Kerry meets some real marines... ut oh..
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| Sat, 07-31-2004 - 12:56pm |
Kerry was treating running mate Sen. John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, to a Wendy's lunch in Newburgh, N.Y., for their 27th wedding anniversary — an Edwards family tradition — when the candidate approached four Marines and asked them questions.
The Marines — two in uniform and two off-duty — were polite but curt while chatting with Kerry, answering most of his questions with a "yes, sir" or "no, sir."
But they turned downright nasty after the Massachusetts senator thanked them "for their service" and left.
"He imposed on us and I disagree with him coming over here shaking our hands," one Marine said, adding, "I'm 100 percent against ."
A sergeant with 10 years of service under his belt said, "I speak for all of us. We think that we are doing the right thing in Iraq," before saying he is to be deployed there in a few weeks and is "eager" to go and serve.
The Marines — all of whom serve at nearby Stewart Air Force Base — wouldn't give their names.

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Elaine
Here's the link to the "5 Star restaurant" Nikola's, from which the campaign ordered lunch. (The local paper gave it 5 stars...not Zagats.) It looks pretty average, although the menu does look good. Cities up the Hudson can be pretty depressed, but they have a steady supply of good chefs from NYC who want to move to the country and open their own restaurant.
http://www.nikolasbistro.com/IndexFramePage2.htm
There are no pictures of the Newburgh Yacht Club online, but here's the one in the next town south, which is Peekskill. A fun place, but again...it's no Kennebunkport.
http://www.webjunk.com/pyc/clubhs.html
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I think that if you actually go to war and survive, you are not a "mock" hero. And i think a lot of veterans would have a real problem with civilians who have never had there with their
Rachel
Kerry a gigolo (sp?) heheheheheeh
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Rachel
Well I'd add to normal as people who tip... you can check out how Kerry treats the err help at bitterwaitress... http://www.bitterwaitress.com/std/index.html?keyword=kerry&search=search amazing that someone with so much would repeatedly stiff waitresses :(
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