Discarded Decorations – There is an obvious discrepancy between what John Kerry said before and what he is saying now when it comes to chucking his military decorations. While it’s clear that he was intentionally misleading people before when he said he threw his medals over the fence, as opposed to his ribbons, as he now says; there is a bigger issue here that goes straight to Kerry’s dishonest nature. The point is that Kerry wants to have his cake and eat it, too. He threw his decorations (whether they be medals or ribbons, the act was symbolic) away, but today he demands to be regarded as a decorated military man as he runs for president.