Kerry 'Flips Off' Vietnam Vet(He has no shame)

NewsMax ^ | Monday, May 31, 2004 | Karl Limbacher

[Kaslin]

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 AM 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."

At that point a Secret Service officer told Sampley to back away from Kerry. Sampley moved about six feet away and opened his jacket to reveal a HANOI JOHN tee-shirt.

Kerry then began talking to a group of school children. Sampley then showed the tee-shirt to the children and said, "Kerry does not belong at the Wall because he betrayed the brave soldiers who fought in Vietnam."

Just then Kerry - in front of the school children, other visitors and Secret Service agents - brazenly 'flashed the bird' at Sampley and then yelled out to everyone, "Sampley is a felon!"

Kerry was referring to an incident 12 years ago when Sampley confronted Senator John McCain's cheif aide, Mark Salter, in a Senate stairwell after McCain repeatedly offended POW families at a Senate POW hearing. Sampley, whose father-in-law at that time was MIA in Laos, followed Salter into the stairwell and, when they emerged, Salter had a bloody lip and a broken nose.

Sampley's group, Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry, has garnered huge national attention and been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post and on MSNBC's Scarborough Country. Tens of thousands of Vietnam vets have registered their opposition to Kerry through Sampley's group.

Clearly Sampley has gotten under Kerry's skin once again.

[Minus_The_Bear]

I agree... this is very hard to believe. Then again he has been known to make stupid comments when ruffled ("Are you a Republican?") Send it Drudge. Maybe he can get to the bottom of it.

[Dan from Michigan]

This one's even better. My dad's got it on his truck.

[Mo1]

Just hard to accept. I am sure Kerry was pissed but he couldnt have acted out like this[?].

I would like to hear from a witness to this also .. but with some of the actions from Kerry .. like when he's taking of his mic and cursing out Bush ... this could have happened

[Kaslin]

Why is Carl Limbacher's name spelled with a 'K'?

That is my mistake.

Moderator: Could you please correct this? Thanks in advance

[F.J. Mitchell]

I can hardly wait for the great Presidential debates of 2004. The President communicating and making points in english-Kerry responding in one finger sign language.

Should be interesting.

[gilliam]

Old friends I see....

[kellynla]

And the heat is going to continue getting hotter...

Ketchup will be toast by Labor Day...

Don't be surprised if Klintoon emerges from the left wing...

Viet Nam Veterans Against John Kerry
http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com
Semper Fi,
Kelly

[kcvl]

Kerry - in front of the school children, other visitors and Secret Service agents - brazenly 'flashed the bird' at Sampley and then yelled out to everyone, "Sampley is a felon!"

Who thinks this man is Presidential material? I am sure this will be FEATURED on every "news" show tomorrow morning. /sarcasm

[Mrs Zip]

ping

[TomGuy]

Kerry will send his manservant out to take care of Sampley.

lol.

[Kerry has a short temper and erupts in a very childish manner. You can tell he is not used to being confronted or challenged. The media are keeping Kerry off the TV screens for this very reason. The more media exposure Kerry gets, the less people like him.]

[clamper1797]

Hey Kerry ... here's a gift to you from this Vietnam Vet courtesy of the viking kitties ...

[kcvl]

A very ballsy maneuver. LOL

Could we award this guy some kind of medal? He also punched out a Senator it seems! That's worth a PURPLE HEART!

[Kaslin]

Remember also when he used the "f" word?

[GiveEmDubya]

Someone better be keeping a list of all of these threads. Kerry in the VC Hall of Fame, Kerry gets heckled, Kerry flips off a vet...and that was just today.

[Mo1]

[Kerry has a short temper and erupts in a very childish manner. You can tell he is not used to being confronted or challenged. The media are keeping Kerry off the TV screens for this very reason. The more media exposure Kerry gets, the less people like him.]

BINGO ..

Hellary is also like that

[reagan_fanatic]

Just then Kerry - in front of the school children, other visitors and Secret Service agents - brazenly 'flashed the bird' at Sampley and then yelled out to everyone, "Sampley is a felon!"

And this guy wants to be our effin President!!??

[Mo1]

Remember also when he used the "f" word?

Wasn't that in a Rolling Stone article??

[Fiddlstix]

Kerry sounds like he's got a lot of class. All of it third.

Please allow a correction:

Kerry sounds like he's got a lot of class. All of it third ZERO.

[Pikamax]

oh someone has to have the pic of this.

[TomGuy]

Anyone with a photo?

Tarazzzza Heinz-Kerry is probably buying them up and the negatives to keep them from being published.

Notice that none have emerged from the snowboarding falls (6 or so tumbles), the bicycle tumble, etc. With the probable dozens of reporters, camera-persons, and photographers all around the Democrat presumptive nominee, you can bet some are getting photos or tapes. Either Tarazzza is writing checks or these media people are so pro-Kerry that they don't want to published the pix and embarrass the presumptive.