Guest guest Posted August 29, 2004 Report Share Posted August 29, 2004 > Sat, 28 Aug 2004 > Moore to Bush: " It takes real courage... " > > > <http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?messageDate=2004-08-26> > Thursday, August 26th, 2004 > It Takes Real Courage to Desert Your Post and Then > Attack a Wounded Vet > > August 26, 2004 > > It Takes Real Courage to Desert Your Post and Then > Attack a Wounded Vet > > Dear Mr. Bush, > > I know you and I have had our differences in the > past, and I realize I > am the one who started this whole mess about " who > did what " during > Vietnam when I brought up that " deserter " nonsense > back in January. But > I have to hand it to you on what you have uncovered > about John Kerry and > his record in Vietnam. Kerry has tried to pass > himself off as a war > hero, but thanks to you and your friends, we now > know the truth. > > First of all, thank you for pointing out to all of > us that Mr. Kerry was > never struck by a BULLET. It was only SHRAPNEL that > entered his body! I > did not know that! Hell, what's the big deal about a > bunch of large, > sharp, metal shards ripping open your flesh? That > happens to all of us! > In my opinion, if you want a purple heart, you'd > better be hit by a > bullet -- with your name on it! > > Secondly, thank you for sending Bob Dole out there > and letting us know > that Mr. Kerry, though wounded three times, actually > " never spilled > blood. " When you are in the debates with Kerry, turn > to him and say, > " Dammit, Mr. Kerry, next time you want a purple > heart, you better spill > some American red blood! And I don't mean a few > specks like those on > O.J.'s socks -- we want to see a good pint or two of > blood for each > medal. In fact, I would have preferred that you had > bled profusely, a > big geyser of blood spewing out of your neck or > something! " Then throw > this one at him: " Senator Kerry, over 58,000 brave > Americans gave their > lives in Vietnam -- but YOU didn't. You only got > WOUNDED! What do you > have to say for yourself??? " Lay that one on him and > he won't know what > to do. > > And thanks, also, Mr. Bush, for exposing the fact > that Mr. Kerry might > have actually WOUNDED HIMSELF in order to get those > shiny medals. Of > course he did! How could the Viet Cong have hit him > -- he was on a SWIFT > boat! He was going too fast to be hit by enemy fire. > He tried to blow > himself up three different times just so he could go > home and run for > president someday. It's all so easy to see, now, > what he was up to. > > What would we do without you, Mr. Bush? Criticize > you as we might, when > it comes to pointing out other men's military > records, there is no one > who can touch your prowess. In 2000, you let out the > rumor that your > opponent John McCain might be " nuts " from the 5 > years he spent in a POW > camp. Then, in the 2002 elections, your team > compared triple-amputee > Sen. Max Cleland to Osama bin Laden, and that cost > him the election. And > now you are having the same impact on war hero John > Kerry. Since you > (oops, I mean " The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth! " ) > started running > those ads, Kerry's poll numbers have dropped (with > veterans, he has lost > 18 points in the last few weeks). > > Some people have said " Who are you, Mr. Bush, to > attack these brave men > considering you yourself have never seen combat -- > in fact, you actively > sought to avoid it. " What your critics fail to > understand is that even > though your dad got you into a unit that would never > be sent to Vietnam > -- and even though you didn't show up for Guard duty > for at least a year > -- at least you were still IN FAVOR of the Vietnam > War! Cowards like > Clinton felt it was more important to be consistent > (he opposed the war, > thus he refused to go) than to be patriotic and > two-faced. > > The reason that I think you know so much about other > men's war wounds is > because, during your time in the Texas Air National > Guard, you suffered > so many of them yourself. Consider the paper cut you > received on > September 22, 1972, while stationed in Alabama, > working on a Senate > campaign for your dad's friend (when you were > supposed to be on the > Guard base). A campaign brochure appeared from > nowhere, ambushing your > right index finger, and blood trickled out onto your > brand new argyle > sweater. > > Then there was the incident with the Crazy Glue when > your fraternity > brothers visited you one weekend at the base and > glued your lips > together while you were " passed out. " Though > initially considered > " friendly fire, " it was later ruled that you > suffered severe post > traumatic stress disorder from the assault and > required certain > medicinal attention -- which, it seems, was provided > by those same > fraternity brethren. > > But nothing matched your heroism when, on July 2, > 1969, you sustained a > massive head injury when enemy combatants from > another Guard unit > dropped a keg of Coors on your head during a > reconnaissance mission at a > nearby all-girls college. Fortunately, the cool, > smooth fluids that > poured out of the keg were exactly what was needed > to revive you. > > That you never got a purple heart for any of these > incidents is a shame. > I can fully appreciate your anger at Senator Kerry > for the three he > received. I mean, Kerry was a man of privilege, he > could have gotten out > just like you. Instead, he thinks he's going to gain > points with the > American people bragging about how he was getting > shot at every day in > the Mekong Delta. Ha! Is that the best he can do? > Hell, I hear gunfire > every night outside my apartment window! If he > thinks he is going to > impress anyone with the fact that he volunteered to > go when he could > have spent the Vietnam years on the family yacht, he > should think again. > That only shows how stupid he was! True-blue > Americans want a president > who knows how to pull strings and work the system > and get away with > doing as little work as possible! > > So, to make it up to you, I have written some new > ads you can use on TV. > People will soon tire of the swift boat veterans and > you are going to > need some fresh, punchier material. Feel free to use > any of these: > > ANNOUNCER: " When the bullets were flying all around > him in Vietnam, what > did John Kerry do? He said he leaned over the boat > and 'pulled a man out > of the river.' But, as we all know, men don't live > in the river -- fish > do. John Kerry knows how to tell a big fish tale. > What he won't tell you > is that when the enemy was shooting at him, he > ducked. Do you want a > president who will duck? Vote Bush. " > > ANNOUNCER: " Mr. Kerry's biggest supporter, Sen. Max > Cleland, claims to > have lost two legs and an arm in Vietnam. But he > still has one arm! How > did that happen? One word: Cowardice. When duty > called, he was unwilling > to give his last limb. Is that the type of > selfishness you want hanging > out in the White House? We think not. Vote for the > man who would be > willing to give America his right frontal lobe. Vote > Bush. " > > Hope these help, Mr. Bush. And remember, when the > American death toll in > Iraq hits 1,000 during the Republican convention, be > sure to question > whether those who died really did indeed " die " -- or > were they just > trying to get their faces on CNN's nightly tribute > to fallen heroes? The > sixteen who've died so far this week were probably > working hand in hand > with the Kerry campaign to ruin your good time in > New York. Stay > consistent, sir, and always, ALWAYS question the > veracity of anyone who > risks their life for this country. It's the least > they deserve. > > Yours, > > Michael Moore > mmflint > www.michaelmoore.com > > P.S. George, I know you said you don't read the > newspaper, but USA Today > has given me credentials to the Republican > convention to write a guest > column each day next week (Tues.-Fri.). If you don't > want to read it, > you and I will be in the same building so maybe I > could come by and read > it to you? 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