Ketchup heiress’ disgust

by Roger Wm. Hughes

"All I could think was, 'What does the Republican Party need -- a fourth limb to make a person a hero?' And this coming from people who have not served. I was really offended by that. Unscrupulous and disgusting," said Teresa Heinz Kerry.

After becoming one of the richest women in the world by a Republican Senator, Teresa is compelled to explain why she is now a Democrat. Her explanation was on-queue and on-message for the defense of her current husband, Sen. John Kerry.

The Kerry campaign has long tried to advance the argument that he is exempt from his voting record of seeking to destroy America’s military strength and intelligence capability because he is a Vietnam veteran. So too, Teresa offered the reason why she was disgusted with Republicans was because Democrat Max Cleland, a triple amputee (due to his picking up a live American grenade in a safe-zone in Vietnam) should not have been challenged on his voting to weaken the war on terrorism.

The canard continues that if you went to Vietnam the American public cannot challenge your actions and congressional voting record. However, Presidential Candidate Kerry is more suspect than Cleland.

While Cleland’s record on defense is not sterling, Kerry’s record of defending this country is abysmal. First and foremost is Kerry’s demonstrating against the Vietnam War. In the Vietnamese Communist War Remnants Museum (formerly known as the "War Crimes Museum") in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), a photograph of John Kerry hangs in a room dedicated to the anti-war activists who helped the Vietnamese Communists win the Vietnam War. The photograph shows Senator Kerry being greeted by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Comrade Do Muoi.

Then there is the long and constant denial by Kerry that he was not at the 1971 Kansas City meeting of his championed group of Vietnam Vets Against the War. His denial was because at that meeting the Vietnam Vets Against the War discussed how to assassinate U.S. Senators. There still is no proof that he was in the room when it was discussed, but it is hard to believe among that small group that he was not aware.

Kerry’s denial until FBI reports clearly showed that he was there speaks volumes about the deception we can expect from Kerry in the White House.

Speaking of fraud, Kerry has deliberately set out to deceive the American public as it relates to the loyalty of those he served with. Kerry ran an ad with a photo of 19 fellow swift boat veterans. The ad infers Kerry’s Vietnam credentials of being a tough warrior. Subsequently, we have learned that only two individuals in the photo support him and 11 of those pictured signed a letter that said that Kerry is unfit to be Commander-in-Chief. After Kerry refused to stop, they filed suit against Kerry.

If that isn’t bad enough, there is the Senator’s voting record in Congress:

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against B-1 Bomber. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against B-2 Stealth Bomber. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against F-14. (H. R. 5803, CQ Vote #319: Adopted 80-17: R 37-6; D 43-11, 10/26/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against F-15. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against F-16. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against AV-8B Harrier Vertical Takeoff And Landing Jet Fighters. (H.R. 2126, CQ Vote #579: Adopted 59-39: R 48-5; D 11-34, 11/16/95, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against AH-64 Apache Helicopters. (H.R. 2126, CQ Vote #579: Adopted 59-39: R 48-5; D 11-34, 11/16/95, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Patriot Missiles. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Aegis Air Defense Cruiser. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Trident Missile System For U.S. Submarines. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against M-1 Abrams Tanks. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Bradley Fighting Vehicle. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Tomahawk Cruise Missile. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

Teresa can ask what it takes to be a patriot. The answer is simple: defend our country at all times.