Posted on 08/22/2004 10:54:07 AM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
Severely wounded World War II combat hero Sen. Bob Dole questioned whether John Kerry deserved his three Purple Hearts on Sunday, and suggested that the top Democrat should apologize to his fellow Vietnam veterans for engaging in anti-war protests while they were still fighting the war.
"I respect his record - but three Purple Hearts, he never bled that I know of," Dole told CNN's "Late Edition." "They were all superficial wounds."
"As far as I know he never spent one day in the hospital, I don't think he draws any disability pay. He doesn't have any disability. And he's boasting about three Purple Hearts, when you think of some of the people who really got shot up in Vietnam."
Dole, who nearly died as a member of the US 10th Mountain Division from wounds he sustained during the 1944 invasion of Italy, is the nation's foremost champion of veterans causes, recently completing a successful mission to create a World War II memorial on the Capitol Mall this summer.
Drawing on those credentials, Dole called on Kerry to issue a public apology for calling his fellow Vietnam soldiers war criminals during his 1971 Senate testimony, telling CNN, "Maybe he should apologize to all the other two-and-a-half million veterans who served. He wasn't the only one who was in Vietnam."
"I think Sen. Kerry needs to talk about his Senate record, which is pretty thin." Dole added. "That's probably why he's talking about his war record, which is pretty confused."
Leave it to Bob Dole to tell it like it is!
They'll be looking for this videotape:
Dole Defends Kerry
http://www.bluebus.org/archives/20040502_bob_dole_defend.php
The goal this week (before the RNC) needs to turn the debate into the release of Kerry's records. As we knew, they are going to continue to trash the SBV's and now try and link them to Bush. So let's see what happens.
Good for Dole.
"Where's the outrage?"
She's the pro!
I love her posts!
Bob Dole, a real American hero and Retired US Senator, (retired Senator because unlike Kerry and Edwards, he did the right thing and gave up his Senate seat while Campaigning for President) who has both the right and responsibility to hold Kerry's toes to the fire on his war record and his Senatorial record as well.
Dole is a Graduate of OCS.
Go Dole! 10th Mountain! Climb to Glory!
That is True. Col. North had a sucking chest wound for one of his injuries. He knew command would send him home if he got another purple heart...so he did some working to get it denied at the time.
WHAT RADIO SHOW WAS OLLIE ON? Was he sitting in for someone? Does he have his own show again?!
I'm still waiting for some reporter to ask SKerry, Senator show us the scars from your Purple Heart Wounds. I do understand he may have some shrapnel in his behind from his own grenade suffered when he tried to blow up some Viet Cong rice. He could skip showing this scar, if he got a purple heart for that wound.
Ouch! This'll have Kerry licking his wounds...which taste suspiciously like ketchup.
He was on Sean Hannity on Wed. or Thur. he was on his way to the airport.
"I voted for Dole!!!! he was and is a good man"
I voted for Dole too...in a post 9/11 world he would have won. What a superficial, Hollywood produced, magazine cover election that was.
Dole droing this may have opened the door for other Pubies with comments to follow, hope,hope.
We will see.
Agreed. But, unfortunately, he was not 'hungry' to be president.
"Ouch! This'll have Kerry licking his wounds..."
For some reason I picture him throwing all his toys out of the crib :)
Kudos to Bob Dole for this. It may prove to be
important. He should keep it up!
If he continues to speak up, he can do a LOT of good for the Swiftees.
Also, any comments he makes about Kerry's senate work will carry weight as Dole was majority leader and got first-hand experience on Kerry's vapid performance. GO BOB DOLE!
Severely wounded World War II combat hero Sen. Bob Dole questioned whether John Kerry deserved his three Purple Hearts on Sunday, and suggested that the top Democrat should apologize to his fellow Vietnam veterans for engaging in anti-war protests while they were still fighting the war.
"I respect his record - but three Purple Hearts, he never bled that I know of," Dole told CNN's "Late Edition." "They were all superficial wounds."
"As far as I know he never spent one day in the hospital, I don't think he draws any disability pay. He doesn't have any disability. And he's boasting about three Purple Hearts, when you think of some of the people who really got shot up in Vietnam."
He respects his record for what? I certainly don't respect Kerrys record being absent from his duties in DC. Where exactly was Kerry all those days he missed out as senator? What was he doing all that time? Dole should've been President not this nancy boy Kerry who has had his way paved for him.
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