'My Motives Were Pure and Innocent' (Kerry "band of brothers" man pleads guilty to child porn)

Best of the Web ^ | Dec. 23, 2008 | JAMES TARANTO

[tlb]

Remember Wade Sanders? He was one of the "band of brothers"--Swift Boat veterans who supported John Kerry's presidential campaign and appeared onstage at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Sanders was one of Kerry's nastiest surrogates. In August 2004, he likened the president to a "trapped animal." In September, he compared Karl Rove and Swift Boat Veterans for Truth chief John O'Neill to Josef Goebbels. He repeatedly referred to the president and his men as "chicken hawks," an especially nasty term because it is slang for a child molester as well as a derisive term for a nonveteran who favors a strong defense.

Sanders, who also served as a deputy assistant Navy secretary during the Clinton administration, continued his anti-Bush campaign even after Kerry's defeat. In a December 2004 op-ed for the San Diego Union-Tribune, he lectured the president on "the heavy responsibility of command":

Sir, with all due respect, you would be well advised to acquaint yourself with the level of responsibility and accountability that accompany the title. If you really want to fill those shoes, if you want to parade about in uniform, if you want to use our men and women in uniform as your personal props, then please honor moral and ethical standards that go with the job.

Sanders is back in the news. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that he "pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal charge of possessing child pornography".

Sanders acknowledged in court that he had "possessed computer files containing 600 images of minors, including a 21-minute video that depicted girls engaging in sex acts with an adult man."

Sanders, a lawyer, said he didn't realize federal child pornography laws barred downloading or viewing the material even by researchers. He said that is why he decided to plead guilty.

[tlb]

I was just thinking of the Band of Brothers after seeing the Wesley Clark editorial about the military and democrats. Good timing.

[Graybeard58]

said he didn't realize federal child pornography laws barred downloading or viewing the material even by researchers.

I believe that is a common defence among the pervs. "I wuz just doing research".

[Anti-Bubba182]

"..Sanders, a lawyer, said he didn't realize federal child pornography laws barred downloading or viewing the material even by researchers. He said that is why he decided to plead guilty."

Please!

[SeeSharp]

...even by researchers.

Yeah. Can't wait for your first scholarly paper.

[CE2949BB]

“Research”, huh?

Where have I heard that before?

Oh, yeah! Bernie Ward.

[Army Air Corps]

"possessed computer files containing 600 images of minors...

Yeah, for "research". Bovine squeeze.

[davetex]

Just double tap the POS and all like him.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

MAJOR MAJOR SCHADENSFREUDE !!!!!

[Tainan]

BookMark for later reference..Thanks for posting this.

[MarineBrat]

Speaking of porn...

[Redbob]

figures...

[Volunteer]

I am sure that the MSM will report this.

[TomServo]

and Pete Townsend..

[MarineBrat]

BTW, 1423 days since John Kerry promised, on national TV, to sign form SF-180 and release his military records.

[Mojave]

Sanders, a lawyer, said he didn't realize federal child pornography laws barred downloading or viewing the material even by researchers.

Democrats lie. Always.

[CE2949BB]

Is there a Handbook for Pedophiles? lol.

The same excuse keeps popping up.

[death2tyrants]

"He has a good point" said infidelity researcher John Edwards.

[az.b1bbomberfxr]

Give him the "spike!!"

[FlingWingFlyer]

Sanders is lucky that he’s a DemocRAT. If he was a Republican, this would be ALL OVER the “news.”

[Clint Williams]

Hang him. By whatever