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            It’s as if the Democrats had a premonition that the Vietnam Veterans would play an important role in their future. Their Convention’s revival of memories of Vietnam was a clarion call for the Veterans to perform one more heroic act of service. Although all Vietnam Veterans were slandered by the excesses of Vietnam protestors, they were particularly wounded by the betrayal of an officer, John Kerry, who participated in these anti-war protests in a self-serving effort to achieve political notoriety. The nature of betrayal is that its adverse effects are felt most severely by those who are the closest...

O'Reilly supposed to have O'Neill on ... thus far 1st segment with Dickie Morris, 2nd segment with DNC spinmeister.

Version One Version Two Del Sandusky, the man steering Kerry's boat, told a different version to NEWSWEEK. He says his boat was jarred by an explosion, probably from a rocket, knocking the soldier, Jim Rassmann, off the boat. Kerry was thrown against the bulkhead, injuring his arm. Sandusky says he could see muzzle flashes from the jungle and bullets skimming across the water. Sandusky says he can't remember if anyone was still shooting when Kerry pulled Rassmann from the river, but in any case, the boat was banged up and taking on water. (Source: Newsweek) Version Three Aug. 10, 2004,...

John Kerry told the world we were war criminals who raped, tortured and murdered in Vietnam. Now, thirty-threeyears later, we will tell America the truth. Join us at the rally we call: “Kerry Lied . . . While Good Men Died” What: A peaceful remembrance of those with whom we served in Vietnam - those who lived and those who died. We will tell the story of their virtues and how that contrasts with the lies told by John Kerry. When: Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT Where: Upper Senate Park, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington,...

"The event received scant notice by traditional media," according to MRC. The result is that veterans make their case through targeted television commercials, the Internet, cable and the book, which was so popular that the original printing of 85,000 copies has been expanded by 550,000. At the American Legion national convention last week, Kerry missed an opportunity to speak to the issue of his post-Vietnam claims. The group and others, therefore, will fight on. They will convene next Sunday in Upper Senate Park in Washington for a "Kerry Lied . . . While Good Men Died" rally. "John Kerry told...

John Kerry is not short of troubles these days, from his 20-year Senate career that he left completely off of his resume, to his poor choice of advisors like Sandy ''burglar'' Berger, or his visible inability to settle into one solid position on any single issue. But John Kerry's real problem is just now coming into focus for many who knew little about the man, despite a 20-year high-roller Washington career and his 30-year jet-set, ski-slope, summer-in-France persona. It’s no surprise that Kerry finds himself in the eye of a political firestorm that threatens to end his life in...

Swift Boat vet and co-author of Unfit for Command John O'Neill and Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, author of Reckless Disregard, will be at the Wednesday Morning Club on Wednesday, September 8th, at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The event will begin at 12 noon. Please e-mail mfinch@cspc.org or phone 800-752-6562 for details. HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE LABOR DAY -- THE EDITORS

On September 3, CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider characterized as "name-calling" Senator John Kerry's response to attacks leveled at him during the Republican National Convention. Kerry delivered his response in a speech at midnight September 3. From an exchange between Schneider and anchor Wolf Blitzer on the September 3 edition of News From CNN: SCHNEIDER: And a lot of Democrats are saying, "At last, John Kerry is responding"-- something they wanted him to do weeks ago because he more or less lost the month of August when he was getting beaten up by these independent ads. So they're saying...

A quick look at the DUmmies shows their latest tactic: another googlebomb attempt, trying to link the best-selling Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth's "Unfit for Command" with either the White House bio of President or the President's re-election campaign site. Truly pitiful. . .and to think they actually BELIEVE this kind of crap changes minds ???

Bob Kerrey said Fox News could quote him. So they did.

I just saw SWIFTvets ad #3 (Kerry's 1971 testimony) running on a CNN commercial break.Are they running this nationally, or regionally. Anyone else see it?

Rather then casting the Swift Vets as liars and Bush backers, the Kerry campaign has to specifically address the Swift Vets's accusations, otherwise they will suffer the consequences at the polls, if they haven't already.

5 minutes ago NEW YORK - Anxiously watching President Bush (news - web sites)'s convention, Democratic leaders are urging John Kerry (news - web sites) to step us his attack on the Republican incumbent before eroding approval ratings become a serious political problem. The candidate and his beleaguered staff are being flooded with advice, much of it contradictory. Some party officials want Kerry to criticize the president's for sitting out the Vietnam War in the Texas Air National Guard. Others say that would draw unwanted attention to accusations about Kerry's combat experience. Democrats have seen Bush erase the gains that...

Remember, 9/2 begins the period where 527s cannot air TV ads paid for with soft money; Swift Boat strategists tell us they've significant hard money that will allow them to remain "active throughout the fall." The Nashville buy is for one day, the day Kerry speaks (Hotline reporting, 8/31).

just saw the swift vets ad actually running. It was a real commericial on CNN. God forgive me but traveling through CNN is required on the way to Foxnews. Sometimes I stop for a second to listen. It was great commerical, the one with the POW.

If John F. Kennedy had lied about his service on PT boats, I'm sure a group of PT Boat Veterans would have vocally opposed his presidential bid - and he probably would have lost. So it should be no surprise to JFK-wannabe John F. Kerry that the men who know him best have emerged to oppose his presidency. And history will probably show their courage in telling the truth about Kerry to be a large factor when he loses this election. The Democrat Party Line today is, "Who cares what happened 30 years ago? Who cares about John Kerry's service...

townhall.com Who Will Answer Bill Maher's Good Question? Jay Bryant August 30, 2004 Friday night, Bill Maher had John O'Neill on his HBO television program. O'Neill, of course, is the principal author of Unfit for Command, the book version of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign to challenge John Kerry's military record. The interview itself was almost unbearably anger-provoking, as Maher snidely attempted to skewer O'Neill over and over again, while a studio audience laughed and applauded the host's every word. At least, unlike Chris "Motormouth" Matthews, he didn't interrupt O'Neill's every sentence. In the face of this hostility,...

There appears to have been a major shift in the last month in the U.S. presidential campaign from KERRY-IN-THE-LEAD to BUSH-IN-THE-LEAD. And this, before the GOP Convention has really gotten underway.It seems that Kerry supporters and Bush haters are becoming increasingly strident, stressed, psycopathic and perhaps even violent in some cases. Have you personally noticed this in your town and community?.....Because of TeRAYyza's very public meltdown, the SwiftBoatVets, Unfit for Command's booming national sales, devastating Swiftee TV ads in battlegrounds states, and the Kerry slip in the polls? Consider:--A young Bush campaign supporter was sucker-punched yesterday at a Washington State...

McCain is on right now. He agrees with 2nd ad

Don’t Blame Bush Kerry’s Vietnam problems are of his own making. It's all George Walker Bush's fault. The entire controversy floated by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth is the result of President Bush's desire to besmirch John Kerry's tenure in Vietnam. That's the Democrats' story, and they're sticking with it. Too bad it's not true. "The President keeps telling people he would never question my service to our country," John Kerry told the International Association of Fire Fighters in Boston August 19. "Instead, he watches as a Republican-funded attack group does just that. Well, if he wants to have...