Posted on 08/10/2004 10:58:37 PM PDT by IowaHawk
Kerry Camp Defends Tale of Xmas Mission to Island of Misfit Toys
Washington, DC - Aides to presidential candidate John Kerry today dismissed as "obscene libel" and "preposterous lies" a new book that questions Kerry's service during the Vietnam War.
Written by a group of veterans who served with Kerry during his 4-month tour, "Misfit For Duty: John F. Kerry's Christmas Turkey" claims that Kerry embellished his war exploits, including a clandestine mission to the Arctic ocean on Christmas Eve 1968 to assassinate a rogue island of misfit toys.
Democratic spokesman Lanny Davis ripped the book as "unvarnished lies straight from Santa's North Pole sleaze workshop, dictated to a cabal of unhinged losers who represent a only a tiny majority of John Kerry's beloved Band of Brothers."
At Salon.com, Joe Conason also slammed the authors, writing that "I find it ludicrous that anyone would seriously believe anything a typical Vietnam vet psychopath would say about John Kerry."
Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill noted while the authors some may served with Kerry, none had been on his polar boat, and several were members of the Republican party.
"The fact that these men do not support John Kerry in the election, well, that pretty much sums up where they're coming from," says Cahill.
Despite threats of "legal action and/or incineration" from Kerry campaign lawyers, the book has risen to #1 on several online bookseller sites. Some analyst attribute its rapid sales to promotion on right-wing internet sites. Others point to billionaire Democratic financier George Soros, who yesterday announced a $5 million campaign to buy and burn the entire first printing.
Whatever the case, the book has sparked renewed controversy over the Vietnam war, and Kerry's part in it.
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BTTT. Great work!!!
Cordially,
I'm dying! That is the funniest articles I've read! Bravo! This needs to be made into a Flash movie!
Thanks for the kind comments, and pinging the FReaksters.
Bingo!
Pingo!
"George Soros, yesterday announced a $5 million campaign to buy and burn the entire first printing"
Fantastic. I'll bet Regenery has more ink than even Soros has millions, and I'll bet that they can print faster than he can spend. Note to broker: buy Regenery stock.
Thanx, and shameless bump...
Even Nancy Sinatra, Joey Heatherton and Jill St. John?
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