EMAIL McCain to protest his comments Re: Swift Vets

McCain email site ^ | 8/5/04 | Self

[USMCVIETVET]

You may directly email Senator McCain at mccain.senate.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=Contact.Home

You must complete the input form to be allowed to send your message. PLEASE BE POLITE. This is a government website, and threats will be taken seriously.

[Lacey]

I already did; right after I heard on the news what he'd said.

[BMC1]

Does anyone remember the 2000 debate between President Bush and John McCain when President Bush held up a newspaper article or ad where McCain said something false about President Bush?

If someone has information please post it.

Thank you.

[federal]

Senator McCain

I have nothing but the greatest respect for your service to our great country, however; I totally disagree with you in regards to the "Swiftboat Veterans for Truth".

These couragous men have come forward because they feel they have vital information about John Kerry's tour of duty in Vietnam, They all served at least one complete tour and many are highly decorated. These are honest, concerned citizens who just as you have they put their life on the line.

John Kerry and the Democratic Party has made Vietnam a campaign issue not President Bush and these are men which have direct knowledge on his claims, Many veterans including myself have serious issues with Kerry's record.

If John Kerry wants to silence these men he should release his complete service record as has President Bush.

The media will not pursue the obvious contradictions of Kerry's record so these men have come forward, they have every right and indeed the duty to make their voices heard.

So while George Soros and the 527 groups spend tens of millions to smear President Bush with innuendo and lies, you feel these Veteran Heros should not be heard.

I respectfully disagree
Roy xxxxxxxxx

[Ramonan]

Just a suggestion: Rush is saying that it would not surprise him if the Bush campain also condemned to Swift Boat Veteran's report.
You might also send an email to:

BushCheney04@GeorgeWBush.com

Let them know who we find to be credible.

[ladtx]

Take a look at the DU'ers, they're going ape over all of this. Course I haven't helped, been stirring the pot over there all morning.

[wingnutx]

here is mine:

Senator McCain,

I am very disappointed that you have condemmned the swiftboat veterans for daring to tell the truth. I am currently enlisted, and leaving soon for Iraq, and I realize that not everyone's performance in the military is equally honorable.

Since Senator Kerry has made his duty in Vietnam the cornerstone of his campaign, it is fair game for this legitimate criticism. This is doubly true considering Senator Kerry's slander of the GIs that he served with, the same ones he now hopes to use as a campaign prop. Most of these swiftboat commanders did not even come forward until their picture was used as a campaign tool without their consent.

Please reconsider you position on this issue.

sincerely,

Britton J. Wingfield

[TommyDale]

Did McCain make a deal with Hanoi to protect Kerry? What's up with this guy? Who cares what he thinks?

[USMCVIETVET]

That's right, let Bush know the swiftees are the best thing going, and Bush should not desert their right to be heard.

[cwb]

My CBS radio newsbreak just mentioned the "private" group putting out this ad. Instead of dealing with the content of the message, the news anchor immediately mentions how McCain condemned the ad and how he was the victim of similar ads in the 2000 primaries.

To make things worse, they said that Bush is condemning the ad, as McClellan mentioned that Bush has been the victim of these private ads for months. The anchor than says that Bush calls on Kerry to join him in condemning all these ads.

The media is so transparent...it's not even funny anymore. For Months they haven't said a thing about these 527s that have been attacking Bush. All of the sudden...as the first 527 attacks Kerry, the media is in a tizzy to attack the Swiftboat Vets and discredit their message. Pathetic!

[USMCVIETVET]

GREAT letter Roy.
I hope you emailed it to Sen. McCain.
You should also send it to your local newspaper.

[wingnutx]

You too, eh?

:)

[A2J]

This is what I sent to McPain:

"I am writing to express my outrage regarding your condemnation of an advertisement by the group called Swift Boat Veterans For Truth, where they challenge John Kerry as to his fitness to lead our young men and women in the Armed Forces.

I would think that you of all people, Senator McCain, in view of the atrocities that you personally endured during the Vietnam War, would understand the devastating affect of having a professional political opportunist such as John Kerry, whose history clearly shows his disdain for the military, as well as his documented treasonous words that not only aided the enemy you and thousands of others were fighting, but validated their treatment of those like you who were captured and tortured.

Perhaps one reason for your diatribe against the veteran group is that it appears that you are suffering from the same condition as Al Gore, as you were also on the losing end of the people's choice for president in 2000. I see that same hysteria in you that Mr. Gore exhibits whenever it becomes real that President Bush's reelection is forthcoming. The only question that I have is "Why?"

While I appreciate your past service to our country, it is your present service that is lacking conviction and principles. For you to support a treasonous person such as John Kerry by condemning those who, unlike you, served alongside him during wartime, is tantamount to aligning yourself against our military and with our enemies.

Thank you for allowing me to express my utter disappointment in you."

[USMCVIETVET]

Britton, excellent letter.
I hope you sent it to Sen. McCain, and ought to send it to your local newspaper.

[deport]

Just a suggestion: Rush is saying that it would not surprise him if the Bush campain also condemned to Swift Boat Veteran's report.

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Seems to be a dispute between the Swiftees as to what occurred that day..... Those supposedly on the boat say one thing and those supposedly around the action say another. You'd think that records from the day's logs by the participants would be available to determine the actual events.....

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The Kerry campaign has denounced the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, saying none of the men in the ad served on the boat that Kerry commanded. Three veterans on Kerry's boat that day Jim Rassmann, who says Kerry saved his life, Gene Thorson and Del Sandusky, the driver on Kerry's boat, said the group was lying on all fronts.

They say Kerry was injured, and Rassmann called the group's account ''pure fabrication.''

The leader of the group, retired Adm. Roy Hoffmann, said none of the 13 veterans in the commercial served on Kerry's boat but rather were in other swiftboats within 50 yards of Kerry's. The group claims that there was no gunfire on the day Kerry pulled Rassmann from a muddy river in the Mekong Delta and that Kerry's arm was not wounded, as he has claimed.

''What we have is a fabrication that led to Kerry getting his Bronze Star and his last Purple Heart,'' said Thurlow, who said he commanded a swiftboat near Kerry's.

[Arpege92]

Done!

[ladtx]

Fun ain't it? Amazing what you can get them to admit. Like Michael Moore is telling the truth but the Swift boat vets are liars.

[USMCVIETVET]

I hope you sent this to Sen. McCain, and will also send to your local newspaper.

[grobdriver]

The anchor than says that Bush calls on Kerry to join him in condemning all these ads.

The President plays the necessary political games.
The dems aren't going to stop, no matter who says what. It's not like Kerry is really their guy, is it?

I hope the Swiftees keep the pressure on.

[MEG33]

Good for you!