Swiftboat Vets for Truth to Receive an Award!!! For attacking fellow vets

[KerryReallyWon]

"The American Conservative Union on Thursday announced it has tapped Sen. Zell Miller, D-Ga., to present the "Courage Under Fire" award to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth at the Conservative Political Action Conference's Feb. 18 banquet."

"Miller and the group of Vietnam veterans were behind perhaps the campaign's two fiercest and most memorable attacks on Kerry's unsuccessful presidential bid."

"... 'The swift boat veterans performed an invaluable service to America,' Miller said in a statement. 'These veterans took a lot of undeserved criticism for daring to speak the truth.'"

"Official military records and even statements from Swift Boat veterans in Navy documents raised questions about their largely unsubstantiated claims, but the political damage had been done. At a post-election forum Wednesday in Boston, Mary Beth Cahill, Kerry's campaign manager, said she regretted underestimating the impact of the Swift Boat ads."

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. shameless

Figures Hell Miller would be in it too.

[Ryder911]

2. Wish I could challenge Zell to a dual...

or at least a boxing match. That boy needs some sense knocked into him.

[mark11727]

7. NO! I wanna be the one to challenge Zell....!

He can have the flintlock, and I'll take the Glock.

(I'm fighting using Rethuglican rules).

[jljamison]

11. dualism

well a dual won't hurt him but a duel might :-)

[rkc3]

3. Remember, Repubs love Veterans - unless they have to run against them.

[Ganja Ninja]

4. More proof that conservatives live in their own closed loop of

reality. Fake awards delivered by an insane idiot to a group of liars.

[StClone]

5. Not to get too far off the track here

The SBVs created an alternate belief system and then promoted themselves for sticking to those beliefs with an award. I don't think you have to be a DU iconoclast to see this as slightly, hmmmm-mmm just a tinge, crazy?

[mattclearing]

6. That is the most fucktarded thing I have ever heard of.

How can I get tickets?

:headbang:

[BOSSHOG]

8. "For attacking fellow vets"

That is the absolute truth. I'm a veteran and that group of scum attacked me and the Navy's core values of honor, courage and commitment. They are cowards. I emailed them all summer long and got not one reply. I'm sure they'll be real proud to receive an award from a morally bankrupt organization presented by a raving fucking lunatic who has come to the conclusion that hating the constitution is the way live out his last years.

[Old Mouse]

9. Awards given to proven liars

at the same time the White House gives the greatest civilian honors to incompetents for basically failing at their task.

We are still losing the propaganda war.

[prosecutr1960]

10. yeah

they've been talking about this for a week or so, Big deal!

[candice]

12. There's a special place in hell reserved for such people

That absurb Judicial Watch right-wing group filed for the Navy to investigate Kerry's metals and ribbons. Conclusion, nothing was improper. Judicial Watch pressed for a further investigation. The Navy refused to waste tax payers' money. If Kerry's awards were without merit, then all awards are without merit. Everything was done according to the letter of the military law. Did this ever get publicized?

I heard a retired General (now Democrat) who defended Kerry (he was leading a counter-attack to the phoney veterans against Kerry march in D.C. before the election. He said that all of the men on Kerry's ship were standing behind him on the stage. If Kerry's medals were in question, then the medals of all soldiers were equally in question. Kerry should have held a press conference and forced those liars to stew in their own lying ooze. Zell Miller deserve a special circle in hell in which he has to revolve around the orbit of Karl Rove for eternity. Where do these people come from? I watched the Hunting of the President yesterday. Why aren't Americans furious at Kevin Starr for wasting our money?

[KansDem]

13. No draft...

This only rubs salt into an open wound. After this, NO WAY IN HELL is ANYONE going to fight for oil and the Bush Family interests, so no draft...

No draft because NO WAY IN HELL is anyone, or anyone's children, going to be put in harm's way for the "Mesquite Mafia" only to have their service record trashed by the Republican Party IF they should return safely...

Let them give awards for trashing the service of a veteran who received 5 medals, NO WAY IN HELL are they going to get my children...