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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (14883)	4/15/2004 1:14:09 AM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

National defense? Why is it kerry-boy voted against nearly all defense measures while a senator? Why did he vote against the troops in Iraq. Get a clue.

To: American Spirit who wrote (14883)	4/15/2004 8:11:35 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 81568

JOHN KERRY, WAR HERO? Thu Apr 15, 3:32 AM ET New York Post Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry has never been forthcoming about how he earned three Purple Heart medals in Vietnam - and the reason for his reticence appears now to be coming clear. At least the first of the decorations - awarded for wounds suffered in combat - was received in circumstances that can best be described as dubious. Kerry's commanding officer at the time, retired Lt. Cmdr. Grant Hibbard, told The Boston Globe that Kerry basically awarded himself a Purple Heart after receiving a superficial scratch in what Hibbard said was not even a firefight. Kerry had volunteered for river patrol duty late in 1968. He and his crew saw some Vietnamese running from a boat onto the beach, opened fire on them and then pulled out - apparently without taking return fire. When the boat was safely back at base, Kerry "had a little scratch on his forearm, and he was holding a piece of shrapnel," Hibbard said Tuesday. Though Hibbard says he did not want to give in to Kerry's insistence that he be considered for a Purple Heart - "I don't think he deserved one," Hibbard told The Post yesterday - he eventually did so. It's not hard to imagine why. Even then, Kerry had strong ties to the Kennedy machine in Massachusetts (Bobby Kennedy speechwriter Adam Walinsky wrote Kerry's famous 1971 anti-war Washington speech). And the future commander-in-chief-wannabe certainly would have known that - under Pentagon (news - web sites) rules then in effect - three Purple Hearts guaranteed him an early exit from the war. One down, two to go? Seems so. Kerry did leave Vietnam six months ahead of schedule - thanks to those Purple Hearts. And he refuses to make public the detailed medical-treatment records relating to his wound - none of which, significantly, took him out of service for more than a day or two. As noted, they did get him out of Vietnam - he won a cushy billet as an aide to an admiral. Presently he was out of the Navy altogether - also ahead of schedule - and free to begin his political career as an anti-war activist. Yesterday, in response to questions about Kerry's Purple Heart, campaign aides released a document stating that Kerry received treatment for a wound suffered on Dec. 2, 1968. Whether he required surgery or stitches - or even a Band-Aid - isn't specified. And Hibbard told a reporter that the supposed wound resembled a scrape from a fingernail: "I've had thorns from a rose that were worse," he said. Kerry wouldn't be the first to fabricate a combat decoration - if, in fact, that's what happened a long time ago. But Kerry has forged a war-hero persona of particular relevance as he seeks to become a war-time president - in the here and now. While other young Americans are earning Purple Hearts of their own, in Iraq (news - web sites) and elsewhere around the world. So it is time for Kerry to come clean. He needs to authorize the release of all relevant medical records for each of his three Purple Hearts. If Kerry's medals were deserved, he has nothing to fear. If not - well, it's time to find that out. story.news.yahoo.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (14883)	4/15/2004 10:28:32 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

as. What do you think johnny would do about this? Should johnny do anything about this. Should anyone even care that muslim terrorists murdered 3000 + innocent people 9/11 and now muslims want to shout from the roof tops the greatness of their religion. Do you care AS? Will you wake up to Islamic prayer call? U.S. Muslims liken loudspeakers on mosques to church bells April 15, 2004 A holy war of sorts is heating up in a Detroit suburb, where members of the local Muslim community want loudspeakers on mosques to announce the Islamic call to prayer five times each day. But the idea is running into opposition from other residents of Hamtramck, Mich., many of whom are Christian, who think the prayer calls as early as 6 a.m. and as late as 10 p.m. would be disruptive. "When you call to prayer, you are proselytizing, and as a citizen of the United States I don't want to hear it," Bob Golen, 68, told the Detroit Free Press. "It is not my God. My God is Jesus Christ," Caroline Zarski, 81, said. "I don't want this noise invading my home at 10 p.m." The Al-Islah Islamic Center asked the city three months ago to alter its noise ordinance to allow the calls to prayer. In February, the council reportedly supported the change but sought a public hearing before making any change. "We don't want to make it a big deal," said businessman Abdul Algazali, according to the Free Press. "It's a low-pitched voice. It's not going to wake up anybody." City Council President Karen Majewski compared the call to prayer to bells ringing on Christian churches, though other residents were said to disagree at Tuesday's meeting. Majewski says the loudspeaker measure is likely to pass at next week's meeting, and would subsequently take effect in late May. "Petitions have circulated among mainly white and Christian members of the community for weeks asking the council not to amend the ordinance," said Councilman Scott Klein. "Both sides have issued threats of federal lawsuits based on the constitutionality of the ban or the removal of the ban." There are five mosques in Hamtramck, and three others just over the border in Detroit. On its website, the city says it provides "A Touch of THE WORLD In America," touting itself as "the home of the most varied ethnic mix of people and customs from around the world." worldnetdaily.com