Kerry's Own Journal Contradicts His First Purple Heart Story

I find it a lot more difficult to believe that 225 men are lying as opposed to the 8 or so who support Kerry.

I mean it's common sense. 225 is an awful lot of people. If there was nothing to the Swift Boat Vets' side of the story, you'd think that at least some of them would come forward and say that they have been unfairly represented by their organization...but it hasn't happened.

As for those 8 that supposedly support Kerry...well, let's just say it's a lot easier to make promises to those 8 in exchange for their support than it is to try and buy off the whole Swift Boat organization. Not necessarily saying that that's what happened, but the sheer ratio of against Kerry/for Kerry (225/8) makes that scenario highly possible.

 

According to this study, it looks like the Swiftboat vets are putting a dent in Kerry's swing-vote supporters.


"The ad planted doubts in the minds of 27 percent of independent voters who planned to vote for Kerry or leaned pro-Kerry. After seeing it, they were no longer sure they'd back him, the study found."

As for Kerry's 8 supporters, looks like they won't back him on everything after all.

One of the anti-Kerry vets, John O'Neill, wrote the best seller "Unfit for Command," which lambastes Kerry as a cowardly liar and says his claim to have spent Christmas 1968 on a covert mission to Cambodia was a lie.

The Kerry camp is now hedging on that claim, which Kerry once told the Senate was "seared" into his memory ever since President Richard Nixon falsely claimed there were no U.S. troops in Cambodia. In fact, Nixon wasn't yet president.

The Democrat's team yesterday held a press conference of pro-Kerry vets, but none of his crewmates was able to validate his Christmas-in-Cambodia claim.

http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/27075.htm

 

Geez Red, stop worrying. Mean ol' Mr. Bush isn't going to go after your stash if he's re-elected. :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

 

ok fine everyone is a deserter, or a war criminal and a liar.

why does kerry like affirmative action? ? increased minimum wage? raising taxes on the rich, who already pay all the bills? waging a more sensitive war on terror? waiting for "allies" to approve before taking military action? what about that stuff?

 

Silly!

 

Well Red, you almost had me convinced. Then I remembered, Bush isn't the one who gives a salute every freakin' time he gives a speech. Bush didn't testify before Congress accusing his fellow soldiers of being criminals. Bush doesn't say he is ashamed of his military sevice (or proud of it) depending on what group he is addressing. Bush didn't make military service the corner stone of his qualification to be president. John Kerry brought this all on himself.

One question. If the Swiftboat Vets wanted to harm Kerry by telling these lies, why didn't they wait a couple of months to come out with their accusations so Kerry wouldn't have time to defend himself before the election? Seems to me like they aren't the ones who are afraid for the truth to come out. Kerry has plenty of time to make his case. So far, hasn't done so.

 

This is stuff we'd all like to hear, Martin...the problem is, Mr. Kerry won't talk about any of that stuff. And the reason he won't talk about any of that stuff is that he doesn't have a plan. And for people like Red, who think that Kerry isn't making his war record the centerpiece of his campaign, I'll just say this: if that's truly the case, then what is all this saluting and "John Kerry, reporting for duty" crap in his acceptance speech at the convention? Why is it that he never misses an opportunity to tell anyone who'll listen that he was in 'Nam? Sure sounds like he's trying to make as big a deal of his service as he can to me.

 

Red herrings. :grin:

 

Martin, you already know the answer to those questions. Kerry can't win on the issues. His whole platform is a rip-off of socialist ideals. The disillusionment with the situation in Iraq that many Americans have is the only chance he has.