NEWSMAX: Top GOPers in 'Major Effort' to Uncover Kerry's Naval Discharge

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Since we all know Newsmax is fiction, I am not posting this because I believe there is anything to it. The perfect October surprise would be these documents being "found" so I thought I'd pass this along.

Top Republicans in Washington are trying to determine whether or not John Kerry received an honorable discharge from the Navy, the reporter who's taken the lead in probing Kerry's naval records said Sunday.

"I've already received an indication from high-ranking Republican officials that, basically, there is a major effort going on in Washington to find proof" of the type of discharge Kerry received, New York Sun reporter Thomas Lipscomb told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg.

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"Remember what happened to Linda Tripp?" he reminded Malzberg. "She had a juvenile conviction that was supposed to be expunged from the records . . . But one of the Department of Defense Clinton employees proceeded to out her national security file."

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http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/10/18/90005.shtml

[apnu]

1. desperation! n/t

[Blue Moon]

2. Who cares?

Who cares whether he got an honorable discharge? People don't care about that. They care about his character and his vision for the country.

[Bridget Burke]

6. Some people care.

They see the fulfillment of his military obligation as a reflection of his character. But his naval career has been investigated; he did his duty.

[snippy]

9. Bush evidently cares. n/t

[enfield collector]

10. if he got a dishonerable disharge I think he's barred from seeking

public office.

[blondeatlast]

12. Duplicated my reply; self-delete. nt

[farmbo]

3. I know...let's "leak" a forged document, then debunk it on the internets!

Then the issue will go away for good.

:crazy:

[ClassWarrior]

4. Top corporate news whores in "major effort" to sniff *'s anal discharge.

24.

[nolabels]

21. I ocassionaly find fuzz in my navel but never got any discharge from it

A shower with soap and water takes care of mine nicely


http://www.whiteboxny.org/art_for_sale/sale_index.html

Pope on a rope :silly:

[w4rma]

5. They have nothing because nothing like they are searching for happened.

They are just trying to sow doubt.

Note, I think they are desperate to find something, anything as evidence to help keep themselves and other Repugs brainwashed into thinking that Democrats are Satan's spawn on Earth.

[Insomnicole]

7. *sniff* ... smells like desperation to me.

Does this sound like the actions of a party who's confident their guy is about to win it all? It doesn't to me.

[SammyWinstonJack]

8. While they're at it, they should try to uncover what type of

discharge the chimp received.

[Renew Deal]

11. They have been trying this stuff for 30 years.

Whatever :eyes:

[Julien Sorel]

13. A whisper campaign.

SOP for a Rove/Bush operation. Ann Richards got the lesbian whispers, McCain got the wife beating, interracial child thing, Gore got more than I can remember. These people are simply scum, and nothing they do along these lines should surprise anyone.

[blondeatlast]

14. Oh, this is GOOD. He's held public office for how long now?

Sheesh.

[Changenow]

18. We are also to assume that Nixon protected this bit of information.

Just as to believe the Swift Boat Liars you have to also believe that Nixon's DOD kept the truth quiet about Kerry's medals.

[blondeatlast]

20. So true; Nixon would have hammered Kerry with this. nt

[spooky3]

15. Good, let them waste their time. Keeps 'em out of trouble.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

16. The Navy has ALREADY gone public stating that Kerry's awards...

...were proper, therefore, his honorable discharge must also be proper.

Those GOPers are on a wild goose chase.

[Dob Bole]

17. Didn't this "October surprise" already come out in the NY Sun?

And nobody cared.

[aden_nak]

19. Here's a news flash for these GOPers.

The voters you're trying to swing with this swill aren't nearly as concerned with the was in Vietnam as they are with the war in Iraq, and their liklihood of winding up dead because of it.

[PA Democrat]

22. This was debunked in- of all places- the Moonie Times

Here are some of the charges brought by Internet bloggers and veterans opposed to Mr. Kerry:
•Mr. Kerry did not receive an honorable discharge. "My guess is that he was discharged in the '70s but not honorably," said one blogger in a widely circulated e-mail.
This accusation is refuted by Mr. Kerry's DD214, a separation-from-active-duty document. It was provided to him by the Navy and posted on his Web site, JohnKerry.com.
Mr. Kerry joined the Navy in 1966, completed officer training and served nearly four years on active duty. He requested an early separation in December 1969, which was granted a month later.
The Navy issued the DD214 that January 1970 that lists his "character of service" as "honorable."
c A second charge is that Mr. Kerry did not successfully fulfill his time in the Reserves, so a special board had to be convened to determine what type of discharge he should receive.
Navy documents show that in 1978, he received an "honorable discharge certificate" after a board of officers convened and reviewed his record.
Navy officials say today that the board was standard operating procedure at that time for all reservists and does not indicate Mr. Kerry did anything wrong.
After service just short of four years on active duty, Mr. Kerry transferred to the Ready Reserve and then in 1972 to the standby Reserve. He was not required to attend drills under those two designations, says a Navy official who asked not to be named.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20041018-124856-1545r.htm

[Jackpine Radical]

23. Soon as they find Kerry's bad discharge

They're gonna go looking for Noah's boat registration.