More Swift Boat Vets

[[AK]Bribo]

Ouch!

[Slaughter]

Anyone gotten the book yet?

[[AK]Squidly]

I tried on Friday, but none of my area stores were carrying it.

They had plenty of Bill Clinton's book though.

Barnes and Noble had nothing. Borders had a note saying that if you wanted it you had to put your name on a list and they'd get it for you.

I ordered it that night from Amazon.

[Richie]

While we're on the subject, may I ask what is really going on with these people? Each side (vets and Kerry) seem to be pointing fingers at each other. Are they telling the truth or is this all a big scandal?

[[AK]Bribo]

While we're on the subject, may I ask what is really going on with these people? Each side (vets and Kerry) seem to be pointing fingers at each other. Are they telling the truth or is this all a big scandal?

This isn't a new or recent attack on Kerry. John O'Neil and his fellow swift boat vets have been dogging Kerry for 35 years.

I can't wait for this to simmer down actually and for GWB to start hammering Kerry on his Senate record.

[Slaughter]

I ordered the book last night, read any of it or still waiting Squid?

[[AK]Nuts]

Chapter 6

[[AK]Abaddon]

And this is good too ... Kerry's campaign now admits that his first Purple Heart was for a minor, self-inflicted wound. A Purple Heart is only supposed to be awarded as a result of hostile fire.

http://swift1.he.net/~swiftvet/artic...40824130358175

[[AK]Kidd]

what a peach this guy is. Unless you like apples, I like apples too

[Richie]

Well, that cleared it all up for me. Looks like everything is just starting to fall apart for him. Now let's see if they can convince the other half of this nation that Kerry is just one big phony.

[Slaughter]

see if they can convince the other half of this nation that Kerry is just one big phony.

If the other half of the nation can't see it, then they are half retarded/brainwashed.

[[AK]Squidly]

You can be awarded the Purple Heart legitimately for a self inflicted wound, provided the wound was received during a militarily signifcant action.

Hurting yourself while destroying enemy equipment/stores is sufficient.

My quibbles with his record come when his claims of action under enemy gunfire are refuted by many other witnesses, his injuries are self reported and require no hospital stay, and he meets with the enemy (Kerry met with North Vietnamese ambassador in Paris while still in the military.)

Kerry's testimony before congress was used as part of the torture of our POWs in Vietnam.

Today's real heroes lose legs and arms and ask their commanders when they can get back out in the field with their buddies. They don't seek the earliest possible release from their commitment and then lead the movement against their buddies - which directly resulted in the anti-military backlash against these folks when they returned home.

The real heroes also don't build an presidential campaign around rewriting their personal history as one of an virulant anti-war activist and admitted war criminal to one of war-time hero and champion of the armed services.

I'm just sayin'.

[[AK]Clay]

Real heros don't ask for medals.


I find it noteworthy that the major booksellers don't carry this book. This is not the first time - remember "Bias" anyone? Some people look at me funny or call me paranoid when I make note of the fact the bookstores seem to be liberally selective towards what they pick. But the facts speak for themselves.

The good news is that Amazon.com makes a lot of conservative dollars that B&N lets walk away.

[[AK]Squidly]

I'm preparing a blog-entry on this topic. In the meantime, here's a photo I took last weekend:



Barnes and Noble didn't have it. Borders had that note up.

They claim that they're simply sold out and awaiting shipment.
FWIW, Amazon is also backordered.

[Slaughter]

Theres a Barnes and Noble at the mall I work at, that was the first place I went.. They are on Backorder as well.