point may have been reached in the Iowa caucuses when Special Forces Lt. James Rassmann came forward to thank John Kerry for saving his life in Vietnam. Although Mr. Rassmann, like most of my veteran friends, is a Republican, he said that he'd vote for Mr. Kerry. I don't know if the incident influenced the caucus results. But I took special interest in the story because Jim served in my unit.

[Choose Ye This Day]

Great article. Thanks for posting.

[pacpam]

My hope is that Mr. Kerry collects the consequences of his actions that to date he has evaded.

[BCrago66]

1 - "He joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War and emceed the Winter Soldier Investigation (both financed by Jane Fonda)."

2 - "In his book "Stolen Valor," B.G. Burkett points out that Mr. Kerry liberally used phony veterans to testify to atrocities they could not possibly have committed."

In my opinion, valor in battle on the side of America creates a very strong presumption in favor of Kerry, but the 2 facts above, plus the additional fact that Kerry voted to weaken the CIA, are sufficient to distroy that presumption. Kerry is not one of the good guys.

[whadizit]

I don't think I could ever believe anything Kerry said. He lacks in credibility and character.

[Theresawithanh]

Senator Kerry does not deserve anyone's support! He has shown himself to be a dishonorable human being in many ways.

I don't mean to disrespect his service as a soldier, he is just not the kind of man that I want in the WH.

[RobbyS]

Get the word out that Kerry was a Communist sympathizer. His views were much like Noam Chomsky, who is still loudly asserting that the Russians/Chinese were never a threat to us, that anti-communism was a plot by the capitalists to conceal their takeover of the world.

[BCrago66]

distroy = destroy. But you knew that.

[MJY1288]

Look for many other letters like this one. Many Vietnam Vets (including my brother and Cousin) will speak up about Kerry's actions after his service in Vietnam, Kerry has every right to say what he did about the Vietnam War, but after his vocal stance against the war and tossing his medals (Or whoever they belonged to) at the Capital, Very few Vets will ever support or respect him.

Kerry had choices to make, and just like all of us, he has to live with those choices.

[kimmie7]

Good Post, Thanks.

Carpio: I pinged you because I thought after our discussion the other day

( Posted by carpio to kimmie7 On News/Activism 01/21/2004 10:48:01 AM CST #12 of 33 I will only say that IMO that the possibility of you voting for Kerry just because he is a Vietnam vet is absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible. I did not say it was not ridiculous and irresponsible. It clearly is. But peiople vote in every election for a lot worse reasons.

I have sat here patiently waiting for the Republicans to nominatate a Vietnam Veteran. Now that they, the Republicans, have moved over to the left with the Democrats I am finished waiting. I have been pissed for years that fighting in my War seemed to be a veiwed disqualifier as a Presidential canditate for either major party.

I did not say it made sense and won't argue the logic. I said that is where my heart is and I have the urge to enjoy the liberating feeling of following it. carpio)

that you may appreciate the read. Not picking or anything. I just thought you'd like to know about this article. ;-)

[PattonReincarnated]

>> I don't mean to disrespect his service as a soldier, he is just not the kind of man that I want in the WH.

No disrespect to respectful soldiers, but when you look at Kerry’s record after Vietnam, just exactly how do we know he was a respectful solider in Vietnam? Kerry is ugly beyond belief to the bone. I bet he has always been that way. I wonder if a respectful solider ever wanted to frag Kerry, but didn’t because he was respectful.

[nutmeg]

read later bump

[timydnuc]

I was approached by this radical outfit when I was in college, after the war. I was a Nam Vet and I was proud of duty there, I was also a pre-med student. I had neither the time or the inclination for their deluded cause. I was comfortable with my duty and proud of what I did, and I had an education to get (VA, GI bill...free) and I wasn't going to waste my best shot.

A guy came to me and said the I HAD to join his little group. I told him that I didn't HAVE to do anything except s##t and study, taxes would come later. I also told him that if he, or any of his little radical friends gave me grief that I would garrote them in the middle of the night, and piss down their throats. That seemed to work, they never bothered me again. Then, of course, they knew that I was a Ranger in the Nam. They (the idiots) never understand.

[cake_crumb]

"Kerry has every right to say what he did about the Vietnam War, but after his vocal stance against the war and tossing his medals (Or whoever they belonged to) at the Capital, Very few Vets will ever support or respect him."

Do you realize what Kerry falsely accused his fellow veterans of doing? He had no right to say those things, about the war or about his comrades.

[cake_crumb]

You said that? It was the REPUBLICANS fault McCain lost the primaries? It had nothing to do with the electoral process...it was the Republicans' fault he lost??

[cake_crumb]

"I also told him that if he, or any of his little radical friends gave me grief that I would garrote them in the middle of the night, and piss down their throats"

I LIKE you! That statement is the best Monday starter-offer I've had in YEARS.

[U S Army EOD]

Why not, I know an Army female nurse who jumped up on the bed with a wounded Viet Cong and tried to strangle the bastard after he had spit on her twice. They had to pull her off.

[Eva]

I think if anyone can come up with a picture of Kerry on the stage with Jane Fonda, we will have the picture to match this article. Such a picture would finish Kerry with Vietnam Vets.

[MJY1288]

I didn't mean he had the right to say what he said about his comrades, I meant what he said about the War. He has that right, the Constitution provides him that right in the 1st Amendment. But my whole point is that he has the right to speak out, but he also must take responsibility for his comments, That's all