Bob Dole and John Kerry
<font size=4>NRO's Kerryspot tips us off to this interesting report about a phone call between Bob Dole and John Kerry. Apparantly, John Kerry took exception to Senator Dole's comments a couple days ago - you know, where Bob Dole (who's right arm is still paralyzed from the near-fatal wounds the Nazis inflicted upon then-Lt. Dole as he did his bit to liberate a continent from a tyrant) observed that Kerry's purple hearts didn't entail well, you know, actually being seriously injured and, also, that perhaps Kerry might want to apologise for his absurd claims that American troops in Vietnam were routinely committing war crimes. I recommend you listen to the full audio available here,[go to blog - Hannity radio show] but here are the main points:
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He said he was very disappointed, we'd been friends. I said John, we're still friends, but [the Swiftvets] have First Amendment rights, just as your people have First Amendment rights. Dole told Kerry, "I'm not trying to stir anything up, but I don't believe every one of these people who have talked about what happened are Republican liars.
"And very frankly, Bush is my guy, and I'm tired of people on your side calling him everything from a coward to a traitor to everything - a deserter."
Dole said he urged Kerry, "Why don't you call George Bush today and say, 'Mr. President, let's stop all this stuff about the National Guard and Vietnam - and let's talk about the issues."
Dole said Kerry responded, <font color=blue>"I haven't spent one dime attacking President Bush."
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But the Republican war hero shot back, "You don't have to. You've got all the so-called mainstream media, plus you've got MoveOn.org and all these other groups that have spent millions and millions of dollars trying to tarnish Bush's image."
"Don't tell me you don't know what some of these people are doing," he told Kerry.
"Everybody likes quiet heroes," Dole added, saying he told Kerry, "John, everybody knows you were in Vietnam and the less you say about it, the better."
Dole said he tried to end the tense conversation cordially by telling Kerry, "I wish you good luck, up to a point."
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There is nothing quite like getting the story from Bob Dole - it was an unfortunate event that he had to wait until 1996 to get the GOP nomination, and then had to contend against an incumbant President who was running during booming economic times; it is fortunate, however, that Bob Dole is now removed from any personal ambition and can really say what is on his mind.
This is the truth laid out for us with precision. Democrats, you may try to contest this, but you'll look like fools for trying.
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Posted by Mark Noonan at August 24, 2004 01:50 AM
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