Posted on 08/27/2004 4:03:11 PM PDT by ambrose
Posted on Fri, Aug. 27, 2004
Glenn urges Bush to condemn swift boat ads
CARRIE SPENCER
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Retired U.S. Sen. John Glenn said Friday that President Bush should take time in his Ohio visit Saturday to condemn ads attacking Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's military record in the Vietnam War.
Political strategists say the Kerry campaign needs to fight back against the ads questioning his rescue of a crew mate and the wounds that won him three purple hearts, but runs the risk of tiring voters eager to hear about jobs and education.
The ads by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ran for just one week in three states but have generated intense media publicity, and polls this week showed Kerry slipping slightly.
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Ohioan Pat Runyon, who introduced Glenn, told about 200 supporters at a union hall that he went on a nighttime raid with Kerry on a three-man boat in Vietnam, and that Kerry returned fire even after getting shot.
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John Glenn, another sell out.
my God, they really can't help themselves can they
"Waaaaa! Mommy, make him stop!! It's not FAIR!!!"
This is what happens when we send a "RAT" into space!
Even Kerry doesn't claim that he ever got shot. We can ignore this guy's "testimony" completely.
This is just beyond ludicrous. Has there been a single prominent Democratic politician who has condemned Michael Moore for his foul lies and distortions and unfair impugning of the President's character?
It is absolutely impossible to keep up with each version of the events. They can't keep the stories straight. Was Runyon the liar on the Boston whaler or was it Zaldonis? Because Admiral Schaecte was there. I say polygraphs for everyone starting with JF'nK.
something 'bout them Keating 5 boyz .. ;-)
My precious Lord, they have lost their collective minds.
My precious Lord, they have lost their collective minds.
That little space trip for Glenn keeps getting more and more expensive.
Glenn will never be done with the payback.
It's sad that Glenn would sully his name like this, too bad.
My grandfather was wounded twice during the battle of the bulge + lost the hearing in one ear not to mention losing some toes to frostbite. I don't think he received any medals. I guess he figured he had a job to do and went back to the line.
I must disagree! They gave up their minds years ago. This proves they've gone and lost their receipts.
Yeah, "'political strategists' say...". OK, AP. More like, "The DNC says....".
Why doesn't the MSM just start putting "DNC" in the byline? For once I'd like to hear a news reader (Oh, I'm sorry--"journalist") say, "...and now, a news story ripped directly from our DNC fax machine!".
Ummm, Zell Miller maybe.
May have seen a different movie.
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