Posted on 08/18/2004 9:15:12 PM PDT by GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
While running for Senate against Bill Weld in 1996, a lot of the same issues that dog Kerry now were part of the political landscape. To placate some concerns, John Kerry allowed reporter Charles Sennott of the Boston Globe to watch five hours of his homemade video that was taken while he was on the Meekong Delta in Vietnam.
The article, which is entited: "The making of the candidates: JOHN FORBES KERRY" was published on page A31 of the Globe on 10/6/1996.
In it, Kerry admitted that he had used a video camera while in combat and had reenacted many of the events that transpired on the film while a member of PT-93 on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.
Specifically, he told Mr. Sennott that he had captured film reenacting the area where he had won his Silver Star: "I'll show you where they shot from. See? That's the hole covered up with reeds."
He further added: "This is just something that I improvised. . . . The point was not to just take an ambush, but to go directly at them," as he pointed to the Globe reporter where "he brought the boat ashore," and explained how he "returned later with a Super 8 millimeter hand-held movie camera to record highlights of the mission."
"That's me right there. One of my crew was filming all this," Kerry gleefully told the paper.
The Globe reporter asked thr $64,000 question we all were wondering: How exactly did Kerry manage to steer his boat and shoot his video at the same time?
In response, Kerry told the Globe: "I'd steer, or direct, or fire my gun, and hold onto it when I could. Sometimes the other guys would pick it up."
Kerry also demonstrated to the reporter how he "gripped an imaginary ship's helm and thrusting his camera hand out to the side."
Kerry also goes on in the article to "clarify" how he threw other soldier's medals over the wall during the April 1971 protest in Washington and how he has recurring nightmares about his Vietnam experience.
I did. If memory serves Drudge ran a report about the swifties said that Kerry was using this reenacted footage at the DNC for his Speilberg-produced introduction video. (There was a 700-plus Drudge FR post on it during the DNC). Some swarmy DNC-types tried to discredit him. This article totally vindicates Drudge and the swifties. As us FReepers know all too well, the swifties research in "Unfit for Command" is impeccable. The lamestream media can't refute it, so they are resorting to personal attacks on some of the swift vets that served.
Delusions of granduer.
BUMP
As Grampa Dave says: "Christmas, 1968: Kerry with his Swift Boat Crew
in Scambodia. Kerry is wearing his CIA hat that came from Richard Nixon
a month before Nixon was sworn in as President."
While steering, Kerry got one Purple Heart when he dropped his camera on his left foot.
Looking at them makes me feel like I'm in Vegas!!
wow.Thanks for posting. Bump for later.
I hope Bush SEARS that branding iron on Kerry!
I meant to compliment you yesterday on your 'Christmas frame'! Getting fancy there!
Those are hilarious!!
Thank you. :^D
It just keeps getting better and better.
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