Jim Rassman - "I recommended John for the Silver Star."

[alcuno]

I keep on hearing about how Kerry recommended himself for the Bronze Star. Here's what Rassman wrote.

"For his actions that day, I recommended John for the Silver Star, our country's third highest award for bravery under fire. I learned only this past January that the Navy awarded John the Bronze Star with Combat V for his valor. The citation for this award, signed by the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces, Vietnam, Vice Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, read, "Lieutenant (junior grade) Kerry's calmness, professionalism and great personal courage under fire were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service." To this day I am grateful to John Kerry for saving my life. And to this day I still believe that he deserved the Silver Star for his courage."

[Cha]

1. swift boats have a lot of fuc*ing nerve trying to

undermine that.

[emulatorloo]

2. Shrub Boat Vets - say the lie enough times and it will be true

Repuglican Truth Strategy in operation. . .maybe this time it won't work though.

[Cha]

3. Yeah! Too bad for them about the NYT's busting

them on the front page!

[TaleWgnDg]

4. Sure enough! old Karl Rove tactics . . .

toss enough sleazy mud and some of it is bound to stick. Say it repeatedly until it's "believable!" It's worked many times for Rove and the Bush family -- from his Dad's elections, to Junior's elections. How about the Dem Senator in GA too? Same old same old.

[Gloria]

5. PLEASE! Get Max Cleland out there EVERY DAY!!!!!

He was great tonight on Hardball..........

[rumguy]

6. Exactly - and he didn't know Kerry beforehand

and had little contact with him (if any at all ) after the war.

Rassman's credibility is beyond reproach.

[shraby]

7. Tweety isn't cutting the scum

an iota of slack. He's great tonight.