Vet Has Kerry Sticker on Wallet--Banned by Bush, Running for Congress

[Dr Ron]

Quotes from article exceed DU's rules, and original article requires a subscription to read, so I'll just link to the post on The Democratic Daily:

http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=2034

[mdmc]

1. Command Sergeant Major Tim Walz

:kick:

[wicket]

2. Excellent!!!!

:kick:

[Dr Ron]

3. Nothing New

While the article makes it look like it is rare for Democratic vets to run, Joe Conason refuted this in Big Lies. A section is reprinted here:

http://kerrylibrary.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=42&view=findpost&p=632

[blm]

5. The media loves to perpetuate the lie that few vets are Dems. MOST vets in

office today are Democrats. Starting with the Senate and Congress.

Most Repubs are chickenhawks but since they control most broadcast media, they get to spin their lies.

[BrotherBuzz]

6. 53 Democratic vet candidates and counting - plus one real Veterinarian!

http://www.bandofbrothers2006.org/candidates/

http://www.studebakerforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=25

[FunkyLeprechaun]

4. I met Tim Walz

We all watched the State of the Union in the Beetle's Bar in Rochester. He's a really nice fellow. If I wasn't commuting between MA and MN so much I would help out with his campaign.

I gave money to Walz!

[IronLionZion]

7. yeah, because veterans are never Democrats, never, never, never

:sarcasm:

http://www.bandofbrothers2006.org/


Good article though. It's a shame that people have to go through so much bullshit just to see the president. I don't remember other presidents being like this. Not even the Republicans.

[bobbieinok]

8. 'Is Clark really a veteran?'...this was discussed on RW talk show

during primaries in 2004 Savage or Beck had a caller discussing this.....they finally said yeah he's a veteran but must be braindead b/c no one who's fought in war could ever be a democrat

another time on Savage they said vets who were democrats had been so brainwashed when they were kids that they were unable to learn from their military experience

I was stunned that they seriously discussed Clark this way.....when they agreed he was a vet they then questioned whether he really had done anything deserving a medal.....they finally agreed that he had but clearly could not comprehend how any military person could be a democrat

[Dr Ron]

9. Gets back to the Swift Boat Liars

We've seen multiple cases, including the Swifties, where the right wingers fabricate arguments to discount the military service of Democrats.