The man is unfit to command. He can't even run his own mind, let alone an entire country.
If the Vets have told the truth on these three items, why not believe they're telling the truth on everything? Kerry is a lying opportunist, nothing more.
"hadn't been shot at yet."
That is the smoking gun.
The Purple Heart requirements allows the award of a Purple Heart for self inflicted wounds.......but only those self-inflicted wounds were received "in the heat of battle".
How could Kerry possibly have been "in the heat of battle" while never having been "shot at yet"?
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5) Examples of injuries or wounds which clearly do not qualify for award of the Purple Heart are as follows:
(a) Frostbite or trench foot injuries.
(b) Heat stroke.
(c) Food poisoning not caused by enemy agents.
(d) Chemical, biological, or nuclear agents not released by the enemy.
(e) Battle fatigue.
(f) Disease not directly caused by enemy agents.
(g) Accidents, to include explosive, aircraft, vehicular, and other accidental wounding not related to or caused by enemy action.
(h) Self-inflicted wounds, except when in the heat of battle, and not involving gross negligence.
Excerpted from Drudge:
BRANT: "You should know what you said when you came back, the impact it had on the young sailors and how it was disrespectful of our guys that were killed over there.
[Brant had two men killed in battle.]
KERRY: "When we dedicated swift boat one in '92, I said to all the swift guys that I wasn't talking about the swifties, I was talking about all the rest of the veterans."
Here's the text from Drudge:
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUE AUG 24, 2004 11:09:31 ET XXXXX
KERRY PHONES SWIFT BOAT FOES
**Exclsuive**
Dem presidential hopeful John Kerry personally phoned anti-Kerry swift boat vets, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
Kerry reached out to Robert "Friar Tuck" Brant Cdr., USN (RET) Sunday night, just hours after former Sen. Bob Dole publicly challenged Kerry to apologize to veterans.
Brant was skipper of the #96 and # 36 boat and spent time with Kerry in Anm Thoi. Kerry and Brant slept in the same quarters, and Brant used to put Kerry back to be at night when Kerry was sleepwalking.
Brant received a call from Kerry at his home in Virginia while he was watching the Olympics on TV.
The call lasted 10 minutes, sources tell DRUDGE.
KERRY: "Why are all these swift boat guys opposed to me?"
BRANT: "You should know what you said when you came back, the impact it had on the young sailors and how it was disrespectful of our guys that were killed over there.
[Brant had two men killed in battle.]
KERRY: "When we dedicated swift boat one in '92, I said to all the swift guys that I wasn't talking about the swifties, I was talking about all the rest of the veterans."
Kerry then asked if he could meet Brant -- man to man -- face to face.
Brant declined the invite, explaining that Kerry was obviously not prepared to correct the record on exactly what happened during Vietnam and what happened when Kerry came back.
Developing...
Isn't this phone call too little, too late ? , Just like the accusation against Bush ?
"Come on guys! I wanna be President! Back off or I'll sic Tereasa on you."
Yo, putz!
Cheese off, already - I'm watchin' swimmin' !
How can Kerry possibly be that arrogant and disconnected from life to have to ask this question?
There is something definitely wrong with this man.
Ummmmmmmm..........This is John Kerry Heinz
I just got permission from my wife ......how much will it cost to pay all of you off that these ads are discontinued?
Men with charactor versus wone with none.
John Kerry, a man of his most recent word.
Blessings, Bobo
Or as the Establishment Media would say: "Brant was in Vietnam at approximately the same time as Kerry, but never served on Kerry's boat."
Interesting.. So maybe Kerry really did spend Xmas in Cambodia.. He waffled there in his sleep.
Gee fellas, I meant everybody BUT the swifties raped and tortured. Honest, not you guys....
What poser
Is this a transcript of an actual recording?
That's comforting. The Swifties were okay but all the rest of the vets were the baby killers and war criminals.
Kerry reminds me of the guilty dog that barks the loudest.
This tells me Kerry's internal polls show he's bleeding out on credibility.
I expect a Dean Scream any day now.....(grin)
Sounds like Kerry's chickens have come home to roost. Now he's trying to coax them to roost in his tree.