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2004/7/29 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:32560 Activity:insanely high
7/29    'Hanoi John' Gets Unwelcome Reception From Veterans
        http://csua.org/u/8dk
        \_ it's my buddies at the MRC! http://csua.org/u/8dl
        \_ Do you mean 'cbsnews'?  Is it the part of the article where
           it talks about Kerry going sailing with his Vietnam buddies?
           Or is it the part of your link that you failed to wrap around
           correctly?  A secret code, Lassie?  Tell us!  Give us your
           insight, mighty Socrates!  -John
           \_ somebody deleted the shortened URL.  Its ok.
        \_ you deleted the fact i pointed out the Media Research Council
           is behind this link, fucking coward.
           \_ I think you overestimate your importance.  The whole thread
              was deleted so I reposted the link.
        \_ Hmm, some veterans don't like Kerry, but some do.  It's not too
           hard to find groups of vets who don't like 'Riyadh George',
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John Kerry sailed into this city with his Vietnam swift boat crewmates Wednesday, about a hundred other veterans gathered near the Democratic National Convention site to protest the anti-war positions of Kerry's past. click to enlarge "He's a phony and he's a traitor," said Vietnam veteran Rich Burke, 66, of Boston. "He returned from Vietnam and testified in Congress that the military were baby killers and war criminals. He abandoned and left all of his comrades to put up with that sort of statement. The veterans gathered near Kerry's Boston office at 1 Bowdoin St. around 6 pm and marched toward the FleetCenter, where the convention is taking place. Vietnam veterans were joined by Korean veterans and Vietnamese-Americans, many of them from Boston and its suburbs. The protest was designed to counter Kerry's use of Vietnam, including his war medals, as a campaign issue. Even before Kerry's arrival in Boston with 13 veterans Wednesday, the Democrat had routinely enlisted some of his former comrades to boost his presidential campaign. "They're in the minority," said Korean War veteran Richard Creccr, 70, of Brighton, Mass. Let's hope he doesn't make it, but in this country, you never know." Wesley Clark, a one-time Democrat presidential candidate, dismissed the veterans' effort. "He received the appropriate recommendations and awards for it. Kerry's repeated mention of Vietnam in his presidential bid has irked some veterans because of the anti-war positions he took once he returned from his four-month tour of duty. Kerry became an influential leader of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, aligning himself with activist Jane Fonda. One sign on Wednesday compared "Hanoi Jane" to "Hanoi John." The future US senator also testified before Congress about alleged atrocities that American soldiers had committed in Vietnam. "Because of people like Kerry and Fonda, Vietnam vets had to hide under a rock for 15 years," said Reg Cornelia, 60, East Hampton, NY "He came back and he lied about the atrocities, and worse still, he brought guys to testify before Congress who he knew had never served in Vietnam." Kerry turned on US soldiers as a matter of "political expediency," Cornelia said. He wondered why the news media hadn't pushed Kerry on that subject. These guys are all veterans, they know his record, and they're all against him. Yet the mainstream media will probably ignore this rally so it becomes a non-event." Vietnam veteran James Booth, 58, of South China, Maine, said coming out to oppose the Democrat on the eve of his prime-time speech was the right thing to do. "You don't get two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star in 21 days.
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