I am curious as to why Kerry volunteered for Swift boat duty. I know that Swift boats weren't engaging the enemy in action at the time Kerry volunteered, but it still showed some initiative for Kerry to volunteer to get off a nice, safe ship cruising well outside enemy fire. My own theory is that Kerry was not getting along with his CO on the Gridley and that's why he volunteered for Swift boat duty.
Does anybody know if the released Effectiveness reports cover the time Kerry served on the Gridley? Or are those some of the reports Kerry hasn't released?
And another rumor I've heard that I'd like to hear about is whether Kerry and Ms. Teresa are really married? Simple question, but are there any factual (unforged) documents proving that Kerry is married to Mrs. Heinz? Others have commented that they don't know the details of the pre-nup in Kerry's marriage, but maybe there's a reason for that.
Link to the Gridley can be found in the links below...as well as who is connected to the Kerry campaign.
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/pacepa200402260828.asp
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm
http://exposingsatanism.org/Forum/lofiversion/index.php/t65.html
find out who is connected with who...
http://www.cpusa.org/
http://www.internationalanswer.org/endorsers.html
http://www.workers.org/
http://www.infoshop.org/texts/wwp.html
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/50/news-corn.php
http://www.greens.org/s-r/31/31-09.html
http://www.sp-usa.org/labor/
http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/Links.htm
http://www.gp.org/links.html
...and follow the money: http://www.opensecrets.org/parties/index.asp
http://www.activistcash.com/
Pay particular attention to moveon.org...and it's connections...
Much of the money is coming from out of the country. Follow it, if you dare.
I do recommend that one does one's own research into these matters.
Bones
Kerry volunteered for Swift Boat duty to emulate his hero, JFK (PT109) and put enough of a military background in his record to make him politically viable for a Presidential run.