[jwalsh07]

New talking point:

Kerry volunteered for Vietnam when he graduated from Yale.

Of course it's another pretzel of a truth.

[woodyinscc]

Of course it's another pretzel of a truth.

This has really got me upset. The info is there for all to see, where is the MSM?

[Torie]

Poor Kerry. It seems like about his whole life has been one big lie - to himself, to his comrades, to the public. The man has close to a sociopathic drive for power. That's my psychobabble armchair analysis.

[SisBoombah]

Talking point is wrong! Kerry didn't volunteer to go to Vietnam. He volunteered, as we know, for the navy when he was due to be drafted (immediately) in the army following the denial of his request for a deferment. Keep telling the truth. Also, most young adults do not know about the draft and the numbering system used at that time. Kerry's number meant immediate induction, and George Bush's number did not.

BTW Both men were sons of aviators. Kerry spent a great deal of his senior year learning to fly. Why didn't he volunteer for the air force? Could it be his JFK fetish was/is so great that he had to be in the navy and also the man in charge on a small boat?