Limbaugh just blew it. He let an obvious seminar caller monopolize the conversation and spread misinformation.
The SC kept on saying that Kerry saved Rassman's life and that the other Swifties were sitting there passively as Kerry played hero.
The truth is that Rassman's life was in peril only because of Kerry. After Swift Boat 3 (not Kerry's boat) hit a mine, Kerry fled the scene causing Rassman to fall overboard. Meanwhile, the other OICs, Thurlow and Chenoweth were the real heroes: saving the wounded on boat three and shooting suppression fire in case there were enemies around--which there weren't.
Kerry only returned to the scene after Thurlow and the rest had determined that there were no enemies around and stabilized the situation. When Kerry picked Rassman out of the water, there were other boats closing in to do the very same thing.
This is a case of Kerry again inflating his service and demeaning the service of others. This is another Kerry lie-- Rassman has got to be getting paid off. This is madness. Rush blew it.
That's bulls***. The other boats said they picked up people in the water too. Kerry's guys say everyone else bugged out. EVERYONE ELSE said Kerry bugged out, while they stayed. Then he eventually came back, picked up Rassman (not under fire), and HE gets a Bronze star for it?
Again, 3 or so other boats full of people say one thing, one boatfull says another. CYA.