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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."--C.S. Lewis
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:: Sunday, August 22, 2004 ::
Kerry in a wickett?
Bob Dole on Kerry's predicament:
"I think this can hurt Kerry more than all the medal controversy. I mean, one day he's saying that we were shooting civilians, cutting off their ears, cutting off their heads, throwing away his medals or his ribbons. The next day he's standing there, "I want to be president because I'm a Vietnam veteran." And I think he's -- I said months ago, "John, don't go too far." And I think he's got himself into this wicket now where he can't extricate himself because not every one of these people can be Republican liars. There's got to be some truth to the charges. But this is on tape. This is on television. This is before the Senate committee......Maybe he should apologize to all the other 2.5 million veterans who served. He wasn't the only one in Vietnam. And here's, you know, a good guy, good friend. I respect his record. But three Purple Hearts and never bled that I know of. I mean, they're all superficial wounds. Three Purple Hearts and you're out. "
No matter the accuracy of anyone's memory--be it Kerry or the Swifties--3 Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star in three months an 12 days? It's simply not plausible.
Via Real Clear Politics [>]
Sidebar: My father was very proud of his single Purple Heart which he received after catching a German handgrenade in WWII. When we were kids, we'd ask Dad to roll up his pant-leg and show us the three-foot scar that ran from his heel to his ass-cheek and tell us about how they reconnected the tendons to his toes--while he was awake--in a field hospital in France. After he was done with the story we'd beg him to see the Purple Heart. I don't know why, maybe it's because he didn't want to brag but he never showed it to us--we had to ask mom to dig it out of the sock drawer if we wanted to see Dad's Purple Heart.
It's poseurs like John Kerry who sadly devalue the medal's historic significance for all the people who have genuine, life-altering disabilities from serving their country selflessly.
The oldest military decoration in the world:
The PURPLE HEART is awarded to members of the armed forces of the U.S. who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. It is specifically a combat decoration.
:: Max 9:07 PM [+] ::
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