Perverting democracy for politics

pourbill · 05-18-2007, 12:12 PM

I really don't know about the veracity of the "swift boaters" or the bloggers, but I personally witnessed inflated accounts of heroism to get medals for people during the Viet Nam conflict. A friend had been encouraged to embellish on an injury suffered in diving for cover by the company brass in order to get a medal for one of their own. This is not to diminish the majority of hard-won medals for real heros, but a lot of people manipulated facts in order to self-promote. I was always a bit skeptical of Sen. Kerry's awards.

05-18-2007, 12:12 PM	#11
pourbill Do-er of Deeds Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: washington, missouri Posts: 41	I really don't know about the veracity of the "swift boaters" or the bloggers, but I personally witnessed inflated accounts of heroism to get medals for people during the Viet Nam conflict. A friend had been encouraged to embellish on an injury suffered in diving for cover by the company brass in order to get a medal for one of their own. This is not to diminish the majority of hard-won medals for real heros, but a lot of people manipulated facts in order to self-promote. I was always a bit skeptical of Sen. Kerry's awards. __________________ We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails

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