John Kerry: anti-military, liberal, effete elitist gigolo is going to head the State Department … why we are laughed at around the world!
At a time when the world is deeply troubled and problems are rapidly reaching a boiling point in the Middle East, it appears that the very last thing we need is another committed socialist running our foreign policy – devoid of real leadership by President Barack Obama.
Northeastern, liberal, elitist …
How many people remember George Bush being excoriated for being a member of Skull & Bones, the secret Yale club that was reported to have members who “ran the world?” And how many people know that John Kerry – like George Bush was not only a Yalie with a mediocre Bush-like academic record, but was also a member of Skull & Bones.
In the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, both the Democratic and Republican nominees were alumni. George W. Bush wrote in his autobiography, "[In my] senior year I joined Skull and Bones, a secret society; so secret, I can't say anything more." When asked what it meant that he and Bush were both Bonesmen, former Presidential candidate John Kerry said, "Not much, because it's a secret."
Anti-military, accuses U.S. of “war crimes” …
1971 while testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the Vietnam War (April 22, 1971) …
KERRY: “They relive the absolute horror of what this country, in a sense, made them do. They told the stories of times that they had personally raped, cut off the ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in a fashion reminiscent of Genghis Kahn, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks and generally ravaged the countryside of South Vietnam, in addition to the normal ravage of war.”
2005 while appearing on CBS’s Face The Nation about Iraq War (December 4, 2005) …
KERRY: “And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to go into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women
Punching his ticket and possibly enhancing his war record …
During 1968-1969 served an abbreviated four-month tour of duty in South Vietnam as officer-in-charge (OIC) of a Swift Boat. For that service, he was awarded combat medals that include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. Securing an early return to the United States, Kerry joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War in which he served as a nationally recognized spokesman and as an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War. He appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs where he deemed United States war policy in Vietnam to be the cause of "war crimes".
Legitimate questions about Kerry’s service record and medals …
As the presidential campaign of 2004 developed, approximately 200 Vietnam veterans formed the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT), subsequently renamed Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, which held press conferences, ran ads and endorsed a book questioning Kerry's service record and his military awards. The group included several members of Kerry's unit, such as Larry Thurlow, who commanded a swift boat alongside of Kerry's, and Stephen Gardner, who served on Kerry's boat.
Tosses away his combat medals in protest …
Contradicting his statements as a candidate for president, Sen. John Kerry claimed in a 1971 television interview that he threw away as many as nine of his combat medals to protest the war in Vietnam. "I gave back, I can't remember, six, seven, eight, nine medals," Kerry said in an interview on a Washington, D.C., news program on WRC-TV called Viewpoints on Nov. 6, 1971, according to a tape obtained by ABCNEWS.
Conflict of interest …
John Kerry is the richest member of the U.S. Senate. His estimated net worth is, at minimum, $198.65 million. One of the companies Kerry is invested in is called Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (Petrobras), it's a Brazilian-based oil and gas corporation. Disclosure forms reveal that Kerry has between $150,000 and 350,000 in assets in the company. But a 2009 report from Congressional Research Services found that, since 1999, Petrobras has "major investments in Iran's energy sector." The next year, in 2010, Congress listed Petrobras as a company possibly violating Iran sanctions. Petrobras is not the only company Kerry has money in that's accused of violating U.S. law.
Not paying his fair share of taxes …
The liberals are jumping up and down about the despicable wealthy who avoid paying their “fair share of taxes” …
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is docking his family's new $7 million yacht in neighboring Rhode Island, allowing him to avoid paying roughly $500,000 in taxes to the cash-strapped Bay State. Massachusetts, like most other states, has been grappling with plunging tax revenues. Last year's budget deficit was $600 million, and officials are bracing for a $1 billion deficit this year. The 76-foot sloop has two cabins, a pilot house fitted with a wet bar and cold wine storage, according to the Boston Herald, which first reported its Rhode Island berthing. Coast Guard registration records show the vessel is owned by Great Point LLC, a limited liability corporation based in Pittsburgh, Heinz's longtime home.
Questionable positions on Israel …
According to Political Analyst, James Zogby, John Kerry has appointed several key Arab American political power movers to his reelection committee, with strong Pro-Palestinian, Anti-Jewish, Anti-American sympathies.
Regarding the Israeli security wall in the West Bank, Kerry stated, “I know how disheartened Palestinians are by the Israeli government's decision to build a barrier off the green line, cutting deeply into Palestinian areas. We do not need another barrier to peace. Provocative and counterproductive measures only harm Israel's security over the long-term, they increase hardships to the Palestinian people, and they make the process of negotiating an eventual settlement that much harder.”
On Israeli Settlements: “Israeli settlements are a key issue that must be resolved for a successful Mideast peace process." suggesting it must do this and that the Palestinians must "reign in militants" in response. The small number of Israeli settlements does not equalize with the tens of thousands of murders of Israelis, despite Kerry balancing them in his mind. <Source>
Trivia …
Kerry is not Boston Irish as commonly assumed …
The "Kerry" name, widely misinterpreted as indicative of Irish heritage, was reputedly selected arbitrarily by his forebears.
Bottom line …
The United States continues its downward spiral as President Barack Obama and his fellow travelers put committed socialists – even rich committed socialists – in positions of high powers.
-- steve
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