[leadhead]

And the next sound you hear will be.."Hey, he's admitted all that, can't we just move on"...

[DB]

If they actually admit that, it will open the flood gates.

After all the trashing they've done of the people claiming just that, people will no longer give Kerry the benefit of the doubt.

[coconutt2000]

And the proper follow up question is who submitted him for the award.... I mean, there had to be some kind of casualty report and after action report that linked the wound to a battle with the enemy... Otherwise, no medal.

Come on Kerry... that you may have gotten a medal from an unintentionally self-inflicted wound, without any enemy contact, raises just more questions than your campaign's admissions put to rest.

[goldstategop]

Yep.... the DT were caught selling a lie in today's editorial. Don't hold your breath waiting for them to print a retraction...

[Sapper26]

Not to worry. His biographer will go back and discover that they were engaging the entire NVA, Viet Cong,the Red Army and some disgruntled Boy Scouts.

[Bogey78O]

In 1984 the gov't would just print a retraction. By that I mean they would tell the people that the previous report is to be ignored and the new one is the truth.

Kerry's adopted a similar tactic. He's managed to change his story several times without ever changing it. It's amazing.

[Conservative_boy_in_Bangkok]

well dugh

[capitan_refugio]

Do you think Chris Matthews is going to apologize?

[fuzzy122]

You do remember that Kerry confessed to committing war crimes (Audio)

[Dane]

Will Sissy Matthews apologize to Michelle Malkin?

I doubt it.

[Avenger]

This is very hugh and series. Has someone sent this to Drudge and other media outlets?

[HateBill]

Kerry's Defense: It is in the finest tradition of the contemporary Democratic Party. During the Clinton administration -- those halcyon days of yore -- one of the most distinguished public servants lied to his diary, and in order to return to the best economy in America's history, I lied to my journal.

[FesterUSMC]

wow they are admitting that he falsely obtained a medal and left Vietnam after only 4 months so he could come home to slander the men he served with? hmmmmm

[beyond the sea]

But in Kerry's own journal, written 9 days later, he writes he and his crew, "hadn't been shot at yet."

He wasn't shot at before he was shot at!

;-)

[Reactionary]

It's nice to know Fox News is getting their news from Free Republic.

[Radioactive]

This swift boat thing is interesting.

But I think what is even more interesting is John Kerry is a dead beat dad!

His first wife sued for divorce and John Kerry was not paying child support.

John Kerry BTW is by far the biggest hero of any US war in History!

He got 3 purple hearts and never went to the hospital!

He got a silver star in less than 90 days!

He was filmed extensively because people knew this man was a Hero! He was destined to get the silver star because he was so brave!

He was even more a hero than Audi Murphy!

JOhn Kerry---deadbeat dad Vietnam 90 day wonder war hero...what a great man.......NOT

The question that must be answerd is....Why would John Kerry focus his presidential run on being in Vietnam, lying about being a war hero, lying about being in Cambodia, when these things could be checked out and his lies exposed?

And why would the Demoncrats nominate this LIAR knowing that this guy is so full of BS and is JUST A GIGGILO?

[dawn53]

This is because some sharp eyed person noted that his book says after this that they had NOT received incoming fire yet.

[Future Useless Eater]

Here is the EXACT transcript of what Major Garrett said today on Special Report...

[ following a segment about Podesta and O'Neill ]
Garrett:   ... and questions keep coming. For example, Kerry received a purple heart for wounds suffered December 2nd 1968. But in Kerry's own journal written nine days later, he writes: He and his crew QUOTE hadn't been shot at yet UNQUOTE. Kerry's campaign has said it is possible his first purple heart was awarded for an unintentionally self-inflicted wound.

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Another very good, and related point, IMO, was mentioned on another thread...
Kerry was turned down in division 14 for that first purple heart. He supposedly waited and re-submitted it after he was no longer under Commander Hibbard. Kerry went to division 11 Jan 30th, and Kerry's 1st P.H. was approved Feb 28th.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1197862/posts

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...another thing
From last week's interview of RASSMAN by the Washington Post, regarding the MORNING of March 13th:

As they were heading back to the boat, Kerry and Rassmann decided to blow up a five-ton rice bin to deny food to the Vietcong. In an interview last week, Rassmann recalled that they climbed on top of the huge pile and dug a hole in the rice. On the count of three, they tossed their grenades into the hole and ran.

Evidently, Kerry did not run fast enough. "He got some frags and pieces of rice in his rear end," Rassmann said with a laugh. "It was more embarrassing than painful." At the time, the incident did not seem significant, and Kerry did not mention it to anyone when he got back on the boat. An unsigned "personnel casualty report," however, erroneously implies that Kerry suffered "shrapnel wounds in his left buttocks" later in the day, following the mine explosion incident, when he also received "contusions to his right forearm." [ie, a BRUISE]

From the navy's Spot Report of the AFTERNOON of March 13th; after the river mine explosion under Lt. Pees' PCF 3 boat:

LTJG JOHN F. KERRY, USNR, HSHRAPNEL WOUND LEFT
BUTTOCK AND CONTUSION RT. FOREARM (MINOR);

The WaPo has caught Kerry in ANOTHER NAVY FRAUD! ... and THAT one was his ticket home!

(I also had not realized until now, Kerry was in the Navy RESERVES)

[stockpirate]

ping

[xm177e2]

I can't believe Kerry would admit this... the evidence must be overwhelming. Kerry must want to pick his battles and fight over other medals.