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  • Cleland Puts His Limb on the Line

    08/28/2004 3:41:10 PM PDT · by Dustin Hawkins · 5 replies · 249+ views
    Various ^ | 8-29-2004 | Dustin Hawkins
    With all the swagger of a triple amputee, former Senator Max Cleland rolled to President Bush’s Texas ranch to hand deliver a personal letter. The letter, signed by nine Senate Democrats, demanded that Bush condemn the vicious attacks on John Kerry by the Swift Boat Vets for Truth. On an August 13th taping of Larry King Live, President Bush said that "Senator Kerry is justifiably proud of his record in Vietnam and he should be,” and called Kerry’s service “noble.” In the same interview he denounced all 527’s against both him and Kerry and stated all of the ads should...
  • Vet to Bush: Shame on you! Spotlight on Cleland in war-wound controversy

    08/25/2004 10:15:08 PM PDT · by kattracks · 39 replies · 1,117+ views
    Boston Herald ^ | 8/26/04 | Mike Pingree
    Even though he lost both legs and his right arm in Vietnam, Max Cleland was not awarded even one Purple Heart. This is because his wounds were not the result of enemy fire, but came when, miles away from any fighting, he picked up a hand grenade he saw lying on the ground and it detonated. In his autobiography, ``Strong at the Broken Places,'' the former Democratic senator wrote, ``I was not entitled to the Purple Heart . . . since I was not wounded by enemy action.'' The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have challenged the legitimacy of the...