KERRY-TALE: No. 2 - He only had a 50-caliber machine gun to use against people

8-18-04 | dfu

[doug from upland]

Note: this is No. 2 in a series that will be exploring Kerry-tales. Please add your links for this item.

Previous Episodes:

KERRY-TALE NO. 1 - John O'Neill is a Republican operative

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Quote from John Kerry's testimony before Congress:

I conducted harassment and interdiction fire. I used 50-caliber machine guns which we were granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon against people.

That is an interesting quote. Unfortunately, it is a lie.

Kerry claims that his first Purple Heart was earned during a nighttime patrol, when his group was attempting to stop the Vietcong from transporting contraband. In Douglas Brinkley's biography of Kerry, "Tour of Duty", Kerry describes reaching into the boat to pick up another gun after his M-16 jammed. "...

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Can anyone find of photo of him with an M-16?

[OKSooner]

Hell, there's a Steven Spielberg movie of him toting an M-16 around. Now that you mention it, of course. Also, the first purple heart wound was caused by a fragment from an m-79 grenade.

All more proof that the guy is a psycho.

[Steven W.]

also note the use of the word "ordered" - he seems compelled to always add the extra emphasis on being ordered to do things he's not supposed to do when it appears his practice was to do them on his own for the sole purpose of then being able to claim he did so and was ordered to do it! it's in multiple offenses, not to mention being "ordered" into Cambodia.

[dc-zoo]

I caught that tonight too when Joe Scarborough showed the video clip of kerry's testimony. Like they didn't have pistols of M16's. What a lying dork.

[MissAmericanPie]

Did he hold the 50 cal. like this? I hear he likes to take his trusy 12 guage deer hunting. He likes to crawl around on his belly, check the wind direction, and stalk them, "Now that's hunting." he says. Check out the direction the dog is pointing, hehehe.

[spycatcher]

Here's one to look for a better copy of:

[doug from upland]

Whoops, apparently he lied. Thanks for the pict. Maybe he was hunting deer with his M-16 that he didn't have.

[spycatcher]

[ProudVet77]

Interesting, I saw the same picture taken from a different angle in his film. His weapon was in his left hand though.
Any vets want to discuss what is wrong with the way he is carrying it?

[ProudVet77]

Sorry I didn't catch it on first pass. Fabulous catch!!!
What a dope!

[isthisnickcool]

I'm listening to Kerry speak to the VFW. He's acting like he's done this and done that for vets. But in 20 years Kerry has never authored any bill of any substance in the Senate.

Kerry is hard to listen to. He's not really saying much of anything. He is hard to look at too. Kerry looks sickly. Ill. Other than his hair.

[digerati]

My husband is a Vietnam Vet, and when he first saw the video of Kerry and the weapon, he said the first thing you don't do is carry the weapon pointing downward.

[Optimist]

A shotgun for hunting deer?

now that's real hunting(/sarcasm)

[TexasCowboy]

"Check out the direction the dog is pointing, hehehe."

The dog is a Republican.

[opbuzz]

I see many gate guards and airport security peole carrying muzzle down. Both Navy and Army.

I thought some new rationale had been instituted for the muzzle down carry.

[Phantom Lord]

Kerry claims that his first Purple Heart was earned during a nighttime patrol, when his group was attempting to stop the Vietcong from transporting contraband. In Douglas Brinkley's biography of Kerry, "Tour of Duty",

Also in Brinkley's biography he writes of a journal entry Kerry made some time AFTER his first purple heart was awarded that he had yet to encounter enemy fire!!! So Kerry, if you hadn't yet received enemy fire, how and why did you get a purple heart?

[Free Trapper]

I think Alston said in his speech that he could still see Kerry standing on his boat with an M 16.

Been wondering when the talk of only having a .50 would be brought up.

[bobo1]

"Check out the direction the dog is pointing, hehehe."

The dog had to go downwind.

Blessings, Bobo

[Phantom Lord]

A shotgun for hunting deer?

now that's real hunting(/sarcasm)

Whats wrong with hunting deer with a shotgun? Its a lot harder than scoping them out with a rifle. Also, many states and areas within states only allow shotguns when hunting deer with a firearm.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

We should have a pool going as to when the MSM will finally recognize that their boy is ready for a strait jacket.
I used to think Bill Clinton was the biggest liar the world had ever seen, but, who knew John Kerry was just waiting in the wings to snatch the title from Bubba.

Kerry validates the charge by the SBVFT that Kerry used a Zippo to torch a peaceful village :

"Our orders", he tells Brinkley a few pages later, "were to destroy all the hooches and sampans we could find."

"Meanwhile, against orders, Kerry had again left his boat and attached himself to the Nung and was, by his own words, "shooting and blowing things up".

" Hail, the Conquering War Criminal Comes!
What Kerry Really Did in Vietnam "
By Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St Clair, July 29, 2004