You have got to be kidding. And Kerry is goint to speak at the American Legion next week.

Unfit For Command | 08/29/2004 | streetsmart

[festus]

You know he lacks a proper hat when addressing these folks .... Perhaps someone could slip a pair of ladies undies on his head right before he takes the podium .....

Would make for a great photo op......

[twhitak]

Truly, there can be no worse candidate on earth for President. I'd vote for Alec Baldwin before I'd vote for Kerry.

Yeah, I'd say Nader is looking pretty good to the ABB crowd right about now.

[DustyMoment]

Here's another Kerry quote from Stanley Kranow's book Vietnam: A History. The First Complete Account of Vietnam at War:

"There I was, a week out of the jungle, flying from San Francisco to New York. I fell asleep and woke up yelling, probably a nightmare. The other passengers moved away from me - a reaction I noticed more and more in the months ahead. The country didn't give a sh__ about the guys coming back or what they'd been through. The feeling toward them was 'Stay away - don't contaminate us with whatever you've brought back from Vietnam.'"

Then, because he was such a great guy and experienced this, he proceeded to help his fellow veterans out by trashing them in the press and before the Senate.

The payback in November won't be pretty.

[NetValue]

"Advice to Legionnaires if Kerry shows:

Don't be rude. Just turn your backs and don't respond."

Absolutely. Greet him with complete silence until he departs.

[Merry]

Watch for Dufus to give a half a**ed apology to the Vets. He will apologize without claiming any responsibility for what he did. I would bet on this if I gambled.

[NetValue]

John Kewrry is still a US Senator. Show respect for the position by silence even though the holder of that office is despicable.

[streetsmart]

Watch for Dufus to give a half a**ed apology to the Vets. He will apologize without claiming any responsibility for what he did. I would bet on this if I gambled.

That would be hard to pull off. But Kerry is desperate and might try it.

[DustyMoment]

I don't see it coming. Kerry will only do that if he wants to sink what little remains of his campaign. An apology will only confirm that he lied about his experiences in Vietnam, lied to get his medals, lied to the Senate in 1971 and is lying about being a "hero".

In fact, a Kerry apology will only give the Swiftees more credibility and, until his campaign ends on Nov. 3, when he loses by a huge amount, Kerry will never give the Swiftees more ammunition than he left with them 30+ years ago.

[Chaguito]

I've sent that quote to the VFW convention office and the American Legion Convention Office several times. They are too much gentlemen to cancel Mr. Kerry, but I think things could be a little frosty at his appearance.

[Kackikat]

I believe he should receive the same welcome he created for the Vietnam Vets returning home, PLEASE PASS THE ROTTEN TOMATOE!

[mercy]

You cannot start a sentance with and.

[COBOL2Java]

Kerry's running this campaign like my 5-year old granson plays Tetris...

[Kaslin]

I only live about an hour from the Opryland Hotel where the American Legion convention is held. If I had a better car I would drive there to freep him but I expect him to get the same treatment he got at the VFW convention

[Threepwood]

No choice. The Kerry campaign gambled on using his combat record as a prop. Now they're stuck with it. He'll probably wear his purple heart to his concession speech.

[capt. norm]

It is amazing that Kerry takes the risk of a cold reception

My thoughts exactly. He's got to know that he will be in hostile (to him) territory and it's going to be worse than his other veteran's group reception where they turned their backs on him and he became visibly upset afterward.

It would not surprise me if he had a sudden need to change his schedule. But if he were to make an excuse and duck the scheduled appearance, it will still harm his campaign. He's walking into a lose-lose situation and is too arrogant to know it.

[jws3sticks]

Speaking of JFK's Purple Hearts, here is a picture of one of them.

[CyberAnt]

Hmmmm? How about going to the VFW website and posting a message citing pg 148 and quoting what it says. Maybe it will challenge them to challenge Kerry.

[Admin Moderator]

Please avoid hot-linking huge graphics, as they slow down the works, especially for those with dialups.

No problem if linked like this.

[4integrity]

Thank you for posting the quote from Unfit for Command. When I heard Kerry would speak at the American Legion, I remembered the quote you posted. Tomorrow morning, I plan to call the Nashville American Legion and "enlighten" them re Mr. Kerry's past comments. Perhaps they would like to have Mr. Kerry explain these comments.