[Rummyfan]

Republicans drummed Max Cleland out of the Senate.

Wrong boyo! It was the voters of Georgia who drummed Max Cleland out of the Senate. If Cleland had been a Democrat in the mold of, say, Zell Miller, he would have had a Senate seat for life.

[marlon]

And maybe if Max's Daddy taught him not to pick up grenades lying on the ground he wouldn't be in a wheelchair today.

Sorry folks you can flame away but if they can throw bile so can I. Cleland is no war hero, he was not injured in battle. Yes he was injured while in service to his country and that's a shame but that doesn't inoculate him from all critisism.

[TheBigB]

After he had been nominated by Bush, Cleland was sworn in as a director of the U.S. Export-Import Bank in December.

He sure didn't seem to be angry enough at Bush to refuse this nomination.

[dead]

"If he'd gone to Vietnam maybe he'd have learned some lessons," snapped Cleland, who lost three limbs in that war.

The National Guard training probably adequately covered the safe handling of grenades.

[over3Owithabrain]

THIS REPORTER IS REPEATING A LIE. CLELAND HIMSELF HAD ADMITTED IN THE PAST HE WAS NOT IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE WHEN THE GRENADE WENT OFF. HE WAS HANGING OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS AND BEER. THIS CAMPAIGN IS BRINGING TOEHTER A BUNCH OF LYING LOSER DEMOCRATS.

[paguch]

We all know Kerry won medals. His Silver star was won by killing a wounded enemy. He then came back and admitted war crimes. He demonstrated against vetrans and the war.
Kerry's record in the Senate is to vote against the military complex. His wife supports Iraq war demonstrators.

Does anyone know what I missed? Can we blame Kerry for not wanting to discuss his record?

[finnman69]

Max, thanks for another opportunity to prove you WRONG!!

[Hon]

From what I can tell, Cleland was in the combat zone in Vietnam for any even shorter period of time than Kerry was.

He had been a general's aide stateside. Then he went to Vietnam as part of the Signal Corp.

During the siege of Khe San, he volunteered to go to the front. The records seem murky, but he only seems to have gotten there sometime around the first of April.

April 8th he picked up the grenade that blew him up.

[TexasCajun]

Note to Self:

Do Not Play With Hand Grenades!

[KellyAdmirer]

Apparently, in the eyes of some, if you are a Democrat and served in Vietnam with some kind of distinction or injury, you automaticaly deserve election to high office regardless of any positions you currently hold. Fortunately, the Georgia voters felt differently. Hopefully, the country as a whole will, too.

[dead]

"John (Kerry) and I shed some tears in his office," recalled Cleland, who said he has yet to recover emotionally from the election loss.

Over an election loss?!

Girls.

[N. Theknow]

Students name: Cleland, Max

Course of Study: Grenade Handling

Grade: F

Teacher's comments: When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.

[eyespysomething]

Sixteen months after Republicans unseated Cleland from the U.S. Senate in a campaign that questioned his commitment to national security

As one of those awful white rural Georgia Republicans who worked hard to get this man out of office, I can honestly say that Cleland may hold sway in other parts of the country, but not here in GA. And yes, I did and do question his stance on the defense of the United States. And in the election coming up to fill Zell Miller's seat, hopefully we'll put a good conservative, Herman Cain, in that seat!!

All your elections are belong to us:(GA-R)!

[Plutarch]

"The Bush slime machine," he barked, will stop at nothing to smear a genuine war hero, John Kerry. The president, he said, got his "daddy" to keep him out of combat in Vietnam, and now he's created another "quagmire" that's getting American "kids" maimed and killed.

"If he'd gone to Vietnam maybe he'd have learned some lessons," snapped Cleland,

Columnist Ann Coulter this month derided Cleland as the "Democrats' designated hysteric" about Bush's National Guard service.

I find it just outrageous that Ann Coulter should characterize the statesmanlike Cleland as an “hysteric.”

[leprechaun9]

Kerry is using Cleland for his maximum ability - i.e., being a grenade detector while going for a beer with the interns!

[NYCVirago]

"John (Kerry) and I shed some tears in his office," recalled Cleland, who said he has yet to recover emotionally from the election loss. "He and I have had some very deep discussions. He called me last year and said, "Max, you've got to get back in the game."'

When did Cleland get out of the game? It sounds like he's been bellyaching nonstop since losing his Senate seat. And what does it say about him that he has still "yet to recover emotionally from the election loss"? It's time to move on, Max!

[CSM]

"The Bush slime machine," he barked, will stop at nothing to smear a genuine war hero, John Kerry. The president, he said, got his "daddy" to keep him out of combat in Vietnam, and now he's created another "quagmire" that's getting American "kids" maimed and killed. "

The new definition of hypocrisy. I better get a new dictionary so that I am sure to have all the updated words.

[Hon]

Folks might want to visit this thread on the subject of Cleland:

Max Cleland Was Only At The Front In Vietnam For 8 Days