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To: American Spirit who wrote (416887)	6/20/2003 12:17:46 AM
From: jim-thompson	Respond to of 769670

Loppy appears to have executed a Viet-Cong and a gross error was made in presenting him the Silver Star. He should have been courts-martialed just like the My-Lai criminals.

To: American Spirit who wrote (416887)	6/20/2003 7:11:35 AM
From: SeachRE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Amer Spit, The truth hurts...and besides he's a gold-digger that Massachusetts should've sent into retirement last time around. Well, c'est la vie...

To: American Spirit who wrote (416887)	6/20/2003 7:57:34 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

American Schoolgirl, Kerry used his time in service as one big photo-op! BTW, did you dream about him again last night?! LOL!

To: American Spirit who wrote (416887)	6/20/2003 8:21:04 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

Kerry Postures as a War Hero by John F. McManus As a presidential hopeful, Senator John Kerry touts his military experience. But 30 years ago he led anti-war protests and marched alongside revolutionary Communists. Senator John Kerry wants to be president. His membership in the Council on Foreign Relations guarantees that the world government crowd will accept him. He can tap into his wife’s millions to overcome any fundraising shortfall. And his connection to Yale’s eerily secretive Skull & Bones Society opens doors to many of its movers and shakers — though veteran Bones critic Ron Rosenbaum notes the possibility of a "Bones versus Bones smackdown" should Bonesmen Bush and Kerry face off in 2004. Kerry does not want the voting public made aware of his CFR and Bones credentials. Nor does he want to be likened to Ted Kennedy and Michael Dukakis, Massachusetts archliberals out of step with the nation at large. So when he presents himself to voters, he or his handlers insist that he is a foreign policy expert who benefits from past military service. After an appearance at a New Hampshire campaign stop on April 2nd, an exceptional need for Kerry to trot out his military service occurred. He told a small group of future primary voters that "regime change" was needed not just in Iraq but "in the United States." Reacting to Kerry’s statement, Republicans pounced on him like wolves on a wounded lamb, claiming that by using the term "regime" he had likened the Bush administration to Saddam Hussein’s tyranny. So the senator and his aides played their military card. "I don’t need any lessons in patriotism or in caring about America from the likes of the right wing," Kerry told a Georgia audience. And he speedily supplied each of his campaign spokesmen with a statement that said in part: "Unlike many of his Republican critics, Senator Kerry has worn the uniform, served his country, seen combat, so he’d just as soon skip their lectures about supporting our troops." Kerry did serve as an officer in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. And he did win a Silver Star and three Purple Hearts. So far, so good. But when he returned home, he became a war protester. In America, of course, everybody is free to agree or disagree with a government policy. But Kerry did not just disagree; he became a leader of groups that championed our nation’s foes while our forces were still fighting and dying. In 1971, the Communist Daily World delightedly published photos of him speaking to demonstrators as a leader of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). The April 23, 1971 Daily World boasted that the marchers displayed a banner depicting a portrait of Communist Party leader Angela Davis, who was on record stating: "I am dedicated to the overthrow of your system of government and your society." By frequently participating in VVAW’s demonstrations, Kerry found himself marching alongside what the Boston Herald Traveler identified as "revolutionary Communists." While noting that known Reds had openly organized these events, the December 12, 1971 Herald Traveler reported the presence of an "abundance of Vietcong flags, clenched fists raised in the air, and placards plainly bearing legends in support of China, Cuba, the USSR, North Korea and the Hanoi government." Seeking election to the U.S. House in 1972, Kerry found it necessary to suppress reproduction of the cover picture appearing on his own book, The New Soldier. His political opponent pointed out that it depicted several unkempt youths crudely handling an American flag to mock the famous photo of the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima. Suddenly, copies of the book became unavailable and even disappeared from libraries. But the Lowell (Mass.) Sun said of the type of person shown on its cover: "These people spit on the flag, they burn the flag, they carry the flag upside down, [and] they all but wipe their noses with it in their efforts to show their contempt for everything it still stands for." During the 1972 "Kerry for Congress" campaign, flyers invited voters to "hear Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General, who has just recently returned from a visit in North Vietnam." While in Hanoi, Clark had distinguished himself by roundly condemning the United States, heaping praise on his Communist hosts, and lecturing American prisoners of war. In May 1972, the Boston Phoenix reported that Kerry had defiantly given his medals back to the U.S. government during one of his many protests. New York Times columnist Bill Keller wrote in September 2002 that the senator invited him to view 40 minutes of films Kerry made depicting his war exploits. Keller wrote that anti-war doves would still support the man they remembered for "throwing his war ribbons onto the steps of the Capitol." When pressed about what happened to his medals, Kerry now says the medals he threw away were not his and that his are displayed in his Senate office. Retired General George S. Patton III would later angrily charge that Kerry’s actions had "given aid and comfort to the enemy." Supremely arrogant and demonstrably contemptuous of the voting public, Kerry nevertheless regularly touts his military experience during his presidential run. But he forfeited the right to do that 30 years ago. Come to think of it, if he continues to posture as a war hero, he’ll lose the friendship of Ramsey Clark, Angela Davis, and the Daily World

To: American Spirit who wrote (416887)	6/20/2003 8:23:53 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

"The Disgrace of John Kerry" Massachusetts Senator John F. Kerry wants to be the 2004 Democratic nominee for President. But the American people need to ask themselves a crucial question about him. How can he be taken seriously after breaking his pledge of cooling criticism of the Bush administration during the war with Iraq? As the men and women of our military close in on Baghdad, Kerry ignored his pledge and attacked their commander-in-chief, President Bush. Echoing a phrase from the Bush-bashing, anti-war left, Kerry told a crowd in Peterborough N.H. this week: ''What we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States.'' Apparently, Kerry is more concerned about how other nations view America instead of protecting our nation and its people from possible foreign threats. ''I believe it deeply, that it will take a new president of the United States, declaring a new day for our relationship with the world, to clear the air and turn a new page on American history.'' he said. With these statements, the senator is clearly appealing to voters of the French wing of the Democratic party to widen his lead on former Vermont Governor Howard Dean. Dean, as well as the treasonous US Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), are other Democratic presidential candidates who appeal to that constituency. Kerry’s comments about ''regime change'' are a disgrace, especially in a time of war, for any senator or presidential candidate to utter against their commander-in-chief. There is no doubt that his (as well as other Democrats) opposition to the war with Iraq is not based on honest disagreement, but partisan resentment. Need proof? On Feb. 23, 1998, as then-President Bill Clinton made Iraqi regime change an issue, Sen. Kerry said the following: "Saddam Hussein has already used these weapons and has made it clear that he has the intent to continue to try, by virtue of his duplicity and secrecy, to continue to do so. That is a threat to the stability of the Middle East. It is a threat with respect to the potential of terrorist activities on a global basis. It is a threat even to regions near but not exactly in the Middle East." This is a threat that John Kerry no longer takes seriously, since a Republican is president. Like Bill Clinton, his motto is ''speak tough, act weak.'' That is not the only Kerry hypocrisy. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Kerry loves to portray himself as a decorated war hero. In a US News and World Report article, Kerry said, ''I've got a pretty good sense of what it means to serve your country. I've got a pretty good sense of patriotism. I can go toe to toe with anybody.'' Contrary to his image as a war hero is his vocal activism for Vietnam Veterans Against The War. At a 1971 anti-war protest, some Vietnam veterans put their medals on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in protest of the war. Kerry threw his two Purple Hearts on the steps of the Capitol and then said, ''This administration forced us to return our medals...These leaders denied us the integrity those symbols supposedly gave our lives.'' However, several years later, a reporter noticed Kerry’s Purple Hearts on his office wall. He admitted that the medals he threw on the steps were not his own, but instead were given to him by two other men. If this is an example of John Kerry’s character, what makes him think he would be more successful than George W. Bush at foreign policy? It is clear that Kerry’s foreign policy would be a retreat to the appeasement of the Clinton years. Appeasement is only a short term solution, as we’ve seen with North Korea. It does not win friends and influence others, it only makes you appear weak in the eyes of your enemies. The security of our nation deserves more than a retreat to the old ideas of the 1960’s. Certainly, the men and women in our military deserve better than what John Kerry has given them, which is a stab in the back in two wars.