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A first-person account of the remarkable May 4 press conference that launched Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
1 posted on 06/10/2004 9:01:07 AM PDT by Interesting Times
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Nice job, IT! Keep hitting 'em!


2 posted on 06/10/2004 9:02:45 AM PDT by jmstein7 (Real Men Don't Need Chunks of Government Metal on Their Chests to be Heroes)
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The TRUTH shal SET you FREE...of Hanoi John sKerry.


3 posted on 06/10/2004 9:04:40 AM PDT by gunnygail (5,000 libretards on the bottom of the ocean? Yeah, a GOOD start.)
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Some powerful quotes from the Swift Boat press conference at the National Press Club are collected here.
4 posted on 06/10/2004 9:05:33 AM PDT by Interesting Times (ABCNNBCBS -- yesterday's news.)
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Great post, Scottso!


5 posted on 06/10/2004 9:12:46 AM PDT by Seeking the truth (The Bullhorn that chased Jesse is right on my desk as I type this!)
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Maybe they should solicit money for TV ads, go around the media to air after the dem convention.
6 posted on 06/10/2004 9:13:38 AM PDT by Lady Heron
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The SwiftVets clearly need a prominent slot at the Republican Convention to reiterate their concerns and comments regarding "three scratches and you're out" Kerry.

It would be very impressive to assemble the complete membership onstage to honor them.


7 posted on 06/10/2004 9:14:51 AM PDT by SpinyNorman (Al Queda, Al Jazeera, Al Gore, Al Franken: the four horsemen of the Apocalypse)
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It may be providential that this story will come out later this summer, because by then the active suppression of it by today's big media will become part of the story.

They will not be able to stifle it forever.

There has been a great "opening" of many American's eyes this week, about the future path if taken by conservative or leftist views.


8 posted on 06/10/2004 9:16:00 AM PDT by maica (Member of Republican Attack Machine, RAM, previously known as the VRWC)
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"Media Iron Curtain" is a great way to refer to the liberal media. Sort of like Reagan's use of the "Evil Empire" term. I think everyone should do whatever they can to popularize its use so it becomes permanently attached to liberal media.


9 posted on 06/10/2004 9:21:47 AM PDT by kimoajax
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We keep sending e-mails to our local editor asking him why there has been numerous articles on the local Veterans for Peace activities, yet never an article or an editorial on the Swift Boat Veterans. Suggest other FReepers do the same.


10 posted on 06/10/2004 9:22:18 AM PDT by Rabid Dog (Join your FreeRepublic Chapter and make a difference!)
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...KERRY = The Enemy Within...


12 posted on 06/10/2004 9:56:11 AM PDT by ALOHA RONNIE (Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.LZXRAY.com)
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You can bet if it was Bush's National Guard comrades in arms saying he's not fit for the presidency, the media would give it 2 weeks worth of coverage. But it's Kerry and the media ignores the story. Funny how every other thing involving Kerry grabs headlines. Have you noticed that hardly any stories can be reported any more without the Kerry angle being explored? Honestly, they could do a story on West Nile Virus and the media would have to get a quote from Kerry saying he's against it. And let us not forget Kerry's craven and hypocritical media grandstanding in showing up in Simi Valley for his photo op with Reagan's casket. The media was beside themselves over that one. But anything RELEVENT involving Kerry such as his misrepresentations of himself as a war hero and those who served over and with him saying he is anything but, that gets ignored.


14 posted on 06/10/2004 11:42:22 AM PDT by MikeA
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To: Howlin; eddie willers; cajungirl; wirestripper; Southflanknorthpawsis; Peach; prairiebreeze; ...

Swift Vets mongo ping...


15 posted on 06/10/2004 4:52:44 PM PDT by Interesting Times (ABCNNBCBS -- yesterday's news.)
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Excellent job, Scott. It's a tough week to make headway. However, seeds are planted and they will grow a harvest. I can feel it in my bones...


17 posted on 06/10/2004 5:23:50 PM PDT by IPWGOP (I'm Linda Eddy, and I approved this message... 'tooning the truth!)
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Should a man who falsely accused American troops of atrocities serve as Commander-in-Chief?

Sure 1590 (4.21%)

No 3857 (10.20%)

Hell, no
32351 (85.59%)


19 posted on 06/10/2004 5:39:26 PM PDT by nuconvert ("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( Azadi baraye Iran)
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"Swift Boat Veterans and the Media Iron Curtain"

. . .I like the title; Media Iron Curtain says it all for our Leftist Media; maybe MIC could be added to the lexicon of Internet shorthand. . .(sounds right to me)

20 posted on 06/10/2004 6:52:59 PM PDT by cricket
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Wait, wait, wait....don't fire til you see the reds of their beady little eyes!! This is Reagan's time.

Pray for W and Our Beloved President Ronald Wilson Reagan

21 posted on 06/10/2004 6:57:45 PM PDT by bray (The war is going far better than PravdABCBS wants you to know!!!!)
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I watched this press conference from start to finish. I am honored to count a Swiftie Captain as a friend. He said he wasn't going to sign up against Kerry because he was an officer in the Swift Boats Association but he did anyway.

I was riveted as each vet got up, identified themselves, having served with Kerry, and each, to a man, asserting that mostly due to his anti-war activities and "atrocities" allegations - that they did not deem him worthy of the designation of "CIC".

That day and the day after I clicked through ABCCBSCNNNBC at newstimes expecting to see SOME MENTION of the press conference to no avail. Nothing. Nada. Zip. 200+ Officers and vets serving with Kerry during his 4 months in Viet Nam - Calling him "unfit" as CIC and not one report aired on the news conference.

Now a normal, intelligent, well read person might suspect that there is a conspiracy among the media to keep Kerry's positive appearances in the forefront and to bury any indicia or relationships to the anti-war efforts including the chicoms, NV, Answer, Soros, etc. but not me. I don't suspect it - I know it and I recognize it. Its called treason. Of course that's just my opinion, but just so you know I'm never wrong - just ask my wife. :-)



22 posted on 06/10/2004 7:16:23 PM PDT by Tunehead54 (Have a nice day or else!)
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BUMP!


23 posted on 06/10/2004 7:22:55 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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They should show up early in the morning outside of NBC with signs demanding that they be interviewed by the perky one. "Katie, don't bar the door"


24 posted on 06/10/2004 7:25:02 PM PDT by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
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WOW !!!!

Excellent !!!!


27 posted on 06/10/2004 9:09:35 PM PDT by Dustbunny
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