Posted on 08/25/2004 1:51:55 PM PDT by doug from upland
bump TO SUPPORT THE NEW SWIFT VETS AD AND GEORGE BUSH... http://swift2.he.net/~swift2/gardner2.mpg
Why will Kerry lose? One reason is that NOBODY likes him. He's the most disliked person to run for that job since Nixon, which obviously doesn't mean he won't be elected.
I was just becoming politically aware when he made his testimony before Congress. Seems to me that even at that time he was trying to play both ends against the middle. The anti-war people didn't trust him because he had just come back from Nam where he had supposedly killed people and stuff. Military didn't like him because he called them war criminals. He just never quite seemed to be able to drop the east coast elitism enough to be a hippie. The general consensus was that he would become a politician.
Et voila! Here we are 33 years later and he's running for president like every swifties' worst dream. You have to figure they've been planning this takedown for decades. I would have been.
Kudos! Well said.
Publish it now -- and again on November 3rd.
I don't think so. Even the great democratic push pollster, the LASlimes has thrown in the towel.
Thank you for your service.
John Kerry & Vietnam THE WOUNDS THAT NEVER HEAL (Wounded Vet Buys Full Page Of Army Times)
Army Times - Full Page Advertisement: September 6th Edition | September 3, 2004 | Dexter Lehtinen, Army paratrooper and Ranger
Posted on 09/03/2004 3:17:42 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
In 1971, I awakened after three days of unconsciousness aboard a hospital ship off the coast of Vietnam. I could not see, my jaws were wired shut, and my left cheekbone was missing, a gaping hole in its place.
Later, while still in that condition at St Albans Naval Hospital, one of my earliest recollections was hearing of John Kerry's testimony before Congress.
I remember lying there, in disbelief, as I learned how Kerry told the world that I served in an Army reminiscent of Genghis Khan's; that officers like me routinely let their men plunder villages and rape villagers at will; that "war crimes" committed in Vietnam by my fellow soldiers "were not isolated incidents but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command."
Then Kerry went to Paris, meeting with the North Vietnamese enemy officials, all while our soldiers still fought in the field. The pain and disbelief I felt listening to his words went deeper than the pain I felt from the enemy fire which seriously wounded my face.
Eighteen months later I was discharged from the hospital, the wounds inflicted by the enemy fully healed. But more than 30 years later, the wounds inflicted by John Kerry continue to bring pain to scores of Vietnam veterans. Those wounds--the bearing of false witness against me and a generation of courageous young Americans who fought and died in Vietnam--are much more serious than any wound warranting a Purple Heart. Those wounds go to the heart and soul. Those wounds never go away.
Today, my son is a Marine Corps weapons officer, flying the F/A 18 Hornet. He belongs to the same Marine Corps Kerry ridiculed with his 1971 book cover showing protestors simulating the Iwo Jima Memorial, raising an upside-down American flag. He flies the same F/A 18 fighter jet that Kerry voted against in the U.S. Senate. And today, Kerry's picture hangs in an honored place in Saigon's war museum, as a hero to the Vietnamese Communists.
Yet, John Kerry shamelessly drapes himself in the imagery of Vietnam, military service and the support of veteran's devoid of any media scrutiny. Meanwhile, the criticism and disapproval of Kerry by scores of veterans continues to fall on deaf ears. Worse yet, any legitimate criticism of Kerry's post-war record is discredited as a "personal" attack or an attack against his service.
John Kerry is quick to surround himself with a handful of veterans and claims overwhelming support from the veteran community. He ignores, however, the wounds he inflicted on millions of veterans, and he refuses to sign a waiver to release his military personal records and medical records. This is the portrait of a man who has failed to comes to terms with his treacherous past.
I, Dexter Lehtinen, paid for this ad personally, without any connection to other individuals or groups, because I want the public to know what John Kerry did to our Vietnam veterans.
Dexter Lehtinen 7700 S.W. 88th St., Ste. 303 Miami, FL 33156
Join the rally on Sunday, September 12th to Expose John Kerry's Lies About Vietnam Vets. Hear from Vietnam Vets, POWs, B.G. Burkett (author of Stolen Valor), and others. 2:00 pm, Senate side of the Capitol, Washington D.C.
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Dexter Lehtinen, an Army paratrooper and Ranger, severely wounded in 1971 while a reconnaissance platoon leader in Vietnam. He later graduated first in his class from Stanford Law School and later served as a Florida State Senator and the United States' Attorney in Miami.
This is the first time I see this photo!
Very emotional!
Thanks for sharing.
That is pretty powerful, doug. Thank you.
You're welcome...
I hope, one day, you'll be able to visit the Wall and FEEL the sense of loss and sadness at that place...
That Wall should end FOREVER the idea that politicians should conduct war.... Once the decision for war has been made by politicians - the warriors should be allowed to conduct the war to win....
Semper Fi
Bringing this back. John Kerry and his handlers had no idea how much he is loathed. He thought he could ignore the SwiftVets or call them liars. Nope. Having the truth on our side makes for a powerful ally.
Bumping for our newest guests, some of which may be from CBS.
From your lips to God's ear. I am bookmaking this thread and Pray I can come back here to celebrate Kerry defeat with you on Nov. 3rd!!
See you here late at night on Nov. 2 for a big celebration.
Bringing this back.
BTTT
You mentioned on another thread that they would be coming home. Here was my version from a few months ago.
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