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Talking about Kerry and the Swift Boat Vetrans on the National Syndicated Show "Beyond the Beltway now!

Editorial Second Thoughts 8-11-04 I'll say this about Sen. John F. Kerry. He told the truth about his war crimes to Tim Russert during an April 18, 1971, appearance on Meet The Press. Kerry said, "there are all kinds of atrocities and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed in that I took part in shootings in free-fire zones. I conducted harassment and interdiction fire. I used 50-caliber machine guns which we were granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon against people....

John Fraud Kerry has been on the stump saying that he would leave NO American behind if he were elected. Well, the question needs to be this WHY are 9 people actually supporting Kerry's Vietnam lies? NOT, why are 60 people questioning him! Especially Jim Rassman! Jim Rassman was thrown off Kerrys boat after boat #3 was hit by a mine and kerry hit the gas! then Kerry fled the scene for 5 minutes, leaving Jim Rassman behind! then he came back to pluck him out of the water. If i was Rassman I would of kicked Kerrys ass! Kerry...

Kerry 'invented Christmas in Cambodia claim' By David Rennie in Washington (Filed: 12/08/2004) For the first time, Sen John Kerry, the Democratic presidential challenger, has been left floundering by allegations that he invented a key episode of his decorated wartime service in Vietnam - a central plank of his election platform. Mr Kerry has fought off charges for several years that he did not deserve all the medals he won in Vietnam, which included a Bronze Star and Silver Star for gallantry, and three Purple Hearts for combat wounds. John Kerry: Vietnam record central to his election bid Crewmates from...

Let's say John Kerry's military records disprove everything the Swift boat vets are charging. Let's say you're John Kerry, and you KNOW your records prove you are telling the truth. Why won't you just release them and make this go away? For the sake of this one thread, let's pretend that Kerry's records would completely exhonerate him. Why wouldn't he release them?

As more instances of Sen. John Kerry telling a story about his spending Christmas 1968 in Cambodia come to light, his campaign has yet to address the charge of fellow veterans that the presidential candidate's account is a lie. As of press time, neither WorldNetDaily nor Fox News Channel has received a response to the charges from Kerry's staff, despite repeated requests. As WorldNetDaily reported, the authors of the best-selling book "Unfit for Command," which refutes many of Kerry's war stories, claim that despite the senator's 1986 speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate mentioning spending Christmas Eve in...

The real focus of this election is quite simple. It is the candidacy of a Left-Wing extremist – John Kerry. What was the reason that the Democrats did not get a convention bounce? The Old Media would like you to believe that it is because of a “polarized” electorate. The real reason is John Kerry! The uproar created by the Vietnam Swift Boat Vets is just a small part of the story. These Veterans who have served honorably have every right to express their story. I commend them for it. But, although it raises questions about Kerry’s character and sheds...

MIDI - YELLOW RIVER Kerry's serving in Vietnam...U.S. pilots had been dropping bombs He took the time to write home to mom...Mekong River Christmas eve in Cambodia...he learned that's no Utopia Bullets flew in the whole area...Mekong River Mekong River, Mekong River...he went somewhere he shouldn't be Mekong River, Mekong River...he says that "Nixon ordered me" We're hearing comrades say that to command he is unfit Every one of those guys knows Kerry's full of it...on the Mekong River He got off to a healthy start...he faked his way to a Purple Heart And his report was a great...

Democrats haven't been this upset about an American engaging in free speech since Juanita Broaddrick opened her yap. Two hundred fifty-four Swift Boat Veterans have signed a letter saying John Kerry is not fit to be commander in chief, a point developed in some detail in the blockbuster new book by John O'Neill, aptly titled "Unfit for Command." At the 2003 reunion of Swift Boat Veterans, about 300 men showed up: 85 percent of them think Kerry is unfit to be president. (On the bright side, Kerry was voted, in absentia, "Most Likely to Run for President on His Phony...

America is, in some ways, a very great and good nation.  Good people, good land, good opportunities.  It’s not a perfect place, but this is Earth not Heaven, so the best we can do is to strive for a more perfect union.  In many ways we get there, at least in comparison with other nations.      However, there are some things that boggle the mind.  Presidential elections are one of them.     And we’re coming up on another one in less than three months.  Oh, it’ll seem far longer than that, I assure you.  Claims, counter-claims, lies, damned lies, statistics, slander,...

Please take the time to read this guy's findings. Thank God for the internet. Kerry will have to answer to some of this before this campaign is over.

Democrats haven't been this upset about an American engaging in free speech since Juanita Broaddrick opened her yap. Two hundred fifty-four Swift Boat Veterans have signed a letter saying John Kerry is not fit to be commander in chief, a point developed in some detail in the blockbuster new book by John O'Neill, aptly titled Unfit for Command. At the 2003 reunion of Swift Boat Veterans, about 300 men showed up: 85 percent of them think Kerry is unfit to be president. (On the bright side, Kerry was voted, in absentia, "Most Likely to Run for President on His Phony...

This political season the criticisms of George W. Bush and the accolades afforded John Kerry are well known. One was criticized for his military service. The other was a wounded war hero. One was called a scourge and a misfortune. The other was called a genius. One was called dull. The other was called charming. However, these contrasting examples of remarks are about Bush and Kerry – they describe George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Washington was called a scourge and misfortune by one newspaper near the end of term in office – just as Bush is similarly characterized by many...

If anyone has any doubts about John Kerry's record, just watch the ad by clicking the link at the top of the page: http://markbureau.p-kabu.com If you haven't read the article, read it. It is a good read. Pass it to as many people as you can. Mark Bureau http://markbureau.p-kabu.com

Allegations that presidential hopeful John Kerry embellished if not outright lied about his behavior in Vietnam to gain Purple Hearts and awards for bravery in just four months are afloat like something rude in a punch bowl. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, including all but a handful of Kerry's former comrades from Coastal Division 11, assert Kerry lied to gain those some of those medals and is unfit to be commander in chief of U.S. military forces. As a 527 organization, named for the section of the IRS code that governs such groups, they're making that point in a television...

THE TELEVISION ad that aroused the wrath of John McCain and journalist supporters of John Kerry just begins deconstruction of the Democratic Presidential candidate’s war record. “Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry,” a 214-page critique of his performance in Vietnam and the antiwar movement, is off the presses ahead of schedule. I have read the book and found it is neither the political propaganda nor the urban legend that its detractors claim. It is a passionate but meticulously researched account of how Kerry went to war, what he did in the war and how he...

"On more than one occasion, I like Martin Sheen in "Apocalypse Now," took my patrol boat into Cambodia. In fact I remember spending Christmas Eve of 1968 five miles across the Cambodian border being shot at by our South Vietnamese allies who were drunk and celebrating Christmas. The absurdity of almost being killed by our own allies in a country in which President Nixon claimed there were no American troops was very real.John Kerry “Apocalypse Now" on Oct 14, 1979 in the Boston Herald. The Kerry Campaign has now admitted that this was a fabrication. This is far from a...

Help John Kerry do a ‘180’! It’s hard to believe that flip-flopper John Kerry would have trouble doing a “180” on any important issue, but he’s really struggling with this one. Here’s John Kerry’s problem: John Kerry’s fellow Vietnam Navy swift boat veterans say he is lying about his Vietnam experiences. They say Kerry’s lies got him enough purple heart medals to get him a quick trip home from Vietnam. How do they know John is lying? Because they were there -- at the very scenes John is lying about. Kamp Kerry and the DNC say Kerry’s fellow Vietnam...

Does anyone remember the “character” issue that surrounded Bill Clinton when he made his first run at the presidency back in 1992? When his legendary hijinks in Arkansas started appearing on the nation’s radar screens, and people began to realize that Clinton’s lips and the truth were usually strangers? The list of pre-White House scandals was impressive — Whitewater, Troopergate, Gennifer Flowers, the Mena airport coke smuggling, the draft-dodging, antiwar demonstrations while a Rhodes scholar, etc. — and all threatened to derail his candidacy. The character issue had been raised and needed to be addressed. With his army of war...