Plus, I never knew he was a Vietnam Veteran!
Posted on 04/22/2006 1:29:53 PM PDT by Panerai
Those who disagree with the Bush administration's policies in Iraq face the same scornful charges that they are unpatriotic as Sen. John Kerry did 35 years ago when he spoke out against the Vietnam War, the Massachusetts Democrat said Saturday.
"I have come here today to reaffirm that it was right to dissent in 1971 from a war that was wrong. And to affirm that it is both a right and an obligation for Americans today to disagree with a President who is wrong, a policy that is wrong, and a war in Iraq that weakens the nation," Kerry said to a standing ovation Saturday at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall.
Kerry's speech came 35 years to the day after he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to call for an end to the Vietnam war.
"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" Kerry said in 1971, a line that helped propel the decorated Navy combat veteran and Yale graduate onto the national stage.
The same question applies today as Americans wrestle with the mounting death toll in Iraq, Kerry said, speaking before about 500 supporters who punctuated his speech at least 20 times with ovations.
"Lives have been lost to bad decisions," Kerry said. "Not decisions that could have gone either way, but decisions that constitute basic negligence and incompetence. And lives continue to be lost because of stubbornness and pride."
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Sadly, when there are new boobs to fry.
Like in North Korea, or, say, Harvard University.
And as you can vouch for ... so have elections.
Yeah. Dissent is being stiffled in this country right now. Hardly anyone speaking out against the Bush administration. retard.
Does Kerry have one example of someone whose dissent was stifled by George W. Bush or anyone else?
"Stifling dissent"??? PUH-LEEZE!!! What IS he complaining about? Kerry's whole life has been about dissent and obstructionism! It's what he is KNOWN for, for Pete's sake! If anybody has been trying to stifle him, it surely hasn't worked. It is just that what he says doesn't hold up under the scrutiny of truth.
Plus, I never knew he was a Vietnam Veteran!
He says he did, but he never released his records, so we can't say for sure.
It's called a transcattlite.
Pity Mrs. Heinz can't stifle sKerry.
How can you ask 20 million Iraqi to die for a Traitor??
Pray for W and Our Brave Freedom Fighters
your favorite martian opens his piehole once again
Those who disagree with the Bush administration's policies in Iraq face the same scornful charges that they are unpatriotic as Sen. John Kerry did 35 years ago when he spoke out against the Vietnam War, the Massachusetts Democrat said Saturday................
So what is your point Kerry???? Did you get spit on like the rest of us, or did daddy fly your sorry a$$ in to a different port of entry????
Sad that the same Traitors are willing to continue to throw our soldiers under the bus for campaign contributions.
At least in Nam he was funded by the Soviets, now he has to bash our troops to rattle the tin cup.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Funny how he tries to justify his dissent but the swiftboat vets are a different story. My contribution to them was one of the best I ever made. God Bless the swiftboat vets. **==
No. He was too busy collecting medals his "Frank Burns Purple Hearts" and being an opportunist to have served!
What a turd...maybe he should go for a late night ride with his buddy Ted Kennedy. The scotch is on me! ;b
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