That being said, he absolutely HAS to know, that by speaking out, he's taking a huge risk....namely the kind of backlash that he's seeing today.
So i'm simply saying that freedom of speech is not freedom from consequence, and you shouldn't be surprised that some people were, and still are, genuinely upset by his comments. They have the right to speak of their feelings too.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gruss Gott
To: CF-Community
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: From the right
> Dana wrote:
> Personally I find it offensive that the man's exercise of his free
> speech perogatives is being portrayed as unamerican.
I agree with Dana and think there are 4 points worth bringing up:
1.) Questioning medals the Navy sanctions as legitimate puts into
question all Navy medals. What message does this send to veterans?
How do I know all Navy medals aren't forged, faked, or fraud?
2.) Mr. Kerry spoke out to end a war that just about every American
agrees was foolish and unwinnable. Mr. Kerry got what he asked for,
the end to the Vietnam war. Is the argument that we should restart
it? If not, then how is he "anti-American"
3.) While there are many swift boat vets willing to denigrate Mr.
Kerry's service, all of the troops that served directly under Mr.
Kerry are supporting him. (ok I think 1 wasn't, by the vast majority
are.) The best measure of military officer is the opinion of those
that served under him.
4.) Mr. Kerry served in combat - whether you think he was a coward or
not, he still was there getting shot at. Mr Bush was not. This is
important because there is a legitimate question whether Mr. Bush
should've sent US troops into combat. Someone who's been in combat is
likely to be more cautious than someone who wasn't. Based on the data
it looks like Mr. Bush should've been more cautious and continues to
mismanage US forces. (Senators from his own party have called his
handling of Iraq "incompetent")
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