Submitted by ikorrellim on August 25, 2004 - 6:35am.
The French have never forgiven themselves nor their liberators for liberating them, therefore, their take on events...that some Frenchmen feel that they liberated themselves.
I would think that in some small way, this same reverse attitude could be attributed to the Swiftboat's for Truth...They are not angry with Kerry for his medals, they are angry with him for having the courage to stand up at the tender age of 27 before a Congressional and tell America, the world and Nixon's group, about the fruitlessness of the Vietnam Cause...but, they are further angered (and I can't make sense of this one), at Kerry, McCain and I believe Max Cleland for going to Vietnam, helping to normalize relationships with Vietnam, and being able to bring home all but 35 (I believe) of our veterans remains...Perhaps to keep their sanity, they need to "hate" and with normalization of relations with Vietnam, their hate has been bottled up and is now transferring to Kerry and his unfitness for command. John O'Neil, (co-author) of Swiftboats for Truth was a "hired gun" in the seventies, hired by Richard Nixon and Colson to go against Kerry in debates, etc. Perhaps he is still angry that Kerry was right and he was wrong and wants to even the score. His co-author Corsi is a bigot who has made some pretty terrible statements against Jews, Catholics, etc. It is a shame that the Bush backers in Texas lay in the same bed with this bunch. I certainly hope that it does not affect the outcome of this election and swing the election to Bush. Bush is a slime-ball (What Bush's father called Michael Moore for his documentary)...him and his republican co-horts have slimed Cleland, McCain and now Kerry (all true American Heros)...They should be ashamed of themselves...but, of course, they are not...their aim is to stay in power at all costs...Heaven forbid that they get out of power and the American people really find out what has been going on in their "secret" administration...
I would think that in some small way, this same reverse attitude could be attributed to the Swiftboat's for Truth...They are not angry with Kerry for his medals, they are angry with him for having the courage to stand up at the tender age of 27 before a Congressional and tell America, the world and Nixon's group, about the fruitlessness of the Vietnam Cause...but, they are further angered (and I can't make sense of this one), at Kerry, McCain and I believe Max Cleland for going to Vietnam, helping to normalize relationships with Vietnam, and being able to bring home all but 35 (I believe) of our veterans remains...Perhaps to keep their sanity, they need to "hate" and with normalization of relations with Vietnam, their hate has been bottled up and is now transferring to Kerry and his unfitness for command. John O'Neil, (co-author) of Swiftboats for Truth was a "hired gun" in the seventies, hired by Richard Nixon and Colson to go against Kerry in debates, etc. Perhaps he is still angry that Kerry was right and he was wrong and wants to even the score. His co-author Corsi is a bigot who has made some pretty terrible statements against Jews, Catholics, etc. It is a shame that the Bush backers in Texas lay in the same bed with this bunch. I certainly hope that it does not affect the outcome of this election and swing the election to Bush. Bush is a slime-ball (What Bush's father called Michael Moore for his documentary)...him and his republican co-horts have slimed Cleland, McCain and now Kerry (all true American Heros)...They should be ashamed of themselves...but, of course, they are not...their aim is to stay in power at all costs...Heaven forbid that they get out of power and the American people really find out what has been going on in their "secret" administration...