McPeak is a democrat! Politics as usual, just military style.
I found these comments on militarycity.com…
Some comments.“…During my career in the military, The Democrats never cared at all for the GI’s in the military. All they cared about was cutting our forces, small pay raises, Getting gays in uniform, and making sure we didn’t have spare parts. Sep 11, 2001 scared the hell out of the Democrats. They are now bending over backwards to make it look like they care about the average GI and his family. But it’s all a lie. Taking care of the military takes money away from their constituency, the folks that won’t work and pay no taxes. If they cared where were they before Sep 11, 2001. Lets not forget that the Democrats did everything in their power to throw out ther GI’s ballot in the 200 election in Florida. As far as this military being Clintons military, what a joke. I was there under Reagan, Bush and Clinton. Reagan and Bush were deeply admired and respected by the majority of GI’s for restoring the military. Clinton came along and almost destroyed the military. He was hated and certainly not respected. The NCO Corp and OFficers held the military toghether during the Clinton era, with hard work and creativity. From day one President GW Bush was a BREATH OF FRESH AIR, he has had tough choices and had to make tough decisions in tough times. He is respected and understood for his committment to the military. All the signs of a stong leader, something we understand in the military. I have Son’s in the Army, they feel the same way I do, as do most of their buddies, in other words, they don’t have much respect for the Democrats. It’s hard for a GI to respect someone, that throws away his ribbons, testifies before congress about his fellow GI’s, and votes against almost all improvements for the GI’s and our Army. You can’t just put on afresh coat of paint and turn a lemon into acadillac, the majority of democrats are bleeding heart liberals and will take the military apart as they started under Clinton if we give thenm a chance. I respect the few conservative Democrats that are true friends to the GI such as Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson, Zell Miller, and a few others. Miller , as an ex jar head calls a spade a spade. So Kerry may talk the talk, but he sure won’t walk the walk.”
JOHN KERRY HAS IT ALL WRONG: MISSION FIRST, SOLDIERS ALWAYS.
JOHN KERRY NEEDS TO READ SOME BASIC MILITARY LEADERSHIP FM’S AND TALK TO THE SOLDIER ON THE GROUND."
“In reply to Leek44’s response to my earlier response. Liberals seem to have a hard time understanding strong leadership and determination to get the job done when thay see it. I wrote what came from my heart. I was an Infantry soldier for many years in the United States Army. During my era, 77 to 99, the best of times were under Reagan, and Bush. There are some good Democrats, their numbers are few and thay tend to side with President Bush more than their own party. The liberal Democrats just don’t connect with the average GI. Their whole focus is on give away programs for people who won’t work or pay taxes. They see the military as a tool for their social experimentation that they can play with. Tinker with until they almost break it. The democrats showed how much they cared about the average GI when they did everything in their power to throw out the military absentee votes in Florida, because they knew 75% of them had voted for Bush. The average Mud Marine or Army Dog face or Navy Seal has no respect for any Politician that treated the military the way Carter and Clinton did. They didn’t respect us and most of us did not respect them. As for President Bush not serving on active duty, I don’t hold that against him. All a GI ask for is someone who cares about him and what he’s doing. From day one President Bush has demonstrated STRONG LEADERSHIP. Something his predecessor could never do. Don’t be confused, Clinton inherited a completely rebuilt military and damn near destroyed it [u]with all of his policies and lack of funding and piss poor leadership.[/[/b]u] As I said earlier, dedicated NCO’s and Officers stayed the course and held the military together. Most Democrats seem to forget that 9-11 ever happened, let alone that thousands of Americans died or were wounded that day. I hear that from them everyday. We need a strong proven leader, one that has been tested in trying times. One that speaks his mind and does as he says. I don’t believe in spin, I just say what’s on my mind. President Bush has led this country through some tough times, with sorry ass liberal democrats fighting him every step of the way. Kerry may have served in the vietnam war, I salute him for his service. But he sure as hell has forgotten the GI with his record of voting against almost all military efforts aimed at improving combat readiness. How can a man that voted against funding our troops in battle go before a Republican Congress and ask them to do something he would not do himself. I talk to soldiers regularly, dog face grunts and mud Marines, they know who’s backing them and who’s not. As far as the weapons of mass destruction, Clinton seemed to think they were there, as did almost every world leader, but the Democrats seem to forget that. A president cannot sit by and hope that a crazed dictator like Saddam Hussein doesn’t have or won’t use weapons of mass destruction against this country. We cannot afford to take that risk. The first shots of the war against terrorism have been fired by both sides. We had better be ready to fight this war “OVER THERE” so we won’t have to fight it here. SO you can vote for Kerry if you want to, but my vote, and that of my combat veteran Son’s will be cast for a proven war time leader, George W. Bush. Now is not the time for on the job training.”
I"n response to leek4 4’s reply to my posting. First of all I respect you and honor your service to Country. Second of all, I served as well, and HAVE 2 SONS THAT HAVE JST RETURNED FROM COMBAT THAT DON"T SHARE YOUR OPINION> Everything I said was based on experiences. As I said, I applaud Senator Kerry for his service, it’s his Senatoral record and poost Vietnam activities that concern me. Kerry dishonored all GI"S when he came home , threw away all his medals, and testified before Congress that his fellow soldiers were baby killers. On top of that he hung out with Hanoi Jane. That’s really the kind of guy we need sending my Son’s into combat. He has also voted against damn near every piece of legislation that would have given any soldier any kind of pay raise or helped to modernize the military. If he had his way, we wouldn’t have any Bradley Infantry Fighting vehicles, or M-1 Tanks or any other modern piece of fighting equipment. And if he does win, as I said he’ll have to BEGfor funds to support the troops , the very same funding he voted against along with his stooge, Edwards. He clearly lacks leadership and won’t have the respect of the rank and file Soldiers actually getting belly to belly with the thugs in Iraq."
Joe
Chuck
Your posts are becoming more and more unreadable. LOL
ZEB said
Not so fast, ZEB!
“McPeak, a former fighter pilot who campaigned for Bob Dole in 1996 as well as Bush in 2000, said Bush’s inability to craft a true allied coalition was a serious deficiency.”
“McPeak said he backed Bush in 2000 because he “had hoped this president could provide” the leadership needed to face modern threats. But disillusionment, he said, has led him to change his voter registration from Republican to independent and shift his support to Kerry.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Veterans%20Vote.htm
Among Veterans: Bush 58% Kerry 35%
48% Have Family or Friends in Iraq or Afghanistan
Do you know anyone currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan?
Yes 48%
No 51%
Thursday August 05, 2004–A Rasmussen Reports survey shows that military veterans prefer George W. Bush over John Kerry by a 58% to 35% margin. Those with no military service favor Kerry by ten percentage points, 51% to 41%.
The potential grassroots impact of the war issue is highlighted by the fact that 48% of Americans say they know someone who is currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. Among these voters, Bush currently has a ten-point advantage in the poll. Fifty-four percent (54%) of veterans know someone serving in these war zones.
When it comes to perceptions of the situation in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is likely that information from family and friends has a bigger impact than news coverage.
Overall, 47% of voters believe that Bush would make a better Commander-in-Chief than John Kerry. Forty-five percent (45%) take the opposite view and say Kerry would do a better job. This closely reflects the overall voter preference in the race for the White House (on the nights of this survey, Kerry attracted 48% of the total vote to 45% for Bush).
Veterans prefer Bush as Commander-in-Chief by a 60% to 33% margin. Fifty-four percent (54%) of veterans give the President good or excellent ratings for handling the situation in Iraq. Overall, just 43% of voters give the President such positive ratings on Iraq.
Rasmussen Reports is an independent public opinion research firm that provides daily updates on the Presidential election and the nation’s economic confidence.
In August, we have released state election polls for Arkansas, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Texas, California, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, Iowa, Georgia, Illinois, and Minnesota.
Last month, we also issued state election polls for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Washington. These states will be updated in the next few data. Polling data from additional states will also be released.
The national telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports August 3-4, 2004. The sample included 216 military veterans. Margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Methodology.
Let me add to those polls these:
The Latest Polls
Should a man who falsely accused American troops of atrocities serve as Commander-in-Chief?
Winter Soldier Poll
Sure 2591(3.97%)
No 5944 (9.12%)
Hell No! 56658 (86.91%)
65193 votes On Aug 4 2004
Heli-Vets Poll
Vietnam Vets against Kerry 161 (97%)
Vietnam Vets For Kerry 6 (3%)
http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/kerry/
Paperless Archives (www.paperlessarvchives.com) has announced the publishing of 20,000 pages of FBI Files related to Senator John Kerry. These FBI files include coverage of John Kerry’s activity as a leader of the anti-Vietnam War group, Vietnam Veterans Against the War. These FBI files have been the subject of great discussion and news coverage recently, yet few have actually ever seen a single page of the documents. Paperless Archives (www.paperlessarcives.com) has now made it possible for everyone to obtain and review copies of these files.
These FBI files have been the subject
The documents date from 1967 to 1976.
They are composed of memos, reports, investigation summaries, confidential informant accounts, newspaper and wire service articles, and Vietnam Veterans Against the War bulletins and flyers. The files give broad coverage to activities of VVAW members such as Scott Camil, Al Hubbard, and the person who has become its most well known member, John Kerry
Joe