Coulter: Max Cleland NOT a brave war hero -- DISGUSTING

[grasswire]

"Cleland Drops a Political Grenade"
Ann Coulter
2/11/04

http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37082

Moreover, if we're going to start delving into exactly who did what back then, maybe Max Cleland should stop allowing Democrats to portray him as a war hero who lost his limbs taking enemy fire on the battlefields of Vietnam.

Cleland lost three limbs in an accident during a routine noncombat mission where he was about to drink beer with friends. He saw a grenade on the ground and picked it up. He could have done that at Fort Dix. In fact, Cleland could have dropped a grenade on his foot as a National Guardsman – or what Cleland sneeringly calls "weekend warriors." Luckily for Cleland's political career and current pomposity about Bush, he happened to do it while in Vietnam.

There is more than a whiff of dishonesty in how Cleland is presented to the American people. Terry McAuliffe goes around saying, "Max Cleland, a triple amputee who left three limbs on the battlefield of Vietnam," was thrown out of office because Republicans "had the audacity to call Max Cleland unpatriotic." Mr. Cleland, a word of advice: When a slimy weasel like Terry McAuliffe is vouching for your combat record, it's time to sound "retreat" on that subject.

(snip)

Indeed, if Cleland had dropped a grenade on himself at Fort Dix rather than in Vietnam, he would never have been a U.S. senator in the first place. Maybe he'd be the best pharmacist in Atlanta, but not a U.S. senator. He got into office on the basis of serving in Vietnam and was thrown out for his performance as a senator.

Cleland wore the uniform, he was in Vietnam, and he has shown courage by going on to lead a productive life. But he didn't "give his limbs for his country," or leave them "on the battlefield." There was no bravery involved in dropping a grenade on himself with no enemy troops in sight. That could have happened in the Texas National Guard – which Cleland denigrates while demanding his own sanctification.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

Funny

I don't remember Cleland ever calling her a transvestite. (Disclaimer: no disrespect to actual transvestites)

[K8-EEE]

31. UNFREEP THIS ON THE YAHOO LINK!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1088&ncid=742&e=9&u=/uclicktext/20040212/cm_ucac/clelanddropsapoliticalgrenade

Disgusting -- it has a 3.57 rating!! Give it a one everybody -- this woman and her slavish, ignorant fans are truly revolting.

[Gadave]

41. So?

Is she a man pretending to be a women or a woman pretending to be a man?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

50. That is the $65,000 question.

[terrya]

57. Rumor has it some of the right wingers aren't crazy about her, either.

I read somewhere...and correct me if I'm wrong...that she was dumped by the National Review.

I would think that there might be some right wingers who might find her an embarrassment to their cause.

Terry

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

78. She was dumped.

I forget which particular Nazi rant was the cause. But as far as I can tell they still love her and think she?he's hot. Although to me she has a sort of Big Bird on crack look to her.

[K8-EEE]

81. It Was The "Invade, Kill, Convert Muslims" Column That Did It

Prob endeared her to the freepers though!

Of course she screams "OUT OF CONTEXT" when confronted with any of this garbage. I would love just once for the interviewer to say, OK read the whole thing in whatever context. Context -- the perennial excuse for saying outrageous, irresponsible things.

[digno dave]

83. keep it up ann!!!!

I hope she keeps it coming. Most Americans will find her revolting and be swayed back in our direction.

[Faygo Kid]

58. Just a taste of what's coming from the BushBot orcs

Assuming martial law is not declared and the election cancelled, this is a lighthearted romp in the park compared to what's coming. I suggest that supporters of candidates who will not be the nominee will not be able to take this kind of raw hatred. We must beat George W. Bush.

[GainesT1958]

1. Little Oral Annie...

NOT an "intelligent right-wing slut"...developing...:eyes:

B-)

[Mobius]

42. She is Paris Hilton's mother, right?

She needs to cover up those black roots too.

[Guaranteed]

2. Yep, that's pretty disgusting.

Cleland served, and sacrificed three of his limbs. But that just ain't good enough for ol' Dan Coulter.

[LiberalBushFan]

3. whether it's true or not...

this is still sick. So non-combat injuries are meaningless?
Has Bush ever even touched a grenade?

Damn handicapped people trying to act all glorified... who do they think they are anyway?

[grasswire]

12. it isn't true

A couple of weeks ago I posted a debunking of the story freepers were passing around, about Cleland picking it up the grenade while playing drinking games.

I can't find that expose on the web tonight.

But the truth of the matter is this: the grenade fell out of a recruit's gear as they were deplaning. The recruit hadn't prepared the grenade properly, and when Cleland picked it up, it blew up.

[CatWoman]

56. ....

In early April of 1968, at the age of 25, he had just jumped off a helicopter near Khe Sanh when a hand grenade went off at his feet. It blew off his right forearm and both legs.

This might have vegged out most men for life, but Cleland, with his immense heart, went on to become the youngest person ever elected to the Georgia Senate, capable head of the federal Veterans Administration, Georgia Secretary of State, and in 1996, U.S. senator from Georgia.

http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/hanchette75.html

[still_one]

4. Coulter

I hope she has the same fate as her hero Joe McCarthy

[RBHam]

5. Annthrax Coulter strikes again

:puke:

[madmax]

6. That woman is a pig.

:puke:

[still_one]

8. Please don't insult pigs!!!

[codegreen]

7. that is the most disgusting thing i have ever seen written

and i hope she's taken to task for it.
utterly repulsive. :puke:

[grisvador]

63. Unfortunately

She has written far worse, and it pales in comparison to what Chambliss did to get elected.

[grasswire]

9. she's probably been hanging out here

http://www.grouchyoldcripple.com/archives/000373.html

warning: not for the faint of heart.

[Cooley Hurd]

32. Holy shit - those people are worse than l-dotters!

<snip>
Yeah, fuck Max Cleland. Fucking Grumpy old cripple. If I had the chance I'd rip off his remaining arm and stick it up his ass.

Posted by: Tom on August 5, 2003 10:35 PM
</snip>
:wow:

[paranoid floyd]

10. Wow

How is it possible that that whore on stilts can insult a man who served, unlike the filth she defends. Can it get any lower? I wouldn't even f**k her with her own dick. Apologies if I've offended anyone here but I'm just stunned at the callousness of her comments.

[maggrwaggr]

11. LOL!

That's a funny funny line!

[Bake]

36. I wouldn't fucker her with YOUR dick either!

I'd be afraid it would get something on it Ajax wouldn't get off, and the damn thing would EXPLODE!!

She's a pig and a whore, and I hope she dies of her f'ing anorexia. Or STD, even better.

Bake

[qanda]

13. I think there's a limit to what I can stand

And this little bitty has reached it. I hope people take her to task for writing something this disgusting.

[bleedingheart]

14. Here is a link to the real story and how Max got the Silver Star

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20021026/opinion/372490.html

That slimeball coulter should be ashamed for repeating lies.

[qanda]

15. Thanks for posting this

I believe Ann Coulter owes Mr. Cleland an apology.

[K8-EEE]

69. She Owes Him AND ALL VETS An Apology...

So those soldiers dying in accidents in Iraq, are they not heros either? To use her logic, all they DID was get in a helicopter...it could have happened to any of us who have gotten into a helicopter!

Evil, evil, vile woman.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

20. Thanks for posting this article. Much appreciated.

[Mobius]

43. I also found this

After landing in a helicopter near Khe San in 1968, then-Army Capt. Cleland noticed an M-26 fragmentation hand-grenade on the ground. Believing he had dropped the grenade by accident, Cleland reached for it. It exploded, wounding him so badly he had to have both legs and his right arm amputated.

http://www.newsmax.com/showinside.shtml?a=2002/11/15/101137

this was in the other link:
"While disembarking from a transport helicopter, Capt. Cleland reached for a grenade he believed had become dislodged from his web gear. Later it was discovered that the grenade belonged to a young soldier new to the theater. That soldier had improperly prepared the grenade pin for easy detonation and had dropped it while coming off the helicopter. The grenade exploded and severely injured Capt. Cleland. "

[DemoTex]

16. INCOMING ANN!

Check-six! Always, for evermore check-six my pretty! Hagdom stalks you, you withered old bitch. C. U. Next Tuesday!

[The Zanti Regent]

17. Did the clown stop giving her free fries?

Just wondering...

[brainwashed_youth]

18. this really pisses me off

First, she attacks libs for not serving in the military, then she attacks em when they do. Jesus fucking christ, what a chickenhawkette. She's just mad because Bill Maher won't have sex with her.

[Catch22Dem]

19. WARNING - Offensive Language

That fucking whore! What an absolute cunt!

I feel better, and I mean no disrespect to actual whores.

[DrWeird]

21. Yeah, e-mail that to a VA hospital.

They really get a kick out of that kind of stuff.

[Gothic Sponge]

22. It's sick but, no surprise

I'm at the point where no matter what the repugs say it doesn't shock me anymore. They are a soulless bunch.

[Fight_n_back]

23. Of course Bush couldn't have dropped a grenade

because he was NOWHERE NEAR ONE. Unless his coke dealer had one laying around.

Unfortunatley, Coulter has bigger balls than almost any liberal columnist which is why she is afforded any respectability at all. This is a strong opinion indeed.

[mitchum]

24. That stupid insane vile whore

I really hate the goddamn bitch

[Doomsayer13]

25. Vile Lies - Lets e-mail her

I guess credibility isn't in the Coulter Dictionary

[Djinn]

26. OK Ann - off you fuck to Iraq then

it's OK we wont make you do ANY combat duties (unlike Max, who I'm sure spent some of the time there getting shot at - I don't beleive Vietnam had a resort spa at the time) and if you happen to get maimed by unexploded ordinance it wont really be a big deal.

this is showing some desperation, if their best comeback to the issue of AWOL flyboy is to say "yeah but your Vet didn't get his legs shot off by VC so it's not really admirable that he went to Vietnam"

the woman is so vile she should come with a biohazzard warning :puke:

[Elwood P Dowd]

27. She use to shack up with the Penthouse guy

What's his name? Wonder if he has any nice photos? Rumor has it she was outstanding at removing chrome from a trailer hitch.

[thebaghwan]

38. You mean Bob Guccione?

n/t

[mitchum]

65. No, his pathetic son, Bob Jr

Bob Sr has too much class for that crazed harpy

[DinahMoeHum]

55. She was also getting it on with an A-rab businessman

in the months following 9-11.

:evilgrin:

[Kinkistyle]

28. Because people pick up live grenades all the time.

You know, when the wife needs to clean up around the house and happens to pull the pin outta the grenade by accident. Happens all the time, nothing heroic about it at all. I mean if she takes out 3 "gooks" in the process, then thats a different story. Its not as if live grenades are only available in large quantities in military and war zones where people are stationed against their will because of the Draft.

[RamboLiberal]

29. I hope I never see that slut in person

Cause I be real tempted to kick her skinny ass. And I'm female. Maybe I could meet her in a dark alley where the skinny rats hang out.

May not do a damn bit of good but I emailed Anthrax column off to Colonel David Hackworth - maybe if this thing spreads among the military.

[lolly]

66. Thanks for the idea

I was thinking that we should do that. The folks in the military need to know what's really going on with the "Support the Troops" hypocrits.

What other sites might be interested? How do you e-mail something to Stars-and-Stripes?

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[alittlelark]

33. I'm e-mailing this to the 7-8 military and ex-military that I know

I'll tell them to tell their friends. I'd love to see a mob of angry vet's take her down!! What a sick bitch (apologies to female canines everywhere)!!!:puke: :puke: :mad:

[annagull]

34. Can I rip off her legs and beat her with them?

What a sick, twisted bitch. Look who disgraces soldiers, it is the right--tow the line we want or we will say any disgraceful lie we can think of. The gloves are off on both sides, this will be a bloody campaign.

[2004Donkeys]

37. Aren't there laws against that?

just messin

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[Zhade]

44. Mannthrax Coultergeist is a simple whore.

She doesn't believe the shit she spews. She's just whoring her soul for the dough.

When the dollar crashes, I will LAUGH. See what your soul will have bought then, bitch.

:evilgrin:

[Dr Fate]

45. He's not running for anything, so it does not matter...

most people see through this- it's all for desperate shock value at this point...

[Ganja Ninja]

48. Exactly right.

She's the political pundit equivalent of a shock jock. She realizes that in order to keep her face on the tube she has to say outrageous things.

[wicket]

46. She is SLIME

What a twisted, demented bitch!!!!

[Loonman]

47. What a filthy fucking whore

I hope she gets cancer and dies a slow, painful death.

[ComerPerro]

49. Kind of ironic, don't you think

Someone who writes books with titles such as Slander and Treason. What does she do? She spreads viscious lies about veteran...

[x-g.o.p.er]

51. Unbelieveable

Well, no it's not. Considering she thinks all liberals are traitors. How sad to blast Max Cleland like that

[rasputin1952]

52. Saxby Chambliss....bad knees, no service...

got 'elected' because of slander produced about Max. This was a highly contested election; right up until the final count, Cleland was ahead. Chambliss is/was a coward. Coulter should be tossed into the 7th ring of hell. What will she do next, knock over his w/c and douse him w/gas, then toss matches?

She is a bitch, right from the gates of hell.

:grr: :nuke:

[mac56]

53. The hottest spot in the lowest circle of hell is reserved for this bitch.

nm

[Rockholm]

54. Ann Coulter NOT A WOMAN!!!

[retread]

61. Right! Last time I saw an Adam's apple like that on a woman was

in the movie "The Crying Game".

[ThePittsburghKid]

67. Ann Coulter--Dr. Frank N. Furter of the Right Wing.

Ann Coulter has to be a man. I'm just waiting for the day someone rips off her wig and the strategically placed duct tape.

Wonder what will happen when the Freepers find out they've been lusting over a drag queen?

[enki23]

59. his silver star citation. READ THIS:

He received the Silver Star Medal. This is the official citation.

"Captain Cleland distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous action on 4 April 1968 … during an enemy attack near Khe Sanh.

“When the battalion command post came under a heavy enemy rocket and mortar attack, Captain Cleland, disregarding his own safety, exposed himself to the rocket barrage as he left his covered position to administer first aid to his wounded comrades. He then assisted in moving the injured personnel to covered positions.

“Continuing to expose himself, Captain Cleland organized his men into a work party to repair the battalion communications equipment, which had been damaged by enemy fire.

“His gallant action is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.”

the injury that took his limbs *did* come from his own grenade. he was just climbing down off a helicopter, possibly planning to "drink beer" (since when did that become a fucking issue, coulter?) when one of his own grenades fell off his vest. thinking the pin was still in, he bent to pick it up. the pin was not still in. it was a battlefield accident. it didn't happen in combat. but max *was* in combat, and was decorated for valorous action in it. funny how ann doesn't mention that part. but then, ann is a cunt. she's a fucking liar. she's a whore for her political faction, and a blight on humanity. may the rest of her life be short, unhappy, and full of pain.

[DemoTex]

60. Ann's rant reminds me of fundy billboards in the south in the 60s

There were always flames and the message: WHY DO THE HEATHEN RAGE? Rage on, clueless one.

[CO Liberal]

62. I'd Like to See Ann Tell This to Max Face-To-Face

She woulddn't have to guts to do it.

[grasswire]

64. I don't know

She might. She'd giggle and "um um" but she'd give him a shot.

[boobooday]

68. The hag from hell

Strikes again. Oh, gee, you lost three limbs, but you didn't lose them BRAVELY ENOUGH.

Spoken with the true courage of a bulemic, chardonnay swilling harpy. God I hate her. It's a good thing she still has all her arms and legs, since she could have easily chopped one off shaving.

Jeanette
http://www.wgoeshome.com

[knight_of_the_star]

70. That whore

Needs a muzzle surgically attached to her face!

[ignatius]

71. What a bitch this woman truly is. I am stunned really, this is below

the belt even for her. I think there is a special purgatory waiting for her, one in which she will be forced to listen to her own hate filled comments over and over and over for all eternity until she is frothing at the mouth.

What trash!!

[SideshowScott]

72. Whats with the Right Wing smear on our vets??

You really have to wonder how the Republicans boasts how they are so Pro military then go out of its way to smear our vets.. From Gore, Cleland, Kerry, McCain ect Anyone who has served has been trashed by the repubs and thier henchmen..What Coulter wrote has to be the most unamerican thing ive ever read..How come they can get away with this???? If Ann the mann was a lib this story would be everywhere how she smeared an american soilder

[Jack Rabbit]

73. Ann Coulter is not worth the time it takes read her trash

We should expect this kind of slander (familiar word, Annie?) against Cleland.

Cleland is a brave American. I can say the same about a Republican like McClain. After all, he deserves to be called that. But Annie it too small to call a member of the opposition brave.

Her "defense" of Bush's military record (or lack thereof) says enough about her journalistic credentials. She is a partisan hack. That's all she wants to be; that's all she's fit to be.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

74. Ann Coulter is Hitler!!!!! Wait....for her, that is a compliment.

:mad:
:mad:
:mad:

Nazi Rethugs!

:puke:

[Nevernose]

85. A compliment, and maybe a step up, too

[ThoughtCriminal]

75. Huge favor to Dems

I think crappy attacks like this have already backfired. The whole chickenhawk issue (I see no reason to limit this to Bush) is blowback from the "Super Patriot vs. Traitors" routine. How many times does the GOP have to stick their finger in this light socket?

[SeveneightyWhoa]

76. Here's Ann, in a sentence:

"How dare you call Republicans names, you stupid Commie homosexual America-hating moron idiot!"

[eleny]

77. She's a traitor

And a whore

[loudnclear]

79. Ann is one of the best weapons the Dems have

she shows the rest of the world just what Republicans are like.

[EV1Ltimm]

80. Why does she continue to write?

Everything she etches onto paper ends up getting debunked and then she's publically humiliated... but yet she comes back for more.

Give up annie!

[Tracer]

82. I thought it was quite unusual ...

... to see a Congressman (Jack Reed, (D) RI) responding to ANY editorial, nevermind Coulter's trash — but there he was last night , live on C-SPAN in the House chamber, giving a blistering deconstruction of her nasty spewing.

I commend him for that.

[rasputin1952]

84. Every vet, and family memeber of a vet, should spit in a jar...

and send it her. She is a true pig.

O8)