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

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To: Poet who wrote (42140)	8/11/2004 1:09:17 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) of 81568

Poet, Thank you for your comments. The freedom of speech that we enjoy may be the most precious of our rights as U.S. citizens. The Kerry people should let the SwiftVets have their say. People will either accept what they have to say as true, or not. Actually, the truth, as always, is probably somewhere in the middle. I suspect that their real beef with Kerry is not so much what he did or did not do during his four months in-country, as much as what he did after he returned to the U.S. If I were them I would have downplayed the issue of the medals. About a year and a half ago I posted a series of articles that dealt with the issue of medal inflation, the practice of the armed forces to award medal that would not have been awarded in years past. The practice started during the Vietnam War and has accelerated ever since. Kerry may or may not have gotten some medals that he would not have gotten in Korea. Who cares? When I posted these articles to American Spirit, he responded that I should quit bashing our heroes. God bless free speech. At least he didn't suggest that I be jailed. The problem for Kerry is that he has chosen to make that four months one of the centerpieces of his campaign, ignoring, for the most part, his anti-war activities. I'm 55. I was lucky enough not to have had to serve in Vietnam. I know Vets from that era that turn beet red at the mere thought of Kerry's Senate testimony. Their concerns are a very legitimate issue. His activities during that period, particularly his run for a Congressional seat, certainly looked opportunistic. Kerry probably should have spent some time trying to explain his transition during his convention speech. I was also fortunate to have been able to watch the 1968 Democratic Convention riots from the roof of the Field Museum. During that period I knew a lot of Chicago police officers; I also knew people on the other side of the barricades. The passions of that period far exceed the passions of today. Kerry was a part of the history of that period and his candidacy has relit flames long thought extinguished. These issues are going to dog him for the rest of the campaign.

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