Have you ever noticed that real war heroes don't run around bragging about what heroes they were? The real war heroes served their time, fought their battles and returned home and resumed their lives. In anecdote after anecdote you will read how people did not know that friends and relatives were heroes because they never talked about it. Their military service was sumpin' they did.
Didja know that George McGovern, who was against the war in Viet Nam, flew 87 combat missions in World War II? I never heard him mention it when he was running for president.
George Bush, the elder was a fighter pilot in World War II. I never heard him mention that. I also never heard him bring up the fact that he was running against a draft dodger.
The same was true with Bob Dole, another war hero. I never heard him accuse Bill Clinton of being a draft dodger or the fact that since he (Dole) was a war hero made him more qualified to be commander-in-chief than President Scumbag.
But it now turns out that John Fonda Kerry has the dubious distinction of being a war hero for both sides. He served four months for the United States and then we have this:
Vietnam veteran Bill Lupetti took this photograph of a display at a Ho Chi Minh City museum honoring war protesters.
The English placard reads: "Mr. Do Muoi, Secretary General of the Vietnamese Communist Party met with Congressman and Veterans Delegation in Vietnam (July 15-18, 1973)."
We were still at war then.
And in his 1985 memoir about the war, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap wrote that if it weren't for organizations like Kerry's Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Hanoi would have surrendered to the U.S.
So isn't that special. John Fonda Kerry turns out to have been a war hero for the United States before he became a war hero for North Viet Nam. He was a flip-flop specialist back then.
And this is the man the Dimocrats want to be president.
What a far cry from Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Franklyn Roosevelt, and Harry Truman.
Denny, are the dates correct?
"The English placard reads... (July 15 - 18, 1993)."
Then you say, "We were still at war then."
Maybe it's just me, I am normally confused easily.
Posted by: Quinn on June 2, 2004 09:55 PMThat should be 1973 I believe.
Posted by: Sailor in the Desert on June 2, 2004 10:03 PMFixed - Thanks!
Posted by: Denny Wilson on June 2, 2004 10:09 PMSo, what about the current MEMORIAL DAY incident of Kerry flipping the bird to a Vietnam vet? And a NC vet at that!!! 2 tours as Green Beret, I think -- Ted Sampley
see it here: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/5/31/225546.shtml
Posted by: Indigo on June 2, 2004 10:14 PMAmen, GOC.
Oh, and check out Indigo's link. Quite interesting. Nothing like flipping off a fellow Nam vet and calling him a felon.
Hurray hurray.
Let's beat the shit out of John "Fuckface" Kerry today!
Woo hoo, I'm a poet and didn't even know it.
Posted by: Gina on June 2, 2004 11:39 PMYou know what, Denny? I am drunk because it's Wednesday (OK, it's already Thursday). But I'll type this rather than Photoshop it. John Kerry is a freaking nut case who can't think for himself while GWB can at least tell us what he thinks and what he's gonna do about it. I'll take that over Eggos any day.
Posted by: Matt Ashby on June 3, 2004 12:10 AMI wouldn't really give a damn if John F'n Kerry just touted his Vietnam war record, but the deal is he keeps using it as an end-all solution to any Republican attack on his defense votes.
Hell, even Clinton gave an explanation for why Kerry voted against the $87 billion at that Dem Unity dinner a few weeks ago - it's pretty sad when he can defend Kerry's record better than Kerry can. Kerry's campaign just puts out statements whining about patriotism.
Posted by: Eric on June 3, 2004 04:05 AMHow many who served in Nam brought their movie cameras with them so they could re-create their 'heroic' exploits. Johnny boy did.
I had the honor of giving a speach before a local VFW on Memorial Day. I finally got brave enought to post it on my blog. Feel free to comment.
Posted by: Sailor in the Desert on June 3, 2004 04:33 AMNotice how Kerry is gazing upon Mr. Do Muoi with admiration. Asshole.
Posted by: Paul on June 3, 2004 10:22 AMArrrgggh! Yarrghhhh! I FUCKING HATE that commie traitor pinko piece of shit. What an unmitigated, sanctimonious, traitorous asshole. The sad part is, by the polls, fully 50% of registered voters will even consider voting for this botoxed blowhard. God help us all. Fuck it.. off to the range...
Posted by: Anthony L. on June 3, 2004 11:10 AMAnthony,
Don't be surprised. Fully 50% of Americans are moronic, in my humble opinion.
Posted by: Paul on June 3, 2004 12:27 PMFor more on John Did-You-Know-I-Served-In-Vietnam Kerry, read this.
Posted by: addison on June 3, 2004 02:42 PMAddison - But there will be no coverage of that in the lamestream media. Assholes!
Posted by: Denny Wilson on June 3, 2004 10:54 PMDenny,
Your comments are right on the money. I recently retired from the Army with over 23 years of service (some of it in combat zones), and I work today as a contractor for the US Army Central Command. Virtually EVERYONE in my office is a combat veteran, many of two wars (Desert Storm and OIF/OEF), and many are headed back for their second or third rotation into Iraq. Nobody brags about his/her combat experiences. Real soldiers just don't do it. They may share funny anecdotes (sp?) or mention their experiences to highlight a point of professional discussion, but nobody brags or just sits around BSing about how it was 'under fire'. Kerry is a phony, wholly without integrity and honor.
Posted by: bharen on June 4, 2004 08:46 AMThe man (Kerry) scares me to death. God help this country if he gets elected President!
Posted by: Bob on June 4, 2004 09:46 AMmm...anyone knows if there are any pictures of this incident???...I would love to post a few at work (I work for a VAMC) and open the eyes of a few kerry-loving co-workers of mine.
Posted by: Thayze on June 4, 2004 02:03 PMThe picture of John Kerry was taken in July of 1993, not 1973. Do Muoi was not Secretary General until 1991. Kerry was part of a high-level group sent by the U.S. to further investigate POW-MIAs. The group included representatives from the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans, along with the Asst. Sec. of State and Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Posted by: Lou on June 6, 2004 09:37 PMI am an an idiot.
Posted by: Asswipe on June 12, 2004 08:26 PMI am a stupid fucking troll.
Posted by: Asswipe on June 13, 2004 12:46 AMI mastubate to pictures of Bill Clinton?
Posted by: Asswipe on June 13, 2004 12:48 AMJohn Kerry is a traitor.
Posted by: Troll on June 14, 2004 11:52 AMJust say "NO" to Hanoi's Jane Fonda and John Kerry
Posted by: Henry Trinh on July 14, 2004 11:33 AMAs of July 25, 2004 the picture of Kerry was still up on the wall at the War Remnants Museum aka War Crimes Museum, Saigon Vietnam.
I asked my friend to go check if it was still there and they have not taken it down.
Bill Lupetti
Posted by: Bill Lupetti on July 28, 2004 03:35 PM