whitehall
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Nobody called Kerry a coward but he was a fraud. There's a difference. As a Swift Boat commander, Kerry was authorized to recommend his men for certain awards and they would always be authorized. What he did was recommend himself for a Purple Heart for a self inflicted wound when he caught a splinter in his ass from throwing a grenade into a cache of rice. Another Heart was self recommended when his finger was bleeding after a mine went off. Kerry recommended himself for a Silver Star for chasing and shooting an unarmed kid who had allegedly fired and missed the boat with an RPG. The Silver Star must have been the holy grail for future democrat politicians. LBJ recommended himself for a Silver Star for being a passenger in a plane that flew over enemy territory in WW2.The right wing didn't have a problem calling Kerry a coward..now did it.
Personally..I don't think Reagan was a coward. In fact..he handled the assassination attempt in a very brave and admirable fashion.
However..dealing with an enemy while not having an mandate to do so and circumventing the Constitution to support pet causes..is despicable.