JOHN A VIET CON: DOLE

JOHN A VIET CON: DOLE

By IAN BISHOP
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BOB DOLE
Says Kerry "never bled."

August 23, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - Disabled World War II hero and former
presidential candidate Bob Dole demanded yesterday that John Kerry
apologize for insulting Vietnam vets - and ripped him because he
collected "three Purple Hearts and never bled."
Dole's bombshell rebuke came after a group of anti-Kerry vets shot
holes in his war-hero record claims in TV ads - and the Kerry campaign
ripped the riled vets as GOP operatives.

Dole lashed out at Kerry for disparaging Vietnam vets in 1971, when
Kerry said U.S. troops raped civilians, cut off ears and razed
villages.

"Maybe he should apologize to all the other 2.5 million veterans who
served," Dole said. "He wasn't the only one in Vietnam."

Dole - whose right arm is limp from wounds suffered as an infantry
officer on the front lines in Italy more than a half-century ago -
lambasted Kerry as undeserving of the Purple Hearts.

"And as far as I know, he's never spent one day in the hospital," Dole
said.

"I don't think he draws any disability pay. He doesn't have any
disability. And boasting about three Purple Hearts when you think of
some of the people who really got shot up in Vietnam."



Dole, a former Kansas senator, said Kerry brought the attack ads on by
hyping his Vietnam service.

"I said months ago, 'John, don't go too far,' " Dole said. "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."

Kerry spokesman Chad Clanton said, "It's unfortunate that Sen. Dole is
making statements that official U.S. Navy records prove false. This is
partisan politics, not the truth."

In another development, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, whose two
ads blasting Kerry's war record have rocked the presidential campaign,
deny Democrats' claims that they're props for the GOP.

"Our message is our message and no one tells us what to say," Swift
Boat vet Van Odell said on "Fox News Sunday."

A CBS poll shows Kerry's support among veterans has dropped 10 points
since the group began advertising.

Kerry launched a new ad yesterday - after his first damage-control ad
last week did little to raise his poll numbers.

The new ad features President Bush and John McCain, with a narrator
saying, "Bush smeared John McCain four years ago. Now, he's doing it
to John Kerry."

That spot, which implies that the Bush campaign is behind the Swift
Boat ads, is designed to make it appear that McCain is bashing Bush.
McCain heads Bush's re-election bid in Arizona and has asked Kerry not
to use him in the Democratic ads.

The Bush campaign criticized the ad as "false and libelous."

Meanwhile, Kerry spent a profitable Saturday in the Hamptons, raising
at least $2.5 million for the Democratic National Committee at three
events.

Some 750 guests showed up for the main event, a $1,000-a-head
fund-raiser at the home of venture capitalist Alan Patricof.

Kerry told the celebrity-studded crowd that his opponents are going
after him personally "because in the last months, they have seen me
climbing in America's understanding that I know how to fight a smarter
and more effective war [on terror]."

Later in the day, Kerry headed to the home of "Sex and the City"
creator Darren Star, who co-hosted a $25,000-per- person dinner. Some
250 guests turned out.

Kerry was a no-show for the third event, which took place at a local
restaurant.


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'That ideological base (Kyoto) can be juxtaposed and compared with
man-hating totalitarian ideology with which we had the bad fortune to
deal during the 20th century, such as National Socialism, Marxism,
Eugenics, Lysenkoism and so on. All methods of distorting information
existing in the world have been committed to prove the alleged validity
of these theories. Misinformation, falsification, fabrication, mythology,
propaganda. Because what is offered cannot be qualified in any other way
than myth, nonsense and absurdity.' - Andrei Illarionov Russian Economist

"Long term commitment in relationships is only necessary because it takes
so damn long to raise children. Marriage may well be some kind of trick
to keep the males around beyond sexual satiation." -- Captain Compassion

"Progress is the increasing control of the environment by life.
--Will Durant

Joseph R. Darancette
res0mp8t@NOSPAMverizon.net

JOHN A VIET CON: DOLE

By IAN BISHOP
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BOB DOLE
Says Kerry "never bled."

August 23, 2004 -- WASHINGTON — Disabled World War II hero and former
presidential candidate Bob Dole

JOHN A VIET CON: DOLE

By IAN BISHOP
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOB DOLE
Says Kerry "never bled."

August 23, 2004 -- WASHINGTON — Disabled World War II hero and former
presidential candidate Bob Dole demanded yesterday that John Kerry
apologize for insulting Vietnam vets — and ripped him because he
collected "three Purple Hearts and never bled."
Dole's bombshell rebuke came after a group of anti-Kerry vets shot
holes in his war-hero record claims in TV ads — and the Kerry campaign
ripped the riled vets as GOP operatives.

Dole lashed out at Kerry for disparaging Vietnam vets in 1971, when
Kerry said U.S. troops raped civilians, cut off ears and razed
villages.

"Maybe he should apologize to all the other 2.5 million veterans who
served," Dole said. "He wasn't the only one in Vietnam."

Dole — whose right arm is limp from wounds suffered as an infantry
officer on the front lines in Italy more than a half-century ago —
lambasted Kerry as undeserving of the Purple Hearts.

"And as far as I know, he's never spent one day in the hospital," Dole
said.

"I don't think he draws any disability pay. He doesn't have any
disability. And boasting about three Purple Hearts when you think of
some of the people who really got shot up in Vietnam."



Dole, a former Kansas senator, said Kerry brought the attack ads on by
hyping his Vietnam service.

"I said months ago, 'John, don't go too far,' " Dole said. "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."

Kerry spokesman Chad Clanton said, "It's unfortunate that Sen. Dole is
making statements that official U.S. Navy records prove false. This is
partisan politics, not the truth."

In another development, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, whose two
ads blasting Kerry's war record have rocked the presidential campaign,
deny Democrats' claims that they're props for the GOP.

"Our message is our message and no one tells us what to say," Swift
Boat vet Van Odell said on "Fox News Sunday."

A CBS poll shows Kerry's support among veterans has dropped 10 points
since the group began advertising.

Kerry launched a new ad yesterday — after his first damage-control ad
last week did little to raise his poll numbers.

The new ad features President Bush and John McCain, with a narrator
saying, "Bush smeared John McCain four years ago. Now, he's doing it
to John Kerry."

That spot, which implies that the Bush campaign is behind the Swift
Boat ads, is designed to make it appear that McCain is bashing Bush.
McCain heads Bush's re-election bid in Arizona and has asked Kerry not
to use him in the Democratic ads.

The Bush campaign criticized the ad as "false and libelous."

Meanwhile, Kerry spent a profitable Saturday in the Hamptons, raising
at least $2.5 million for the Democratic National Committee at three
events.

Some 750 guests showed up for the main event, a $1,000-a-head
fund-raiser at the home of venture capitalist Alan Patricof.

Kerry told the celebrity-studded crowd that his opponents are going
after him personally "because in the last months, they have seen me
climbing in America's understanding that I know how to fight a smarter
and more effective war [on terror]."

Later in the day, Kerry headed to the home of "Sex and the City"
creator Darren Star, who co-hosted a $25,000-per- person dinner. Some
250 guests turned out.

Kerry was a no-show for the third event, which took place at a local
restaurant.


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'That ideological base (Kyoto) can be juxtaposed and compared with
man-hating totalitarian ideology with which we had the bad fortune to
deal during the 20th century, such as National Socialism, Marxism,
Eugenics, Lysenkoism and so on. All methods of distorting information
existing in the world have been committed to prove the alleged validity
of these theories. Misinformation, falsification, fabrication, mythology,
propaganda. Because what is offered cannot be qualified in any other way
than myth, nonsense and absurdity.' - Andrei Illarionov Russian Economist

"Long term commitment in relationships is only necessary because it takes
so damn long to raise children. Marriage may well be some kind of trick
to keep the males around beyond sexual satiation." -- Captain Compassion

"Progress is the increasing control of the environment by life.
--Will Durant

Joseph R. Darancette
res0mp8t@NOSPAMverizon.net