John Kerry’s Time Warp - For the Democratic candidate, it's always 1969

National Review Online ^ | February 27, 2004 | Byron York

[jackbill]

Not long after the fight, he bought a Super-8 movie camera, returned to the scene, and reenacted the skirmish on film.

Exactly WHEN was this return to Vietnam?Was it while he was assigned to duty w/a Washington-based Admiral?Was it while he was actively engaged in anti-Vietnam activities?

I may be wrong, but I assumed that he did that while he was still "in country". A quick trip to the PX and a quick trip back to the "scene of the crime".

Remember, many criminals just can't resist returning to the scene of the crime.

This guy is one sick puppy.

[Carolinamom]

I wish Byron York, the author, had fleshed out that "reenactment" part. Did Kerry have his crew w/him? Who filmed Kerry's dash to the hooch? Was there sound provided to simulate gun shots? etc.

[autoresponder]

Give both (2 pages) time to load audios and graphics

Scroll down each page

Page 2 has a full Kerry/Winter Soldier .mp3 'clickable' menu


Kerry, the champion medal thrower


I added a touch of that on both pages



http://00access.tripod.com/Kerry-11.html

[Utah Girl]

The thought of this guy being President makes me hyperventilate. Talk about self-absorption, he gives Bill Clinton a run for his money on self-centeredness. And Kerry was only in Viet Nam for four months, he needs to get on with life. Yikes.

[Utah Girl]

How did I miss the graphic that accompanied this article?

[okie01]

This is very, very revealing.

And, somehow, it comes as no surprise.

[Mr.Quest]

You can't live in the past.There's no future in it.

[Hon]

"Exactly WHEN was this return to Vietnam?Was it while he was assigned to duty w/a Washington-based Admiral?Was it while he was actively engaged in anti-Vietnam activities?"

Kerry returned to the US to be an aide for an Admiral in NYC in April 1969. He piloted Adam Walinsky (who was involved with the VVAW) around to various anti-war rallies while still on active duty. Kerry was discharged from the Navy in January 1970.

[Hon]

Not only did Kerry do this reenactment, but he kept a video diary (actually a 8mm film diary) of his days in Vietnam--as well as keeping a written diary.

'Scorching flashes of tracer, red and deadly, come at you with terrifying suddenness that catches all by surprise...'

From a journal Kerry kept on his experiences in Vietnam. At top, a video still shows Kerry during the war.

http://www.boston.com/globe/nation/packages/kerry/061603.shtml

But he's not a narcissist or anything.

[f zero]

I wanted to tape it, before I reenacted it.