"Kerry & Rassmann swift boat stories collide" CARTOON...

IowaPresidentialWatch.com ^ | 8/10/2004 | IPWGOP

[IPWGOP]

Kerry/Rassmann swift boat stories collide

In a major gaffe, Camp Kerry was caught today with colliding stories concerning Kerry’s Vietnam heroics. [see FreeRepublic thread] In a much touted tale, Kerry is credited with saving the life of Green Beret veteran Jim Rassmann while they were on a 5-boat patrol during the Vietnam War. The group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth vehemently denies Kerry’s story and has supplied proof that Kerry lied about the circumstances behind his pulling Rassmann out of the river.

In an Aug. 10, 2004, editorial published in the Wall Street Journal, Green Beret veteran Jim Rassmann defends Kerry’s heroics and includes this statement:

"While returning from a SEA LORDS operation along the Bay Hap River, a mine detonated under another swift boat. Machine-gun fire erupted from both banks of the river, and a second explosion followed moments later. The second blast blew me off John's swift boat, PCF-94, throwing me into the river. Fearing that the other boats would run me over, I swam to the bottom of the river and stayed there as long as I could hold my breath."

Now, compare this statement by Rassmann in his Wall Street Journal editorial with a Kerry campaign press release, still on Kerry’s website as of 8/10/2004:

"On March 13, 1969, Rassmann, a Green Beret, was traveling down the Bay Hap river in a boat behind Kerry’s when both were ambushed by exploding land mines and enemy fire coming from the shore. Kerry was hit in the arm, while a mine blew Rassmann’s boat out of the water. With enemy fire coming from both sides of the river and swift boats evacuating from the area, Kerry’s crew chose to turn their boat toward the ambush to save Rassmann."

Rassmann says he was on Kerry’s swift boat; Kerry says Rassmann was on another boat behind his. Who’s telling the truth, and who is not?

[IPWGOP]

cartoon ping

[dila813]

Can you say OPPS?

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Can you say oops? ; )

[Winfield]

"Can you say OPPS?"
No, but the Kerriacs better be able to say "Ooooops!"

[smoothsailing]

He was on his boat before he wasn't.

Pardon me, I sense a pattern here.

[Boazo]

[LiberalBassTurds]

Great cartoon...as always! I am loving this story and watching Kerry's BS unravel.

LBT

-=-=-

[DoughtyOne]

Can this press release be far away? "Listen, cause I'm only going to say this one last time. (Shaking finger at the press, and us!) I was a swift boat hero before I wasn't. I was in Cambodia before I never was. I was fit to be president before I wasn't. I never had sex with that woman, the truth!"

[NonValueAdded]

"... and swift boats evacuating from the area, Kerry’s crew chose to turn their boat toward the ambush to save Rassmann."

But wait, there's more. According to the Swift Boat Veterans, Kerry's boat was the only one to bug out after the explosion and the other two boats stayed to aid the 3 boat and pick up 3 from the water. proof The Kerry press release you show has Kerry making it look like everyone else panicked and "there he was to save the day."

Tonk - a new twist on the lies.

[Cobra64]

Does anyone know what Doofus is doing on the tracks? Looking for a kid's quarter that the train flattened last week?

[NonValueAdded]

Specifically:

Adm. Hoffman: Alright ... I think that Van O'Dell told you that there was one explosion - a controlled mine under PCF3. No other boats were damaged. There was only ONE explosion [verbal emphasis]. Kerry breaks out of the fire zone and goes downstream. He's the only one that left the scene, the rest of them are trying to save the boat number 3 and pick the men up out of the water and so forth. Kerry didn't come back until he was sure there wasn't any shore fire - and there wasn't, there never was any shore fire.

[BlessedBeGod]

Thanks, I hadn't seen the other thread. This illustrates it perfectly!

[NonValueAdded]

The link you gave for the press release was bad (extra text at the end). Here is one that works and shows the "everyone else bugged out lie I'm highlighting. I clicked your link and got a "404" not found error. I thought they had a cleanup squad monitoring FR and pulling down pages we mentioned :) Here is the valid link to the invalid press release: http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0117d.html

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[notforhire]

Hah! No longer on Kerry's Web site. These guys are watching our every move.

[dila813]

I hear the refrain...
left brain disconnected from the right brain..
left brain disconnnecte from the right brain...

or maybe...
I wish I had a brain..
I wish I wish I wish
IIIII hadddd aa Braaaain!

[dila813]

We need to get this back and saved using the goggle cache

We need to be careful to record this information so it isn't lost.

[notforhire]

Thanks.