[MrSatire]

Asked directly whether his Democratic rival for the presidency had lied, Mr. Bush said, "I think Senator Kerry served admirably and he ought to be proud of his record."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in637003.shtml

Is the slander over?
Or are people on the right going to argue with Bush?

How about this statement:

John Kerry served "admirably" in combat while in Vietnam
While George Bush stayed safely at home.

[angelize56]

MrSatire: You might consider keeping your posts all in one thread. There are plenty of Bush threads already existing you could have placed your posts in. Too many Bush and Kerry threads as it is! Take care. angel

[MrSatire]

This one is going to be my last swift vet one.
School starts in a week and I will be back to work anyway.

I doubt any more posting on swift vets will be needed.
Because there will no longer be a debate about Kerry's war record.
Does anyone wish to apologoize?

[Infidel_Kastro]

For what?

[WarC]

Practically every thread devolves into a Bush/Kerry thread, I say the more the merrier!!

Kerry was in Vietnam. He saw combat and we all know that.

Bush also served our nation, which is more than, say, Clinton did.

End of story?

Serving in the military does not make someone more of a man (or woman!). A born leader will lead, whether he/she leads in the military or in civil life.

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by MrSatire

Asked directly whether his Democratic rival for the presidency had lied, Mr. Bush said, "I think Senator Kerry served admirably and he ought to be proud of his record."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in637003.shtml

Is the slander over?
Or are people on the right going to argue with Bush?

How about this statement:

John Kerry served "admirably" in combat while in Vietnam
While George Bush stayed safely at home.

[Infidel_Kastro]

Dear Abby,
With all the recent campaigning and mud slinging by the political parties, I have begun to wonder how this will affect me?
Currently, I have aspirations to run for President of the United States one day, but I didn't live in a time of a draft, nor did I ever serve in the military?
I have donated blood. Once.
Further, I was a Boy Scout and served bravely and valiantly, for I always followed the mantra of"Be Prepared", except for that one time in college, but I digress.
Will the fact that I was a Boy Scout, but not an Eagle Scout ruin my dreams of leading the free world?

Hoping to have the codes one day,
infidel_kast

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by infidel_kast

Dear Abby,
With all the recent campaigning and mud slinging by the political parties, I have begun to wonder how this will affect me?
Currently, I have aspirations to run for President of the United States one day, but I didn't live in a time of a draft, nor did I ever serve in the military?
I have donated blood. Once.
Further, I was a Boy Scout and served bravely and valiantly, for I always followed the mantra of"Be Prepared", except for that one time in college, but I digress.
Will the fact that I was a Boy Scout, but not an Eagle Scout ruin my dreams of leading the free world?

Hoping to have the codes one day,
infidel_kast

We do treat our candidates badly these days. Makes ya wonder why anyone would want the job

[angelize56]

The Indians probably call any president of the US "Sitting Bull"

I just made that up! For Baklava!

[Wino]

Originally Posted by infidel_kast

Dear Abby,
With all the recent campaigning and mud slinging by the political parties, I have begun to wonder how this will affect me?
Currently, I have aspirations to run for President of the United States one day, but I didn't live in a time of a draft, nor did I ever serve in the military?
I have donated blood. Once.
Further, I was a Boy Scout and served bravely and valiantly, for I always followed the mantra of"Be Prepared", except for that one time in college, but I digress.
Will the fact that I was a Boy Scout, but not an Eagle Scout ruin my dreams of leading the free world?

Hoping to have the codes one day,
infidel_kast

Dear IK,

Don't let any of the meanies wear down your aspirations. Just remember, be sure to snort coke, over indulge in alcohol, ruin any business you get involved with and if you join the Air Force Reserve, be sure not to show up for meetings and do your best to get an early out. If ever involved in a campaign, be sure to smear your opponent with all sorts of lies. These guide lines should help you to become president if that is your dream.

Abby

PS - would help a lot if you changed your last name to Bush.

[angelize56]

And here's another that just came to mind:

"Hail to the Chief Sitting Bull"!

[Infidel_Kastro]

Originally Posted by Wino

Dear IK,

Don't let any of the meanies wear down your aspirations. Just remember, be sure to snort coke, over indulge in alcohol, ruin any business you get involved with and if you join the Air Force Reserve, be sure not to show up for meetings and do your best to get an early out. If ever involved in a campaign, be sure to smear your opponent with all sorts of lies. These guide lines should help you to become president if that is your dream.

Abby

PS - would help a lot if you changed your last name to Bush.

Dear Abby,
I have a back up plan where instead of being the President, I will become a US Senator.
do you know of any bridges that are relatively less traveled at night that i could utilize?

Grabbing a drink,
infidel_kennedy

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by MrSatire

Asked directly whether his Democratic rival for the presidency had lied, Mr. Bush said, "I think Senator Kerry served admirably and he ought to be proud of his record."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in637003.shtml

Is the slander over?
Or are people on the right going to argue with Bush?

How about this statement:

John Kerry served "admirably" in combat while in Vietnam
While George Bush stayed safely at home.

Again, you are mixing oranges and apples. The debate is over Kerry's account of what happened at a particular incident and other's accounts as well as Kerry's accusations of war crimes committed by many of his comrades, not whether he "served admirably", which is a completely different issue. The issue is his credibility. People believe this debate has been drummed up recently, but this debate goes back to the 70s following the war. In fact, Kerry and one of the Swift Boat veterans debated the falsity of Kerry's accusations on the Dick Cavett show. Obviously, it has re-surfaced prominently with Kerry's run for President, but the vast majority of the Swift Boat veterans are still very angry at what they believe were false accusations of war crimes levied against them by Kommie, errr, Kerry!

MrFlattire, you sound from your post as though you are young and in school. May I suggest taking a course in logic?

[Mulderator]

Here is an article if you are interested:

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/arti...4/132751.shtml

O'Neill is perhaps best remembered for his debate with Kerry in 1971 on "The Dick Cavett Show." He fought Kerry's allegations that many Vietnam soldiers had routinely engaged in atrocities. At the time Kerry was the spokesman for the anti-war group Vietnam Veterans Against the War.

Appearing on "Meet the Press in 1971, Kerry said that he and other U.S. troops committed "atrocities" in Vietnam. To this day he will not give details of what "atrocities" he committed.

Appearing on "Meet the Press" last month, he said: "I think the word ['atrocities'] is a bad word. I think it's an inappropriate word. The words were honest, but on the other hand they were a little bit over the top. I don't like it when I hear it today."

Well, which is it? Did Kerry commit atrocities or didn't he? Does he have the proof that his fellow Veterans did? To this day, not one example or person has been identified by Kerry as committing a war crime. As O'Neill has stated, if Kerry has evidence, let him bring it forth as O'Neill will assist Kerry in the prosecution and exposure of any person that served with him that committed war crimes.

Kerry is hot air. Just general accusations with nothing to back them up.

It is not his service in VietNam that is the issue, it is his credibility as to his accounts of what happened (accounts he will not go into detail about) that wounded his comrades psychologically and what continues to wound them. Hell, Schwartzy will explain to you how bad psychological wounds can hurt and how long they can last!

[Ciberblade]

Originally Posted by Mulder

Kerry is hot air. Just general accusations with nothing to back them up.

Seems accusations are enough these days.

Proof, we don't need no stinking proof.