Posted on 08/04/2004 3:14:49 PM PDT by KMC1
Nail in the coffin bump
Thanks for the link. We keep finding out more negative stuff about this man.
There is something karmic in all this. You will recall back in January that Michael Moore supported Wesley Clark for President. Moore called Bush a deserter and encouraged Clark to open up the "AWOL" meme again. Kerry's people looked on as the media got caught up in an old story, and quietly encouraged the then-neutral McAuliffe to accuse the President of being Absent Without Leave.
Kerry contrasted his "service" with Bush's "desertion". He didn't say anything publicly, but I'm quite sure that in private his people were sending out faxes and coordinating with McAuliffe to smear the President. His people deliberately, and with malice aforethought, sought to defame a former serviceman's record. Kerry compounded that by waving his Silver Star in everyone's face.
John Kerry is one of those people who believes that the rules don't apply to him because of his social standing. Now, by the means of those who saw him in action, his fellow Swift Boat officers, the entire raison d'etre of his campaign is about to be undone.
Think about it, folks. All Johnnie has is his Vietnam service. If that goes, what's left?
The media will silence this as long as it can. Kerry is their favorite son. However, their control of the news industry is collapsing. The internet, the bloggers, FOX News, and the Kerry campaign's loud protestations, will not let this story die.
Live by the f*%king sword, die by the f*%king sword, John Forbes, my man.
Karmic justice, baby.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
The Mark 1 Swift was 50 foot 1.5 inches in length and had a beam of 13 foot 6.5 inches. It weighed 47,047 lbs. with full war load of fuel and ammunition and had a navigational draft of 5 feet 10 inches. It seems that it would have been impossible to beach a craft that large without running aground as is claimed by Kerry when he shot and killed an unarmed, wounded enemy combatant who was fleeing (Which by the way, happens to be against the Geneva Convention Rules of Engagement).......
It'll be more subtle than that. Look for the prostate cancer to flare back up shortly after Labor Day. But that'll probably move the Ambulance Chasing Son Of A Meeeeel Werker into the #1 slot, with the Beast waiting in the wings. At which point Mrs. Edwards had better make sure his life insurance policies are paid up.
If you read "Stolen Valor" by B.G. Burkett and Glenna Whitley you will not only learn a bit about Kerry but you will also read how to obtain some records.
Hannity and Colmes did.
Great Job. Thanks.
It sounds from the audio file as if his 2nd purple heart was also self inflicted while NOT under fire, chucking a grenade into a pile of rice which then peppered his own rear. Frank Burns couldn't have done it any better!
The 3rd purple heart must have been from the mine blast that knocked overboard the guy he recovered to win the Bronze star. So far that purple heart sounds legit, although I've seen it suggested that the recovery was routine and done well downstream of any action, putting the Bronze star in question. Circumstantially it sounds like that may have been a carrot to get him to leave the unit under the 3 purple heart rule.
The Silver star was for beaching and leaving his boat, an action that some have suggested was more deserving of a court martial. As that action was just 2 weeks before the Bronze star one, and granting the speed of military paperwork, I wonder if that too might not have been a carrot, little expecting that the medals would ever come back to haunt the navy.
DRUDGE:ANTI-KERRY VETS GATHER FOR ASSAULT;
BOOK CLAIMS KERRY WAR 'FABRICATIONS'
Excellent anti-Kerry video laying out the VietNam case against him...
Great to forward and spread to the public.
http://www.stopjohn.com/movies/hanoi-john.htm
Kerry Fitness Reports in Vietnam Show Him Unfit for Command
(Explodes Central Kerry Campaign Lie)
Kerry’s FITREPs are awash in dings, and some of the reports border on the adverse, particularly his combat FITREPs. The FITREPs convey significant performance problems and suggest problems in conduct, so much so that it is surprising that the campaign chose to release them. This may suggest that the FITREPs held from public view are even more adverse.
In what would customarily be an opportunity for a glowing “swan song” FITREP, the Commanding Officer of USS Gridley (DLG-21) tacitly blasts Kerry on his departure for Swift Boat duty by ranking him significantly below the norm in desirability for virtually every Navy assignment possible -– command, staff, whatever. He is a ship handler who is dinged in ship handling. He is in line for command, but his CO doesn’t want him near the bridge. He is slammed in all performance areas –- most notably and significantly in initiative and reliability. The “nice” narrative emphasizes performance in collateral duties, but in the grades and marks, the CO is telling the selection board and detailer loud and clear that this officer is lazy, unreliable and not suited for command. 3 SEP 68 (W.E. HARPER).
Have not read this book; but just may go there; and also with the new one; to show support of those men who take the time to expose Kerry.
That said; have read much about the 'truth of Kerry'; but NOT how to get those records! Worth a read, no doubt.
This reminds me of the 60's anti war movement. Except for those serving in the military, I say its time we moved the voting age back up to 21 (or make it even higher).
. . .scenario rings a bell; but think the one I am remembering, may be from Clinton years.
Bump for your question; and hope for an answer. . .
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