Why is he afraid?

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Thu, 08-19-2004 - 10:16pm
John Kerry Is Still Refusing To Release His Records

By Kevin D. Korenthal

Aug 20, 2004


The Democratic Nominee, Senator John F. Kerry was among those that bullied the president into signing a release to have all of his Air National Guard service records released to the public. You remember the assault: The media went non-stop quoting this Democrat and that Democrat calling on Bush to prove that he did not go Absent Without Leave (AWOL) from the Guard where he served, stateside as a pilot. Democrats that had never served in any branch of the military like DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe were among those screeching the loudest for Bush to release the records but John Kerry; the decorated Vietnam Veteran was over on the side agreeing Bush is not being forthcoming. Not that this issue even matters against the issues. Nonetheless, Bush complied.



Fast forward to today. Senator Kerry’s medals from Vietnam are being challenged by a group of veterans that served with Mr. Kerry in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Among the allegations Mr. Kerry has not fully answered are those that challenge the severity of and the circumstances surrounding 2 of Kerry’s 3 purple hearts, the commendation to those who are significantly wounded in battle. John E. O'Neill who leads the Swift Boat Vets For Truth and is the co-author of Unfit For Duty insists he's only trying to spread the truth about a man who has used his combat record as the centerpiece of his presidential bid. Based on Mr. O’Neill’s words and actions and on his critical comments of Kerry dating all the way back to 1972, we have reason to believe the allegations against Mr. Kerry do have merit.



The need for answers does not stop there. This week the Bush Campaign came out with a television add that blasts the Democrat nominee for missing almost all of the Senate Intelligence Committee meetings while just 2 weeks ago claiming he would “rebuild our intelligence community” after the failures of 9/11 and Iraq. Specifically the Bush ad claims John Kerry missed 70 meetings in a row following the 1st WTC attack in 1993. Today the Kerry campaign in it’s usual spin says that Kerry did indeed miss the PUBLIC meetings but went to the entire closed-door Intelligence Committee meetings throughout his time on that committee. The records from the open committee meetings are a matter of public record and cannot be disputed. But the records of attendance to the closed-door meetings cannot be released on a specific member w/out that member’s authorization. The Head of The Senate Intelligence Committee has said that upon receiving such authorization from Mr. Kerry he would produce the records.



You have heard the Democrats convict the Bush Administration of being “the most secretive administration in history”. The Democrats as we have discussed have had no compunction about demanding The President be 100% forthcoming. But where are the calls from the top Democrats for Kerry to release his Vietnam Medical records that would describe the nature and severity of the wounds he used to obtain 3 purple hearts and thus an early ticket home from Vietnam? Why aren’t the talking heads from CNN, ABC, MSNBC, CBS as well as the editorial writers of The New York & Los Angeles Times calling for John Kerry to give permission for the Chairman of the Select Intelligence Committee to release his attendance records?



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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 1:31pm
I find it more interesting that the Kerry campaign is doing everything it can to try to silence the Swift Vets for Truth, and are really pushing to have the book "Unfit for Command" pulled from the bookstores (can anyone say CENSORSHIP?)

He is doing this because the ads and the book are actually begining to work against Kerry, and he doesnt know what else to do.

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Registered: 11-05-2003
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 1:41pm
Even as a Democrat who will not vote for Bush NO MATTER WHAT, I wonder too.
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Registered: 06-17-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 1:48pm

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He's doing it because it's all a bunch of lies bought and paid for with slime oil money. Bush is doing what he's always done, tried to look good. In reality He's the coward, smirking up front and doling out cash to get his way in the back. No Bush connection with these ads - get real.

Bush's one-note negative campaign is getting a little old, can you say "Not gonna talk about the war"?

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Registered: 06-17-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 2:00pm
It should be obvious to Anyone that Kerry would be a fool to release any more than he already has (which as far as I can tell is more than anybody needs to know). Every time another sentence regarding his service is brought up, the Bush campaign analyzes, dissects and condemns everything in it including the punctuation. Most people are beginning to see it's Bush's way of deflecting attention from the issues that really matter. As long as he can preoccupy the gossip-mongers with every detail of how Kerry got his war medals he can keep people from wondering how he got us into a War by mistake, and how he seems to be doing nothing to build alliances or getting us out. In fact people are still being killed every day and the damages we, the taxpayers, will be paying for are mounting at staggering rates. How about asking for details on that.

All we need to know about Vietnam is that John Kerry enlisted, then reenlisted. He volunteered to fight for his country. He saved lives, was wounded and earned medals. George Bush ducked out. BTW why aren't people screaming for all the records regarding Bush's DUI's and cocaine use (that's what he was doing while Kerry was being shot at)

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Registered: 08-07-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 2:24pm
Kerry never said his wounds were severe, & they don't have to be severe to get a Purple Heart. Do you think those rules should be changed? Do you think all Purple Hearts for less serious wounds should be racalled? Course not. So why bother to pick at Kerry's?

O'Neill was a stooge financed by Nixon to try & smear Kerry, it didn't work, Kerry had a long Senate career despite those attempts. Now repubs are dragging O'Neill out again. Why should I listen to him? He says he was in Kerry's boat, yeah he was, AFTER KERRY LEFT Nam. And he's a hired stooge, sheesh.

Bush was no choir boy, ya know.

Two negligent collisions, July & Aug 1962 at Houston TX. Fined.

Two speeding tickets, July & Aug 1964 at Houston TX. Fined.

Arrested for Disorderly Conduct, December 1966 at New Haven CT. Charges were dropped.

Arrested for Disorderly Conduct in New Jersey, in 1967. Cautioned and set free.

Conviction for drunk driving in Maine, pled guilty, was fined and suspended from driving.

These are just the crimes we know about.

See http://www.jfkorgwb.com/other.htm

Then there's the Harken stock fraud & insider trading he got away with. He did that ripoff of american investors while Kerry was a prosecutor putting away bad guys.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 2:41pm
(Hadn't noticed this thread in time, so I guess I could

Djie

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Registered: 04-16-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 3:09pm
You didnt answer the question. If they are lies, then why can't he refute them with facts, and when new critics come out against Kerry, why is it that Kerry is the one changing his stories? (Christmas in Cambodia, to a totally new story.....Kerry kept his swift boat on watch when PCF 3 hit a mine, to Kerry took his boat out of harms way.....which is it????

Why is the Kerry campaign resorting to threats, (which so far have fallen on deaf ears)?

Why did the book that he wrote suddenly disappear from print?

Why is he trying to silence people that have every right to voice their opinion of him?

This looks to me like he is scared. If he has nothing to hide, then why do all of those stories that are "seared" into his memory suddenly being re-written??????

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Registered: 04-18-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 3:13pm

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I agree again with you here.

Miffy - Co-CL For The Politics Today Board

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Registered: 06-17-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 3:29pm

Apparently

Renee ~~~

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Registered: 06-17-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 3:31pm
If these are the "whys" that consume all of your interest instead of the "whys" regarding the mess we have in Iraq Right Now, then talk amongst yourselves. You and truemobile can massage one anothers interests. I've wasted enough time - I have better and more productive things to do. Best of luck on seeing the light.

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