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Kerry Lied Comes to Mentor, Ohio
Vanity-After Action Report | 19Sept2004 | Conspiratoristo

Posted on 09/19/2004 6:35:21 PM PDT by North Coast Conservative

Last week was the KerryLied Rally in Washington, D.C. that many Vietnam veterans had been waiting months for. It was a good rally, Free Republic was well represented, especially with Tax Relief constantly sitrepping Huber, who was keeping the world updated through Free Republic. The weather was great, and everybody went home feeling good about coming together to repudiate the lies, treachery, deceit and traitorous behavior of John Forbes Kerry in 1970, 1971, and 1972. For some of us it was only the start.

Mentor, Ohio is a bedroom suburb of Cleveland, snuggled up under Lake Erie 25 miles to the east. The “It’s Better in Mentor” festival is an annual excuse for eating cotton candy, elephant ears, and kettle corn while picking up pens and emery boards with politicians’ names on them. I had been asked to work the county Republican party tent just like every other year, but this year I had to decline. It was time to tell a whole generation of Americans, usually anyone under 35 years of age, about what John F Kerry did when he came home from his short stint as was hero in South Vietnam.

Thanks to Tony Snesko of Operation Street Corner, Swiftboat Vets for the Truth, and Kerry Lied I obtained a lot of the materials that Tony has been using every weekend at The Vietnam Memorial. We obtained a spot at the festival, printed up and assembled story boards about the Democratic nominee and his history with the Viet Cong, Jane Fonda, and the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and started teaching history.

I would like to report that we were warmly received by everyone at the festival, but that would be as truthful as the Winter Soldier hearings in Detroit, or the future Senator Kerry’s testimony in front of the Senate Subcommittee about the atrocities and war criminals of the US armed forces. However, I would say that of the people that stopped by to chat or read the boards that it was 70%-30% in favor of hanging the Democratic nominee from the nearest tree for treason. (Figuratively only of course).

I was very impressed with the number of young families that stopped and took the time to read all of the panels, and then accepted a handout which listed the weapons systems in use today by the US armed forces that Senator Kerry has voted against. Veterans, identified by branch of service caps, thanked me for putting up the tent, and welcomed me home. One vet just shook my hand, gave me his unit designation, and left quietly.

This 16 year old young man showed up last night and stood for a half hour beside the tent before some local Pubbies started talking to him. When asked why he supported the Democratic slate he couldn’t verbalize exactly why, so Ryan from B/C’04 spent about 45 minutes with him, explaining the major differences between Pubblies and DemoncRATS as far as approach to government goes. The young man learned that he has a lot more in common with the Republican Party that he thought, but still took the yard sign home to his parents. One small step………

We racked up 23 hours of tent time this weekend, and I knew that it was a big success when a Kerry supporter who spent a little too much time in the beer tent this afternoon called me a “f****ng idiot”, but didn’t want to stop and discuss the finer points of Winter Soldier. The more civilized retorts I got to the Kerry Lied banner was: “Bush Lies Too!!” Some wanted to discuss Air National Guard time, and how it wasn’t really serving. I related to them how my Dad and I got together for three great days in September of 1968 when he was “In Country” with the 136th FIS/107th TFW, New York Air National Guard at Tuy Hoa, in the 2nd Corps.

I got sunburned, shook a lot of hands, and met many wonderful people some of whom never new this particular part of Sen. Kerry’s life . I think the defeat of John Kerry will excise many of the demons for my fellow Vietnam Veterans that have been hanging around since the early 70s.

I know it will for me.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: aar; kerry; kerrylied; neohio; swiftboatvets; treason; vietnamveterans; vv4truth; wintersoldier
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1 posted on 09/19/2004 6:35:22 PM PDT by North Coast Conservative
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To: 88keys; Akron Al; babyface00; Badray; Bikers4Bush; boxerblues; Captiva; Commiewatcher; ...

I know I don't type very well, please excuse the typos. *VBG*


2 posted on 09/19/2004 6:36:50 PM PDT by North Coast Conservative (Never Take a Gun to a Gunfight That Is Less Than .40 Cal)
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To: conspiratoristo

bump from the left coast


3 posted on 09/19/2004 6:38:59 PM PDT by farmfriend ( In Essentials, Unity...In Non-Essentials, Liberty...In All Things, Charity.)
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To: conspiratoristo

Great job, Conspiratoristo.
Sorry we couldn't make it.
Our refugees from Hurricane Ivan left for home tonight, so our week-end plans were placed on hold. Hope to be able to make it another time.


4 posted on 09/19/2004 6:41:36 PM PDT by mabelkitty (Watch for a CBS employee in a trench coat going by DeepWord.....)
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To: conspiratoristo

Im so proud of you for doing this. Sounds like you might have a future freeper in the making with the 16 year old lol.


5 posted on 09/19/2004 6:43:41 PM PDT by boxerblues (www.ohbluestarmothers.org)
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To: conspiratoristo

Kudos, sir, and bump.


6 posted on 09/19/2004 6:45:36 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (hoplophobia is a mental aberration rather than a mere attitude)
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To: conspiratoristo

If he comes to the Cleveland area again please let me know.


7 posted on 09/19/2004 6:48:58 PM PDT by nomad
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To: conspiratoristo

Excellent work! Thank you for your service!


8 posted on 09/19/2004 6:49:07 PM PDT by airborne (God answers all prayers. Sometimes the answer is ,"No".)
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To: conspiratoristo

Thanks for all you are doing to ensure that Hanoi John Effing Traitor Kerry is defeated Nove. 2!

Taxman Bravo Zulu!


9 posted on 09/19/2004 6:51:55 PM PDT by Taxman (So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
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To: conspiratoristo

Great job. Great report. Thanks for all you do.


10 posted on 09/19/2004 6:59:33 PM PDT by Badray (Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown. RIP harpseal.)
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To: conspiratoristo

I moved up here to Michigan from Mentor. Wish I was back there.


11 posted on 09/19/2004 7:07:14 PM PDT by whershey
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To: conspiratoristo

Thank you for the report & the "war stories' of the time in Mentor..

Appreciated seeing the pix of you & Mrs. C in DC.. the rally sounded awesome. Wish I could have participated.

your rock C... keep up the good work!

{{{ hugs }}}


12 posted on 09/19/2004 7:10:36 PM PDT by DollyCali (A song & smile in your soul ~~ gifts from God.)
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To: conspiratoristo

This is fantastic! Good job! We need to have booths all over the country!!!


13 posted on 09/19/2004 7:35:17 PM PDT by MistyCA
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To: conspiratoristo

Mentor's a great town, home of the Little Mountain if I recall.


14 posted on 09/19/2004 7:41:00 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: conspiratoristo
The young man learned that he has a lot more in common with the Republican Party that he thought

I think there are allot of Democrats who vote the way they do out of family tradition. And if these younger ones were to list what they want out of their Gov't, I think some, or many, would find that they agree with traditional conservative values.

15 posted on 09/19/2004 7:42:12 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: conspiratoristo

Is that Brad Pitt in the Kerry lied shirt in the top photo? :-)

Nice work, spir!


16 posted on 09/19/2004 7:50:12 PM PDT by Huber (Kerry/Edwards = "Tax 'em & Sue 'em" . Vote Bush/Cheney '04)
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To: conspiratoristo

Great work! Looking forward to seeing you again at CPAC!


17 posted on 09/19/2004 7:55:55 PM PDT by Libertina (Thank God we have President Bush in the White House.)
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To: Huber

Hey, we got a "mention". Let's do that SITREP thing again sometime!


18 posted on 09/19/2004 7:56:24 PM PDT by TaxRelief (Kerry lied and good men died, and Moms worried, and heroes were spit on, and children were ostraci..)
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To: TaxRelief

Yeah, it seemed to work out pretty well. PS, that "Kerry lied while good men died" shirt was pretty cool!


19 posted on 09/19/2004 7:59:16 PM PDT by Huber (Kerry/Edwards = "Tax 'em & Sue 'em" . Vote Bush/Cheney '04)
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To: conspiratoristo
Wish I had known about your appearance in Mentor, had I been able to make it in person I would have shaken your hand and thanked both you and your father for your service to our country. Allow me to do so now.
20 posted on 09/19/2004 8:12:29 PM PDT by ADemocratNoMore (Jeepers, Freepers, where'd 'ya get those sleepers?. Pj people, exposing old media's lies.)
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