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Another FReeper, The Bandit, has raised the question about this photo and those appearing in it with Kerry. Definately go to that threadhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1189173/posts?page=1 for full details. This post is to examine the picture itself. What is going on with this picture? It seems the shadows are from different sun angles. Does anyone have an explanation for this? (The top picture has had dark lines added to it to show the shadows in question. Bottom pic is as pulled from the other thread) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1189173/posts?page=1

John F. Kerry's campaign for president is imploding. And he knows it. The anti-war candidate went public as a pro-war candidate this week, and the members of his beloved "Band of Brothers" are exposing a whole book's worth of ugly lies. And they've got details, evidence, footnotes, signed affidavits and witnesses who back up their claims. Kerry himself bestowed immense credibility on his "Band of Brothers" when he used a picture of some of them in his campaign ad titled "Lifetime." Essentially, Kerry made Vietnam, and these men, the centerpiece of his campaign. Of course, that was when he thought...

Aligning oneself with the Vietnamese government during the war between Vietnam and the United States. Arguing against the war, statements of alleged atrocities and a continued undermining of the US government that gave substantial assistance to the Republic of North Vietnam by their own admission. Violates: United States Constitution, Article Three, Section 3 Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in...

Edwards responds to Cheney's criticism of Kerry By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN The Associated Press 8/13/2004, 4:14 p.m. ET FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A day after Vice President Dick Cheney criticized John Kerry, Democratic Sen. John Edwards defended his running mate on Friday, saying he "spilled his blood for the United States" and accusing the Republican of distorting Kerry's words. Cheney told voters in Ohio Thursday that Kerry had called for a "more sensitive" war on terror and mocked that notion as something that won't impress the Sept. 11 terrorists or the Islamic militants who have beheaded U.S. citizens. Edwards, returning...

Here's Johnny!

Kerry Works to Attract Gun Votes 8/12/2004 Focused on winning the votes of gun supporters in swing states, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is promoting himself as a "lifelong hunter" and Second Amendment supporter. The approach has led the National Rifle Association (NRA) to step up its efforts to challenge Kerry's stance, the Washington Post reported Aug. 9. Kerry has been using as many occasions as possible to show voters that he supports responsible gun use. A flier from the Laborers' International Union describes the candidate as a hunter. In a campaign commercial, Kerry is pictured with a shotgun. And...

The campaign trail leads to hilarity in this music video featuring the music styling of candidate John Kerry. Watch him rock on about beating Bush, the Mekong and his good hair. And no campaign stop is complete without a bevy of bikini-clad babes (complete with a Janet-inspired reveal. Click HERE and click "Watch Film".

Do you have any pets that have made an impact on you personally? Kerry: I have always had pets in my life and there are a few that I remember very fondly. When I was serving on a swiftboat in Vietnam, my crewmates and I had a dog we called VC. We all took care of him, and he stayed with us and loved riding on the swiftboat deck. I think he provided all of us with a link to home and a few moments of peace and tranquility during a dangerous time. One day as our swiftboat was heading...

When presidential candidate John Kerry virtually ignores 20 years in the U.S. Senate to make four months in Vietnam the centerpiece of his campaign, the men who served with him have a right to a fair hearing. The Kerry campaign and much of the mainstream media have been dismissive of the swift-boat veterans who oppose his candidacy. Even before exploring the substance of their charges, the group is dismissed as right-wing financed Bush puppets. The truth is, however, that while swift-boat veterans opposing Kerry undoubtedly have a political agenda -- they think him "Unfit for Command" of the armed forces,...

To the editor: Benedict Arnold of Connecticut was an American patriot and a hero at Saratoga early in the American Revolution. However, this fact was cancelled when he became a traitor later in the war. I served three tours in Vietnam and commanded a recon platoon and three infantry rifle companies. In 1971, I was wounded for a seventh time. In 1971, John Kerry was working with Jane Fonda aiding the enemy that we were fighting. They were burning American flags and carrying pictures of Ho Chi Minh and communist flags. The next year, propaganda posters could be found all...

John Kerry continues to play damage control on his decades-long contention he was on a secret mission in Cambodia on Christmas Eve 1968, as word comes the author of a positive account of his Vietnam duty is preparing a column to explain the candidate's suspect story. According to the Drudge Report, historian Doug Brinkley, author of "Tour of Duty," is writing a piece for the New Yorker saying it was actually January 1969 when Kerry was sent into Cambodia, not December 1968. Kerry spent four months in Vietnam as skipper of a SWIFT Boat before returning to the U.S. and...

Anti-Kerry group sees rise in donations after airing ads BY TOM INFIELD Knight Ridder Newspapers PHILADELPHIA - (KRT) - A group of Vietnam veterans that is challenging Sen. John Kerry's claims of heroic war service says it received a flood of donations in recent days after advertising its contentions on television in three states. The group, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, said it hoped to use the money to monitor Kerry's campaign travels and run ads in cities where he appears. "That's our goal," said John E. O'Neill, a Houston attorney who's one of the group's leaders and co-author of...

When presidential candidate John Kerry virtually ignores 20 years in the U.S. Senate to make four months in Vietnam the centerpiece of his campaign, the men who served with him have a right to a fair hearing. The Kerry campaign and much of the mainstream media have been dismissive of the swift-boat veterans who oppose his candidacy. Even before exploring the substance of their charges, the group is dismissed as right-wing financed Bush puppets. The truth is, however, that while swift-boat veterans opposing Kerry undoubtedly have a political agenda -- they think him "Unfit for Command" of the armed forces,...

John Kerry is a shallow, hollow socio-pathological liar who is incapable of telling the truth. Kerry has sued his former Navy Swiftboat group to stop a TV ad exposing his war record in Vietnam as a fraud. I guess Kerry forgot about the First Amendment in our U.S. Constitution. The Vietnam vets have compiled the facts surrounding Kerry’s three Purple Hearts and Silver and Bronze Stars medals. His so-called “war hero” medals he’s now showing off in his presidential campaign was all made (or made-up) in only four months during combat in Vietnam. Kerry was the only Swiftboat sailor ever...

Saturday, August 14, 2004 Vets' evidence against Kerry ironclad Posted: August 14, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern By Henry Lamb © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com John McCain dishonored himself when he appeared with John Kerry to denounce the statements of the Vietnam veterans who say John Kerry is unfit to be commander in chief. McCain obviously spoke before he knew the facts. The Kerry campaign and much of the media went ballistic when a television ad featuring several veterans who oppose Kerry's candidacy was aired by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The Kerry campaign immediately launched a campaign to get TV stations to bar the ad,...

Former Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady, a high-profile volunteer in President George W. Bush's campaign, accused Sen. John Kerry on Friday of committing "treason" in opposing the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and early '70s. Speaking at a St. Paul news conference to announce a pro-Bush veterans group in Minnesota, O'Grady criticized Kerry for meeting with a Viet Cong emissary in Paris in the waning days of the Vietnam War and testifying before Congress about atrocities committed by U.S. troops. A leader of a pro-Kerry veterans group denounced O'Grady's accusation and said it was outside the bounds of proper...

FLEMINGTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2004--A video released last week by the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth (www.swiftvets.com), an organization aiming to refute John Kerry's Vietnam war record, has drawn the attention and skepticism of independent voters. As reported on the website ReadMyLipz.com, the Swift Boat video, featuring outspoken Vietnam veterans claiming that Kerry has been untruthful about his Vietnam service, was successful in drawing the attention of non-affiliated voters. In fact, 6 out of 10 independents who viewed the video reacted with suspicion and skepticism. During an on-line poll of more than 1,200 pre-selected nation-wide voters - Republicans, Democrats and...

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." --Samuel Johnson Whoever could have imagined that four months spent as officer-in-charge of a Navy Swift boat in Vietnam would figure so largely, 36 years later, in Sen. John F. Kerry's campaign for president of the United States? The Lord does indeed move in mysterious ways. Kerry chose to make his Vietnam service, for which he was awarded a Silver Star, a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts, an issue in the campaign. On the night he accepted the Democratic Party's nomination at its convention in Boston, he welcomed to the podium...

A few months ago on TV, Senator John Kerry, you angrily asked a detractor “Are you questioning my patriotism?” He responded that he was not, but I sure am. Rather than deciding which power tie you should wear each day, I feel you should be in an orange jumpsuit in a federal penitentiary for treason. You betrayed all my fellow Vietnam veterans, our POW’s, our loyal Montagnard allies (at the cost of many of their lives), and you betrayed me. Your entire political career was launched when you spoke before Congress in 1971, using eloquent testimony written by Bobby Kennedy’s...