Swift Boats, Continued (story # 6)

Jewish World Review ^ | 8/12/04 | Tony Snow

[GailA]

The most interesting part of the talk concerned the latest account of John Kerry's whereabouts on Christmas Day, 1968. Kerry's account of this list has shifted and changed constantly over the last 35 years. Some versions have him spending the day in Cambodia, dropping off spies. Others have him in a barracks, 55 miles from the Cambodian border, scribbling entries into his diary. Hurley offered a hybrid today, saying Kerry was ordered onto the water Christmas day, made his way to the Cambodian border, endured three separate engagements with the enemy, and returned home. I count at least six distinct versions of Kerry's whereabouts on that day, including this one, released Wednesday by Michael Meehan of the Kerry campaign:

"During John Kerry's service in Vietnam, many times he was on or near the Cambodian border and on one occasion crossed into Cambodia at the request of members of a special operations group operating out of Ha Tien.

[GailA]

fyi

[auboy]

Do I hear 7? Going once…

[stockpirate]

Here is number seven.

"Kerry wasn't in Cambodia before he was in Cambodia."

[Darksheare]

They're going to continue with the "he was in Cambodia" bit, aren't they?

[GailA]

ping

[Conspiracy Guy]

Kerry Lies

War Criminal or War Hero,
See both you cannot be.
You claimed you burned a village,
Sounds like a crime to me.
Cambodia in Sixty-Eight,
You say that you were there.
You said Nixon said you weren’t,
Just why would Nixon care?
He wasn’t even president,
Till Nineteen Sixty-Nine.
But details never bother you,
Bold lies do suit you fine.
Three Purple Hearts for paper cuts,
A Bronze and Silver Star.
Then home you came, threw them away,
But look now, there they are.
You testified with still more lies,
About brave fighting men.
The things you claimed that they did,
Just aren’t true now or then.
So tell us please John Kerry,
Which lie we should believe.
Oh what a tangled web you’ve weaved,
You practice to deceive.

Conspiracy Guy aka DIF 8/10/2004

[coconutt2000]

The Democrats are spinning the inconsistencies in Kerry's and his supporters' stories as the usual spottiness of memory over a long time.

They are calling the inconsistencies in the Swift Vets for Truth's stories lies.

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When you look at the inconsistencies in Kerry's camp's stories... They have a tendency to have huge variances between tellings... for each person, especially Kerry.

When you look at the inconsistencies between the Swift Vets' stories - the differences are usually in small details.

[PilloryHillary]

Kerry is going DOWN!

[Randjuke]

This whole "Where was Kerry on Christmas Day?" question is a minor issue and detracts from the much more important questions on his medals, ability to lead, nature of his wounds, etc. This Cambodian Christmas issue won't sway anyone's vote one way or the other no matter how many versions come out. I kinda wish the media would drop it.

[TomGuy]

I just realized. We have uncovered the greatest cover-up conspiracy in history. WOW! The truth finally come out.

The great conspiracy revelation: Nixon was secretly serving as the President in December 1968, and we didn't know it. Only John Kerry knew the truth. LBJ must have secretly retired to the ranch with Lady Byrd. Who'd'a'thunk'it?

Textbooks are being re-written as we read this. Conspiracy-ists are elated at a new conspiracy. You read it first here, Folks.

lol.

[auboy]

I love the ad that shows a Kerry weathervain.

[Semper Paratus]

Heard Mike Barnicle on Imus call the Swift Boad Vet's ad "political pornography".

One liar covering for another.

[mict42]

You know what? We can nail Kerry as the biggest liar and war criminal ever and the Democrats will still worship him as their savior from George Bush. It's the hatred for our president that keeps the liberals from an appreciation of the truth. What's with that? I think this nation is in deep trouble.

[reagandemo]

But how do they spin the first hand witness of the concrete barriers that prevented Swiftboats for going any closer than 5 miles from the border? They just ignore it that's how.

[WorkingClassFilth]

Hugh Hewitt said yesterday that Kerry's Crewman Gardner (SP) has said - explicitly - that the river access into Cambodia was blocked and that it was an impossibility for a SWIFT boat to travel beyond the blockage.

[IrishGOP]

Maybe he went to Cambodia, traveling in his magic hat! No one can see him in his magic hat. By the way the photo of Kerry bowing his head at that Vietnam memorial really makes me sick.

[Always Right]

Well it did look like Cambodia....

[GailA]

Donald Sensing's blog: Some explaining is definitely due it's got several links in the story to follow.

[Semper Paratus]

that the river access into Cambodia was blocked and that it was an impossibility for a SWIFT boat to travel beyond the blockage.

No problemo. Just get Colonel Kilgore from Air Cav to have one of his choppers pick up and drop Kerry and his boat on the other side.

[mortal19440]

Is John Hurley a Vet? Is he from Butler, PA? This guy can make an excuse for anything Kerry did. He has been doing this since the primary campaign started.