Monday, April 26, 2004
Kerry in 1971: 'Our Democracy is a Farce'
John Kerry... was quoted by a student newspaper at West Virginia's Bethany College in 1971 as saying, "Our democracy is a farce; it is not the best in the world."
"There is a disbelief in the American Dream, People are questioning if it is really a dream or if the dream still exists."
"The soldier went to Vietnam to defend the country from aggressive communism in the tradition of World War II, but the soldier learned he was not fighting communism. Communism was not a threat to our country and the war was not moral."
"The government can kick people around, we have allowed public officials to exercise too much power."
"[Some veterans] came back with a heroin habit that cost $12 a day in Vietnam. That same habit costs $175 to $250 a day in the U.S.
"[S]till other veterans came back with psychological problems, such as those who sleep with knives under their pillows, or those whose wives have to wake them up with code words so they won't get stabbed."
B. G. Burkett, a military researcher and author of the book, Stolen Valor , said Kerry's speech ... is further proof of ..."hypocrisy."
"During and after the Vietnam War, [Kerry] denigrated honorable men who served this nation well in Vietnam by calling them drug addicts, rapists, murderers, war criminals."
"He is now trying to act like he is proud of his service when at the time he renounced the U.S. government, he renounced the U.S. military and he renounced and threw away the very medals he now claims he is proud of," Burkett said.
Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics:
'Hanoi John'
CBS Avoids Kerry’s Atrocities Claims, Paint Him as a Victim
Kerry: Yes, Yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities
When will the Media, GOP, and the Courts hold Kerry accountable for his own "Atrocities"?
John Kerry... was quoted by a student newspaper at West Virginia's Bethany College in 1971 as saying, "Our democracy is a farce; it is not the best in the world."
"There is a disbelief in the American Dream, People are questioning if it is really a dream or if the dream still exists."
"The soldier went to Vietnam to defend the country from aggressive communism in the tradition of World War II, but the soldier learned he was not fighting communism. Communism was not a threat to our country and the war was not moral."
"The government can kick people around, we have allowed public officials to exercise too much power."
"[Some veterans] came back with a heroin habit that cost $12 a day in Vietnam. That same habit costs $175 to $250 a day in the U.S.
"[S]till other veterans came back with psychological problems, such as those who sleep with knives under their pillows, or those whose wives have to wake them up with code words so they won't get stabbed."
B. G. Burkett, a military researcher and author of the book, Stolen Valor , said Kerry's speech ... is further proof of ..."hypocrisy."
"During and after the Vietnam War, [Kerry] denigrated honorable men who served this nation well in Vietnam by calling them drug addicts, rapists, murderers, war criminals."
"He is now trying to act like he is proud of his service when at the time he renounced the U.S. government, he renounced the U.S. military and he renounced and threw away the very medals he now claims he is proud of," Burkett said.
Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics:
'Hanoi John'
CBS Avoids Kerry’s Atrocities Claims, Paint Him as a Victim
Kerry: Yes, Yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities
When will the Media, GOP, and the Courts hold Kerry accountable for his own "Atrocities"?
