Posted on 05/31/2004 11:52:04 AM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
Sen. John Kerry's record as an anti-war protester came back to haunt him on Memorial Day when he was confronted by a heckler as he tried to pay his respects to a soldier killed in the Vietnam War.
"How much money are you getting to betray our POWs?" an unidentified middle-aged woman shouted as Kerry visited the Vietnam Veterans memorial on the Washington Mall.
"Are you paying tribute to all the people you spat on, Senator Kerry?" she added.
The incident came as Kerry attempted to honor William Bronson, a Massachusetts native who was killed in Vietnam.
Kerry led the fight to have Bronson's name added to those already inscribed on the black granite wall, according to Reuters. "I'm glad we could finally get the appropriate thing done," the top Democrat told his mother, Barbara, who was there for the ceremony.
The heckling episode served to underscore the resentment many veterans still feel towards Kerry from his days as a leader with the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, when he teamed up with anti-American actress Jane Fonda.
Ironically, though Kerry has made his service in Vietnam a centerpiece of his campaign and has continued to attack President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard, veterans are shunning him, according to a poll released last week.
Though the CBS survey showed Kerry opening up an eight point lead over Bush overall, the poll's internal numbers show Kerry trailing badly among veterans, with only 41 percent supporting him while 54 percent back Bush.
Color me surprised that Judy Woodruff actually reported it. She probably wanted to say that poor John Kerry was accosted by a crazed female heckler.
John Kerry is a traitor! He should be treated as such. The causer of 911, Bill Clinton is a traitor and should be treated as such! If the American people vote to put John Kerry in the White House, they are voting for their own doom! They will only have themselves to blame!
HA!! Good for her!!
Is this where Kerry fipped off the person?
RE: your tag line. I fear that either Liberals HAVE forgotten 9/11 or they are on the terrorists' side. When you compare WWII and 9/11 when we were attacked and so reluctantly joined a world war against an evil tyrant/entity... Where is the difference?
Sorry to report that I was not the gray-haired lady who heckled John Kerry. Kudos to her and I'd like to hug her and shake her hand for a job well done!
Hello Angelwood,
Thanks for responding! I didn't see the lady who did the number on Skerry Kerry. I just took a guess, given your penchant for being in the middle of things in D.C.
lancer
Hi there!
Nice to meet you!
Lancer has said some nice things about you!
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Kudos to YOU for all of your FReeper work in DC!
UAW/Union members. They are torn--vote for what is past or the here & now.
You are absolutely right!
Was not the memorial for those who did not come home? How can it be a 'memorial' for those who are still alive.
Granted this man is now dead; but this seems confusing. Is there space left on the memorial for those soldiers still alive; but may die from medical/war-related injuries?
Don't think so; but Kerry's efforts appear to be no more than a redemptive, political maneuver designed to rehabilitate Kerry's post war image while he considered his 'career options'.
Ahhh, the good news on this.
Democratic senator - and certain presidential nominee - John F. Kerry gave the middle finger to a Vietnam veteran at the Vietnam Memorial Wall on Memorial Day morning, NewsMax.com has learned.
Ted Sampley, a former Green Beret who served two full tours in Vietnam, spotted Kerry and his Secret Service detail at about 9:00 a.m. Monday morning at the Wall. Sampley walked up to Kerry, extended his hand and said, "Senator, I am Ted Sampley, the head of Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry, and I am here to escort you away from the Wall because you do not belong here."
Full story : http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/5/31/225546.shtml
If you have Rush 24/7 he has a transcript and audio posted of his coverage of it
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