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[Jungle_rat]

John F Kerry has a rendezvous with destiny. But it's not the vainglorious destiny he's imagined for himself since his youth.

Somewhere along the line, John Kerry made a fateful decision that he would one day become President of the United States, and embarked on a path that would take him there. However, perhaps due to lack of attention from his parents while attending boarding school in Switzerland, he failed to learn important lessons of manhood, brotherhood and citizenship. As evidenced in his interview with David Broder, young John Kerry firmly believed the ends justified the means. He saw that by becoming an anti-war activist he could gain national stature and notoriety, and that his stature and credibility among his peers would be enhanced by appearing a disillusioned veteran. Clearly he planned from the start to spend as little time as possible in Vietnam, yet planned to carefully document that time to lay the foundation for his life-myth. He callously USED his brothers in arms so that he could more effectively ABUSE them later.

John Kerry perfectly represents the radical anti-war movement which ultimately drove public opinion against the war. He knew the presidency was vulnerable to waning public support for the war, and thus Kerry could influence national policy by manipulating a sizeable portion of the Democratic coalition and moderate Republicans to come down against the war. The liberal media was all too willing to cooperate. John Kerry, more than any person alive today, is personally responsible for the US withdrawal from Vietnam, which wreaked untold death and destruction upon the South Vietnamese, upon millions of fellow Vietnam veterans, and upon the prestige and self-image of the United States. He is a charter member of the "hate America" crowd. He is a traitor in every sense of the word. His senatorial record is not one of constructive leadership and achievement, but of obstruction and deceit designed to weaken the nation at every turn.

John Kerry's moment of destiny is fast approaching. He senses this and is terrified. He feels the gathering pull of gravity from the black hole of shame he created over 30 years ago. He senses he will be sucked deep into that black hole never to emerge as an honorable man. His name will be synonymous with treason and he will stand forever in the hall of shame alongside Benedict Arnold.

When the Temple stood in Jerusalem an elaborate ritual was performed on Yom Kippur.  Two goats were selected, and by casting lots, one goat was designated for God and offered as a sin offering.  The second goat was to remain alive.  On this goat the High Priest symbolically placed the sins of the whole household of Israel and sent the goat into the wilderness. Because symbolically the sins of the people were transfered to the goat to be sent into the wilderness, the word scapegoat has come to mean "A person or group or thing upon whom the blame for the mistakes or crimes of others have been thrust." [1]

John Kerry is the perfect scapegoat upon whom to lay responsibility for the pain and suffering of millions as a result of the Vietnam war. That he has risen to within inches of the nations highest honor, and has gained national prominence only makes his fall from grace more eloquent and satisfying. All those in favor of the Vietnam war, and opposed to it, can justly and symbolically lay blame on John Kerry for their pain or sense of guilt. This is precisely what the country needs to begin the healing process.

Make no mistake. John Kerry has brought this fate upon himself and must now be held accountable. The honorable men of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have been chosen as the instruments of a just God.

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[1] THE SCAPEGOAT OF HISTORY by Rabbi David H. Auerbach
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[RMalloy]

What an excellent post, sometimes when we follow closely to our fate,
the road is much easier to travail. Everything Kerry did back in Vietnam
and immediately afterwards seems to have fallen in place for him with no
obstacles or consequences. Until now.
How many enlisted men in 1971 could have consorted so openly
with a known radical anti-war group, testify falsely before Congress with
no opposition, meet with the enemy in Paris while openly running for
political office? Then thirty plus years later walk across a stage in Boston
accepting the Democratic Party's nomination as their man to run for President. Senator "Reporting for Duty" Kerry? The tugboat ride, the
salute, his Band O Brothers behind him. Unbelievable.

Thank God for the Swiftvets.

[Jungle_rat]

Thanks RMalloy.

Your comment about following ones fate is very thought provoking.
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[ArmyWife]

Ouch! I don't even like to see Kerry's name associated with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) like that. They are the ones whose commander made the famous "Rendezvous with Destiny" quote, and who have that line in their official song.

My 101st post to the forum, too!

[Jungle_rat]

FDR appears to be credited with the following quote in a 1936 address:

"This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny."

Major General William C Lee of the 101st used it in August 1942. Ronald Reagan and many others have used it....including Jungle_rat.
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[Nomorelies]

Jungle Rat: A most excellent post. I'm impressed.

I just wrote a long one on Sen. Fulbright from information I just found from the 1971 Senate hearings.
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[Chuck54]

Great post jungle rat, really like the scapegoat analogy.

The Kerry story could be a shakespearean play. Certainly there will be a movie shortly after the puke goes down in vainglorius flames.
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[ArmyWife]

[RMalloy]

ArmyWife wrote:

I have fond memories of the years when my husband was in the 101st, and to see a post titled "John F. Kerry: A Rendezvous with Destiny" just gives me the creeps!

It would work just as well to say "John F. Kerry just gives me the creeps!"

The actions of the Swiftvets have brought forth a juxtaposition between
the "actions of honorable men," the Swiftvets, versus the Kerry Camp
whose actions against the Swiftvets have shown dishonor and deep disrespect to the men and women of our military, both now and Kerry's
actions thirty plus years ago. The media fell behind Kerry back during the
Winter Soldier days and shows the same bias today, i.e., the "he said, he
said."

It is shocking that the men who are the Swiftvets have been portrayed as
liars, these men who served our country, some who are POW's, all the chain of command above Kerry compared to Kerry's "band o brothers."
I have not seen any interviews with any of these men in the past few
weeks, other than the one who fell off the boat and Kerry pulled back in.
Kerry is in a Catch 22 position. If he does the "honorable thing" now, that
would mean going back and admitting his Purple Hearts were nothing more than exaggerated in order to get out of Vietnam ASAP, that he was
the one who wrote the After Action reports which resulted in a Silver Star
and a Bronze Heart. That he used the VVAW as a way to get into the
spotlight, demeaning and degrading all our military during the "false"
testimony he gave to the Senate. He would have to admit that the
Medal toss was a stunt, in the same manner as the Max Cleland trip to
Texas was last week. That he met with the enemy in Paris while still
in the Reserves and that he published two books with false facts, lies, and
embellishments. That would just be the start at being "honorable."

Kerry has serious charactor issues, though the Democrats would have us
believe that since Bill Clinton was elected twice with little or no charactor
then Kerry should also be given a pass. The press has proven that charactor is an issue not worth pursuing, rather passe in this day and age
of spin.

The Clinton era gave us a President whose actions were bad enough
to get him impeached for lying under oath. The Democrats now have
a man who not only publicly vilified our military while they still
fought in Vietnam, some still held prisoners by the Viet Cong, but through
the very valiant efforts of the Swiftvets is shown to be not a hero
as his platform has put out to the voters, but an opportunist, a liar,
and a coward as he hides behind his stragegists, refusing to address
the very legitimate issues the Swiftvets have set forth.

[ArmyWife]

[one more captins mast]

David Ivex Mixter, who like Kerry , was east coast elite family,

Yale, ect. only Mixter joined the Army prior to the draft notice,

once in the Army , CHOSE special forces "knowing he would go

to vietnam, then when in Viet nam chose the Studies and Observation

Group, (SOG) and in 1971 while Kerry called he and us "baby killers"

died (in Cambodia "not carryed there by a swift boat" ) and after

his death, this "thing john kerry tried to fit his courage and sprit

over his sorry bones."


Sgt. Mixter and Sgt. Jerry Michael Shriver will stand aside when

he enters the great black where he came from, and at last

Mixter, Shriver and the men of Recon Team Kansas will be

known for what they did, and he for what he did.

they do not fit

other than that have a nice day john kerry
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