2007-12-27 06:44:15 · 15 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No The swift boat vets were out to try to set the record straight on Kerry but thanks to the media failing to give them any serious chance to voice their opinion, they never got a chance to be taken seriously.
2007-12-27 06:50:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
Some of the swift boat vets served with Kerry, and so they had the credentials to speak about his military service. What they say might be true, but anyone connecting the dots can easily find that any vets that came on Kerry's side were his friends, and the ones against them had close ties to Bush. Any court of law would have thrown their testimony out as hearsay.
Still, it does leave a lingering question for Kerry as to what happened in Vietnam. Some of the vets claim he exaggerated his experience in Vietnam, and Kerry refuses to release his record. If he has nothing to hide, then what's he hiding?
They have no place in this election, unless anyone else served on a boat with them and has important information to share.
2007-12-27 08:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by Pfo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't see how they could, given the current crop of candidates. No one is out there bragging about their military record. McCain's experiences as a POW and in the military are public record and no one has ever come forward questioning them, and the rest of the candidates don't ever really even discuss any military service.
The Swift Boat Vets sure did help sink Kerry, though.
2007-12-27 06:47:20 · answer #3 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 8⤊ 1⤋
they'll shop harping on approximately his Arabic center call and make contact with him Muslim, like they already shop repeating on Y.solutions. i don't be responsive to if he has militia journey or no longer, so i won't be able to say there will be any critics of that to parallel the speedy boat fools. a minimum of Kerry served and did no longer pass AWOL, in assessment to U be responsive to who.
2016-10-02 10:20:26 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but the regressive anti Democratic right will surely come up with tons of slander and lies about whoever the Democratic nominee is. That fact alone should be enough for Americans to realize they shouldn't take these far right claims serious. The American right lies, they want to win elections by any means necessary. It's not lying to them if they can prevent "a liberal" from becoming President.
2007-12-27 06:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Not unless another lying candidate with a military past verbally trashes his old unit, after selling them out by protesting with Hanoi Jane. I haven't seen that happen in this election, yet.
2007-12-27 06:55:10 · answer #6 · answered by Brad the Fox 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, they are attacking Huckabee. It makes me think Huckabee is not all that bad.
"Anti-tax group goes after Mike Huckabee with money from backer of Swift Boat ads"
http://www.startribune.com/politics/12838566.html
2007-12-27 06:59:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I do know that no one is paying my neighbor, a Vietnam veteran, to display the "Hanoi John" bumper sticker on his car.
2007-12-27 06:56:22 · answer #8 · answered by Maudie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't think so; I'd imagine it'd be hard to discredit someone who was a POW for 5 years.
2007-12-27 08:08:30 · answer #9 · answered by Pask 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"No The swift boat vets were out to try to set the record straight on Kerry but thanks to the media failing to give them any serious chance to voice their opinion, they never got a chance to be taken seriously." thats bs sparhawk
10 years earlier when kerry was running for senator the "swiftboaters" praised him
the swiftboating kerry was low real low and fox news have the nerve of calling hillary's campaign low down and dirty for attacking obama
2007-12-27 07:01:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋