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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:52 PM Dec 2012

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So, are the damn Swift Boaters crawling out again?

You'd think they'd want one more crack at sticking it to Kerry...any sign of 'em yet?

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So, are the damn Swift Boaters crawling out again? (Original Post) Ken Burch Dec 2012 OP

yes, but they're going after chuck hagel spanone Dec 2012 #1

yep. Little Star Dec 2012 #4

Yes, they are. They have been for a while, in fact. Mass Dec 2012 #2

Smells like it. 2naSalit Dec 2012 #3

Don't veterans realize that when the swiftboaters attack the medals Kerry earned, they are byeya Dec 2012 #5

From what I gathered during Kerry's campaign is that Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #7

K&R closeupready Dec 2012 #6

spanone

(135,841 posts)

1. yes, but they're going after chuck hagel

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:53 PM

Dec 2012

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

4. yep.

Reply to spanone (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:57 PM

Dec 2012

Mass

(27,315 posts)

2. Yes, they are. They have been for a while, in fact.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:54 PM

Dec 2012

Fox brought they back.

2naSalit

(86,636 posts)

3. Smells like it.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:55 PM

Dec 2012

byeya

(2,842 posts)

5. Don't veterans realize that when the swiftboaters attack the medals Kerry earned, they are

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:00 PM

Dec 2012

attacking all the veterans who were awarded medals for service? That's what I didn't understand when Kerry was running for President: Why didn't the VFW & American Legion say, 'hands off our Purple Hearts"?

Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)

7. From what I gathered during Kerry's campaign is that

Reply to byeya (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 04:30 PM

Dec 2012

many people believed that he had "applied for" those medals himself. They were completely ignorant of the process and didn't bother to educate themselves. It's was just crazy.

closeupready

(29,503 posts)

6. K&R

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:17 PM

Dec 2012

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