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Chicago Tribune Editor and Former Swift Boat Commander Breaks Silence; Says Kerry Critics Wrong
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| 08/21/04
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Posted on 08/21/2004 8:50:15 AM PDT by Pikamax
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To: SittinYonder
Anyone know where I can find a copy of the Kerry campaign's FEC filing from yesterday?
To: Pikamax
They need to get pro-Kerry vets to pipe up. They know their Golden Boy TM is on life support. William Rood works for the liberal Chicago Tribune. How convenient he speaks up now after 35 years of silence. What the Swiftees have done is purely coincidental, of course, to get him to raise his voice at this time. And naturally, its an unbiased and totally fair-minded observation.
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:12:19 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: NavySEAL F-16
Well, he is listed on the www.swiftboats.net directory, as OinC of PCF23, for the standard one year tour, from July '68 through July '69, based in Da Nang.
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:12:25 AM PDT
by
yatros from flatwater
(If the witness be a false witness...Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done ...)
To: Pikamax
Rood's article and statements do not address the point of contention, which is whether or not Kerry "attacked a NUMRICALLY SUPERIOR enemy force WHILE under withering fire." (from Kerry's Silver Star citation)
The age, condition, and other details surrounding the single VC he killed are irrelevant to that point of contention. Once again, the DEMs are attempting to change the subject of the argument.
Rood not being willing to comment further says all that you need to know. He does not want to address the point of contention.
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:13:50 AM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: johniegrad
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:14:46 AM PDT
by
NavySEAL F-16
(Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
To: Cboldt
Notice the timing........they trot this out in time for the Sunday talk shows.....they are trying to change the subject again....from the second ad..
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:15:59 AM PDT
by
Dog
(If he had shown up for Intelligence Committee hearings he would notice he wasn't vice chairman.")
To: yatros from flatwater
I am willing to wait for O'Neill's statement on this. O'Neill has been one step ahead of the Kerry gang.
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:16:08 AM PDT
by
NavySEAL F-16
(Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
To: SittinYonder
A newspaperman who doesn't like responding to other reporters' questions? Who would've thunk it.
To: NavySEAL F-16
"Bill is a modest man and he didn't want his harrowing combat experiences to become engulfed in a political campaign." William Rood will not be available for further comment or interviews.So "Bill" gets the final word, huh? Whatever he says, goes. Guess we'll see if this guy is a scumbag. IF he refutes 250 other vets in this sneaky "no further comment" way, then he is the ultimate scumbag. A typical DNC-mouthpiece newspaper mouse from the big city.
Personally, it already sounds to me like Rood is a scumbag and he is setting himself up to look like a liar.
To: Dog
Notice the timing........they trot this out in time for the Sunday talk shows.....they are trying to change the subject again....from the second ad.. The subject material from both ads in in play. Kerry has not addressed the substance of either ad. He can't, so he attacks the messenger or the process. Good technical tactics, but bad politics.
I hope the media handles the Swiftees CLEAR communication, that Rood's article does not address the point of contention. Get those points of contention out there, and concede details regarding irrelevant side shows.
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:20:03 AM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: NavySEAL F-16
To: Pikamax
"My intent is to tell the story here and to never again talk publicly about it." I guess he'll stick his fingers in his ears and hum to avoid questions.
Bite me. If you want to make a statement and call your fellow soldiers liars, you will be asked questions about your account.
You can choose not to answer them. Just sit there in silence like an idiot.
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:26:03 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: NavySEAL F-16
O'Neill should indeed know, as his stint actually coincided with the time given for Mr. Rood...after LtJG Kerry had returned stateside. If the www.swiftboats.net data is accurate, Mr. Rood and PCF23 were nowhere near the Mekong.
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:26:20 AM PDT
by
yatros from flatwater
(If the witness be a false witness...Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done ...)
To: Pikamax
Chicago Tribune-- "We're just to the left of the NY Times!"
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:27:52 AM PDT
by
longfellow
(You're either with US or from Hollywood! Ultimateamerican.com)
To: Dog
That story is about the Silver Star which the SBV's have never challenged. They may be stepping in a big pile of poopoo by drawing attention to the medal that was "revised" and issued by Secretary of the Navy, Lehman, in 1986. Kerry has some 'splainin to do about that!
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:29:01 AM PDT
by
hobson
To: Pikamax
Sorry, I cannot believe anything from anyone connected to the LIB-UNE!
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:29:01 AM PDT
by
KeyLargo
To: Pikamax
He's listed as the Tribune's Metro Assistant Content Editor and can be reached by e-mail at WRood@tribune.com .
To: All
Whether the swiftvets are right, wrong or indifferent makes no difference.
The spotlight is now on Kerry's activities at home during the war. His actions were inexcusable.
After those activities are fully publicized, they can move on to his record as a Senator.
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:30:30 AM PDT
by
Loyal Buckeye
((Kerry is a flake))
To: Pikamax
Northwestern Fall 2001 Class Notes William B. Rood Jr. (*WCAS64, GJ65) of Naperville, Ill., is editorial vice president for Fox Valley Press, which publishes four daily newspapers and weeklies in northern Illinois
*WCAS Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts/ GJ Graduate Journalism
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:30:38 AM PDT
by
syriacus
(Benedict Arnold REALLY was a war hero --- --- before he was a traitor.)
To: yatros from flatwater
Da Nang is a loooong way from Dong Tam....lol
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posted on
08/21/2004 9:31:02 AM PDT
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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