Swift Boat Leader Responds to Kerry

Drudge Report/Human Events ^ | September 14, 2006 | John Oneil

[RDTF]

John Kerry recently volunteered that he was prepared to “kick [the Swift Boat Veterans’] ass from one end of America to the other” and that he would “demolish” us. He ought to take a Christmas cruise to Cambodia to calm down. Maybe he could take a side trip to tour “Genghis Khan” ruins.

It is a little difficult to imagine Kerry (“I voted for it before I voted against it”) kicking the most decorated living serviceman, Bud Day, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or our salty commander, Adm. Roy Hoffman, anywhere. Perhaps Kerry had in mind using a “Rice Fanny Grenade” as he did by mistake on himself shortly before leaving Vietnam. If so, based on the record, he is in far more danger than anyone else.

Kerry and his friends certainly seem to show much greater anger and hatred toward us than toward the murderous al Qaeda terrorists. This is actually a positive thing. Based on his record of switching to adopt the North Vietnamese position in 1971 and (after voting to send our kids to Iraq) proposing to cut and run in Iraq, it is likely that Kerry will be endorsing our positions by 2008 and (in his words) “Swift Boating” himself. If not, it is OK. After living for 34 years with his claim that our comrades, living and dead, were like the army of Genghis Khan, we will always remember and be grateful for the support of the American people in 2004. Nothing he will ever say can demolish that or will speak nearly so loudly.

Mr. O'Neill is a Houston attorney who clerked for Chief Justice William Rehnquist during the Supreme Court's October 1974 term. He authored the New York Times No. 1 bestseller, "Unfit for Command" in 2004.

[Eva]

It doesn't matter if Kerry released them or not (he released them to a few reporters) we know what he was trying to hide, his college grade point average and military test scores (all lower than Bush's). If they had gotten out before the elections, he wouldn't have been able to claim to be "nuanced", and would never had been able to claim victory in the debates. He would have just been labeled, stupid.

[Caretaker]

I deeply admire the Swifty's for
their service and their stand and am grateful for their story.

However, the Democrat Machine contributed greatly to Bush's re-election by selecting Kerry. Edwards or even Hillary, would have been more of a threat.

[hinckley buzzard]

Ill send money to the swiftees again if need be. Best money I ever spent.

Exactamundo. We're witcha, John.

[hinckley buzzard]

He would not have received a BCD unless as the result of a court martial. If memory serves, he could have received a general administrative discharge, however, either "Administrative under honarable" conditions or "other than honorable conditions."

I doubt he ever was court-martialed.

[hinckley buzzard]

Bush owes his election in 2004 to the Swifties and to Elian Gonzales in 2000

Elian should be the guest of honor at the next GOP convention.