John Kerry says he will hunt down terrorists with the same energy he used to pursue the Viet Cong.
"With the same energy ... I put into going after the Viet Cong and trying to win for our country, I pledge to you I will hunt down and capture or kill the terrorists before they harm us," Kerry said. "And we will wage a war on terror that makes America proud and brings the world to our side."
That would be a pretty funny line if it weren't distinctly possible that Kerry could actually win tomorrow's presidential election.
Why is it funny?
If they know anything about the way John Kerry conducted himself in Vietnam and afterward, Osama bin Laden and Islamic terrorists are praying to Allah to bring him victory.
kerry's claim to combat fame in Vietnam is shooting in the back an unarmed, wounded member of the Viet Cong – some eyewitnesses say he was a young teenager.
He won medals for this heroic deed – because he, John Kerry, wrote up the after-action reports.
But while the war was still being waged and brave Americans were risking their lives in ways Kerry never imagined, he came home and championed the Viet Cong cause. He became the Vietnamese Communists' secret weapon. He became their fifth column right here in the United States. He became their tool.
Kerry not only met twice with the leaders of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese delegations in Paris in 1971, he actively took their directions for fomenting protests in the United States.
In other words, he turned.
He flipped.
He went over the hill.
He joined the enemy.
It wasn't that Kerry just did things that pleased the enemy. He took their cues. He did their bidding. He earned that place of prominence on the wall of the "War Crimes Museum" in Hanoi.
John Kerry was a war hero all right – for the Viet Cong.
And now, incredibly, Kerry is citing once again his Vietnam "heroics" as the basis for his resume to lead the war against Islamic terrorists.
I haven't been this shocked by something Kerry said since his "reporting for duty" convention speech.
Of all the things John Kerry could say, why does he keep bringing up Vietnam?
He can't help himself – because Kerry hasn't changed since 1971.
He's the same guy today that he was then – a little richer, a little grayer, but just as treacherous, just as conniving, just as ambitious, just as un-American.
And that's why it's not so funny that Kerry has made this little joke. Perhaps he is sending a message around the world to America's enemies once again. Bin Laden knows what Kerry did in 1971. All of America's enemies know his importance in history is not as a warrior chasing down semi-naked youngsters in black pajamas. His real significance is the damage he did to America's morale at a trying time in history. His real significance is the boost he gave America's enemies in 1971. His real significance is getting away with that kind of treason against his country and leveraging the fame it brought him into a viable presidential candidacy 33 years later.
Tomorrow it's time to turn Kerry into a footnote in American history. Tomorrow it's time to let Kerry know you remember. Tomorrow it's time to sentence him to political oblivion for the crime of treason. Tomorrow it's time put the specter of John Kerry behind us once and for all.
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on November 1, 2004 02:10:02 PM newIt's NEVER TOO LATE TO EXPOSE kERRY FOR THE TRATOR HE IS
Hey, hey Ho, ho Kerry - sign the 1-8-0
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on November 1, 2004 02:13:58 PM new
well look at it this way if kerry wins you can rally behind him as our new president, and dont forget his lovely wife.
posted on November 1, 2004 02:44:11 PM new well look at it this way if kerry wins you can rally behind him as our new president, and dont forget his lovely wife.
NOT HARDLY, WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO A RALLY RUNNING OVER HIM Hey, hey Ho, ho Kerry - sign the 1-8-0
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on November 1, 2004 04:54:32 PM newJohn Kerry says he will hunt down terrorists with the same energy he used to pursue the Viet Cong.
He must have forgotten how while others stayed and fought what they believed at the time was enemy fire....kerry's boat RAN....in the opposite position. RAN AWAY. So his promise to do the same looks pretty darn empty in my eyes.
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Yes, EAG, but even more sad is we have American's voting for him that aren't even aware he sided with the communists against his own country. Many aren't aware he said our democracy was a farce.
Many aren't aware of how much damage a kerry administration can do. He'll sell us out in a minute...just like he did during VN.
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"And they, the interrogator went through all of these statements from John Kerry. He starts pounding on the table. 'See here, this naval officer, he admits that you are a criminal.'" Excerpt from "Stolen Honor"
- James H. Warner Former Vietnam POW
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"I will never submit America's national security to an international test. The use of troops to defend America must never be subject to a veto by countries like France. The President's job is not to take an international poll -- the President's job is to defend America." --President George W. Bush
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posted on November 1, 2004 05:18:12 PM new
Linda, weren't you supportive of the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth"? (forgive me if I am misremembering this). They were claiming that there was no gunfire at all in an effort to discount Kerry's actions. Now you're saying that the others stayed while Kerry's boat ran? Which, BTW, would mean also casting aspersions on his crew.
You can't have it both ways.
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"Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim." --Charles Buxton
posted on November 1, 2004 05:34:55 PM new
I'm not trying to have it both ways, bunni. And yes, I do very much support the Swift Boat Vets. I support all those who have served this country. And I believe and completely understand the reasons they believe kerry is "Unfit For Command" as the book title states.
I was quoting what an article had stated when the discussion was taking place between the left and the right on the subject of kerry being a hero when he pulled that guy out of the water. It was mentioned, at that time, they THOUGHT they were being fired upon.....that was when the one boat was blown up by a mine....kerry ordered his boat to head out. The other boat commanders raced to the damaged boat to rescue the vets in the water. kerry ran....only to return once he realized it wasn't enemy fire and arrived to rescue the man in the water before the other boats could get there. It's also been reported that kerry's man in the water....was thrown in the water when kerry high-tailed it out of the danger zone. [what was thought to be the danger zone].
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"And they, the interrogator went through all of these statements from John Kerry. He starts pounding on the table. 'See here, this naval officer, he admits that you are a criminal.'" Excerpt from "Stolen Honor"
- James H. Warner Former Vietnam POW
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"I will never submit America's national security to an international test. The use of troops to defend America must never be subject to a veto by countries like France. The President's job is not to take an international poll -- the President's job is to defend America." --President George W. Bush
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