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JohnH wrote:
On 05 Sep 2004 23:30:40 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:
Not knowing the history, I'm wondering if Kerry didn't jump on McCain's band
wagon knowing a good, safe, thing when he saw it.
John H
Learn the history. It won't affect your vote in November, but you will have a
better understanding of just who you're voting against. As you are a Viet Nam
veteran, I'm slightly surprised you weren't aware of the Kerry/McCain efforts
to get a more thorough accounting of our POW's. There's a lot more to John
Kerry than Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh want you to know about.
None of us should ever fear the discovery of truth, even when it challenges
some of our preconceptions.
Well, I did come across this article. Does it portray the facts as you know
them?
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Why McCain defends Kerry
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Posted: August 10, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Why would John McCain characterize the SWIFT Boat vets commercial about John
Kerry as "dishonest and dishonorable"?
Why would he ask President Bush to denounce it?
Why would he say something similar was "pulled" on him when he seeking the
Republican presidential nomination in 2000?
Americans are supposed to respect Sen. John McCain because he is a war hero. But
is he? And why is he so determined to defend John Kerry's dishonorable
activities during and after the Vietnam War?
Now let me begin by saying McCain suffered greatly during his five years of
captivity in the "Hanoi Hilton." But his horrific experiences do not entitle him
to stretch the truth about his captivity at the hands of North Vietnamese
Communists, nor to deceive Americans about his bravery and heroism.
When the Navy pilot was shot down over a lake near Hanoi, his captors did not
know who he was – John McCain, son of the admiral in charge of the Pacific
fleet. McCain was seriously injured in his ejection and in need of medical
attention. In exchange for what passes as first-class care in Vietnam, McCain
talked. He told the North Vietnamese about his father. He told them about the
chain of command. He described himself as one of the "very best pilots" in the
Navy.
Such behavior by a POW is strictly frowned upon in the Uniform Code of Military
Justice and the military code of conduct.
"OK," you say, "McCain should be given a pass for this because he was badly
hurt. Wasn't his behavior at the Hanoi Hilton honorable after he recovered from
his wounds?"
No, not exactly. While serving as a POW, McCain was one of the captives who
agreed to be used for propaganda purposes by the enemy. In fact, some argue that
an interview he gave to a communist publication – detailing an accident aboard
his ship, problems with low morale among U.S. servicemen, the chain of command
in the U.S. Navy and other pertinent information – went far beyond mere
propaganda and crossed the line into disclosing military intelligence secrets.
On June 5, 1969, the Washington Post carried a story titled, "Reds Say PW
Songbird is Pilot Son of Admiral." The article states that, "Hanoi has aired a
broadcast in which the pilot son of United States Commander in the Pacific, Adm.
John McCain, purportedly admits to having bombed civilian targets in North
Vietnam and praises medical treatment he has received since being taken
prisoner."
Worse yet, many years later, when both John McCain and John Kerry were serving
in the U.S. Senate, they teamed up to betray the families of the POWs and MIAs
in favor of sucking up to the murderous Communist Vietnamese regime.
More than any other two men in America, McCain and Kerry orchestrated the
cover-up of what became of our Vietnam POWs and MIAs.
As chairman of the Select Senate Committee on POW-MIA Affairs, Kerry gave Hanoi
a clean bill of health with regard to credible claims Vietnam was still holding
U.S. prisoners of war. Kerry ensured the committee voted that no U.S. servicemen
remained there, angering many families of missing servicemen.
McCain served along with Kerry on that committee. According to Ted Samply,
writing in the January 1997 issue of U.S. Veteran Dispatch, McCain enjoyed
dismal relations with many POW-MIA families and activists. McCain said some
harsh words about those who accused the U.S. government of knowingly leaving
POWs behind. In fact, he called such people "the most craven, most cynical and
most despicable human beings to ever run a scam." McCain's presence on the
committee and his willingness to go along with Kerry ensured that the final
report would be politically bulletproof.
Kerry got his reward. A year later, Hanoi announced it was awarding Colliers
International, a Boston-based real estate company, an exclusive deal to develop
its commercial real estate potentially worth billions. Stuart Forbes, the chief
executive officer of Colliers, was Kerry's cousin.
One wonders what McCain's reward might be? What was in the cover-up for him? Why
has he become an apologist for John Kerry's despicable and dishonorable record
in Vietnam and, worse, his actions afterward?
Maybe it's just something about the character of John McCain. Maybe birds of a
feather just flock together. Maybe this is why you should take anything McCain
says about Kerry with a grain of salt.
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John H
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!
Herring has a hard-on for McCain because deep in his heart, McCain knows
Bush is a worthless turd.
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Not dead, in jail, or a slave? Thank a liberal!
And don't forget to pay your taxes so the rich don't have to!
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