Posted on 11/30/2004 11:32:07 PM PST by kattracks
Steve Gardner spoke his conscience when it mattered, but now he's down and out. If you don't remember him, Mr. Gardner was the swift boat veteran who said John Kerry trumped up his wartime heroics and fabricated his "Christmas in Cambodia" story. He was the only person to both serve on Mr. Kerry's boat and criticize Mr. Kerry during his campaign, and was also the longest-serving enlisted man under Mr. Kerry's command. Now we hear that he is broke. As he told the Chicago Sun-Times recently, he is "doing little bits here and there to pay the bills."[snip]
We have "whistleblower" laws in the United States to protect truth-tellers in government and business, but we have none for political debate. It's clear Mr. Gardner was a political whisteblower in the debates leading up to election 2004. Mr. Gardner knew a side of Mr. Kerry's service less flattering than what the senator's repeated allusions to his service record or his "reporting for duty" salute at the Democratic National Convention would suggest. So he poked holes in Mr. Kerry's more dubious war stories.
In one of these, Mr. Gardner challenged Mr. Kerry's claim that he spent Christmas 1968 in Cambodia. "Never in the months of December and January was John Kerry ever near Cambodia," Mr. Gardner insisted.
What did Mr. Gardner get for speaking out? Contempt from the media generally. Quite possibly he lost his job over it. He says he hadn't spoken about his Vietnam service for 35 years, but felt compelled to warn the American people about Mr. Kerry's record.
We hope a patriotic employer lends Mr. Gardner a helping hand. (You can help via www.paypal.com by sending a donation to sgardner5@carolina.rr.com.) Mr. Gardner did right by his country. Now his country needs to do right by him.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Mr. Gardner was one of the first swifties to come out and expose Kerry's fraud as he sat right behind him as gunner on many missions. Mr. Gardner was on Savage's show early on, and I could have swarn that Michael offered him a cut of book (or other) sales on his web site (either for him personaly or the swifties). I'm also sure that Michael will provide any kind of legal aid to him if he feels he was wrongly terminated, as he has made that offer to others. This story didn't come up today on his show...
BTTT!!
As a former Veteran's Employment Representative with the State (15 years experience finding jobs for former military personnel) if anyone can get in touch with Steve, I will find him a job, pro bono, no matter how long it takes. Just contact me on my mail here, if you are able to get in touch with him or someone who can get in touch with him. I have counseled thousands of veterans (including many homeless and disabled vets)and placed most all that I talked to, eventually.
sgardner5@carolina.rr.com
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