Rand Paul: Bashar Assad's man in Washington

[Sallow]

four months

what a hero

That's also bullshit.

Commission, training, and tour of duty on the USS Gridley

On February 18, 1966, John Kerry enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve. [1] He began his active duty military service on August 19, 1966. After completing sixteen weeks of Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Newport, Rhode Island, he received his commission on December 16, 1966.

On January 3, 1967, Kerry began a ten-week Officer Damage Control Course at the Naval Schools Command on Treasure Island, California. On March 22, 1967, he reported to the U.S. Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Training Center for training as a Combat Information Center Watch Officer.

Kerry's first tour of duty was as an ensign on the guided missile frigate USS Gridley, beginning June 8, 1967 [2]. On February 9, 1968, the Gridley set sail for a Western Pacific deployment. The next day, Kerry requested duty in Vietnam, listing as his first preference a position as the commander of a Fast Patrol Craft (PCF), also known as a "Swift boat." These 50-foot boats have aluminum hulls and have little or no armor, but are heavily armed and rely on speed. "I didn't really want to get involved in the war," Kerry said in a book of Vietnam reminiscences published in 1986. "When I signed up for the swift boats, they had very little to do with the war. They were engaged in coastal patrolling and that's what I thought I was going to be doing." [3] However, Kerry's second choice of billet was in a river patrol boat, or "PBR", squadron, which at the time was performing the more dangerous river duty.[4]

The Gridley traveled to several places, including Wellington in New Zealand, Subic Bay in the Philippines, and the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam. The executive officer of the Gridley has described the deployment: "We deployed from San Diego to the Vietnam theatre in early 1968 after only a six-month turnaround and spent most of a four month deployment on rescue station in the Gulf of Tonkin, standing by to pick up downed aviators. It was a fairly grueling tour of duty. Our helicopter was shot up trying to rescue a downed pilot and the door gunner was killed. The crew performed well and John Kerry's performance in all aspects of his duty was outstanding." [5] The ship departed for the U.S. on May 27, 1968, and returned to port at Long Beach, California on June 6. Ten days after returning, on June 16, Kerry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, junior grade. On June 20, he left the Gridley for special Swift boat training at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado.

Military career of John Kerry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kerry was on the Gridley.

Are you now disparaging all of the navy as well?

 

[ScienceRocks]

I'd side against al Qaeda

 

[chikenwing]

Yes. He is.

It's a shame that that fact upsets you so, but you'll have to live with it.

He made people spit on my friends who served. I'd......if I could get within reach of him.

Kerry made people spit on vets. Lying mother fucker.

I go blind I hate him so.

Nobody spit on vets. Stop being such a fucking drama queen.

Judging the level of maturity of your posts,you were not old enough to remember that people did spit on troops.

Or your a mindless hack which is it?

 

[Crackerjaxon]

You should show more respect for your next president.

You must think the American public are complete dopes.

No, just you, an obvious victim of public education.

 

[Crackerjaxon]

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He made people spit on my friends who served. I'd......if I could get within reach of him.

Kerry made people spit on vets. Lying mother fucker.

I go blind I hate him so.

Spitting on Vets is an Urban legend. It never happened.

Drooling on the Vietnam Vets - Slate Magazine

Wrong. Slate is re-writing history. Shame on them.

 

[Crackerjaxon]

four months

what a hero

That's also bullshit.

Commission, training, and tour of duty on the USS Gridley

On February 18, 1966, John Kerry enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve. [1] He began his active duty military service on August 19, 1966. After completing sixteen weeks of Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Newport, Rhode Island, he received his commission on December 16, 1966.

On January 3, 1967, Kerry began a ten-week Officer Damage Control Course at the Naval Schools Command on Treasure Island, California. On March 22, 1967, he reported to the U.S. Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Training Center for training as a Combat Information Center Watch Officer.

Kerry's first tour of duty was as an ensign on the guided missile frigate USS Gridley, beginning June 8, 1967 [2]. On February 9, 1968, the Gridley set sail for a Western Pacific deployment. The next day, Kerry requested duty in Vietnam, listing as his first preference a position as the commander of a Fast Patrol Craft (PCF), also known as a "Swift boat." These 50-foot boats have aluminum hulls and have little or no armor, but are heavily armed and rely on speed. "I didn't really want to get involved in the war," Kerry said in a book of Vietnam reminiscences published in 1986. "When I signed up for the swift boats, they had very little to do with the war. They were engaged in coastal patrolling and that's what I thought I was going to be doing." [3] However, Kerry's second choice of billet was in a river patrol boat, or "PBR", squadron, which at the time was performing the more dangerous river duty.[4]

The Gridley traveled to several places, including Wellington in New Zealand, Subic Bay in the Philippines, and the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam. The executive officer of the Gridley has described the deployment: "We deployed from San Diego to the Vietnam theatre in early 1968 after only a six-month turnaround and spent most of a four month deployment on rescue station in the Gulf of Tonkin, standing by to pick up downed aviators. It was a fairly grueling tour of duty. Our helicopter was shot up trying to rescue a downed pilot and the door gunner was killed. The crew performed well and John Kerry's performance in all aspects of his duty was outstanding." [5] The ship departed for the U.S. on May 27, 1968, and returned to port at Long Beach, California on June 6. Ten days after returning, on June 16, Kerry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, junior grade. On June 20, he left the Gridley for special Swift boat training at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado.

Military career of John Kerry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kerry was on the Gridley.

Are you now disparaging all of the navy as well?

People who served with him said he was a complete pussy who was there to punch a ticket for his future political career.

Why doubt them?

 

[paulitician]

So petty. Opposing War with Syria doesn't make you 'Bashar Assad's man in Washington.' This columnist just sounds bitterly disappointed the Dear Leader didn't get his War. That's all this is really about. I truly respect Rand Paul's stance on this. This article is shameful.

 

[Edgetho]

So petty. Opposing War with Syria doesn't make you 'Bashar Assad's man in Washington.' This columnist just sounds bitterly disappointed the Dear Leader didn't get his War. That's all this is really about. I truly respect Rand Paul's stance on this. This article is shameful.

The Author, Brent Budowsky, also writes for the HuffingtonBlow and the LAProgressive.

You should read some of what he/she/it writes for them.

He is an America-Hating commie. Simple.

 

[paulitician]

So petty. Opposing War with Syria doesn't make you 'Bashar Assad's man in Washington.' This columnist just sounds bitterly disappointed the Dear Leader didn't get his War. That's all this is really about. I truly respect Rand Paul's stance on this. This article is shameful.

The Author, Brent Budowsky, also writes for the HuffingtonBlow and the LAProgressive.

You should read some of what he/she/it writes for them.

He is an America-Hating commie. Simple.

I know. Just sounds very butt-hurt over the fact the Dear Leader didn't get his War. Sour Grapes for sure.

 

[Sunshine]

Yes. He is.

It's a shame that that fact upsets you so, but you'll have to live with it.

He made people spit on my friends who served. I'd......if I could get within reach of him.

Kerry made people spit on vets. Lying mother fucker.

I go blind I hate him so.

Nobody spit on vets. Stop being such a fucking drama queen.

If that is a myth, then shame on the liberal media for setting up false vids of it back then. I was around, and I saw the vids. Just goes to show you can't trust the lying liberal media.


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[Sunshine]

Mccain.

Al Qaeda's man in Washington.

The mongoloid is here.

That is vile, even for you, using helpless little children as the basis of your sick insults on a message board.


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[thanatos144]

I dont see the connection. Did you progressives not know Rand is a Paul? they are Famous for the sticking your head in the sand world view. So his standing against any strike in Syria is a given. He happens to be right on this one. There is nothing to be gained. Hell Even Obama knows this thus his backtracking and lying about about what he said. I very seldom EVER agree with a Paul on anything not economics but I do here. Obama has made us look weak and stupid and bombing for bombing sakes will make it worse.

 

[Sunshine]

He made people spit on my friends who served. I'd......if I could get within reach of him.

Kerry made people spit on vets. Lying mother fucker.

I go blind I hate him so.

Nobody spit on vets. Stop being such a fucking drama queen.

Judging the level of maturity of your posts,you were not old enough to remember that people did spit on troops.

Or your a mindless hack which is it?

Judging the level of maturity of your posts, you were not old enough to remember that people did spit on troops.

And you're a mindless hack.

There I fixed it for you.

 

[hortysir]

Yes. He is.

It's a shame that that fact upsets you so, but you'll have to live with it.

"Decorated" with 'costume medals'

Besides, I thought he threw them over the WH fence years ago

Why are Right-Wingers, who claim to revere our military, so eager to call them dupes, or worse, when it comes to them awarding Kerry's medals?

Not "them".
Just Kerry.
And, only because of the dubious means he came by his medals.

 

[Moonglow]

John Kerry's combat experience totalled four months and he got a silver star for a paper cut.

How many years did you serve?

 

[hortysir]

[

He made people spit on my friends who served. I'd......if I could get within reach of him.

Kerry made people spit on vets. Lying mother fucker.

I go blind I hate him so.

Spitting on Vets is an Urban legend. It never happened.

Drooling on the Vietnam Vets - Slate Magazine

Wrong. Slate is re-writing history. Shame on them.

I've tried arguing this point before to no avail.

Maybe you or Sunshine can have better luck finding supporting evidence, because the more I dug the more evidence of bullshit I found.

 

[Contumacious]

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Alcoholic : Bibi's man at USMB

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[Moonglow]

Nobody spit on vets. Stop being such a fucking drama queen.

Judging the level of maturity of your posts,you were not old enough to remember that people did spit on troops.

Or your a mindless hack which is it?

Judging the level of maturity of your posts, you were not old enough to remember that people did spit on troops.

And you're a mindless hack.

There I fixed it for you.

It never happened where I live, but I did have discrimination by people in getting jobs after Nam. One girl I ask out told me her Mama told her soldiers were bad people.
But that all ended During Desert Storm.

Again ill feelings must and will subside. When we do not know, but life did not end.

 

[Contumacious]

I dont see the connection. Did you progressives not know Rand is a Paul? they are Famous for the sticking your head in the sand world view. .

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-sdO6pwVHQ&feature=youtu.be"]Help Kickstart World War III! [/ame]

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[Synthaholic]

four months

what a hero

That's also bullshit.

Commission, training, and tour of duty on the USS Gridley

On February 18, 1966, John Kerry enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve. [1] He began his active duty military service on August 19, 1966. After completing sixteen weeks of Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Newport, Rhode Island, he received his commission on December 16, 1966.

On January 3, 1967, Kerry began a ten-week Officer Damage Control Course at the Naval Schools Command on Treasure Island, California. On March 22, 1967, he reported to the U.S. Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Training Center for training as a Combat Information Center Watch Officer.

Kerry's first tour of duty was as an ensign on the guided missile frigate USS Gridley, beginning June 8, 1967 [2]. On February 9, 1968, the Gridley set sail for a Western Pacific deployment. The next day, Kerry requested duty in Vietnam, listing as his first preference a position as the commander of a Fast Patrol Craft (PCF), also known as a "Swift boat." These 50-foot boats have aluminum hulls and have little or no armor, but are heavily armed and rely on speed. "I didn't really want to get involved in the war," Kerry said in a book of Vietnam reminiscences published in 1986. "When I signed up for the swift boats, they had very little to do with the war. They were engaged in coastal patrolling and that's what I thought I was going to be doing." [3] However, Kerry's second choice of billet was in a river patrol boat, or "PBR", squadron, which at the time was performing the more dangerous river duty.[4]

The Gridley traveled to several places, including Wellington in New Zealand, Subic Bay in the Philippines, and the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam. The executive officer of the Gridley has described the deployment: "We deployed from San Diego to the Vietnam theatre in early 1968 after only a six-month turnaround and spent most of a four month deployment on rescue station in the Gulf of Tonkin, standing by to pick up downed aviators. It was a fairly grueling tour of duty. Our helicopter was shot up trying to rescue a downed pilot and the door gunner was killed. The crew performed well and John Kerry's performance in all aspects of his duty was outstanding." [5] The ship departed for the U.S. on May 27, 1968, and returned to port at Long Beach, California on June 6. Ten days after returning, on June 16, Kerry was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, junior grade. On June 20, he left the Gridley for special Swift boat training at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado.

Military career of John Kerry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kerry was on the Gridley.

Are you now disparaging all of the navy as well?

They will disparage Jesus if it means a quick political score. But never Reagan!