Veterans and Bush

[TexasTiger 13,006]

Veterans and Bush

Dear Editor,

This letter is directed at veterans who may have been swayed by the

Republican–funded distortion of John Kerry’s war record.  Recent polling

suggests that the lies being aired by the so–called ‘Swift Boat Veterans

for Truth’ are having the desired effect of weakening Kerry’s support among

former military servicemen and women.

    So I have a question for those veterans: when all is said and done who

has more credibility – a man who actually volunteered for service in

Vietnam, who actually served in Vietnam, and who was wounded in battle in

Vietnam; or, a man who did not volunteer for duty in Vietnam; who used his

family’s influence to get into the National Guard, and whose service record

indicates that even in the safe embrace of the Guard he did not report for

duty for long periods of time?

    Who has more credibility – a man who saw the horror of war first hand,

had legitimate questions about the reasons for that horror, and returned

home to oppose the war which made it possible; or, a man who, by his own

admission, wholeheartedly supported the war in Vietnam, but did what he

could to avoid going there?

    I’m a Vietnam era veteran and I’m appalled by the sheer, blatant

hypocrisy of this latest Republican tactic.  Who is George Bush to

criticize anyone who actually served in battle! .... and make no mistake:

these 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth' are nothing more than mouthpieces for

the White House propaganda machine.  How else may we interpret Bush’s

refusal to repudiate their dishonorable and scurrilous accusations? 

    This president can take all the chauffeured flights he wants out to

aircraft carriers, dress up like some latter day ‘top gun,’ and deliver

bogus ‘mission accomplished’ speeches till he chokes on his words.  But

when he dares to defame a real veteran, the rest of us should cry ‘foul.’

We sure as hell shouldn't be voting for him!

Tom M. Liston

United States Naval Aviator 1962–1967

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If giving $200k is "being supported by supporters" then what do you define the $12.8M that Soros alone has paid out to Dem 527s?

[TexasTiger 13,006]

If giving $200k is "being supported by supporters" then what do you define the $12.8M that Soros alone has paid out to Dem 527s?

If Soros was smart, he'd hire his own ad man and put all of his money toward ads. Frankly, I think Moveon and ACT are incompetent.

[DKW 86 7,440]

If giving $200k is "being supported by supporters" then what do you define the $12.8M that Soros alone has paid out to Dem 527s?

If Soros was smart, he'd hire his own ad man and put all of his money toward ads. Frankly, I think Moveon and ACT are incompetent.

Then we agree on a few thing beside AU.