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John Kerry's "Apocalypse Now" fantasy in Cambodia. Great scan of 1979 newpaper article.
1979 | boston herald

Posted on 08/12/2004 6:16:56 AM PDT by dennisw

 

Posted by MeekOneGop:

John Kerry wrote his Review for "Apocalypse Now" on Oct 14, 1979 in the Boston Herald.

The key words in this scan are on page two--->

JOHN KERRY:
"On more than one occasion, I like Martin Sheen in "Apocalypse Now," took my patrol boat into Cambodia. In fact I remember spending Christmas Eve of 1968 five miles across the Cambodian border being shot at by our South Vietnamese allies who were drunk and celebrating Christmas. The absurdity of almost being killed by our own allies in a country in which President Nixon claimed there were no American troops was very real."

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1188739/posts?page=86#86

The key words in this scan are on page two--->

JOHN KERRY:
"On more than one occasion, I like Martin Sheen in "Apocalypse Now," took my patrol boat into Cambodia. In fact I remember spending Christmas Eve of 1968 five miles across the Cambodian border being shot at by our South Vietnamese allies who were drunk and celebrating Christmas. The absurdity of almost being killed by our own allies in a country in which President Nixon claimed there were no American troops was very real."

 

 




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1 posted on 08/12/2004 6:16:57 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw; BartMan1; Nailbiter; M. Thatcher

flip floppin' ping


2 posted on 08/12/2004 6:19:14 AM PDT by IncPen (Quality, not Quantity.)
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To: Victoria Delsoul

John al-Qaery ping.


3 posted on 08/12/2004 6:21:54 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium . . . sed ego sum homo indomitus")
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To: dennisw
John Kerry is a unmittigated liar, a sociopath and completely unfit for command and leadership in these United States. His presidency would be even worse than Bill Clinton's, and I had not thought that possible.

I pray to God that the American people are not taken in by his thinly veiled and even sophmoric lies and promises...that there are enough with some measure of virtue, integrity and honor left to put him down hard in the upcoming election.

I believe there will be.

4 posted on 08/12/2004 6:22:38 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: dennisw

How stupid can one be? Martin Sheen was never in Cambodia either. That was a movie DUMB A%#.


5 posted on 08/12/2004 6:22:59 AM PDT by Piquaboy
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To: dennisw

Coppola spent more time filming than John Forbes Kerry spent in Viet Nam


6 posted on 08/12/2004 6:25:38 AM PDT by Mikey_1962
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To: dennisw

Down loaded and printed for copy and distribution - thanks for the great find!

Time to terminate Kerry's (crumbling) command...


7 posted on 08/12/2004 6:26:09 AM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Defeat Kerry - buy garlic, wooden stakes and holy water)
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To: dennisw

BTTT!


8 posted on 08/12/2004 6:26:09 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: dennisw
"On more than one occasion, I like Martin Sheen in "Apocalypse Now," took my patrol boat into Cambodia.

LOL! It's more than one occassion now.

9 posted on 08/12/2004 6:29:11 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: dennisw
"We have it in our power to change the world again. But only if we're true to our ideals – and that starts by telling the truth to the American people."

"As President, I will restore trust and credibility to the White House. "

- John Kerry, quoted from www.johnkerry.com, August 12, 2004

10 posted on 08/12/2004 6:30:05 AM PDT by dano1
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To: dennisw
What is it with democrats.

I have had to put up with statements such as apparently inventing the Internet (Gore), personally being at some disaster in Texas (Gore), watching churches burn in Arkanas (Bubba) and now taking trips into Cambodia with a fair size boat when there were big concrete blocks and other things blocking the path of the boat in the river ....

Will it ever stop?

11 posted on 08/12/2004 6:30:31 AM PDT by hawkaw
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To: dennisw
"The absurdity of almost being killed by our own allies in a country in which President Nixon claimed there were no American troops was very real."

I know that I'm a dumb Conservative and all but if I'm not mistaken LBJ was still President in December 1968 not Nixon.

12 posted on 08/12/2004 6:30:41 AM PDT by LavaDog
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To: dennisw
This review shows that his "Christmas in Cambodia" comment wasn't simply a misspeak. This review was written and edited; surely someone at the paper asked him if the Cambodia comment was true. And Kerry had to read this after he wrote it.

The Cambodia lie was deliberately done, to enhance his cachet as someone in the know about the war, and to associate himself with the movie (thanks to P-JComix for making the connection.)

13 posted on 08/12/2004 6:33:31 AM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: dennisw
"On more than one occasion, I like Martin Sheen in "Apocalypse Now," took my patrol boat into Cambodia. In fact, I remember spending Christmas Eve of 1968 five miles across the Cambodian border being shot at by our South-Vietnamese allies who were drunk and celebrating Christmas. The absurdity of almost being killed by our own allies in a country in which President Nixon claimed there were no American troops was very real."

What a target-rich paragraph! He went there more than once and refused to acknowledge Johnson's war. Did the SV really celebrate Christmas like that? Just curious.

14 posted on 08/12/2004 6:34:23 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (When it came to Intelligence, Kerry was absent)
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To: dennisw

Bump!


15 posted on 08/12/2004 6:34:40 AM PDT by P-Marlowe
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To: WorkingClassFilth; MeekOneGOP

Down loaded and printed for copy and distribution - thanks for the great find! .......


It's a great scan and tangible proof of Kerry's nuttiness. If you print it out can you get the words in the scan to come out clearly enough to read?


16 posted on 08/12/2004 6:34:50 AM PDT by dennisw (Once is Happenstance. Twice is Coincidence. The third time is Enemy action. - Ian Fleming)
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To: PJ-Comix

dennisw has a photocopy of the whole movie review! Download and distribute!


17 posted on 08/12/2004 6:35:02 AM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: dennisw; StriperSniper; Mo1; Howlin; Peach; BeforeISleep; kimmie7; 4integrity; BigSkyFreeper; ...

Oh that's MUCH eaiser to read..THANKS!


18 posted on 08/12/2004 6:35:30 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: PJ-Comix

ping


19 posted on 08/12/2004 6:35:35 AM PDT by dennisw (Once is Happenstance. Twice is Coincidence. The third time is Enemy action. - Ian Fleming)
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To: Constitution Day

Just out of curiosity... Why would Vietnamese be celebrating Christmas when most of them are buddhists, taoists, confucionists and caodists? There were catholics but not many as Catholicism didn't really start there until the 1960s . Something doesn't sound right here? I've gotten my material from:
http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/readings/r000058.htm


Can anyone help me out here?


20 posted on 08/12/2004 6:35:50 AM PDT by Jammz ("The only thing needed for evil to prevail, is for good men to do nothing.")
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