Old Crimson Interview Reveals A More Radical John Kerry

The Crimson Tide - Harvard ^ | Wednesday, February 11, 2004 | By ZACHARY M. SEWARD

[maine-iac7]

Ten months after returning home from Vietnam, a young John Kerry strolled into the offices of The Harvard Crimson on Feb. 13, 1970 as an obscure underdog in the Democratic Congressional primary. The decorated veteran, honorably discharged after a tour of duty in the Mekong Delta, spoke in fierce terms during his daylong interview with The Crimson’s Samuel Z. Goldhaber ’72.

But almost 34 years later, Kerry’s remarks on American military and intelligence operations vastly diverge from opinions expressed by the present-day Sen. John F. Kerry, D.-Mass., the leading candidate in the Democratic primary for president.

“I’m an internationalist,” Kerry told The Crimson in 1970. “I’d like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.”

Kerry said he wanted “to almost eliminate CIA activity

[maine-iac7]

THIS is what Kerry means by "Global Test" - relinquishing U. S. sovereignty to the U.N. We would never again be able to go to war to defend ourselves without the permission of the UN! We would be governed by the UN. - and the UN has previously stated that it wants to impose gun control globably - AND the UN wants to impose an international tax. WE would have NO SAY in any of this. We would no longer be a sovereign nation. We are in grave danger. This quote of Kerry's MUST be gotten out there -for Bush to use NOW - for FOX, for Rush, etc. - for all the local conservative talk show hosts - Can you get it out?

[Travis McGee]

“I’m an internationalist,” Kerry told The Crimson in 1970. “I’d like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.”

[Moconservative]

This sounds like the Global Test to me. He is as anti-american as they come. God save us if he gets elected. Karl Rove please give us our October surprise soon!

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

“I’m an internationalist,” Kerry told The Crimson in 1970. “I’d like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.”

Thanks for the tagline, Lurch.

Kerry would like us to believe that this quote reflects his sentiments of a long time ago, but his "Global Test" comment the other night shows how little he's changed.

[Travis McGee]

Here's my new slogan:

Only UNamericans put the UN before America!

[Just mythoughts]

JFKerry in his speech/debate said as much last night, but of course according to all the talking heads he won.

[ladyinred]

Great find. Kerry is a danger to this country and our national security. The media and the DNC are trying to make the voters believe he is something he is not. God help us.

[ArmyBratCutie]

you notice they have "honorably discharged" in there....we still dont know that is true... from the 70's:

[claudiustg]

---JFKerry in his speech/debate said as much last night, but of course according to all the talking heads he won. ---

Either the talking heads didn't hear what he was saying or they agree with him. Either way it's a frightening indictment of our news media.

[Ros42]

“I’m an internationalist,” Kerry told The Crimson in 1970. “I’d like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.”


Lord help us!!

[FreeKeys]

Hey! The Crimson article refers to Adam Clymer. Is THAT the same Adam Clymer whom Dick Cheney called an a**hole? The same Adam Clymer The FReeper Glossary says stands for a**hole?

[Just mythoughts]

"Either the talking heads didn't hear what he was saying or they agree with him. Either way it's a frightening indictment of our news media."


What you say about the media is so true, the media know full well their influence CBS demonstrated that.

[Oblongata]

"The decorated veteran, honorably discharged after a tour of duty in the Mekong Delta"

Prove it, you tampon of a newspaper.

[hipaatwo]

I sent it to Drudge

[goldstategop]

Yep. In 34 years Kerry's radical anti-American beliefs remain as deeply held as ever. He may have camouflaged them but he never disowned them. One might say in a public career marked by evolving positions and opportunistic flip-flops, its the only thing consistent about him. You saw a glimpse of the real John F*ckin'in Thursday's night's debate. As President he would set back this country decades. We do not want Hanoi John in the White House and we should thank God the Swifties intervened when they did.

[Robert_Paulson2]

God won't save us, if we won't save ourselves.

[Robert_Paulson2]

Here's mine.

"open up the internment camps"

it's time.

[Jaysun]

[FreeKeys]

"But almost 34 years later, Kerry’s remarks on American military and intelligence operations vastly diverge from opinions expressed by the present-day Sen. John F. Kerry, D.-Mass." -- The Crimson article

Which DAY, Crimson?

Actually, Kerry HAS been consistent in his actions if not in his words. Look at the way he voted for the last 20 years.

But sometimes he says what he believes. In the debate he said in order to show sincerity about stopping nuclear proliferation he would END U.S. research into underground nuclear bunker busters (just as he's voted to END every critical weapons system throughout his career). John Kerry thinks America's having nuclear weapons is THE SAME AS terrorists and rogue regimes having them. He equates it! He displays the wretched evil of all moral relativists, which if implemented, would lead to the suicide of Western civilization. He HAS been consistent about it -- DISARMING AMERICA -- with the (hidden?) core belief that America is, if not the source of evil in the world, awful damn close to it in HIS twisted mind.

[Grampa Dave]

Internationalist = code for Communist using the UN to win instead of winning by wars.