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NEWS FLASH:
Congress considers new military medal to recognize John Kerry's war wounds.
The new medal will be called the "Purple Owie".
It will be authorized for wear directly over the wound, and after use, will be rolled up and thrown over the nearest fence.......
posted by jacob.thrasher @ 8/10/2004 01:33:00 PM
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8 Comments:COMMENT POLICY
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You wouldn't believe what I went through trying to post this stuff; I still don't know how to post multiple pictures in one post. Oh well. Thanks for the pics!
You should go to photobucket.com. Every time you upload a picture with them, they aumatically give you the HTML code you need for posting in forums, blogs, etc. Plus it's free and much easier to use than what Blogger offers. (I use them... may donate to them to if they keep going goodly.)
Nick, He didn't "dodge the military thing". He went into the Coast Guard. And I wouldn't go around saying that not "real military" if I were you, because it is. It's also just as honorable as going into any of the other branches of the military.
My husband's Grandpa was in WW2, and he got three purple hearts and a bronze star. The two purple hearts and bronze star were for getting shot in the head and hand while using a bazooka to stop an enemy tank (which may sound pretty easy, but is actually incredibly hard to do). The third Purple was for getting shot in his shoulder (though I don't know how that happened).
From what I have heard (at least) Kerry didn't do anything to deserve Purple Hearts. You EARN those things, they aren't suppose to be given out just to make someone look good.
The fact that Kerry might actually be LYING about what he got his Hearts for is even worse. It would have been enough that he served. He didn't need to go lying about it and making himself seem like something he isn't....
Hey Nick, use some logic, buddy. Why do all you libs always change the subject and bring up Bush's military record whenever Kerry is questioned about his Vietnam service? Some very serious accusations have been made, and from trustworthy sources (that we know of so far). If Kerry didn't deserve the medals, and is proven a liar and manipulator, he should not be president. This issue is completely unrelated to president Bush. Also, military service is not the sole qualifier for the presidency. But when Kerry uses ONLY his military record as a basis for his candidacy, that service will (rightly) get a close examination.
"This issue is completely unrelated to president Bush."
Not entirely. The whole purpose of the Republican bashing of Kerry's military record, is to make Mr. Bush look good. The GOP's intent in pointing out that "John Kerry is a liar and a bad leader" is to say that "George Bush is honest and a good leader." It's called "making yourself look better". To make yourself (Bush) look "better", you need someone else (Kerry) to look "worse".
So the Democratic response of challenging Mr. Bush's war record is quite logical. It's ironic that conservatives are quite willing to engage in a political warfare that they censor the liberals for using.
"It's ironic that conservatives are quite willing to engage in a political warfare that they censor the liberals for using."
Actually, I don't mind if "liberals" do. Because you're right, fairs fair, don't use a tactic you're not willing to have flung back at you. ^__^
What I mind is when accusations like above (by Nick) are made. He doesn't seem to know that Coast Guard duty is not avoiding the "whole military thing", and to use an argument like that (especially one so old) doesn't.. well.. it doesn't make a lot of sense. If he wants to critize Bush's service, that's fine. But he could at least do some research first. :-o
Also, Nick seems to miss that whole point of this post. Purple Hearts aren't things you treat lightly, and people like Nick don't seem to realize this. Purple Hearts are one of the highest honors you can get in the military. They're one of those things you hope you never have to get either, because when you get one, it means you were in a life-threatening situation.
It shows very very bad character on Kerry's part to lie (which is not the same as exagurate, which I could tolerate) about something like a Purple Heart. Like I said before, it was enough that he served. He didn't need to go and do something dumb like lie about it to make himself look better.
D2M:
Well said. But let me point out one thing: John Kerry didn't lie about his purple hearts. This IS a case of extreme exaggeration, but Mr. Kerry WAS *wounded* in combat (albeit so insignificantly that any real soldier would be ashamed to accept a purple heart for an identical *wound*), and he did *deserve* his purple hearts. So in that respect, he is not a liar.
What is disturbing about his conduct is his total manipulation of any and all *merit* on his own part to receive the maximum acclaim he could lay his hands on.
It is a disgrace to the meaning of meritorious recognition.
Mr. Bush, on the other hand, is really no better. Yes, he did serve in the military, but his service was undistinguished at best. I cannot blame him for wishing to avoid active service (i.e., actual battle), but his record doesn't inspire anything other than a yawn. Two words accurately sum up his record : big deal.
Lewis, True true. Thank you for informing me about Kerry's Purple Hearts. But I think that, at some point, you exagerate yourself into a lie, and I believe that's what Kerry did.
Your last comment about Bush is why I'm puzzled about why his service in the C.G. keeps getting brought back up. Nothing interesting happened, and what Bush did do can not be compared to Kerry's service. 'Cause even if he fibbed, Kerry was still in the war, and that's on a totally different level that Coast Guard duty.
Of course, my opinion is that Kerry shouldn't even be using his military service as leverage considering he OPPOSED THE WAR he fought in to begin with it. It seems kinda weird for a man to go about touting something that he apparently hated.
I tell ya, I wish common sense was used in politics. But then, if it were, then the News wouldn't have anything interesting to write about, would it? 9_9
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