[risk]

I say it's true. There are so many people who don't question the media at all, and they clearly want to elect Kerry. Besides, some of the information (probably just a wee bit) from conservative vets has been exaggerated. For example, Lt. Thomas Wright claimed to be Kerry's senior officer and was among those who asked him to leave. And yet the recent swiftboats vets open letter doesn't include his name among the list of Kerry's "commanders." I think we should keep our story above board, accurate, and carefully-researched.

We know that Kerry came home and opposed the war. We know that he fraternized with people who were supported by Jane Fonda. We know that he said things in public that helped the Viet Cong win the war.

That is enough for us. Stick to the facts we know. Keep bringing them up again and again.

America can't afford to have another Black April 1975.

[auggy]

"There are so many people who don't question the media at all, and they clearly want to elect Kerry."

Let us not forget Hillary, who plans on being President in '08.

The media is aware of this along with sKerry.

I really don't think we have too much to worry about.

[RottiBiz]

For example, Lt. Thomas Wright claimed to be Kerry's senior officer and was among those who asked him to leave. And yet the recent swiftboats vets open letter doesn't include his name among the list of Kerry's "commanders."

Lt. Thomas Wright (21-year Navy vet) was interviewed by Kevin McCullough on his radio show. Lt. Wright was Command Tactical Officer of the patrol in which Kerry served.

The audio is on Kevin McCullough's website (left side) as "Kerry was asked to leave Vietnam."

http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/kmc/

[wai-ming]

Nice picture (post 8).

Most of the Vietnamese in the U.S. are fiercely anti-communist and supportive of the cause of freedom. They or their parents fought alongside the U.S. against the Viet Cong during the war, so they know firsthand what Communism can do to a country.

They still cling to the flag of the former South Vietnam, as pictured on the folders in their hands. It signifies the hope they have that their homeland will someday be free and democratic.

[ravingnutter]

For example, Lt. Thomas Wright claimed to be Kerry's senior officer and was among those who asked him to leave. And yet the recent swiftboats vets open letter doesn't include his name among the list of Kerry's "commanders."

Not quite correct...

Thomas Wright was one of John F. Kerry's fellow Swift boat officers in Vietnam. Since Wright outranked Kerry, he was Kerry's sometime boat group Officer-in-Charge, so Wright had occasion to observe Kerry’s behavior and attitudes, and the circumstances surrounding his early departure from the war zone.

Source

So...he was not on the list of Commanders because he was NOT a Commander, he was a fellow Officer. And you doubt him just because he didn't put his name on a letter?