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A Shameful Past: Don't play the Vietnam card with me, John Kerry
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| 3-1-04
| LAURA BARTHOLOMEW ARMSTRONG
Posted on 03/01/2004 9:32:37 AM PST by jmstein7
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:06:33 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The Vietnamization of the 2004 presidential campaign has unfortunately begun, thanks to the likely Democratic nominee. But John Kerry's service--Vietnam, in case you haven't heard--doesn't exist in a vacuum. His 19-year Senate record is at long odds with that short naval career, just as his vote to send troops to liberate Iraq is at odds with his later vote not to fund the mission. His supporters ask us to note his heroism in combat. We have, ad nauseam. But more important, and the thing he doesn't want discussed, is the well-documented though less well-known hypocrisy of those who use his service to further their antimilitary agenda.
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TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: 2004; kerry; militaryrecord; vietnamveterans; vietnamwar
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:32:38 AM PST
by
jmstein7
To: jmstein7
In the 1992 presidential election, when Bill Clinton was accused of dodging the Vietnam draft, Kerry said, “I am saddened by the fact that Vietnam has yet again been inserted into the campaign . . . . The race for the White House should be about leadership, and leadership requires that one help heal the wounds of Vietnam, not reopen them.”
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:34:30 AM PST
by
jmstein7
(Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
To: jmstein7
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:36:22 AM PST
by
TomServo
(Stay together, cheeks...)
To: jmstein7
Reports of JF*inKerry's behavior in Vietnam are quite in line with his record... only the myth is at odds with his subsequent behavior. If this guy doesn't reek of abuse of power, I can't imagine who would.
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:37:32 AM PST
by
thoughtomator
("What do I know? I'm just the President." - George W. Bush, Superbowl XXXVIII pregame statement)
To: TomServo
The problem is, when these things are posted at 12 midnights, nobody sees them because they are bounced off the sidebar by morning. This way, more people can see and comment.
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:37:32 AM PST
by
jmstein7
(Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
To: jmstein7
If the mainstream media spent the same time scrutinizng the actions of liberals as they do conservatives, the Dims would not get 25% of the vote.
To: jmstein7
Thanks for posting. Missed the first one.
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:39:34 AM PST
by
BlueAngel
To: jmstein7
They can be seen if the poster does a search before posting and when discovering it's been posted previously - bumps it. And the discussion isn't fragmented, either.
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:39:42 AM PST
by
TomServo
(Stay together, cheeks...)
To: jmstein7
bump
To: TomServo; BlueAngel
Most people don't have the time to search for it and will miss it unless it is in the sidebar.
As BlueAngel said, "Thanks for posting. Missed the first one."
That's why it is pure folly to post important pieces like this one when nobody will see it.
"If a tree falls in the woods..."
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:42:29 AM PST
by
jmstein7
(Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
To: jmstein7
Most people don't have the time to search for itAt least your honest..
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:45:36 AM PST
by
TomServo
(Stay together, cheeks...)
To: TomServo
your=you're...:-)
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:45:56 AM PST
by
TomServo
(Stay together, cheeks...)
To: TomServo
To a fault :)
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:46:17 AM PST
by
jmstein7
(Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
To: jmstein7
Tom's "Already Posted Here" comments are annoying, for the reason you stated.
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:46:51 AM PST
by
My2Cents
("Well...there you go again.")
To: jmstein7
To a fault..LOL!! I understand that. ;-)
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:46:51 AM PST
by
TomServo
(Stay together, cheeks...)
To: My2Cents
Tom's "Already Posted Here" comments are annoying, for the reason you stated.As are dupe posts annoying to me.
We're even.
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:47:38 AM PST
by
TomServo
(Stay together, cheeks...)
To: TomServo
Lol!!!
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:48:36 AM PST
by
jmstein7
(Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
To: jmstein7
Rule 1 of Liberalism: Facts, logic, and consistency are irrelevant.
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:49:16 AM PST
by
Samwise
(The proper question is not "Who's side is God on?" The question is "Who is on God's side?")
To: jmstein7
Thanks for the post!
Missed the first one...I don't know that it would have occurred to me to search for something that I didn't know existed.
How do you do that?
I guess one could just type in Kerry and see what matches and then click on whatever is interesting....I guess...
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:52:36 AM PST
by
M0sby
(PROUD USMC WIFE!)
To: M0sby
"I don't know that it would have occurred to me to search for something that I didn't know existed."
My point exactly :)
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posted on
03/01/2004 9:53:52 AM PST
by
jmstein7
(Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
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