John Kerry, vets, and re-election
Morrissey at Hot Air has a post regarding John Kerry’s latest shenanigans: trying to convince his constituents that he is pro-troop/vet as we head into November. As Morrissey shows and I noted before regarding the Jason Mattera Winter Soldier II video, it’d be nice to issue Kerry a one-way ticket out of DC this fall.
But why is Kerry making such a big deal about “fighting for the soldiers who fought for us” and “taking care of our veterans” now?
Because he is matched up against a true American, patriot, soldier, and hero this election year.
Jim Ogonowski is a farmer and small businessman from Dracut who recently retired as a lieutenant colonel after serving 28 years in the Air Force and Air National Guard. Jim first came to national attention on September 11, 2001 when the plane his brother was piloting was hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center. In the words of ABC News, Jim “stepped forward when others could only cry.”
After his brother’s death on 9/11, Jim came to the rescue of his brother’s family by working the farm and saving it from being sold.
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Service to country has been an Ogonowski family tradition. Jim’s two grandfathers were in the military. All his uncles, his father, brother and sister all served in the service. Jim’s son Charlie, a junior at UMASS – Lowell, is in ROTC and he too will one day be a military officer.
Given John Kerry’s actions and comments over the last few decades, he’s effectively been ridiculing and accusing (bottom of page 3) Jim Ogonowski’s whole family for more than a quarter century.
April 10, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I would invite your readers to check out http://www.jeffbeatty.com to review the career, experiences, and credentials of Jeff Beatty who is also running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate.
Jeff has served with the Army’s elite Delta Force and earned a medal for valor during combat operations in the rescue of American medical students who were held captive in Grenada. Jeff has also served with the FBI’s hostage rescue team and served for several years with the CIA conducting counter-terrorism operations. Most recently, he founded and managed a security consulting business. He has appeared frequently on CNN, Fox, and MSNBC as a security expert.
I believe your readers will be impressed with the experience that Jeff brings to the race and will be a formidable candidate.
Thank you for your time.
Regards
James J. McDonnell
Chief of Staff, Beatty for U.S. Senate