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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (22404)	10/27/2004 12:09:58 AM
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Retired Air Force general stumps for Kerry By Chris Bernard cbernard@seacoastonline.com EXETER - The John Kerry campaign continued its push in New Hampshire last week with yet another visit from a high-profile supporter. Exeter traditionally votes moderate Republican. Kerry’s camp sees that as fertile ground for crossover votes for the Democrats, and has pushed for a presence here. The latest soldier in that battle was retired four-star Gen. Tony McPeak, a lifelong Republican who ran the U.S. Air Force during Desert Storm for the first President Bush and endorsed the second in a successful 2000 bid for the Oval Office. McPeak has switched his allegiance. "I’m a recovering Republican and an independent," McPeak said. He called the Exeter News-Letter from a cell phone after leaving an appearance at the Exeter Public Library. "I believe, like John Kerry, that we need a stronger America," McPeak said. "We are weaker now than at any time, certainly during the last four years. "That’s a direct result of the incompetence and stupidity of President Bush," he said. McPeak said the Bush administration’s domestic policy is weak as well, but his focus was international affairs. "Our standing in the world is as low as I can remember," he said. "We’re losing friends as fast as we’re making enemies." The Bush campaign has painted Kerry as a weak would-be-commander in chief, implying that the United States would face direct terrorist attacks under his watch. McPeak disputed those claims. "I resent them saying that about a man who served his country first in combat in Vietnam, and then served it again in the antiwar movement," he said. "Like John Kerry, I was serving my country while they were hiding from it, seeking deferments. "If you take baloney and wrap it in a flag, you’ve still got baloney but now you’ve insulted the flag," McPeak said. "That’s not patriotism. Are these men going to question my patriotism?" In addition to McPeak, New Hampshire has had visits from Kerry celebrity surrogates Michael J. Fox, Paul Newman, Carole King and Sharon Stone, among others. Stone was part of a bus full of congresswomen and actresses stumping for Kerry last week. The tour bypassed Exeter, though the campaign lobbied hard for a visit to the News-Letter. The tour was a no-show when it found itself overbooked, but made appearances in Manchester and Durham. McPeak said he has traveled to nearly every one of the so-called battleground states for John Kerry. During his Exeter appearance he was joined by Vietnam veteran Joey Duboise and former Navy flight engineer Tony Woody, both of Exeter, Lt. Colonel Sam Poulten of Lawrence, Mass., and Sgt. Doug Madory of Hanover. "Look, I don’t see John Kerry as walking on water," McPeak said. "But there are only two men who can be president after November. "The one we have now, his track record is deplorable. Kerry is much more intelligent." He called Bush’s campaigning "a scuzzbag approach to politics." "Strong words? Absolutely, but I’m serious about this," McPeak said. "The way they’re going after John Kerry despite his military record is slimy and it stinks, and as a result of it so do they." seacoastonline.com