Kerry's Daughter Defends Father

[wicket]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=696&e=6&u=/ap/20041027/ap_on_el_pr/vanessa_kerry

Vanessa Kerry joked about life on the campaign trail while visiting the elite boarding school she and President Bush attended, but she turned serious when recalling criticism of her father's service in the Vietnam War.

A group of Vietnam veterans, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, claims that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry didn't deserve the three Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star and the Silver Star he was awarded during the war.

"I don't know how many of you saw the Swift boat ads in August ... but they were proven to be lies," Kerry, 27, told about 1,100 students and teachers at Phillips Academy. "The fact that three weeks of lies were allowed to perpetuate on the airwaves, attacking the character of my father after he served his country, is really sad."

Vanessa Kerry, one of two Kerry daughters, declined to answer a question about her own views on Iraq. She said her opinions sometimes diverge from her father's, such as on the issue of gay marriage, which he opposes in favor of state-sanctioned civil unions.

[Catfight]

1. Oh to restore sanity and logic back into the oval office. You're progeny

is a good indicator of good parenting.

[Buck Rabbit]

2. Chalk up Vanessa as on our side when

progressive voices demand to be heard starting November 3rd.

[mom cat]

5. Vanessa for vice president in 2024 ... running with Obama!

[Longhorn]

3. A very wise young lady!

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it, for the current occupants of the White House and the future occupants!

[LeinesRed]

4. she's great...poise and grace

great on the trail...