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I wrote to Border's regarding the comments found on BordersUnion.org about Unfit for Command. Their Response: Thank you for contacting us with your concerns about postings at www.bordersunion.org. First, I'd like to stress that as a company, Borders is absolutely apolitical. We take no stance whatsoever, and for over 30 years we have been committed to our customers' right to choose what to read and what to buy. Our stores are highly regarded for featuring a very deep and diverse selection of titles in hundreds of subject areas--including politics--representing a wide range of thought. We take great measures to communicate...

Since the uncovering of the Silver Star After Action Report, I've been trying (along with other bloggers who have contacted me) to verify the accompanying commentary's assertion that it was written by John Kerry. It turns out that this is likely not the case...

Gentlemen: This letter supplements Judicial Watch’s August 18, 2004, letter Re: “Request for Investigation, Determination and Final Disposition of Awards Granted to Lieutenant (junior grade) John Forbes Kerry, USNR.” Recent press reports have documented how Senator Kerry’s DD Form 214 lists a “Silver Star with Combat ‘V.’” Senator Kerry posted his DD Form 214 (and other selected service related documents) on the Internet at JohnKerry.com. As you are aware, the “Combat ‘V’” device is never awarded with the nation’s third highest award for heroism. Journalist Thomas Lipscomb, writing in the Chicago Sun-Times quoted a Navy spokesman stating: “The Navy has...

Ok, I have finally had enough with Mr. Switzerland, aka Bill O'reilly. I started getting annoyed when he made comments such as " I think Kerry is a good guy, I could sleep well at night if he were President." Then I became angry when he criticized the swift vets and refused to have an open discussion about the topic, until later on, when it was safe. But, now he is defending Dan Rather. This is the same Rather that interviewed Saddam before the war, referring to Saddam as 'Mr. President.' Dan Rather is a democratic operative who got busted,...

From crushkerry.com BREAKING NEWS - CRUSHKERRRY.COM HAS A SCOOP ON PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN KERRY NAVY DOCUMENTS. ACCORDING TO AN INSIDE SOURCE, THE SWIFT BOAT VETERANS FOR TRUTH OBTAINED A NUMBER OF PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN NAVAL RECORDS YESTERDAY. THESE NEW DOCUMENTS VALIDATE A NUMBER OF THEIR CLAIMS AGAINST JOHN KERRY. NOTE THAT THESE NEW RECORDS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE AFTER ACTION REPORTS RELEASED YESTERDAY AND POSTED BY DRUDGE. THESE BLOCKBUSTER DOCUMENTS ALL BUT ENSURE A CONTINUED ONSLAUGHT FROM THE SWIFTEES FOR THE DURATION OF THE CAMPAIGN. LOOK FOR THE NEW INFORMATION TO BE DISCLOSED IN UPCOMING SWIFT BOAT ADS Understandably, there may be...

In his campaign book Massachusetts Senator John Kerry notes there was fine line between actions that merited a court martial or a medal. He reported that medals were given for questionable activities in order to boost morale. This narrow distinction figures into the controversy that has raged for a several weeks regarding the Silver Star Kerry was awarded for killing a Vietnamese man. For more than 30 years, Kerry has portrayed a heroic version of a life and death struggle -- of staring down a suspected guerilla who was about to fire upon Kerry's swift boat. It was kill. Or...

[You can go to this link and watch the speech. It is 56 minutes long, including Buzz Patterson. The man presents documented facts and sources that have not been refuted. --ajf] http://www.booktv.org/feature/index.asp?segid=4941&schedID=298 Featured Program A Weekly Look at Selected Book TV Programs On Sunday, September 12 at 10:00 am and at 5:30 pm and Monday, September 13 at 12:00 am Unfit for Command and Reckless Disregard John O'Neill and Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" Patterson Watch Description: John O'Neill, co-author of "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry," and Col. Robert Patterson, author of "Reckless Disregard: How...

<p>I called C-SPAN today to ask if they were going to be posting the Kerry Lied Rally on the web at [url]www.c-span.org[/url] since they were posting the KLASS stuff from earlier Sunday. I indicated to them that not posting the rally failed to present a balanced perspective.</p>

Juan Williams of FOX News Sunday and NPR appears to be desperately looking for ways to help John Kerry. He is another one who is in total meltdown as he watches the Kerry campaign crashing. Williams seems to have a big problem with the SwiftVets, the one group who has earned the right to talk about and challenge John Kerry about Vietnam and his traitorous actions afterwards. Williams was over the top this morning. He wants so badly to discredit the SwiftVets because he knows what they have been doing to his candidate and party. While debating with the panel,...

Kerry's new Vietnam fix Refugees of communist takeover won't forget, forgive his past By Jan Golab "If you want to be president, you have to talk to everybody in America, and that is what we are going to do," Sen. John Kerry declared last July, when he spoke before the NAACP. It was a dig against President George W. Bush, who had declined an invitation to speak to that organization. But there's no way Kerry will ever speak to America's 1.2 million Vietnamese-Americans, most of whom live in California. Many of California's Vietnamese-Americans will be in Washington, D.C., today to...

Two scenarios, two answers Scenario 1 -- The Swiftvets put out an ad that questions whether John Kerry told the truth about his service during the Vietnam war. The charges go unaddressed for days. When they are finally addressed, the main argument is that the Bush campaign is behind the ads. Thus the charges remain largely unanswered. Scenario 2 -- CBS airs a story that questions whether George W. Bush told the truth about his service during the Vietnam war. In less than 24 hours, the main elements of the story (the things that made it different from past tellings)...

Forum: Democrats and the Military Commonwealth Club of California San Francisco, California (United States) John O'Neill, co-author of Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, and Lt. Col. Robert Patterson, author of Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undercut Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers, and Jeopardize Our Security, talk about their books from Regnery Publishing at the Commonwealth Club of California. Following their remarks, the authors take questions from members of the audience.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 - Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, an advocacy group that jolted the presidential race with commercials questioning Senator John Kerry's military service, said it had raised $6.7 million in a windfall brought about by the group's high profile in recent weeks. Several of the largest donors are longtime supporters of President Bush, according to a financial disclosure report filed on Friday with the Federal Election Commission. The largest contributor was T. Boone Pickens, a famous Texas oilman and longtime Republican supporter who was a major political backer of Mr. Bush's father, who gave $500,000 to the Swift...

A friend sent this to me, a must see link :))

Q: Jim Rassmann was the Green Beret Kerry pulled from the Bay Hap River, for which Kerry was awarded the Bronze Star. He claims that there was shooting from the shore, while the SBVFT claim there was no shooting. Shouldn’t we believe the man whose life was saved? A: By his admission, after falling off one of the Swift boats in the group of 5 (which one, seems to be a real problem, Rassmann has said he was on Kerry’s boat and the boat behind Kerry’s, while the Kerry campaign fairly consistently says he was on the boat behind). According...

Last night Lou Dobbs said he won't allow any more service record stories on his show. It was humorous. John King (WH correspondent) gave the latest breathless National Guard story from the WH lawn. Dobbs, speechless and evidently composing his response for several seconds, finally said that he won't run these kinds of stories on his show again. Here's the CNN transcript: KING: Now, the White House says the documents and other facts prove Mr. Bush did fulfill his service. They said he would not have been honorable discharged if he was not. But Lou, they are also bracing for...

FLASH: SWIFT BOAT 'UNFIT FOR COMMAND' STAYS TOP OF SALES CHART WITH 88,785 SCANNED FOR WEEK... FRANKS 'AMERICAN SOLDIER' HOLDS #2 28,342 SOLD, ACCORDING TO NIELSEN... CLINTON 'LIFE' 16,952.. JANE PAULEY DEBUT AT 16,894... NYT DOWD 'BUSHWORLD' 15,285, PUBLISHING SOURCES TELL DRUDGE...

I would like to extend my sincere and personal gratitude for your generous contribution to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. I am sure you have seen the impact your contribution has had on the public discussion surrounding Senator Kerry's fitness for duties as Commander-in-Chief. You have helped us to raise awareness of these important issues - and the American people are beginning to respond. We would not be where we are today, with what we have accomplished, without your help. Our mission is far from over, however. John Kerry's campaign - aided by a sympathetic media - has responded to...

You've probably already seen the hype. Tonight the former Democrat Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Ben Barnes, will be on 60 minutes where he is expected to levy widespread accusations against President Bush by claiming that he used his office to get Bush into the Texas National Guard. The charges are naturally baseless and contradicted by a number of facts including the fact that Ben Barnes was not even Lieutenant Governor when Bush joined the Guard, the leftist media is giving Barnes a COMPLETE PASS on this inconsistency and his own disgraceful record. Since the press refuses to do its job...

LOOSE LIPS LAUNCH SHIPS! FALSE HEART, DEMOCRAT. TEN YARD PENALTY, REPEAT FIRST TERM STILL FAVOR STEM CELL RESEARCH?