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'My Motives Were Pure and Innocent' (Kerry "band of brothers" man pleads guilty to child porn)
Best of the Web ^ | Dec. 23, 2008 | JAMES TARANTO

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 ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: California
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To: Interesting Times

Not surprising - Hanoi John ain’t exactly a paragon of virtue.


81 posted on 12/24/2008 2:21:33 PM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: tlb

Wade Saunders and Max Cleland.

Wade Rowland Saunders

82 posted on 12/24/2008 2:39:25 PM PST by kcvl
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To: tlb; All

I just found this opinion piece written by the perv.

Note the title is COMPLETELY accurate about Mr. Sanders.

“Wade R. Sanders: An American Disgrace”

http://www.military.com/Opinions/0,,Sanders_Index,00.html


83 posted on 12/24/2008 2:43:12 PM PST by Mr. Jazzy (Happy 233rd Birthday, USMC!!!)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Here’s a nice Christmas present.


84 posted on 12/24/2008 3:10:22 PM PST by Chieftain
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To: Interesting Times; The Shrew

You and Tim proven right again....I’m not surprised...both of you are “Men of Honour”....yes, the English spelling was intentional as it’s historical meaning surely predates our country’s founding.

I will be forever thankful for what you guys did during that election!


85 posted on 12/24/2008 4:57:32 PM PST by Seeking the truth (Bitter White Person Stamps, Tees & bumper stickers - 0cents.com)
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To: Seeking the truth

Thanks... and Merry Christmas.


86 posted on 12/24/2008 6:20:54 PM PST by Interesting Times (For the truth about "swift boating" see ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: tlb
Whenever I think of the phrase “Band of Brothers” I automatically think of my fellow PA native Major Dick Winters and the incredible mini-series “Band of Brothers”.

IMHO, to associate this phrase with anything else is to dishonor the accomplishments of those Airborne heroes who fought in WW II.

I admit I am prejudiced in this matter, but anyone who has studied the history of the Airborne, Major Winters or experienced the camaraderie of being ‘Airborne’ understands why I feel as I do.

Nothing I have done comes close to the heroic deeds of my “brothers’ who served in WW II, and I am in constant awe of their bravery.

At this time of year, as we celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus, let us not forget the sacrifice of those mortal men who gave the ultimate sacrifice to their country, and to the world, so that we might be free to enjoy all that we have.

God bless all of my “band of brothers” who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

And may God bless all of those who are serving at this very moment, protecting all of us, willing to give their very lives for all Americans, even those who do not appreciate or understand the gift given them.

87 posted on 12/24/2008 6:51:00 PM PST by airborne (God answers all prayers. Just some times the answer is "no".)
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To: Interesting Times

Thanks for the ping!


88 posted on 12/24/2008 8:09:23 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Interesting Times; Grampa Dave; MeekOneGOP; ntnychik; potlatch; devolve; snippy_about_it
John Kerry himself should have been convicted of treason for giving aid and comfort to the enemy with his 1971 congressional testimony slandering our troops.

It is only fitting that his coterie would include the disgusting likes of Wade Into The Manure Pit.

Today's traitor party simply removes the labels so its candidate is not immediately identified as DoperIslamoCommieKenyan.

89 posted on 12/24/2008 8:28:04 PM PST by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
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To: PhilDragoo

bump! bump! bump!


90 posted on 12/24/2008 10:30:27 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (Obama, WHO is Bill Ayers and WHY are you still friends with him? Please RSVP asap!)
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To: death2tyrants
"He has a good point" said infidelity researcher John Edwards.

Now THAT'S funny. Great bit of humor there death2 ;-)

91 posted on 12/24/2008 11:10:21 PM PST by Phil Harmonic
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To: Interesting Times

Total skunk all the way, no doubt about it.


92 posted on 12/25/2008 6:56:36 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: Seeking the truth
You are too kind! Merry Christmas to you and your lovely wife!

TS

93 posted on 12/26/2008 10:16:40 AM PST by The Shrew (www.wintersoldier.com; www.tstrs.com; The Truth Shall Set You Free!)
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To: hinckley buzzard
He's being swift-boated .... oh, the humanity!

Just doing research and now he's guilty of child porn?

This swift-boating must stop. When will it end? How many lives will be ruined?

94 posted on 12/29/2008 6:41:43 PM PST by PA-RIVER
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To: PA-RIVER

Ole Wade is being sentenced today...has anybody heard what the judge has said to this Democrat pervert? I’ll bet his heart beat is up a tick or two since he smart mouthed me about my Vietnam service a few years ago...


95 posted on 03/30/2009 3:58:36 PM PDT by RVN Airplane Driver ("To be born into freedom is an accident; to die in freedom is an obligation..)
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To: RVN Airplane Driver

Anybody heard what the judge gave ole Wade? I went to the San Diego paper and did a search and got nada, nilch..and the judge was a Clinton appointee... I guess all we have to do is fill in the blanks!


96 posted on 04/06/2009 5:23:48 AM PDT by RVN Airplane Driver ("To be born into freedom is an accident; to die in freedom is an obligation..)
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