Posted on 12/23/2008 8:15:36 PM PST by tlb
Remember Wade Sanders? He was one of the "band of brothers"--Swift Boat veterans who supported John Kerry's presidential campaign and appeared onstage at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
Sanders was one of Kerry's nastiest surrogates. In August 2004, he likened the president to a "trapped animal." In September, he compared Karl Rove and Swift Boat Veterans for Truth chief John O'Neill to Josef Goebbels. He repeatedly referred to the president and his men as "chicken hawks," an especially nasty term because it is slang for a child molester as well as a derisive term for a nonveteran who favors a strong defense.
Sanders, who also served as a deputy assistant Navy secretary during the Clinton administration, continued his anti-Bush campaign even after Kerry's defeat. In a December 2004 op-ed for the San Diego Union-Tribune, he lectured the president on "the heavy responsibility of command":
Sir, with all due respect, you would be well advised to acquaint yourself with the level of responsibility and accountability that accompany the title. If you really want to fill those shoes, if you want to parade about in uniform, if you want to use our men and women in uniform as your personal props, then please honor moral and ethical standards that go with the job.
Sanders is back in the news. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that he "pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal charge of possessing child pornography".
Sanders acknowledged in court that he had "possessed computer files containing 600 images of minors, including a 21-minute video that depicted girls engaging in sex acts with an adult man."
Sanders, a lawyer, said he didn't realize federal child pornography laws barred downloading or viewing the material even by researchers. He said that is why he decided to plead guilty.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Were there others? I thought Sanders was the only Swift Boat veteran (serving with Kerry) that supported Kerry.
Wow, how far some fall.
I thought his name sounded a little more familiar than a former sec. of the Navy during the Clinton administration.
“CHICKEN HAWK”, INDEED!
And that guy from The Who - I can’t remember his name right now.
What does “schadensfreude” mean - I’ve been seeing it alot on Free Republic.
Yeah, that’s the guy - Pete Townsend.
Where have I heard that before?
Oh, yeah! Bernie Ward.
Pete Townshend also.
Not surprising. Kerry also had James Michael McHaney on his campaign team in 2004. He was later arrested for trying to rape a ten year old boy.
“schadenfreude” is a German word which describes
the enjoyment of other people’s suffering.
My bad, it was a 13 year old boy.
"..Sanders, 67, of San Diego, had more than 600 images of child pornography on his computer, including a 21-minute video showing "pre-pubescent females" having sexual contact with an adult male, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Sanders, a lawyer, is a retired Navy captain who received the Bronze Star, Silver Star and Purple Heart for service as a swift-boat captain in the Vietnam War. He faces a possible 10 years in prison and $250,000 fine when sentenced March 30.
Under a plea bargain, prosecutors have agreed to recommend a prison sentence of five to six years..."
Pete Townsend, too.
I believe Pete Townsend also used the research defense.
So I totally missed the name connection. Which is what the press wanted.
Amazing.
Bet the rent on that.
I hate John Kerry but surely having to listen to his wife’s accent for the rest of his life and eternity if his religion has it right— is punishment enough.
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No, there were something like 3 or 5...another one was Jim Wasser, a lying union hack here in Illinois.
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