Which is what the Bush/Cheney campaign has been and will continue to do.
Vietnam is a loser.
These SwiftVets are not politicians. They have a Vietnam experience that they say has been misrepresented and they want to have their say. It is not and should not be confused with the Bush political campaign, either by Kerry supporters or handwringing Bush supporters who worry too much.
There is nothing right about Kerry showing and telling a story of Vietnam that these men say is a lie and then telling these men "Too bad, you better shut the hell up. Kerry can say whatever he wants, including showing pictures of you to imply you all support him and you better not rock the boat and make everyone feel all uncomfortable by contradicting his highness".
That is wrong and doing wrong is what will backfire every time.
YES!!!!
Exactly! Thanks for posting that!
Kerry not only wants the people to elect him on the basis of his Vietnam experience, he has been using his OWN swiftboat comrades as props to get you BELIEVE him. It's only fair that the vast majority of the people who served with and alongside him say that they DON'T endorse him, and that he is using THEM for political gain. Hey, I'd be pissed off if he was using MY image in ads, and would do anything possible to have it stopped. It reminds me of how people like Mellencamp FORBADE the Reagan camp from playing R.O.C.K. in the USA during rallies. He even threatened to sue. Springsteen did this over "Born in the USA" too. He issued a statement that he didn't want it implied that he was a republican. The repubs of course complied and stopped playing the songs.