Quote Originally Posted by FLZapped
Here is the posting I made in this thread in regards to his discharge being reviewed:

2004 Presidential Election

There are a couple reasons to wonder why his discharge might be less than honorable, one being that he met with the North Vietnamese twice in France while still a commissioned officer, which is a direct violation of Uniform Military Code. Honorable discharges are never reviewed.

Of course, many probably also don't know that in 2001 he killed the Vietnam Human Rights Bill, HR2833 in his committee (that had already passed the house with 411 votes) that would have all but forced the N. Vietnamese to account for the remaining POWs, and oddly enough his cousin C. Stewart Forbes, CEO of Colliers International shortly thereafter received a HUGE contract to be the exclusive Real Estate representative in N. Vietnam. Coincidence, or collusion? (Right, so much for the Cheney-Halliburton connection)

Then there is this gem I stumbled across today:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1248970/posts


-Bruce
I re-read your post on the discharge accusations and still believe that my theory/conclusion is just as valid. Are both rank speculation? Sure.

Also, the video purportedly tying Kerry to Albanian terrorists is a hodge podge of images that don't yield the conclusion you've made. Anyhow, in post 9-11, how did terrorists get into our country or retain residences here? (If they are "terrorists" and if they did come here.) Doesn't that reflect badly on Bush's handling of the war on terror? Has Bush made exceptions for the top members of the Democratic Party? Does Bush simply not know about these alleged meetings in PUBLIC gatherings, particularly at fundraisers? Did the Republicans give Kerry a pass on accepting contributions from terrorists? OR, was the Bush campaign accepting money from terrorists too? That's where crap like this leads. It often backfires.

As to your assertions regarding Kerry and the Vietnam Human Rights Bill, I'm not familiar with the bill, what committee it was before and why we're trying to pass laws with no effect on citizens of other countries. Just by the title you can tell that the Bill is dubious or that it makes some kind of statement without the effect of law. And, a lot of crap passes the House before being killed in the Senate. If that weren't the case, this country would be unrecognizable. I do know that Kerry is generally recognized as a leader in identifying POWs and MIAs in Vietnam.

The internet, short wave radio and to a large extent FOX News are dangerous tools in the hands of some people. (I'm sorry, this is merely hyperbole.) But, I guess much of this is in direct response to the allegations against Bush regarding his ties to the Suadi Royal family and the bin Ladens. Interestingly though, we were actually attacked by Saudies and a bin Laden.

Going a little off course here, I do get tapes, videos and transcripts generated from short wave radio shows and personalities from a friend of mine. The gerneral consensus is that there is no difference between Bush and Kerry when it comes to international manipulation, devious plots, etc. Apparently there is a brotherhood of int'l leaders and the citizens of individual countries are damned no matter who is elected. But, that's another topic.

My main interest today is SANITY and seeing an election of a President, no matter who it is, that doesn't take a close election as a mandate to push the entire agenda of his party. Compromise in Washington is actually a good thing. Gridlock in Washington is actually a good thing. The less laws that are passed the better off we are. The more laws that are repealed the better off we are. If on the other hand if the candidate I didn't vote for is elected in a landslide then I'll find a way to deal with an agenda I don't agree with.