John Kerry's war record should be open to debate (what the people are saying)

St. Petersburg Times ^ | August 11, 2004 | Letters to the editor

[MEGoody]

"I guarantee that a 20-something-year-old nonprofessional soldier in command of troops in combat doesn't think about medals,"

Well, for normal guys, I'm sure that is true. But Kerry is not your average joe.

[Neenah]

I don't know if this WEB SITE has been brought to FR's attention. I woke up in the middle of the night, turned on the radio, and heard of this website. It is suppose to be nonpartisan.

It looks to be a critical look at the Media, to me.

There are BLOG COMMENTS on each subject also.

To be honest, I haven't read through it throughly, but have skimmed it. I want to know....

1. Have you heard of this site ?

2.If you look through it, what do you think?

Click Here for SPIN SANITY

[Neenah]

In regard to my above post.

Here is WHO they are at SPIN SANITY.

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[Chapita]

I left Pinellas County in '75 because it was getting way too crowded for me.

[Shazolene]

The WWII vets are the saddest.
They are easy to delude.
They cannot IMAGINE someone doing what JFinK did.
And most of them don't read the Internet; they are stuck with whatever the nightly newscast tells them.
Like the fellow in the second letter...
He says that as a young commander he was too busy to think of getting a medal and was surprised when it was presented to him.
Does he even KNOW that Kerry put HIMSELF in for the Silver Star, and ASKED for the Purple Heart, from a CO who laughed at the request?
I'd wager he does not know.
The WWII vets are an important audience for Bush and us.

[N. Theknow]

And St Pete is chock full of old liberal snowbirds!

First town I ever saw with steps from the street to the sidewalk with handrails. Also, oxygen masks on some lampposts in the downtown area.

[bankwalker]

First town I ever saw with steps from the street to the sidewalk with handrails

Are you talking about Salt Petersburg?

[N. Theknow]

Are you talking about Salt Petersburg?

LOL! St. Pete is where Viagra is prescribed to keep the old guys from rolling out of bed.

[Cboldt]

Thank you for your service, sir.

To those who assert that Viet Nam is old, and should be buried, I say "NO! Not so fast." Maybe a silver lining in Kerry's lies is an honest revisit of our country's activity in Viet Nam, to replace a lie-filled hisotry. Most, but obviously not all, our veterans deserve to be honored, not reviled.