Guest obby Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 Wednesday, August 25, 2004Letter to John KerryAugust 25, 2004Senator John Kerry304 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510Dear Senator Kerry, We are pleased to welcome your campaign representatives to Texas today. We honor all our veterans, all whom have worn the uniform and served our country. We also honor the military and National Guard troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan today. We are very proud of all of them and believe they deserve our full support.That's why so many veterans are troubled by your vote AGAINST funding for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, after you voted FOR sending them into battle. And that's why we are so concerned about the comments you made AFTER you came home from Vietnam. You accused your fellow veterans of terrible atrocities - and, to this day, you have never apologized. Even last night, you claimed to be proud of your post-war condemnation of our actions. We're proud of our service in Vietnam. We served honorably in Vietnam and we were deeply hurt and offended by your comments when you came home. You can't have it both ways. You can't build your convention and much of your campaign around your service in Vietnam, and then try to say that only those veterans who agree with you have a right to speak up. There is no double standard for our right to free speech. We all earned it. You said in 1992 "we do not need to divide America over who served and how." Yet you and your surrogates continue to criticize President Bush for his service as a fighter pilot in the National Guard. We are veterans too - and proud to support President Bush. He's been a strong leader, with a record of outstanding support for our veterans and for our troops in combat. He's made sure that our troops in combat have the equipment and support they need to accomplish their mission. He has increased the VA health care budget more than 40% since 2001 - in fact, during his four years in office, President Bush has increased veterans funding twice as much as the previous administration did in eight years ($22 billion over 4 years compared to $10 billion over 8.) And he's praised the service of all who served our country, including your service in Vietnam.We urge you to condemn the double standard that you and your campaign have enforced regarding a veteran's right to openly express their feelings about your activities on return from Vietnam. Sincerely,Texas State Land Commissioner Jerry PattersonRep. Duke CunninghamRep. Duncan HunterRep. Sam JohnsonLt. General David PalmerRobert O'Malley, Medal of Honor RecipientJames Fleming, Medal of Honor RecipientLieutenant Colonel Richard Castle (Ret.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest endymion Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 And he's praised the service of all who served our country, including your service in Vietnam.The strings that the Bush campaign uses to direct the 527 puppet organization running attack ads on Kerry are clearly visible and heavily documented. He smiles and says one thing to the camera and then pays people to say the opposite thing more loudly for him.Attempting to label Kerry as the antagonist in the Vietnam drama will backfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest obby Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 Those are good but I favor this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan2772 Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 do you seriously think john kerry will be soft on terrorists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 Ha Ha this one is Hilarious!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest obby Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 do you seriously think john kerry will be soft on terrorists?How about this. Research his voting records for the past 20 years and you answer your own question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMT Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 Gore couldnt even win his own state. LOL, that should tell you something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest web_norah Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 awww i love NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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