posted on July 31, 2004 09:01:51 PM new
John, keep telling yourself this is the way to win friends and influence enemys. Gotta love those Marines, they say it as they see it.
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DEM'S MARINE MISFIRE
By STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN
uly 31, 2004 -- SCRANTON, Pa. — John Kerry's heavily hyped cross-country bus tour stumbled out of the blocks yesterday, as a group of Marines publicly dissed the Vietnam War hero in the middle of a crowded restaurant.
Kerry was treating running mate Sen. John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, to a Wendy's lunch in Newburgh, N.Y., for their 27th wedding anniversary — an Edwards family tradition — when the candidate approached four Marines and asked them questions.
The Marines — two in uniform and two off-duty — were polite but curt while chatting with Kerry, answering most of his questions with a "yes, sir" or "no, sir."
But they turned downright nasty after the Massachusetts senator thanked them "for their service" and left.
"He imposed on us and I disagree with him coming over here shaking our hands," one Marine said, adding, "I'm 100 percent against [him]."
A sergeant with 10 years of service under his belt said, "I speak for all of us. We think that we are doing the right thing in Iraq," before saying he is to be deployed there in a few weeks and is "eager" to go and serve.
The Marines — all of whom serve at nearby Stewart Air Force Base — wouldn't give their names.
It wasn't an auspicious start to the senators' "Believe in America" bus tour — a 22-state, 43-city tour that will cover roughly 3,500 miles over 15 days in an effort to carry some of their momentum out of the Democratic convention.
But the rest of Day One went smoothly, as massive crowds — including what Kerry said were up to 20,000 in Harrisburg, Pa., — greeted him, Edwards, their families and Ben Affleck at the tour-kickoff event in Boston and at two stops in the Keystone state.
"Ninety-seven days [left in the campaign]; let's make it happen," Kerry told hundreds of bleary-eyed but upbeat supporters who showed up at a 7:30 a.m. rally on the shores of Boston Harbor — less than nine hours after Kerry finished his acceptance speech.
Kerry also employed Paul Revere's famed midnight run and imagery of Bunker Hill to bash President Bush over U.S. intelligence failures.
"These are the places where people dared to stand up and put their lives on the line — to take a risk — for something they believed in very deeply," Kerry said of the Boston neighborhood where he was speaking.
"One if by land, two if by sea, and the message was right. Come to think of it, they had better intelligence than we do today about what's going on," Kerry continued, drawing the loudest applause of the event.
In Harrisburg, Kerry noted that there was more bad news coming out of the financial markets yesterday, with oil prices reaching new highs and economic growth limping along at three percent.
"The natural family is a man and woman bound in a lifelong covenant of marriage for the purposes of:
*the continuation of the human species,
*the rearing of children,
*the regulation of sexuality,
*the provision of mutual support and protection,
*the creation of an altruistic domestic economy, and
*the maintenance of bonds between the generations."
posted on July 31, 2004 09:42:06 PM new
Ya, they say it as they see it but haven't got the backbone to give their names. Instead of "Yes, sirs" and no, sirs" why didn't they DISCUSS what they didn't like!!!! What chicken ships! Righties who'd rather complain and stab somebody in the back rather than discuss the issues....so typical!
Interesting article besides THREE whole people said they didn't like Kerry, who was doing what St.Linda ALWAYS does when she sees servicemen in restaurants and what lots of posters agreed was such a nice thing to do. These three must be rather ignorant ungrateful, and certainly ungracious slobs..
last paragraph is very good.....
"In Harrisburg, Kerry noted that there was more bad news coming out of the financial markets yesterday, with oil prices reaching new highs and economic growth limping along at three percent"
[ edited by crowfarm on Jul 31, 2004 09:46 PM ]
posted on July 31, 2004 09:49:03 PM new
Actually crowfart... Linda said she pays for the meal... notice how the traitor didn't even offer...
Giving names to some senator... POS is still a senator ya know... would not be the smartest thing in the world...
But all in all like I have said before the military is mostly conservative and will not be voting for someone of kerry's ilk.... they like people who actually say what they mean... unlike the flipflopper...
Whatcha going to do crowfart after kerry gets his ass kicked in November? We going to put with 4 more years of your whining... considering your length of service... none... you have some gall talking about these service men who are doing their duty.
AIN'T LIFE GRAND...
Homosexuality is a choice that can be corrected...
posted on July 31, 2004 09:54:15 PM new
Twelve, I really believe that Americans who have not fought in a war are still Americans with all the same rights as people who have fought in wars,including the right to free speech.
""considering your length of service... none... you have some gall talking about these service men who are doing their duty.""
posted on August 1, 2004 05:59:59 AM new
President Bush has one more day of service than you do...
Glad to see you admit that not being in the military makes you an American also... so in reality President Bush's NG service is a moot point as he is Commander-in-Chief.
AIN'T LIFE GRAND...
Homosexuality is a choice that can be corrected...
posted on August 1, 2004 06:49:05 AM new
Twelve, you got up way too early ....what the hel! does this mean...
"President Bush has one more day of service than you do...
Glad to see you admit that not being in the military makes you an American also...""
When did I ever say otherwise ??
And so he's president....when our country was at war in Vietnam that creepy dickhead was too drunk and cowardly to go. You and all the other neocons can question Kerry's history all you want but there is one GIANT fact that can't be hidden or "spun"....
Georgie was a coward.
A sniveling lowlife drunk who can send others to die but hid behind his daddy when it was his turn to fight.
posted on August 1, 2004 07:24:00 AM new
Tweleve, isnt it too, that even if you wanted to, you cannot say anything against the commander in chief while you are still serving in the military? I dont know why, but I seem to remember that rule somewhere???
(Maybe its against the US?)
