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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (17008)	4/21/2004 9:32:16 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) of 81568

I recognize that there were many interviews, statements, etc. I am specifically referring to the hearsay claims of rapes, cutting off ears, and other torture during his 1971 testimony. My questions stand: Were these claims ever substantiated, and if not, has he ever retracted them? I am well aware that he also referred to some of his own activities as "atrocities" in contravention of the Geneva conventions, etc. I also knows he blames the leadership, not the soldiers for this. I would have been impressed had he taken a stand against such alleged activities when he was in the military and allegedly being directed to commit such acts. Is there any evidence that he did so? If there is, I've not seen it. It's a matter of credibility. My take on Kerry is that he's an opportunist. He needed a platform from which to launch his political career after he returned from Vietnam and decided that the VVAW and protest movement would be his vehicle. This is a man who planned to be President from his youth. During his testimony before Congress one of the Senators even expressed the hope that Kerry would someday be a member of that body. Kerry does not have a remarkable record as a Senator. No major legislation bears his name. He consistently looked for other issues that could give him some visibility. He's had difficulty defining himself for the public and this is likely borne of the lack of any really heartfelt beliefs, as opposed to opportunistic embracing of issues du jour. In short, as the presumptive nominee, he's just the default candidate since everyone else seems to have imploded or otherwise lost steam. I will admit that I was turned off by Kerry months ago after I researched his VVAW and related activities. Nothing I've seen to date has changed my initial negative impression of the man.

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