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This document , until after the Presidential Election of 2004, will be a
work in progress. It began as a personal statement about John
Kerry, but he continues to dismay and disgust me to such an extent I have decided I
will continue to add to it from time to time. Every comment within
the "four corners" of this document contains my personal opinion and
is presented in the exercise of one of our
country's rights afforded to its citizens, the right of free speech.
This issue has nothing to do with Republican versus Democrat. In my view, it has
only to do with John Kerry making negative contributions in a time of global peril.
IN that regard, I almost become physically ill when I read about:
His military service
John Kerry is again declaring that he will not let anyone question
his patriotism because he served in the U. S. Navy in Viet Nam. I
suggest his record of service has not totally been shared with the
American people. I, for one, am suspicious of his medals he
supposedly earned in such a short time.
How laughable his comments are because someone would dare
question his patriotism. What is clear, is how he protested the Viet Nam
conflict after getting an "early out" and made derogatory,
despicable and reprehensible comments about those who also served in the
military services of this country. I wonder how anyone can read his
comments about the conduct and behavior of those under arms during that period
and not reach the conclusion that by so saying, John Kerry should have
been charged with giving aid and comfort to the enemy. It seems to
me that John Kerry is doing it again, that is, giving aid and comfort to
our present day enemies.
I have read that even one like General George Patton's
son, himself a warrior, said that he should be
charged with giving aid and comfort to the enemy! How can we accept
the words of Kerry, but ignore
one like the younger Patton.
Former Vietnam POW (1968 to 1973) and
current Foreign Service officer (as of 2003), Michael Benge states, "Retired Gen. George S. Patton III charged that Mr. Kerry's actions
as an antiwar activist had 'given aid and comfort to the enemy,'
as had the actions of Ramsey Clark and Jane Fonda. Also, Mr. Kerry lied
when he threw what he claimed were his war medals over the White House
fence; he later admitted they weren't his. Now they are displayed on his
office wall." I would go home and hide if I were placed
in the same category as Ramsey Clark and Jane Fonda.
Michael Benge also states: As
Mr. Kerry contemplates a run for the presidency, people must remember that
he has fought harder for Hanoi as an antiwar activist and a senator than he
did against the Vietnamese communists while serving in the Navy in Vietnam.
Kerry's comments* about the atrocities his comrades committed
were a
preview of things to come! They were vague and ambiguous. Kerry now wonders aloud of all sorts of vile
things his opponent might have done and then states, "I don't know if
it is true, but I think questions should be asked and answers given and
proven." *Kerry comments here are paraphrased
John Kerry's time in the U.S. Senate
How Kerry voted is available for all to see.
How he repeatedly
voted time after time against weapons systems needed for the defense of
this country and its people is a matter of public record. How he
voted regarding military pay issues is a matter of public
record. How he voted regarding taxing questions is a matter of
public record. How John Kerry voted compared to Ted Kennedy is also
a matter of public record.
John Kerry's personal life
One might, after learning about John Kerry's marriages and his
lifestyle, conclude that he, Kerry, if not a charlatan, could
certainly be considered a user. There seem to be abundant instances
of Kerry using people, but not many if any instances of him being a
giver, giving - cheerfully giving to people without having his actions
tied to a return on his investments.
Regarding full disclosure, once again John Kerry rails and
demands his opponent abide by a certain standard of conduct and then
proceeds to abide by a different, more relaxed, standard.
But after
so many years, this should not be surprising.
His wife, Teresa Heinze Kerry, is not helping me find
any redeeming value in John Kerry either. How convenient that
she will not divulge her tax records. Could it be that she does not
want to reveal to whom she gave monies, including John Kerry?
I almost gag when I hear John
Kerry talk about identifying with and wanting to represent the
"common or average" man. How hypocritical. How
shallow. How unbelievable. One only has to learn how many
homes and their value, his donations to charity, the cost of his hair
cuts, where he spends his vacations and his attraction to France to
recognize that John Kerry can not identify with nor does he care about
representing the "common or average" man.
You can sure tell a lot about a
person by the company he keeps. That saying has been true for many
years and it is true about John Kerry in my estimation. Remember the
Asses of Evil comment? That such poise and elegance should reside in
the White House is a scary thought!
Initial concluding comments
So when John Kerry loudly proclaims that he will not tolerate anyone
questioning his patriotism I think his comment to be laughable. Even
if his conduct and service while serving in Viet Nam is above question,
and I am not certain that it is, it does not stand alone (and in spite of
other despicable deeds committed at a later date and repeatedly through
later years). Actions committed
by a person in one four month period do not
outweigh that person's actions occurring over 20+ years . In the
final analysis, a patriot is only as worthy as their last act for their
country! As I recall Benedict Arnold was considered a patriot
at one time in his career.
It is his actions over the 20+ years that define Kerry so clearly
to me as to who and what he is.. It is who and what he is that makes me
cringe when I think of him as a candidate for the Office of
President of the United States of America and especially in these perilous
times when there are so many of those who want to kill us and destroy our
way of life. I could never trust him to protect our wonderful
country and its people.
I believe we are in a struggle that will determine if Western
Civilization will endure. That being so, to think of John Kerry as a
leader of our country in times like these is to think of times fraught
with danger indeed. Of
course you may disagree with me about Kerry and that is you choice and
your right. Except your right in this case may be wrong for America.
Now as of.......... Tuesday,
August 24, 2004
Mr. Muravchik concludes
his article with the observation,
"If -- as seems almost surely the case -- Kerry himself has lied
about what he did in Vietnam, and has done so not merely to spice his
biography but to influence national policy, then he is surely not the kind
of man we want as our president." *********Note
that the Kerry Campaign has put forward multiple revised accounts of Kerry
in or near Cambodia.. They just can't seem to get it right********* Also...........
Kerry's campaign now
says is possible first Purple Heart was awarded for unintentional
self-inflicted wound...
Why everyone can not see that John Kerry is, and has a record of
being for years, an opportunist is amazing to me. Regardless of all
other things, I am convinced John Kerry decided to adopt the Anti Viet Nam
Conflict position because he believed it to be politically
advantageous. I also believe John Kerry cared not for his
shipmates, those who served in the military of the United States or the
country in which we live.
I believe his was and is only concerned with what serves his personal
interest.
That opinion is
apparently shared by Weymouth Symmes, Treasurer and Steering Committee
Member of www.swiftvets.com
who is quoted by Jeremy Reynalds is his article Why
Swift Boats Ad is neither dishonest or dishonorable as
saying:
"Kerry's record is
one of crass political opportunism, Symmes told me. 'From Massachusetts,
he joined the radical ‘Vietnam Veterans Against the War' (a group allied
with Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden types) after his return from his short time
in Vietnam. Due to his anti-war record he was defeated in his first run
for Congress in 1972. He reemerged as a ‘war hero' in 1984 and won a US
Senate seat.' "
September 12, 2004
"Now say someone
comes to you looking for a job. Right off the bat, you notice something
strange about his rèsumè: It goes on for page after page about a job he
held for four months, more than 35 years ago, but makes only the barest
mention of anything he's done since. You have him in for an interview, and
he can't give you a straight answer to any question about what he plans to
do in the job if you hire him. ... Still, you decide to check out his
references. (John Edwards: "If you have any question about what John
Kerry is made of, just spend three minutes with the men who served with
him.") Some sing his praises quite extravagantly, but a greater
number describe him harshly as a man of dubious character, and some accuse
him of lying on his rèsumè. He acknowledges a few embellishments but
refuses to provide you with documents that would shed light on the other
accusations. Would you hire this man? And would you fire an employee of
four years' standing in order to create an opening for him?" --James
Taranto quoted in the Federalist
About which I would
comment, I personally would do an in depth criminal history check.
When people attempt to keep from answering questions about long periods in
their lives, they usually have been incarcerated !
I
am not a fan of Geraldo Rivera, but his comments are relevant to the issue
concerning who is the best candidate to lead our country at this critical
time. He says flat out we are being deceived by the Democratic
Presidential Candidates, the Democratic Party and the News Electronic and
Print Media.
From
Rivera................
The
Buildings That AREN'T Burning In Iraq
"They have a saying in the news business," Geraldo Rivera
related this week. "Reporters don't report buildings that don't
burn." And with that introduction, he told a TV audience about
the story that is being systematically denied to our entire nation: the
success story of post-Saddam Iraq.
Are we losing some soldiers each week?
Yes.
Is there some frustration in the public about electricity and
waterservice?
Yes.
Are some Saddam Hussein loyalists throughout the land, making trouble?
Yes.
Has this opened a window for some terrorist mischief?
Yes.
But that's ALL we hear. No wonder the country is in a mixed mood
about Iraq. If you hear about the buildings that are not burning,
though, it is a different story indeed.
Rivera is no shill for George W. Bush. But Bush, Condi Rice and
Colin Powell together could not have been as effective as Geraldo was
Thursday night on the Fox News Channel's Hannity and Colmes program.
"When I got to Baghdad, I barely recognized it," he began,
comparing his just-completed trip to two others he made during and just
after the battle to topple Saddam. "You have over 30,000 Iraqi
cops and militiamen already on the job.
This is four months after major fighting stopped.
Can you imagine that kind of gearing up in this country? Law and order is
better; archaeological sites are being preserved; factories, schools are
being guarded."
But what about the secondhand griping that the media
have been so efficiently relating about power, water and other
infrastructure?
"To say that Iraq is being rebuilt is not true," answered
Rivera.
"Iraq is being built.
There was no infrastructure before; we are doing it. I just think
the good news is being underestimated and underreported." At
this juncture, one must evaluate how to feel about the voices telling us
only about the bad news in Iraq, whether from the mouths of news anchors
or Democratic presidential hopefuls. At best, they are underinformed.
At worst, their one-sided assessments of post-Saddam Iraq are intentional
falsehoods for
obvious reasons.
If I hear one more person mock that "Mission Accomplished"
banner beneath which President Bush thanked a shipload of sailors and
Marines a few months back, I'm going to spit. That was a reference to the
ouster of Saddam's regime, and that mission was indeed accomplished,
apparently to the great chagrin of the American left. No one said
what followed would
be easy or cheap, and that's why the dripping-water torture of the cost
and casualty stories is so infuriating.
Remember we pay our soldiers whether they are in Iraq or in Ft Bragg,
North Carolina.
We should all mourn the loss of every fallen soldier.
But context cries out to be heard. Our present news media is not
performing this task. As some dare to wonder if this might become a
Vietnam-like quagmire, I'll remind whoever needs it that most of our
58,000 Vietnam war toll died between
1966 and 1972, during which we lost an average of about 8,000 per year.
That's about 22 per day, every day, for thousands of days on end.
Let us hear NO MORE Vietnam comparisons.
They do not equate.
What I hope to hear is more truth, even if we have to wrench
it from the mouths of the media and political hacks predisposed to bash
the remarkable job we are doing every day in what was not so long ago a
totalitarian wasteland. Local elections are under way across Iraq, Rivera
reported. "Where Kurds and Arabs have been battling for
decades, things have been settling down. Administrator Paul Bremer is
doing a great job."
So does Geraldo think his media colleagues are intentionally painting with
one side of the brush?
"I'm not into conspiracy theories, ... but there's just more bang for
your buck when you report the GI who got killed rather than the 99 who
didn't get killed; who make friends, who helped schedule elections; who
helped shops get open for business; who helped traffic flow again. "
The
vast majority of Iraqis are very happy to have us there. I would
like to see a bit more balance." This needs to be reported to
the American Public who are presently being duped. I expect the
dominant media culture to nitpick and attack Bush, and Democrats to blast
him with reckless abandon. But when that leads to the willful
exclusion of facts that would shine truthful light on the great work of
the American armed forces, that level of malice plumbs new depths.
Before
you vote, you have got to hear this!!!!!
WABC's Mark
Simone wanted to help John Kerry regarding the issue of Flip Flopping so
he created this fake commercial and offered it to Kerry.
To
listen to it, go here
and click on the indicated link.
It
is the most powerful collection of comments actually made by Kerry I have
heard during this campaign for President of the United States.
It borders on the
unbelievable. Regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual preference,
creed, or political party you owe it to yourself, the political party you
support and to our country to at least listen to this and to seriously
consider it before indicating your choice in the most important political
election in the history of our country. !!!!!!!!!!!! It is compelling,
educational and you may even find it is amazing.
john gallemore
October 27,2004
The person(s) creating
the bumper sticker graphics is unknown to me. I would love to know
their identity so I could express my appreciation!
Also look for my
Resident Enemies List to be posted soon identifying those whom I consider
as dangerous to the United States of America as any known terrorist.
Of course like this page, it will strictly be my personal opinion.
So end my comments at
the point where I began. Everything contained herein expressed my
personal opinion. I only voice it because I am so concerned with the
actions and comments of some in a time of war that have the potential of
catastrophic consequences to my and future generations.
John Gallemore
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