Posted on 08/25/2004 9:09:29 AM PDT by AFPhys
"I was a POW of the Vietnamese in Hanoi in 1971, and am aware that the testimony of John Kerry, the actions of Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, and the radical left; all caused the Commies to conclude that if they hung on..they would win."... "His stories to the Senate committee were absolute lies..fabrications..perjury..fantasies, with NO substance. That dark shadow has defamed the entire Vietnam War veteran population, and gave "Aid and Comfort" to our enemies..the Vietnamese Communists."
Dear Joe Scarborough: About John Kerry for President and the Swiftboat vets
The major issue in the Swiftboat stories is, and always has been, what John Kerry did in 1971 after he returned from Vietnam.
Kerry cast a long dark shadow over all Vietnam Veterans with his outright perjury before the Senate concerning atrocities in Vietnam. His stories to the Senate committee were absolute lies..fabrications..perjury..fantasies, with NO substance. That dark shadow has defamed the entire Vietnam War veteran population, and gave "Aid and Comfort" to our enemies..the Vietnamese Communists.
Kerry's stories were outright fabrications, and were intended for political gain with the radical left..McGovern, Teddy and Bobby Kennedy followers, Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden and the radical left who fantasized that George McGovern was going to be elected in 1972. Little wonder that returning soldiers from Vietnam were spit upon and castigated as "baby killers". A returned hero just said so.
Kerry cut a dashing figure as a war hero, lots of medals, and returned home because of multiple war wounds..even a silver star. His senate testimony confirmed what every hippie had been chanting on the streets.."Hey hey LBJ..How many kids did you kill today"? Kerry obviously was really running for political office, without announcing it...in 1971.
Until John O'Neill, himself a Swiftboat Commander, spoke out before the 1972 election against Kerry's outright deceptions, there was no one from the Swiftboat scene that could contradict Kerry' self serving lies.
I was a POW of the Vietnamese in Hanoi in 1971, and am aware that the testimony of John Kerry, the actions of Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, and the radical left; all caused the Commies to conclude that if they hung on..they would win.
North Vietnamese General Bui Tin commented that every day the Communist leadership listened to world news over the radio to follow the growth of the anti-war movement. Visits to Hanoi by Jane Fonda and Ramsey Clark gave them confidence to hold in the face of battlefield reverses. The guts of it was that propaganda from the anti-war group was part of the Commie combat strategy.
While the Commies were hanging on, innumerable U.S. soldiers, sailors, marines and air force members were being killed in combat. Every battle wound to Americans after Kerry's misdirected testimony is related to Kerry's untruthfulness. John Kerry contributed to every one of these deaths with his lies about U.S. atrocities in Vietnam. He likewise defamed the U.S. to our allies and our supporters.
His conduct also extended the imprisonment of the Vietnamese POWs, of which I was one. I am certain of at least one POW death after his testimony, which might have been prevented with an earlier release of the POWs some 2 years after his 1971 testimony.
My friend and roommate Senator John S. McCain denounced the Swiftboat video by John O'Neill. I have a different opinion than my good friend John McCain. The Swiftboat tape is highly relevant evidence that replies directly to John Kerry's ongoing series of misrepresentation, and those tapes and the cable news shows are the only major contradictions to Kerry's postulating as a war hero.
The print press..Washington Post, NY Times, etc are avoiding the Swiftboat story because they want a democratic president.
John Kerry opened up his character as a war hero reporting for duty (Dem Convention), with a hand salute..and his band of brothers.. of which he was the chief hero. Most of his convention speech was about John Kerry..Vietnam war hero, and his band of brothers, John Kerry's character is not only fair game, it is the primary issue. His response to Swiftboats is like Bill Clinton's "is", as an answer to his lack of character.
The issue is trust. Can anyone trust John Kerry?? "Never lie, cheat, or steal" is the West Point motto. Should we elect another proven liar to lead us in wartime???
I draw a direct comparison to General Benedict Arnold of the Revolutionary War, to Lieutenant John Kerry. Both went off to war, fought, and then turned against their country. General Arnold crossed over to the British for money and position. John Kerry crossed over to the Vietnamese with his assistance to the anti-war movement and his direct liaison with the Vietnamese diplomats in Paris. His reward. Political gain. Senator. United States.
His record as a senator for twenty years has been pitiful. Conjure up, if you will, one major bill that he has sponsored.
John Kerry for President? Ridiculous. Unthinkable. Unbelievable. Outrageous.
Col. George "Bud" Day Medal of Honor Vietnam POW 1967-1973 Attorney 1949-2004 USMC- USA-USAF
"Colonel Day was the only POW to escape from prison in the South.
This is the only sentence that doesn't ring true. Where did this bio come from? Bud was held in the north--roomed with McCain either with or after Overly. Nick Rowe escaped from the south (later assassinated in the Philippines)."
Welcome to FreeRepublic, newguy, I see you joined today to launch your seed of doubt.
Col. Day's resume is an entirely plausible scenario since many fighters launched from Danang (in the South) and recovered in Danang, following their mission completion. An injured plane which goes down in the boonies around Danang in the 60's was very likely to have it's pilot captured by the Commies who were definitely in the Central and South parts of Vietnam.
BTW, are you a Commie or just a Socialist?
The print press..Washington Post, NY Times, etc are avoiding the Swiftboat story because they want a democratic president.
I think you have it directionally right. My numbers are 56 -58 Bush, Nader 3, J F'n K 40, clueless people the remainder.
Thank you for your service in 'Nam, and that of your friends and comrades in arms, some of whom certainly paid the price.
I'm glad you didn't get spit on. I did, being an ROTC volunteer at a major liberal college. A friend of mine had blood thrown on him as he was walking to drill.
I, for one, NEVER have seen definitive evidence that the atrocities alleged by sKerry were real. I will not believe any such words coming out of his mouth. I loathe that poor excuse for a man, and am proud of these vets who served in 'Nam who are now serving their country with valor for calling him out.
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"The report is from the Spectator..Kerry is considering a"
sking to go on..( incidentently..just before the GOP convention)..to apologize to any Vietnam Vets he offended with his anti-war stuff...he's digging a deeper hole for himself...
Turn out the lights, the party's over.....
"It is sickening, revolting, to even consider this skerry creature being compare to real heros. If this country elects such a sleaze, I will have some very serious personal matters to think over."
Guadalajara is one of the greatest cities in the World, cheap, good beer, cheap, good food and a wonderful and clean city. If Kerry wins, you and I will probably bump into each other.
Did you know John Kerry commanded a swiftboat?
I bet Colonel Day never did that!
"BUMP, all the eggs have hatched and all the rosters are comming home to rost."
I'd recommend you buy a vowel.
Wow. That is some record.
This guy needs to star in an ad...BIG TIME.
"I wondered if the apology will include that weird little bow he does with the palms of his hands pressed together. Did he learn that on his trip to Vietnam?"
If he tapped his forehead with his palms together, that is a VN prayer position.
bttt
"What was it that J FUBAR K did to elicit such a following?"
He put a (D) after his name and did what every Dim does, scare the people, lie to the people.
"If Kerry wins, you and I will probably bump into each other."
Entirely possible, if there is nothing left of America here, why not such a place as that?
I wonder how he feels about kerry's comments about service in the National Guard?
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Don't recall all the details, but Lt. Dieter Dengler, a Naval Aviator, escaped FRom a VC prison several times before he was rescued.
Dengler escaped FRom a Pathet Lao prison in Laos.
In fact, during the same period, perhaps on the same day that McCain made the Rambo comment, Kerry made a particularly snyde comment about the American Legion
Within the same Newsday article I quoted, this appeared:
Senator Kerry reacted to the opposition of the veterans' groups by sneering at them. Said Kerry: "I think it was Jack Kennedy who said of the American Legion back in the 1960's they had not had an original idea in 25 years. Well, now maybe it is 50."
Kerry is set to make a speech at the American Legion convention Sept. 1 in Nashville, Tenn, during the Republican National Convention.
"He's a member of the American Legion," said Kerry's communications director, Stephanie Cutter. "He was invited to come address the group, and we felt like it was an important speech to give and an important time to give it."
I wonder if anyone will remember his 1994 view of the Legion when he saunters up to the podium and informs all in attendance that he was in Viet Nam and that Francis Ford Coppola made a movie about his clandestine exploits in Cambodia.
I'd like to see kerry debate him some time.
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