SwiftVets.com

[Beatrice1000]

Just a quick note FYI in case you want to watch this program: I caught the end of this discussion with McCain on Fox News Sunday-- but the program will be repeated this afternoon…he is basically still saying that we should be talking about Iraq and not about a war 30 years ago (this is a dem talking point now…) -- said Bush is not exactly speaking the truth about the problems in Iraq and that he should be more straight about the situation -- that we need to be more aggressive around the Iraq election and that the American people will understand if he tells them about the upcoming battles that we can win by January if we do more than airstrikes and get boots on the ground in these holdout cities, and that there will be more casualties -- says they can get some Congressional committees going on this issue to get the facts out.

Said Kerry’s service in combat was honorable and that should not be talked about, but that it is okay to talk about things that happened afterwards. That we should not go back and examine the medals that “every single vet got” and that we are in a mess because of this discussion. That the “kids came home and were not well received” -- and that to re-open this is “unfair to vets.” He didn’t say the word “SwiftVets” but when asked directly about them, only spoke around the issue in a dismissive way that indicated he is really against talking about Vietnam and doesn't want Kerry questioned about it.

My quick impression from what I heard is that he is campaigning for Kerry and he would be happy if the SBVFT just went away....

[buffman]

God bless John McCain for his wonderful service and self sacrifice for his country. But, he should never curtly dismiss a band of veterans and say they have no right to voice their objections to John Kerry based on their experiences with him. We all know that character and integrity is the cornerstone of every president and since John Kerry has neither the Swifties have their mission to inform the people.
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[2ndamendsis]

Heard it...

He also answered re: Iraqi elections..."can't be held unless hot spots are secured". Now that's a good thing for our enemies to hear!

Yes, McCain, the country's friend.......my tush!
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mom of Sailor - Gulf 1
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[LimaCharlie]

I greatly honor John McCain for his Viet Nam service and for his time as a POW. I happened to be standing crying directly behind the Marine Major air traffic controller vectoring the first POW airplane out of North Viet Nam.

BUT, John McCain seems to have a problem with choosing sides as a Senator. He seems to want everyone including the far left to love him and vote for him in 2008. He needs to decide if he is a Republican or if he is a Liberal Democrat. He can’t have it both ways. He can not be both for the Viet Nam Veterans and against the Swift Boat Veterans. Please choose a side or go home. There is no more room for fence sitters. The future of the world is at stake.
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[Polaris]

McCain needs to decide if he supports Bush's reelection or not. If he does, then he should shut up if he can't say something nice.

I wonder if McCain is trying to sabotage Bush's campaign.
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Truth is Beauty

[USAFBratToo]

"not about a war 30 years ago (this is a dem talking point now…)" That point is raised all over the place and it is on its face logical - many of us would hate to be judged today for stupid things we did in our late and immediately post teenage years decades ago (we aren't running for President!), and many Bush supporters used that same argument when the Dems tried to make a big thing of him missing a Guard meeting here and there. So it seems like a good reason for many people to dismiss the Swift issues. That's why I really want to see ad #6 make the connection with Kerry then - a lying sneak who betrayed our troops - to Kerry now - in 1993 betraying the POW/MIAs, burying them alive so he could open trade relations with Vietnam and line his pockets with a multi-billion dollar contract for his family's business. Hope you have checked out the thread "Ad #6: POW/MIA Sellout and Kerry Money Trail in 15 Seconds." There is no denying the relevance of Kerry's Vietnam actions when an ad like that links everything to the present day.

[Me#1You#10]

Little has changed in 33 years......

[Cali-HeyGirl]

[mr_mechanical]

Is McCain Kerry's secret October surprise?

I mean McCain criticizes the Swiftboat Ad, does nothing to support President Bush over the CBS fraud, says nothing about the MoveOn Quagmire/Surrender ad and today comes out to parrot Kerry criticisms about our activities in Iraq.

Who side is this guy on? You would think if he truly supported George Bush, he would be acting more like Bob Dole.

[4moreyears]

I supported McCain against "W". I now realize how wrong I was and that the best man definitely won.

McCain is an ever increasingly big dissappointment. He has become an appeaser an apologist trying to be accommodating to those individuals who would sell us out as they did 30+ years ago.

You are either part of the solution or part of the problem. McCain is part of the problem. We should not let our reverence for his celebrity cloud our judgement of his current misdeeds.

This is no tempest in a teapot..."What is past is prologue". That's why kerry's treason 30+ years ago is revelant to this day and that's why he's unfit for command in my opinion.
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kerry returned to the United States on July 22, 1971, held a press conference publicly calling on President Nixon... for the surrender of the United States to North Vietnam.

[2ndamendsis]

[2ndamendsis]

that SHOULD have everyone not trusting McCain.

{sorry, typo up there}
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mom of Sailor - Gulf 1
daughter of WW11 Army Vet

[LimaCharlie]

Zell Miller seems to have a clear view of where he stands! Would you vote for Zell Miller or John McCain?
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[SangRun Hunter]

I'm glad to see other people can see through McCain.
I've been able to see through fro about 4 years now and I'm not sure what the man thinks?

I applaud his service and the his POW status, but I think he needs to pick sides too.
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[Cali-HeyGirl]