Vietnam references - 14
veterans/brothers/soldiers - 4
Vietnam/that war/Mekong Delta - 4
fought/fight/M-16/patrol - 4
writing home from battle -1
defend country - 1
Iraq references - 5
This war - 1
Iraq - 3
War on terror - 1
Hair pollution references - 1
Begging To Differ has the audio proof.
Note: Your count may vary.
John Kerry's acceptance speech started with this unscripted quote, "My name is John Kerry, and I'm reporting for duty."
The Associated Press picks it up from here.
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John Kerry was in Vietnam?<... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Joel | July 30, 2004 12:03 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
John Kerry was in Vietnam?
1. Posted by Joel | July 30, 2004 12:03 AM |
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Posted on July 30, 2004 00:03
2. Posted by Christopher Cross | July 30, 2004 12:30 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
First I've heard of it...
2. Posted by Christopher Cross | July 30, 2004 12:30 AM |
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Posted on July 30, 2004 00:30
3. Posted by Robespierre the Incorruptible | July 30, 2004 2:02 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well, John, your first duty here at Wendy's will be to take this broom, and sweep around that couple in the corner celebrating their anniversary. Cheap bastards.
3. Posted by Robespierre the Incorruptible | July 30, 2004 2:02 AM |
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Posted on July 30, 2004 02:02
4. Posted by Robespierre the Incorruptible | July 30, 2004 2:02 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well, John, your first duty here at Wendy's will be to take this broom, and sweep around that couple in the corner celebrating their anniversary. Cheap bastards.
4. Posted by Robespierre the Incorruptible | July 30, 2004 2:02 AM |
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Posted on July 30, 2004 02:02
5. Posted by Rob A. | July 30, 2004 6:45 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I knew I heard hair pollution.
5. Posted by Rob A. | July 30, 2004 6:45 AM |
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Posted on July 30, 2004 06:45
6. Posted by McGehee | July 30, 2004 11:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What -- Bush has polluted hair? Well that settles it, I'm voting for Kerry!
6. Posted by McGehee | July 30, 2004 11:19 AM |
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Posted on July 30, 2004 11:19
7. Posted by Kaz | July 30, 2004 1:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
How many times did he use the word "I"? I'll bet it was at least 100.
7. Posted by Kaz | July 30, 2004 1:53 PM |
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Posted on July 30, 2004 13:53
8. Posted by Drew Thaler | September 6, 2004 1:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You're being much too inclusive on Vietnam while being not at all inclusive on Iraq. How about references to "troops"? "armed forces"? "Fight a war on the cheap"? "Mission accomplished"? "Weapons of mass destruction"? Kerry discussed the one war in the context of his experience in the other; they had about equal weight.
And how can you count "soldiers" as Vietnam but not Iraq? And "veterans"? Who's fighting the war if not soldiers, and how are they coming back but as veterans? When he talks about veterans' health care, he's not just talking about the over-60 crowd. He's talking about what'll happen if my 23-year-old nephew comes back from Iraq with a leg blown off.
8. Posted by Drew Thaler | September 6, 2004 1:23 PM |
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Posted on September 6, 2004 13:23