Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Republicans Mock Veterans
Republicans at the GOP Convention have revealed their true colors by mockingthe oldest service medal in the world, the Purple Heart. What they're doing is passing out bandaids with a purple heart on it in a truly unpatriotic attempt to belittle Kerry's service to his country.
The motivation behind this infantile and unpatriotic stunt is patently obvious. George W. Bush got two silver fillings in his mouth during the Vietnam War as he served in the "Champaigne Unit" of the Texas Air National Guard, while Kerry earned three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star during two tours of Vietnam which he volunteered for. That coupled with the fact that the GOP is literally packed with ChickenHawks and we begin to see why the Bush partisans are so desperate to smear Kerry any way possible. If that were all they were doing it would be one thing. But, in the process they are calling into question all medals ever won by service men and women who had the courage and character to serve this great nation in war. And the GOP smear machine is also implying gross incompetence on the part of the United States Navy by insinuating that the Navy is such a bumbling outfit that they allow soldiers and sailers to award themselves on a whim.
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The motivation behind this infantile and unpatriotic stunt is patently obvious. George W. Bush got two silver fillings in his mouth during the Vietnam War as he served in the "Champaigne Unit" of the Texas Air National Guard, while Kerry earned three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star during two tours of Vietnam which he volunteered for. That coupled with the fact that the GOP is literally packed with ChickenHawks and we begin to see why the Bush partisans are so desperate to smear Kerry any way possible. If that were all they were doing it would be one thing. But, in the process they are calling into question all medals ever won by service men and women who had the courage and character to serve this great nation in war. And the GOP smear machine is also implying gross incompetence on the part of the United States Navy by insinuating that the Navy is such a bumbling outfit that they allow soldiers and sailers to award themselves on a whim.
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