Check out this picture of John Kerry being arrested for protesting the war in Vietnam.

To: areafiftyone

I don't like saying this, but my take is that this is giving him credibility. Almost everyone believes that Vietnam was a botched effort; Kerry comes off looking like a man of conviction.

Please, prove me wrong.

41 posted on 01/25/2004 6:13:37 PM PST by the invisib1e hand (do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)

The French-looking Kerry was speaking French to an attendee at his rally today.

42 posted on 01/25/2004 6:14:13 PM PST by Consort

To: the invisib1e hand

It makes him look like a communist to me. Of course that isn't nearly the insult it used to be and at the current rate in 15-20 years in might be a compliment

43 posted on 01/25/2004 6:32:49 PM PST by Durus

To: the invisib1e hand

Sure you can call Kerry "a man of conviction" because he took a stand against the war.

But don't call the war a botched effort. All the men that died in Vietnam deserve more than that. And Kerry as a leader should recognize that. It is really easy to follow a popular movement with your peers, its another to stand for what is right. And I don't believe he knows what is right.

44 posted on 01/25/2004 6:43:05 PM PST by mike_9958

But don't call the war a botched effort. All the men that died in Vietnam deserve more than that. And Kerry as a leader should recognize that. It is really easy to follow a popular movement with your peers, its another to stand for what is right. And I don't believe he knows what is right.

I wouldn't dare call the war a botched effort, because I don't know enough to do that. But there is a popular conception, even among some veterans, that it was mishandled by the government. My point is that Kerry's position finds some resonance with that conception, and looks credible, maybe even courageous, to those who hold it.

I agree that Kerry should recognize that the veterans who serve deserve honor. He seems to have fallen in on both sides of the fence: "I served in Vietnam and am a decorated hero," and "I opposed the war." This dichotomy needs to be explored, because right now he's cashing in both ways.

Incidentally, if the war was mismanaged by the government, that is no discredit to the boys, girls, men, and women who served.

45 posted on 01/25/2004 6:55:35 PM PST by the invisib1e hand (do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)

To: the invisib1e hand

If it was a botched war, it was the Democrats who botched it in typical liberal fashion: they went half-stepping into a conflict that required a maximum effort. Then Kerry becomes a Democrat. Go figure.

46 posted on 01/25/2004 7:01:52 PM PST by Hootowl

Great! Did the ending bum you out? Freepmail me.

Matt

47 posted on 01/25/2004 11:14:49 PM PST by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)

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