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Originally Posted by smooth
about a year and a half. Right about the time it looked like he was full of shit regarding the war rationale.
and the conservatives made a big deal out of kerry's military experience, even before he was nominated.
if you can't even remember back 6 months, how can you conceptualize the larger context of the past 4 years?
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Ummmm WHO made a big deal out of Kerry's military experience?
KERRY made a big deal out of his experience, in fact its the ONLY thing he had going for him. Its the reason democratic voters switched to him during the primaries. Dean 'wasn't delectable' but Kerry is a hero!
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Kerry: Service Should Not Be “Litmus Test” For Leadership. “Mr. President, you and I know that if support or opposition to the war were to become a litmus test for leadership, America would never have leaders or recover from the divisions created by that war. You and I know that if service or nonservice in the war is to become a test of qualification for high office, you would not have a Vice President, nor would you have a Secretary of Defense and our Nation would never recover from the divisions created by that war.” (Sen. John Kerry, Congressional Record, 10/08/92, p. S17709)
But Now Kerry Constantly “Challenges The Stature Of His Democratic Opponents” Over Their Lack Of Military Service. “And more than ever, Mr. Kerry is invoking his stature as a Vietnam veteran as he challenges the stature of his Democratic opponents -- none of whom, he frequently points out, have ‘worn the uniform of our country’ -- to withstand a debate with Mr. Bush on national security.” (Adam Nagourney, “As Campaign Tightens, Kerry Sharpens Message,” The New York Times, 8/10/03)
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edit: Laugh, delectable = electable, mmmm MS word spellchecker
