Posted on 07/14/2004 2:50:14 AM PDT by kattracks
I hope that guy knows what he is talking about. Exaggeration in the effort to get Kerry would destroy their credibility.
"self-inflicted" ? Maybe he wanted out of Vietnam so took that route. That is fairly common in all wars, much more so than the higher ups would have us believe.
"The media continue to go to the same six or seven people, although 254 people have signed our letter,"" O'Neill said. \ldblquote They're ignoring that."
Recently on Hardball, Chris Matthews asked Douglas Brinkley why the swift boat veterans against Kerry were dropped by the media. Brinkley claimed it was from "media fatigue."
Really.
BUMPER STICKER:
How can you trust sKerry with running our country, when he won't tell the truth about tossing (his?) medals/ribbons?
Strange, after almost 3 decades in congress Kerry touts his military "service?" which is about the least thing worth high-lighting he has. 3 decades & all he can muster is approx.120 days in 'Nam? What an empty gas bag. I had heard the wounds wouldn't keep a 5 year old off the playground as they were soooo superficial, I always thought they could have been self inflicted but I've never seen that articulated in the media before. I agree, these folks better have strong facts or the "smear machine" will roll over them!
"One veteran who served alongside Kerry in another swift boat said the story of his rescue of Rassman was exaggerated.
"I have an eyewitness, firsthand account of what happened," said Larry Thurlow, who commanded a swift boat. "And the story he now tells is so drastically far from what actually happened, if I didn't know he was recounting this particular day, I wouldn't even recognize the story."
It was on that day that Kerry sustained an injury to his arm that resulted in a Purple Heart medal. Thurlow said Kerry didn't deserve that medal based on his recollection of events that day. Thurlow said the rescue wasn't nearly as dangerous as Kerry has described."
I can't wait for this eye witness to come forth and tell us what really happened.
I'm still trying to figure out Kerry's claim to THREE
Vietnam Campaign medals. Perhaps they are lumping in
a Vietnam Service with them, other wise he would have had
to do THREE tours.
I don't know what Kerry did in Vietnam but I sure as hell know what he did when he got back.He disgraced his brothers.He impugned the honor OF MY FAMILY.When I hear Dem(on) spokespeople refer to him as a "war hero" I choke back vomit. "I am Sir Lurkedalot and I approved of this ad"
Amazing. I don't believe I've even heard it mentioned once in the mainstream media.
Political implications? Well duh!!! The truth is in such conflict with the rat/sKerry message that any reference to it will receive the full force of sKerry's political war machine ala clintonian battle armor.
Which, up until now has been as effectual as an umbrella on a sunny day.
If you want a view of the real John Kerry visit:
www.realheroesvoices.com
Kerry is a self-serving POS and has been all his life and that spokesman Wade Sanders is a dirt bag lawyer. He is a retired Navy Captain who weasled his way into the Clinton regime as an UnderSec of the Navy. He is a butt kisser and power gruber in the first order. When RHV was formed he e-mailed me to call him and he would set the record straight........I will call him after the election!!
bump!
Thank you for the link, good stuff there.
Semper Fi
There were many heroes aboard those boats. I don't think Kerry was among them.
Bingo.
About 3 months ago, there was posted here on FR a story by the attending Naval Physician that treated kerry. He said that 3 of kerry's crew told him the same story of the "self inflicted wound". kerry also bragged to this Doc during his treatment, that he would one day be President!
IMHO, these are hard-cold facts...
LLS
Swift vet ping...
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