Posted on 09/09/2004 1:32:03 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
When our shared narrative about the war and the truth more nearly converge.
The lies we've told ourselves, and been told by the likes of Kerry and Hollywood, have been festering all these years. About time we thrashed it out again. We get closer to the truth every time.
Bump!
Reynolds is a great guy, I hear. He's the faculty sponser for a number of UT campus conservative organizations, IIRC.
Thanks for the info!
I love the "beyond the pale" comment, without any explanation as to why, if true, the allegations would be beyond the pale. True kool aid drinker. (Also the rally on the 12th is not a swift boat event.)
I should have said, the Vietnam Veterans for the Truth rally on the Mall.
Thank you for the correction.
The day Kerry is defeated, the abused, spat upon and maligned Veterans of Vietnam will be able to say they've been welcomed home as heroes.
I don't begrudge any fame that spills Instapundit's way. But I give credit first to the Swiftties themselves. Then, there were several groups, including FR that helped them. There is enough credit for everyone. And congratulations to Instapundit for it's part.
Here's to success. Are you going , then, CW? Take care.
ping
I was hoping to MP but circumstances will prevent it.
But my heart and my thanks are with them.
Bump!
The day Kerry is defeated, the abused, spat upon and maligned Veterans of Vietnam will be able to say they've been welcomed home as heroes.
Rodger that!!
When people like you stop defining what happened in Vietnam to suit the needs of the moment. How come all of a sudden no one but a few extreme marxists will admit they protested the war using some of the most vicious anti-American, anti-veteran rhetoric imaginable. Now suddenly "it was just a disagreement, and we really were patriots, and it wasn't me who spit on veterans, it was that guy over there behind the tree." Now that veterans are getting vocal about what the peace movement was about you all just want to "let it go." Well guess what, we veterans are tired, we're pissed, and it's payback time. We'll let you know when it's time to "let it go." Maybe November 5th if things go as planned.
God works in mysterious ways.
Ask the Cambodians, the Viet Namese and the people of Laos what it was all about.
Reynolds got a HUGE assist from Hugh Hewitt on the Cambodia issue. A blog alone wouold not have been enough to get this story out. I believe Hewitt was the first to air the Carl Cameron story, and he played it over and over and over. He kept up the drumbeat for days, way before Rush or hannity had the nerve to touch it.
I think I actually took a class taught by Prof. Reynolds when he was a visiting professor at UVA Law.
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