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The Weblog at The View from the Core - Wednesday, August 04, 2004
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"The Nuanced Hero" Thanks to Russ Vaughn for sending his poem to The Blog from the Core. The Nuanced Hero
It truly hurt and I so swore
Russ Vaughn See also The Manchurian Candidate and Dear John Letter. Lane Core Jr. CIW P Wed. 08/04/04 07:51:10 AM |
Bumbling Elbows With the Hoi Polloi Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCXLVII Kedwards tried to pretend to be regular folks in Scranton last Friday, Jul. 30. Here's the first part of the story (brackets in original). + + + + + John Kerry's heavily hyped cross-country bus tour stumbled out of the blocks yesterday, as a group of Marines publicly dissed the Vietnam War hero in the middle of a crowded restaurant. Kerry was treating running mate Sen. John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, to a Wendy's lunch in Newburgh, N.Y., for their 27th wedding anniversary — an Edwards family tradition — when the candidate approached four Marines and asked them questions. 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." But they turned downright nasty after the Massachusetts senator thanked them "for their service" and left. "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]." 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. The Marines — all of whom serve at nearby Stewart Air Force Base — wouldn't give their names.... + + + + + Here's the rest of the story. + + + + + While Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and his running mate, John Edwards, and their families were having a “lite” lunch at Wendy’s in the Town of Newburgh Friday, drumming up local support right after the national convention in Boston, their real lunches were waiting on their bus. A member of the Kerry advance team called Nikola’s Restaurant at the Newburgh Yacht Club the night before and ordered 19 five-star lunches to go that would be picked up at noon Friday. Management at the restaurant, which is operated by CIA graduate chef Michael Dederick, was told the meals would be for the Kerry and Edwards families and actor Ben Affleck who was with them on the tour. The gourmet meals to go included shrimp vindallo, grilled diver sea scallops, prosciutto, wrapped stuffed chicken, and steak salad. The meals came to about $200.... + + + + + Lane Core Jr. CIW P Wed. 08/04/04 07:27:17 AM |
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