Lol...your kidding....!?

Great sarcasm I sense from Greg. You are being sarcastic, right?

Not a Kerry's fan for sure: his candidature for president was almost as bad as that of Romney this time around. But I would remind you that he did a noble thing with his medals back then. 1) It showed integrity on his part, because 2) he realized that our government was nothing but an imperialist power, which had no business being in Viet Nam, causing the death of almost 2 MILLION Vietnamese.

Thank you Quasi... exactly my point... amazing that the swift boat campaign is still fresh in peoples mind.... remember free speech and the right to speak out about a wrong war such as kerry did... hes an excellent candiddate and Im almost certain that the negative comments here about him come from citizens who HAVE NOT defended this country like John Kerry did

Ahhh Quasi and Walter, Hero John threw someone else's medals over the fence. His are on display in his Senatorial office.

Quasi,
I would have shown integrity if he threw his medals and then later did not display them in his office. He said at the time he threw his medals, and later when asked about the ones in his office, he said he threw someone else's. I don't see the integrity there.

Walter,
I am proud of enlisting in the US Army. I served under President Carter and President Regan. But I am no fan of Kerry. You are right, however, I did not defend the country like he did, as I did not have a camera crew with me, nor did I go to France and speak with the enemy.

Bob,
Thanks for stating the truth.

When Romney was Governor, and Kerry was running for President, Beacon hill was nervous that the 'R' Gov would appoint someone who did not toe the Democrat line, and they changed the process where the Gov could not appoint an interim Senator, but there would be a special election instead.

Just a couple years later, there was a "D" Governor, and Ted Kennedy died, which left an opening, but now the Gov could not appoint. To fix this, these same politicians on Beacon Hill partially reversed themselves, and allowed the Gov to appoint an interim Senator until the special election, which he did. (To assure the appropriate vote for certain legislation that the President was keen to get passed)

So, the current law in Mass is that the gov can appoint an interim Senator until a special election can be held.

And for those who care, I am an Army Veteran, and am not much of a fan of Senator Kerry. I recall that he is on record in saying that he threw his own medals from the time, but when asked many years later, he is also on record to say that he threw someone else's medals. In truth, I do not know for sure, and while I am not a fan of Kerry, I am not much of a fan of any of the current lot who makes a living as a politician. Most are bad players who are corrupt, because the whole system is corrupt. Some are just worse than others. For me, it is kind of like comparing the different aromas of various kinds of fertilizers.

Hey, anyone remember that time Scott Brown lost an election AS AN INCUMBENT? When was that? Oh wait... last week. Dream on, dude.

Hey, Gene, aren't you for free enterprise? The Kerry Group has entered into a partnership agreement with Beingmate of China, for the supply of Irish dairy ingredients for infant nutrition applications in China. Now, what's bad about this? Would you rather have had the Kerry Group to enter an agreement supplying weapons?

The US Government has been doing business, on a much higher level, with Communist China for years, and so does tens of thousand of US companies, and also practically every Americans by buying all the communist Chinese junk.

There will be an election, just like when Kennedy vacated his seat. Deval doesn't have a choice - unless he runs for the position.

quasi,
I may be wrong, but I think the Kerry Group is actually Kerry Group,Plc and is a company based in Ireland so I do not know what you are talking about. As far as I can tell John Kerry has nothing to do with it. As far as free enterprise, I have no problem with it at all, but some people felt it was terrible for Romney to be successful, I guess it is better to marry money, then to earn it. Also, why does Kerry skate, did he not try to avoid Mass taxes, by docking his yacht in RI.

Amen

Uh-oh. Did someone forget their A&D or Preparation H this morning? :)

Please explain what you mean, and what has occurred.

Or Wilmington, as the case may be.

You are damn RIGHT! Atfer all,he is OVER 65 yrs old still holding a JOB! He is one of the OLD people who are abusing holding a JOB TOO LONG ,just like the other old people in DC. No wonder why there so many UNEMPLOYEDS are still looking for WORK and they are UNDER 65! This is guy TOO RICH and how about his WIFE? I did like Kerry and I did vote for him as a PRESIDENT,but that he was the time he was UNDER 65 at that time ! Guess what! I was SO UPSET when he lost at that time!

Hi folks,it me again! I just want to correct my little mistakes. I just want to put these two words in backward,the words are "This is guy" to "This guy is" and a dot after " D" to "D." on "D.C." and let me remove "he" in between the words "that" and "was." Another thing,he should take a nice retirement with his wife and travel all over the world with his big sailboat. Did you remember that two old Senators who held their job still 90 yrs old in a wheel chairs? How long were their retirement? It last less than a year! The unemployeds who lost their 401K and worry about their future while these guys lost their state pension from our tax money ! They wasted their good retirement .They could get the Power Scooter or Hoveround wheelchair
from Medicare and enjoy their life with its and travel around the world !

Oop! Hi,it me again,damn! Let me remove the letter "s" from the word "still" to "till." That for the box below me. Sorry about that. Alway check your spelling while typing too fast! I just got my MicroCenter catalog today ,"Dragon Naturally Speaking 12 Home"software is on SALE for $74.99 ,maybe I'll should wait till it go down on Christmas.

I remember when I went to Zanzabar,which was a former nightclub in Boston,I was standing in a line to get into the club,you wouldn't believe who came along with Kerry,there was another man with him in a suit.I think they came from the State House after working over time which was like after 10:30 pm,I am not sure what year it was,but it between 1988 to 1991. Now tell me something,was Kerry single at that time or is he still marry? I thought I saw Kerry and his partner went right into the club.Was he looking for another woman at that time or is he cheating behind his wife? And not only that ,there was another line on left side of another club,guess who was standing there with a big red weather balloon,Harvey Leonard,who used to work for channel 7 down the street,now he work for channel 5,did you know that he had great full set of hairs? Well,now let me talk about John Kerry,did John danced with another woman inside the club while I was standing outside the line? That is the BIG question! By the way,the bouncer at the front door let Kerry and his friend into the club first before everybody in the line ,that wasn't FAIR!

the fact that you call all whom voted for Kerry idiots exposes you as a completely unworthy partisan tool.

Jon,

That is a pretty fair complaint about my term. Not all who voted for Kerry are idiots. (I did not say that all who voted for him are idiots, but that millions are). I am sure there are many who simply believe in values that are different than mine. It is the reason I am so proud to have served in the military, to defend everyone, including those who think other than as I think. 5 weeks ago I was wrong to use the that term. Thanks for calling me out on it, however, I am no one's partisan tool. I am a conservative, but find very little difference between the politicians with a D from those with an R. They all place too much value on the party, and too little on the country.

I agree Karl just look at what you have done to poor Jon, his panties are all in a bunch now.

Yes, he served. And got medals too. Then went to Paris and talked with the enemy. Then went to congress and lied about what he saw other american soldiers doing. Then he threw his medals over a wall. Then he later said he threw someone else's medals over the wall when someone saw his medals in his office. Then he parked his boat in Rhode Island to avoid Massachusetts taxes, and on and on and on.

As a Veteran I have to give him somewhat of a pass because he was a combat Vet but what he did and said after he came home was really unacceptable.

Robert Wilson,

You have a good point. I too, as a veteran, want to give him the benefit of the doubt, because of his active duty.

His other activities however, work hard to undermine this benefit.

Quasi,

The fact that you use "veterans" in quotes is an insult to any who have been in Uniform. If you had ever done any active duty military service, you would realize that especially if you volunteer, but any time in Uniform, you do what your orders tell you to do. No one who has stepped up, and volunteered to serve this great country, will get a "quote" title from me. They are all worthy and honorable people. I do not care if their orders told them to take a rifle and take a hill, or take a pen and help to manage the logistics. Some did see more hellish action than others, but it was and never is their personal call.

As far as what he did afterward, you can feel it commendable. Many do not. I do not so much care if he told his story that may be different than mine, but a lie is a lie, and a lack of honor is a lack of honor. You may, and are welcome to respect his record. I respect your expression of your views. I do not agree with all of them however.

The only thing I acknowedge is your right to believe what you want, I however will never believe he did the right thing after he got home, great showmanship on his part though.

WHAT?! What about this underwear STUFF? You mean to tell me that these WOMEN IN WASHINGTON,D.C. WEAR NO UNDERWEAR THESE DAY !? No wonder why Kerry still holding his job over 65 yrs old and so the other old politicians! You know,I voted Obama and now it look like he going to be really UPSET!!!

I have never seen the NRA support automatic weapons in the hands of unlawful people. (Automatic weapons are illegal for private use in the US unless you are a collector with special federal authorization)

Some people are simply unfamiliar with many things. Confusion is a bigger problem than many.