Great news; Dole was a REAL hero but never talked much about it.
He's talking RIGHT NOW and he's being as tough as can be.
Bob Dole, shocked me, I tell you, shocked me today.
He is AWESOME, I think his words stunned wolfie.
Wish I could see it again, I was overwhelmed at his truths coming out, very devastating, the media CANNOT scream at him, wish he would go on chrissy, LOL.
Some details (he's on and they're going to talk convention. Ack! Dole gives Kerry the edge).
But speaking about the Kerry issue Dole said he had warned Kerry about not going too far in making his Vietnam service the cornerstone of his campaign.
Dole said he has problems with the purple hearts Kerry has as he understands they were scratches and minor and the "3 phs and you're out" rule seems to have been taken advantage of.
Dole had a real problem with Kerry's anti-war activities and said maybe Kerry owes an apology to all of those vets.
Dole said he considers Kerry a friend but his Senate record is pretty darn thin.
He said George Bush has taken months of undeserved hits about his Guard Service. Dole pointed to his own war record and that he ran against Clinton who outright dodged the draft yet it wasn't a major issue. He said the same people that defended Clinton's draft dodging record are attacking George Bush for what he did.
Dole really made it clear that the Kerry in Vietnam record has been muddied by the credible Swift Vets. He said he watched John O'Neill the other night saying that President Bush could tell them to stop and they would NOT. Dole said it is clear there is no connection between Bush campaign and SVs.
Wolf plays clip of McCain from 2000 telling George Bush that the group that said McCain had abandoned the veterans, how that hurt. Dole's comment: "Yeah, that hurts". PERIOD.
When Wolf brought up Harkin's comments about Cheney, Dole interjected right off that Harkin's the wrong man to be making statements since he was "hiding in Japan" then later claimed to be a Vietnam vet. Wolf said "Well, let's see what he said" and reads the Cheney slam which Dole swept aside.
Dole, except for making a gracious comment about Kerry being a friend, held to a very hard line, IMO.
Bob Dole a real hero is right. 5 years in a war, 3 years in a hospital, 23 operations and WHAT, only two purple hearts.
Kerry is a joke!!!!!!!!
Real heroes don't have to.