Too little too late, John Kerry

[LittleClarkie]

Where were you in 1968? Why did it take you til 1972 to oppose the war? You only opposed the war when it was politically expedient. There are rumors that you went to war just so you could come back a war hero and get elected to some office that way. When that didn't work, you tried being a war protester. You never did fit in with the other anti-war people. Damn fence-sitting moderate rich kid. Who did you think you were fooling?

How do you ask a man to be the last man... blah, blah, blah. Give us a break!

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:yoiks:

[hwmnbn]

1. WTF, .... do you have links ......

to support these charges. I'd like to know more about this.

[Cronus Protagonist]

2. Nice summary of the swiftboat liars

Here's a summary of your buddies watching the crucificion of Jesus. I'm sure you'll agree with most of their points.

[Rich Hunt]

6. yeah

The usual b.s.

[LittleClarkie]

18. Sorry to have to do this

:sarcasm:

Does that help?

The Smear vets are no friends of mine.

I was trying to draw parallels. Badly, but that's what I was trying to do.

[Cronus Protagonist]

20. Sorry to have to do this too

:sarcasm:

Perhaps you should have done it first :)

[LittleClarkie]

21. Here's another one

:blush:

Yawp. Good one. I missed it too.

[zulchzulu]

3. Did he really even go to Nam?

I heard from some people that he never even went to Nam. It was his identical twin, Frank. I read it somewhere on DU, I rhink...

[Botany]

4. please ....

I live in Ohio and Kerry's quick split on 11/03/04 still hurts but your post is awful.

He won 3 purple hearts, a Bronze Star, and a Silver Star. I met the met the man he pulled out
of the river with shrapnel in his arm and shoulder as he exposed himself to enemy fire. He
saved the man's life. Any ?s P.M. me.

BTW Kerry volunteered for the most risky duty in the USN ..... spare me.

[LittleClarkie]

10. You folks should know me better than this by now

:sarcasm:

Does that help?

I was taking what people are saying about Kerry and his Iraq plan NOW and thinking, well, what if we applied that to what Kerry did in 1972. Makes about as much sense to me.

Truth is, there were those even amongst the war protesters who thought Kerry was just there to score political points. So what people say about him now is nothing new, really.

And I think his feeling are just as valid now as they were then.

I was afraid people wouldn't get it. I guess I was right. Oops.

[Cha]

5. Ya forgot the

:sarcasm: :)

[LittleClarkie]

12. Just added it upthread

Was kinda hoping I wouldn't need it. I guess not.

[Dawgs]

23. You didn't need it.

I'm surprised others didn't get it.

[onehandle]

7. He can't be that tall.

Come clean, Senator. He's faking the tallness!

[radwriter0555]

8. Kerry? Viet Nam war? Baby, you're the one who's a little late to the party

and coming in with an outdated, second hand prom dress that was originally made to be the runner up in a bad, bad wedding to boot.

[Dinger]

9. Are You Serious? Where's The "Sarcasm" Smilie?

It almost looks like sarcasm. Is it? Just asking.

[LittleClarkie]

13. You mean this?

:sarcasm:

Of course it is. I'm drawing parallels. Badly, I might add.

[zulchzulu]

ummm...

Methinks she is being sarcastico...

[Ksec]

11. Im not gonna diss Kerry. He won the election

And I can guaruntee you if he were in office, this country would be a totally different country right now. I listened to Kerry on NBC sunday morning, and I like him.

[cynatnite]

14. He flip-flopped on the Vietnam war...

what's next? Iraq?

:yoiks:

[JohnKleeb]

15. I cant believe no one realized this was sarcasm

I guess we're all so used to hyberbolic bullshit.

[TankLV]

16. Blah blah blah indeed.

Some will never understand.

[cry baby]

17. ...

:popcorn: even if you were joking!!

Peace

[sandnsea]

19. Oddly enough

Some people did say that sort of thing back in the day. Some people have always been quick to pick up a smear because someone else has stolen the limelight, and don't care where the smear comes from. Back in the day, it came from Nixon. There's alot of lessons we didn't learn from Vietnam.

[saltpoint]

22. LittleClarkie, don't forget that it was John Kerry who

ran Auschwitz.

Chief administrator, head guy, ran the whole operation.

You'll never hear THE LIBERAL MEDIA talking about THAT!

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Agree with others here that you captured the swiftboating thing perfect... another awfully good post you've given us.

[LittleClarkie]

24. Thanks. I get so tired of the "Kerry only does things

when they're politically expedient" thing that comes even from our side.

Esp. the bit about being "too little, too late". When you think about it, he wasn't Speedy Gonzalez in the Vietnam era either, but he got there in the end. Most people seem to think he was sincere then. I was, in a weird sort of way, trying to point out that he's just as sincere now.

I see that mostly the Kerrycrats got it first. Figures they'd know what I meant.

[saltpoint]

25. Ya done good. Ya done right by the Senator. Ya done right by

America.

I'm drawn to the example of citizenship of John Kerry. He's got bucks galore and instead of sipping hiballs with the missus out on the marble patio, he's in the trenches trying to do battle for the Constitution against cement-brains like George Allen and Orrin Hatch and Jeff Sessions -- and all the other GOP neaderthals who are driving us into the ditch.

Your post spoke up in favor of a sturdy model of citizenship and a guy who represents the evolution of public service.

Hat's off to ya.

[seabeyond]

26. yes i got what you were saying. i was surprised at first i didnt

see a sarcasm, and having listened to you in the past i knew better, lo lol. but.....

yes it is a very good comparison littleclarkie. and the too little too late is total bullshit, but then, ... most of the stuff thrown at kerry is total bullshit. kinda like the last thread i read where rove is whining the dems are doing all kinds of stuff to stop repugs votes, disenfranchise voters, throw away registeration forms, ... all the stuff the pigs did. and what does rove do, gets on news, is heard and spins spins spins. totally muddies their ugliness

[WilliamPitt]

27. Dumbest Post of the Day Award goes to...

You!

:)

[zulchzulu]

28. I tink she wuz kiddin'

Probably out of frustration with the couple Kerry bashing threads... she's trying to heal.

[LittleClarkie]

30. Well, either he "got" it, and still thinks it was silly

or he's not NEARLY as bright as I thought he was.

Not sure which it is.

;)

[WilliamPitt]

32. I know

:)

[LittleClarkie]

29. Gee. I feel so special.

Do I get a little "short bus" award to go with that?

:P

[zulchzulu]

31. You are special

Let's topic drift this puppy into flirtation mode just to make it more confusing for the lurkers...

[JohnKleeb]

33. You know its a shame that hes still being hated on

He's doing a lot of good things for our country and he gets cannibalized by his own side too damned quickly. I am sorry but this is why I'll never be a politican.

[LittleClarkie]

34. You have to be one tough SOB to be in politics, that's for sure

And he is.

[JohnKleeb]

35. Ain't that the truth

I would have love to have someone who is half the senator he is.

[saltpoint]

36. But it's also the reason you'd make a good one, John Kleeb.

You're one of the good guys. You're the kind of person we NEED in politics. I think that's why John Kerry's in there, too.

[JohnKleeb]

37. I already decided what I am gonna do with my life career wise

A small dosage of doing what people like Kerry do except I dont have to deal with a beastly media.

[saltpoint]

39. Fair enough. And the arena out there can be gruesome, you're right.

Well, John, whatever you do, it's going to be a personal and professional satisfaction for you, and your employers are going to be damned lucky to have you around.

Hat's off to ya.

And go, Orioles.

[JohnKleeb]

40. They won tonight

Thanks, yeah its sick really. I think I know a couple of people I graduated with who would make great politicans because they unlike me have the charisma and brains for it.

[saltpoint]

41. Don't give us that "unlike me" nonsense. You've got all the support

you could possible need right here on DU, John. People here like you, and they don't like you just by accident. You've earned their good faith and good will over a long period.

You can do anything you please. Don't hang around with anybody who tells you different.

A LOT of people are rooting for you here. Count me on that very long list someplace, and do with your life whatever you damn well want.

We're for ya.

[Berserker]

38. Please oh please

go to that little X in the upper right corner and click out of that swiftboat site. Get a good nites rest and come back.