Letter to Bush
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:36 am
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
with 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 polls 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 you 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 face 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@aol.com
>www.michaelmoore.com
>
>
>PS. 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? Lemme know...
>
>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
with 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 polls 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 you 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 face 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@aol.com
>www.michaelmoore.com
>
>
>PS. 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? Lemme know...
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