He ain’t getting MY vote, and I don’t know even one single veteran that IS planning on voting for the guy who has made a career out of voting against the military.

Posted by: eric at June 4, 2004 10:06 AM

At least this is proof that Kerry’s got some balls. I don’t think most people could publicly castigate a group of people as barbarians and war criminals, impede the investigation of missing members of the group and routinely vote against military appropriations and then come out and ask for their support.

That’s moxy!

Posted by: TL at June 4, 2004 10:22 AM

And I want to live on the moon. And I bet that will happen before Kerry gets many military votes

Posted by: Solider in Iraq at June 4, 2004 10:41 AM

What coup for Bush, accepting the endorsement of Rolling Thunder and Meeting with thier leader. These guys got a lot of face time in the media and man are they pissed at Kerry. Wow.

I think the veteran vote is just not there for Kerry, and running on his record just gives his opposition the chance to bring up his anti war activities.

Posted by: skip at June 4, 2004 11:00 AM

Skip: I agree! (And I think Eric is absolutely insane, or horribly ignorant.) So many people point to Kerry’s connection to the military, but it is irrefutable that President Bush is truly loved by the larger portion of active and veteran members of our armed forces. The Republicans have done a good job of getting the word out on the Rolling Thunder meeting. Check these out:

** Here’s a GREAT video: http://www.georgewbush.com/News/MultiMedia/VideoPlayer.aspx?ID=862&T=2

** And here a great photo: http://www.gop.com/news/photoalbum.aspx?gallery=7

Posted by: Marm at June 4, 2004 11:06 AM

There’s probably some active duty folk and reservists who’ll vote for Kerry. But I think it’s going to be a pretty small number.

You gotta admit, Kerry’s got balls. Slam ‘em, then expect them to vote for you, try to cut out major weapons systems yet still tell them you’re their friend and that you ‘care’ about them - sorry dude. “Caring” went out the door with Clinton. “Caring” doesn’t get things done. The time for “Caring” is over - and Kerry would do well to remember the motto “Deeds - Not Words”. (And a salute to all 22nd Infantry veterants on that one!)

Judge Kerry by his deeds - not by his words.

J.

Posted by: JLawson at June 4, 2004 12:04 PM

Hey Marm…

You might want to do some work on your reading comprehension skills. Dumbass.

Posted by: eric at June 4, 2004 12:56 PM

Why does this remind me of how Howard Dean found Jesus before campaigning in the South (and then stated that his favorite book in the New Testament was Job)?

Just remember, y’all - Kerry did support the vets before he turned against them…

-BF

Posted by: BacksightForethought at June 4, 2004 01:34 PM

you know how kerry will win the veteran vote?

“i promise to remove the stop-loss measure.”

done and done. bush is going to lose in a landslide. i think the only people who will vote for him are a few pathetic commenters on here.

Posted by: x at June 4, 2004 01:39 PM

I’m a soldier in the Army National Guard and there aint no freakin’ way I’d vote for Kerry. As far as the stop loss goes, its sucks as does most everything else in the Army. But we do our duty and drive on. We realize whats at stake. We’re not just another interest group with our hands out, voting for the guy who promises the most. I will vote for Bush because of the vision thing. He doesn’t pussyfoot with the bad guys like I’m afraid Kerry would. And for the record there is exactly one self identified democrat in my unit. The rest of us are Bush fans. Kerry is spinning his wheels.

Posted by: chris at June 4, 2004 01:58 PM

Remember when they found SoDamned Insane? The solider said “Greetings from President Bush”.

How about when the Baghdad airport fell to the Army, they immediately renamed in Bush International.

Oh sure, not everybody is gonna like everything he’s done, but the military clearly admires and respects him.

I also remember all the road kill crow the left had for Thanksgiving dinner when Bush went to Baghdad.

And now X is today’s leftist soothsayer. The nostradamus for the day award goes to X.

As for stop loss, let me say this: when my son enlisted in the Marines his recruiter made it clear: it was an eight year committment. At least four of which was going to be active duty.

Chris has it right and X has it wrong. X has deluded himself into believing that everybody thinks like X. Not so, not so.

Posted by: skip at June 4, 2004 02:12 PM

Does anyone else think that x does nothing but sit at his computer all day waiting to post snide comments at the Command Post?

Posted by: Big Brother at June 4, 2004 02:56 PM

NO, I bet that X has a much more active and colorful life. There’s model plane building and of course the home schooling in victimology that must take up at least part of the day.

Posted by: skip at June 4, 2004 03:14 PM

i think he does, but i really can’t fault him for that one.

Posted by: wafflestomper at June 4, 2004 03:14 PM

All I had to do was read the headline and LOL. Cause veterans really admire and respect Kerry because he’s a Vietnam War Hero ,deployed for 4 months.

And the whole prochoice/communion thing pisses me off, too. He thinks he’ll get the Catholic vote with photo-ops at mass, AND he gets to appeal to the “cafeteria” Catholics.
Kerry is sleazy! Everything is a photo-op to him. And he is so damn, ..un-photogenic.

Posted by: coastygirl at June 4, 2004 03:16 PM

TL, this is not proof of balls, but of gall.

Posted by: Helen at June 4, 2004 04:12 PM

Good point Helen, that’s not balls it’s gall. Can I steal that line from you?

Posted by: skip at June 4, 2004 04:53 PM

I discovered recently that I have an old friend who knows Kerry personally, who was with him back in the war protest days.

Apparently, Kerry is exactly the snake-oil salesman we have long suspected he was.

Posted by: eric at June 4, 2004 05:14 PM

One merely needs to watch him lick his dry reptilian lips and gesture with his gumby-like, botoxed forehead….its as if he is thinking with his third eye and his third eye’s wondering what you want him to say…

Posted by: hound at June 5, 2004 02:47 AM

Not all military families look kindly on a president who blurts out “bring it on” while their loved ones are in the trenches.

Mr. Bush acts as if he’s in a bad movie, where in Act Three everything is resolved using physical force.

Personally, I’m not sure which is worse, a B-movie actor who eventually becomes president, or a president who actually thinks he’s in a B-movie…

Posted by: VoR at June 5, 2004 12:22 PM

Not all military families look kindly on a president who blurts out “bring it on” while their loved ones are in the trenches.

I think this is a great uspoken truth. You have to remember people here think of vets as people who wrap themselves around the flag and thump their chests. Most are more sensible, and many are very skeptical of warmongers.

Posted by: Paul3 at June 6, 2004 12:10 AM

Skip,

You said x had a thought? That is a miracle!!

When?

Posted by: leaddog2 at June 6, 2004 12:51 AM

“Not all military families look kindly on a president who blurts out “bring it on” while their loved ones are in the trenches.”

That struck me also as an untoward comment by Bush. I would not throw out the baby with the bath water, however. Compare to Kerry spouting about confederate flags and pickup trucks.
If those men dont want to be fighting , I can assure you they could find a way back stateside. The draft would be a disaster because there would be an incremental decrease in morale. Some of the young men fighting dont understand the historical context of their noble and necessary mission. Their constant exposure to the teachers unions and their “multicultural” internationalist propaganda for much of their lives has alot to do with that. Disgruntled parents may not have as much excuse.

Posted by: hound at June 6, 2004 12:18 PM

By the way, any Democrats care to explain to me why the hell two of your Senetors are pushing for a new draft?

As a veteran I can assure you that is a bad idea. Ill take a volunteer over five conscripts any day.

Posted by: HullBreach at June 7, 2004 09:19 AM

well charlie rangel hasnt gotten over slavery, yet, how do you expect him to get over being drafted in vietnam? It also seems timed to enhance John Kerry’s “war hero” status - As one of Kerry’s ads said ” I was born in an army hospital.”

Posted by: hound at June 7, 2004 12:06 PM

very sorry - rangel was a korean vet, not vietnam -not sure if he was drafted…

Posted by: hound at June 7, 2004 09:28 PM