I think you are correct, or she was drunk putting her ribbons on the uniform. If I'm not mistaken, the US flag is ALWAYS on the right behind the person, so I think the pic is reversed.
Posted on 10/07/2004 6:40:03 AM PDT by NotchJohnson
The highest-ranking woman in U.S. Army history campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in Rock Hill on Wed-nesday, telling Democratic Party faithful that President Bush had no clue what he was getting into in Iraq.
Retired Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy said Bush has no clue how to get out of Iraq either.
Kennedy, a 32-year Army veteran, was the first woman to become a three-star Army general. She served as deputy chief of staff for intelligence under President Clinton. Kerry is the right person to finish the job in Iraq, she said.
Bush and Cheney have continued to say recently that the war was the right thing to do. Both Bush and Cheney say Kerry's criticism of war strategy and his votes against funding have hurt the troops.
But Kennedy and several other retired military leaders who support Kerry disagree. The military under Kerry would win the peace by building a world coalition to both fight terror and help pay for the war, Kennedy said. She called the Bush-Cheney team's wartime performance "incompetent," and said Bush looked "completely clueless" during last week's debate with Kerry.
"It is embarrassing to see George Bush pretending to be president," she told an audience of about 30 Democrats at York County Democratic headquarters.
The war was started for false reasons, Kennedy said, and some in the Bush administration have said there haven't been enough soldiers in Iraq to do the job right.
Kennedy spoke of her own three decades of service to blast both Bush and Cheney for not serving in the active-duty military. She said Kerry served as a "fine combat leader" in Vietnam.
"The price of war is way too high to go in as the first option," Kennedy said.
Kennedy has traveled the country campaigning for Kerry in an appeal to both women and veterans groups. Her local visit was another partisan event for Democrats sponsored by Women for Kerry.
Women are more likely to support Kerry than Bush, Kennedy said, but in 2000 15 million women between 18 and 24 didn't register to vote. Another 4 million who were registered didn't vote.
Clinton had a motto about building a bridge to the 21st century, Kennedy said, but "Bush has become the Hurricane Ivan to that bridge."
Yet Kerry supporter Wayne Clark pointed out that he hadn't heard much from Kerry about the tough choices he'll face in Iraq if he wins.
Kennedy said an international coalition would help Kerry win the peace.
The Muslim world, fractured politically before the Iraqi invasion, has now become more united against Bush and the U.S. as a result of the war, she said.
So, I guess we will have to take the 72% of those polled in the military who support George Bush and the cadre of 4-star generals (you know, guys like Tommy Franks) who think that George Bush is doing the right thing.
Another DACOWITS wacko ditz wacko witch
Pride of the sodomite friendly Marxist army the Clinton's left us with
imo
That's funny. I never equated intelligence with the Bush Administration
I've asked admin moderator to remove this. I meant CLINTON!!!
WHooo-HOOOO!!!!!!!!!! another liberal named Kennedy supports Kerry...wow.... and...?
I think you are correct, or she was drunk putting her ribbons on the uniform. If I'm not mistaken, the US flag is ALWAYS on the right behind the person, so I think the pic is reversed.
MG Smith would have needed some glasses if he did what she implied.
Yes, you are correct. The ribbons are on the wrong side.
Golly, she is a handsome woman--just perfect for the Evil Teensy Bent One to take a shine to.
"The highest-ranking woman in U.S. Army history campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in Rock Hill on Wed-nesday, telling Democratic Party faithful that President Bush had no clue what he was getting into in Iraq."
The token female to the rescue!
Nothing like being divisive is there?
Is she a lesbian?
Or is this the one that headed the prison where terrorists had panites on their head and naked with a dog barking at them?
I'm sure a REITRED military person will be up to date on closed door information. LOL!
"Retired Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy said Bush has no clue how to get out of Iraq either. "
I wonder if the ribbons actually are on the wrong side or if the picture is reversed. It the ribbons are on the wrong side of her uniform, she should be ashamed of her status (of course, skerry supporters do no wrong). 30+ years in the military and I have never done that.
Were her Clintooooooon knee pads showing to the massive crowd of 20 people?
"I read that Claudia used to date a relative of Terry McAuliffes. No partisan base there"
"According to the Centre for Public Integrity, Claudia Kennedy sat on the boards of three companies that were started by Terence McAuliffe, the leading Democratic fund-raiser and friend of President and Mrs Clinton. The companies were founded in Florida in 1997. The centre said Kennedy's service on the boards might have violated Defence Department ethics guidelines but an army spokesman denied this. Kennedy was called Hillary Clinton's "favorite general." [Ed. note: It's obvious this is another Sicko Hitlery Klintoon scam.]
Major Gen. Larry Smith, who is married, has been accussed of groping Kennedy at her Pentagon office three years earlier. He is being investigated by the army's Inspector General and faces an ignominious end to a distinguished career. McAuliffe confirmed that Kennedy, a divorcee, had been involved in his companies after she had been recommended to him by his father-in-law, with whom she was having a sexual relationship. (Daily Telegraph, 4-29-2000, Issue 1800, www) http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?
http://www.freeworldalliance.com/kingkonklinton/kfob.htm
"It is embarrassing to see George Bush pretending to be president," she told an audience of about 30 Democrats at York County Democratic headquarters.
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