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Originally posted by bringer
blah blah blah. what a lovely story
here's how it really is. he went to war, was a hero, came home and exposed injustices going on in vietnam, threw away his medals, or where they his friends? now he campaigns on being a great war hero and looks for ever photo op possible with vets. you give him a pass because you want him to win which is bullshit. thats like a ex nazi gestapo talking about the killings jews and then running on the platform "i killed for hitler and im a hero". vietnam isnt something to protest against because its popular, and then something to be proud of when its election time.
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He gets credit for being brave enough to go. And he gets credit for telling us the truth when he came home. It's not "pick one or the other". The merits of each act are not mutually exclusive.
Contrary to what some republicans seem to believe, you can have both big balls and credibility. You don't have to choose between 'tough' and 'smart'.
The difference between the USA and Nazi Germany are that we have people willing to stand up to our leaders and hold them accountable. (like Kerry did) If Germany had citizenry like that in 1940, maybe Hitler wouldn't have gone so far.