July 31, 2004

J. F. Kerry and the Marines

Hat tip to Little Green Footballs for running with this story and tracking down some photos... bq. The Marines — two in uniform and two off-duty — were polite but curt while chatting with Kerry, answering most of his questions with a “yes, sir” or “no, sir.” bq. But they turned downright nasty after the Massachusetts senator thanked them “for their service” and left. bq. “He imposed on us and I disagree with him coming over here shaking our hands,” one Marine said, adding, “I’m 100 percent against [him].” bq. A sergeant with 10 years of service under his belt said, “I speak for all of us. We think that we are doing the right thing in Iraq,” before saying he is to be deployed there in a few weeks and is “eager” to go and serve. It seems that Kerry and Edwards and family were in a Wendy's eating a meal and Kerry spotted some Marines -- he invited himself to their table and proceeded to chat "to" them (as opposed to "with" them -- you know the difference) and the Marines were not pleased by his use of them for political gain. I am conservative but I don't like some of the things that Bush is for. The idea of Kerry in presidential office really gives me a case of the willies though. There are many leftists who are A.B.B. "Anybody But Bush". I am A.B.K. Posted by DaveH at July 31, 2004 10:26 PM