Soldier in the know says" Kerrys a fraud

[Chas]

Was listening to a radio show when a caller called in . This caller was familiar with Kerry's particular unit in Nam . He blew apart Kerrys version of heroics so bad it looks like a piece of swiss cheese
For one Kerry claims killing a vietcong soldier armed with a Bee rocket launcher. Turns out the guy was already hit with a couple 50 caliber machine gun rounds when Kerry ran his ultra light water craft aground to jump out and kill this enemy soldier fixing to shoot at him with the Bee rocket. Turns out The Bee launcher already spent its round.
According to this person with knowledge Kerry also landed on shore to "kill" this vietcong soldier which is against protacol. No man is too dismount from this watercraft for any purpose according to this caller.
This guy went on to say that it is also theorectically impossible for anyone to accrue the # of awards Kerry got in his brief stint in the unit which operated ultra light water craft along the shorel ine He further stated this patrol duty was a lot less risky than that of the "river rats"
He further questions why Kerry will not release details on the purple Heart award he recieved . He also said Kerry used his injury to ask out of active duty In country and it was granted which the caller labled "suspect".
NOTE:This information came from someone who sounds credible but to a non military guy I do not know as to how factual it is . Anyone in the know please add a comment Lets get the real facts out on John Kerry.

 

[TWA Dude]

Uh huh

Callers-in to radio shows are always accurate.

 

[Timebuilder]

And of course, the corollary to TWA's statement:

callers are never accurate.

Goodness. Is there a possibility that this Kerry guy is just a master BS artist? I'll bet better than a 50% chance.

 

[sqwkvfr]

Callers-in to radio shows are always accurate.

I gotta say, judging by the BS we've been hearing out of Kerry lately, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he's embellishing on this issue, as well.



From the Washington Times:

Some 400 members of the 3-week-old, North Carolina-based Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry staged a protest march Saturday at the Massachusetts Democrat's office in Manhattan, they noted in an e-mail to The Washington Times yesterday.
The sharp-eyed vets noted Mr. Kerry was displaying the American flag backwards in the office window.
"A candidate who claims he 'knows something about aircraft carriers for real' never learned proper flag etiquette and has the flag displayed vertically with the blue field on the right, the wrong side. But then again, John Kerry has picked the wrong side before," they observed.


Tonight, Kerry said that President Bush has created terrorists! He also recently didn't know for sure whether God is on our side in the war on terrorism.

Anyone who votes for this guy is either woefully uninformed or needs a checkup from the neck up.

 

[DoinTime]

Was listening to a radio show when a caller called in . This caller was familiar with Kerry's particular unit in Nam . He blew apart Kerrys version of heroics so bad it looks like a piece of swiss cheese
For one Kerry claims killing a vietcong soldier armed with a Bee rocket launcher. Turns out the guy was already hit with a couple 50 caliber machine gun rounds when Kerry ran his ultra light water craft aground to jump out and kill this enemy soldier fixing to shoot at him with the Bee rocket. Turns out The Bee launcher already spent its round.

That's about as reliable as those stories that start out "A senior captain at XYZ airlines told me that...."

Who really cares what either Bush or Kerry did during the Vietnam era? They were kids back then. I'd like everyone to write down all of the illegal, disrespectful, and mean things that they did as a youth and give it to someone that they don't know. Ask that person to assess you based on only the information given. See if you agree with what that person thinks of you and if its accurate with the person you have become.

 

[DoinTime]

Some 400 members of the 3-week-old, North Carolina-based Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry staged a protest march Saturday at the Massachusetts Democrat's office in Manhattan, they noted in an e-mail to The Washington Times yesterday.
The sharp-eyed vets noted Mr. Kerry was displaying the American flag backwards in the office window.
"A candidate who claims he 'knows something about aircraft carriers for real' never learned proper flag etiquette and has the flag displayed vertically with the blue field on the right, the wrong side. But then again, John Kerry has picked the wrong side before," they observed.

Ever thought that the flag was meant to be viewed from inside of the building? On one side of the glass or the other the flag is going to be hanging the wrong way.

 

[sqwkvfr]

Ever thought that the flag was meant to be viewed from inside of the building? On one side of the glass or the other the flag is going to be hanging the wrong way.

I don't know about you, but if I want to look at something from the inside of a building, I hang it on the wall. Otherwise, there's a problem with backlighting and seeing the object through the drapes, shades or blinds.

If I want the world to see it, I place it in the window, facing out.

 

[Timebuilder]

Who really cares what either Bush or Kerry did during the Vietnam era? They were kids back then. I'd like everyone to write down all of the illegal, disrespectful, and mean things that they did as a youth and give it to someone that they don't know.

You know, you raise an interesting point.

Try it at an airline interview. See if what you did "as a youth" isn't important to a potential employer.

 

[lymanm]

...

"Tonight, Kerry said that President Bush has created terrorists!"

He's incorrect. It wasn't Bush, it was Reagan. Good old GOP boy! Bush could induldge in his own Reaganism and give money, weapons and training to a dubious leader of an oppressive regime...

 

[Aerosmith]

C'mon guys, Kerry was a highly decorated Viet vet. He DID his duty. Dubya hid it out in 'Bama and went to the dentist!

Questioning Kerrys war record is nothing but a pathetic low blow. He WAS there, he took some bullets, he got some medals.
If you disagree with his politics, say so. But spare me the distrust in the military institution, by saying that they are incompetent in awarding a hero.
Get over it!

 

[Gulfstream 200]

really...

Kerry may be butt ugly and get beat up by his wife but when talking about military service......at least he WENT.

Its going to be a pathetic race either way.....

 

[doh]

The flag doesn't bother me much. Some low level flunky hung it, the senator walked into the room, saw the flag hanging the right way(from inside the room, and never gave it a second thought. The war record stuff is moot. Clinton dodged and was still acceptable to the American people, so Bush's war record is also acceptable, drop it. I once drank so much tequila at a party that I puked on myself, and I had a girl friend that I cheated on and generally treated like crap. I didn't bring either of those things up in my interview and wouldn't today, they have no bearing on who I am today. The senator has a lousy voting record IMO and he doesn't want me to keep my tax cut ($1500). We can talk about that all day! The other stuff is just junk that the media throws out as flak to cover senator Skerry's short comings!

 

[sqwkvfr]

If you disagree with his politics, say so.

I disagree with his politics.

I'm also tired of his flip-flopping on issues. Seriously, how on earth could you consider voting for this guy? Democrats say Bush hasn't been honest, but have you ever heard John Kerry give a straight answer to a question, whether it be a reporter's interview or a debate? I haven't.

Skating questions and hating Bush isn't gonna win him this election. I strongly suggest that anyone considering voting for "the most liberal senator" change their alliegence to Ralph Nader.

 

[CLCAP]

A caller on the radio in California said he did cocaine with Dubya while Kerry was in Vietnam. 50% you think? Timebuider - how about his DUI? You would have problems getting a job with that one - but hey - you're not running for reelection.

 

[dtzl]

Ever thought that the flag was meant to be viewed from inside of the building? On one side of the glass or the other the flag is going to be hanging the wrong way. [/QUOTE

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If I remember flag etiquette correctly, when displaying it from a window where it can be seen from both inside and outside the building, you display the flag so it is seen correctly from viewing it OUTSIDE the building.

 

[Timebuilder]

Timebuider - how about his DUI? You would have problems getting a job with that one - but hey - you're not running for reelection.

To be honest, I have never seen proof of his "DUI." I do know that he has said he was a heavy drinker, and that he has been on the wagon since he turned his life around. Good for him!

I DO recall what a DUI meant back in my teen years. It was nowhere nearly as controversial or important an event as it is now. Drunk driving accidents were much more common than now, and before MADD and similar organizations began to make people more conscious of the highway carnage, people felt comforable sending a tipsy person out to their car to drive home. Drugs were a similar matter. People made movies like "up in smoke" and "Jerkl and Hyde, together again" that made taking drugs "fun" and "hip", with a great deal of rebellious appeal of thumbing one's nose at the "establishment." There was no discussion of recreation drugs as being harmful, but even then IV drug use, such as injecting heroin, speed, or coke, was seen as being "hard drug use," and was frowned upon.

So, GWB has demostrated to me that he had found his footing many years ago, and walked surely since then. That itself puts him in good stead.

C'mon guys, Kerry was a highly decorated Viet vet. He DID his duty. Dubya hid it out in 'Bama and went to the dentist!

Kerry did do his duty. So did GWB. Unless you want to suggest that guard service is somehow not honorable service. Are you saying that?

I am willing to say that Kerry's activity after he was discharged brought dishonor to himself and others who were still engaging the enemy, and gave aid and comfort to that enemy while American troops were still in harm's way. While not simply disgusting, as the behavior of Clinton protesting against American policy while on foreign soil, Kerry's post service behavior is treasonous. GWB, on the other hand, fulfilled the duty assigned to him, and received an honorable discharge, committing no such disgusting or treasonous acts.

Anything else?

 

[mar]

This liberal won't be voting for Kerry

I think if a man fights in a war he's entitled to his opinion about war. I don't begrudge Kerry's anti-war protesting.

It's *still* a free country, right?

Geezus.

But I'll tell you what: If you try to pass yourself off as a liberal and anti-war don't vote for an unconstitutional war and give the sitting president unbridled power to wield for an indefinite length of time.

That's just old fashioned hypocrisy.

If the vote was today I'd vote for Nader--again.

I hate the democrats because they're afraid to be liberal. Cowards, every single one of them.

 

[Timebuilder]

I don't know if I would say that they are afraid, per se.

They are smart enough to know that calling themselves "liberal" wouldn't fly with the swing voters, and that being up-front and honest about their agenda won't fly with most of the country, either. Because of this unwillingness to be honest, they are left with dissembling, obfuscating, and outright lying about their position.

I had enough of that in 23 years. That said, ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, so any human we put in office will have feet of clay like the rest of us. So, we must choose the least disingenuous humans we can find who reflect the values upon which the United States was formed. That's why I am voting the way I am now.

 

[I Hate Freight]

Hanoi John Kerry HATES America almost as much as I HATE FREIGHT!

 

[Timebuilder]

Gee.

My UPS buddy says that he loves the fact that no one from the back is going to act up, get sick, or get pregnant.