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

1979 | boston herald

[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."

 

 

[Gefreiter]

Sooo...were there ARVN infantry on the boat WITH him, or...?

[Alberta's Child]

I don't know which is more disturbing -- Kerry's outright lie about taking his boat into Cambodia, or the way he got so overheated in his complaints about a freakin' movie.

Apocalypse Now was never intended to be a realistic portrayal of Vietnam. It was a 1970s-vintage spin-off of the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, set in Vietnam instead of on the Congo River in Africa.

If you read Conrad's novel, you'll understand why an "accurate" portrayal of the Vietnam War would have made the movie utterly meaningless.

[RottiBiz]

Outstanding post!

Thanks.

[Novel]

You are 100% right. Nixon wasn't inaugurated until January of 1969. Johnson was still president on Christmas in 1968.

[Izzy Dunne]

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."

I was pointing this out last night - Apparently Nixon gave orders to spec-ops military units while still President-elect.

He was elected in November 1968, and took office in Jan. 1969.

But why let facts get in the way of a good Republican-bashing?

[itsamelman]

[Lurking in Kansas]

Dude, excellent find. Great research job!!

[AgThorn]

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.

Absolutely correct ... Nixon was sworn in in January of 1969

[dead]

Even apart from the lies, this is a ghastly bad movie review. His big objection seems to be that the film didn't feature the spin he wanted to put on the war, to maximize his former and future political career.

In short, Copolla's vision wasn't Kerry's vision, therefore it was a failure. But Copolla's mission in the film was not to polemicize and propagandize, but to entertain.

And who the hell pluralizes the word "shrimp" with an "s"?! Did he wash them down with beers?

[blackdog]

This guy lives in a fantasy world, where Susan Sarandon is a sex therapist for baseball players, Bruce Willis is forever in the wrong place at the wrong time, Tom Hanks loves Leutenant Dan, Kevin Costner speaks native American dialects, Tom Cruise is a fighter pilot, Meryl Streep is a farming wife on forclosed land, and Dustin Hoffman is a big Judge Wapner fan.

Doesn't this guy have enough to do with paying his bills, showing up for work in the senate, raising his kids, counting Teresa's money, moving fire hydrants, sleeping in his car, and blaming security for his lack of physical coordination, than to spend so much time making lies. Supporting lies is tremendous work. It's a full time job even for those who are stealthy and have a cast iron memory.

[FlatLandBeer]

Catholicism was in Viet-Nam longtime and thru out the country.
It can with the French.

[dennisw]

Dude, excellent find. Great research job!!...............


I merely started this thread to spread this Kerry info around. Meekonegop and S.o.l. posted the scan yesterday. S.o.l. had access to this 1979 Boston Herald article and did the actual scan. And a very high quality scan compared to the one on a well known blogger's site, Instapundit.

[dennisw]

Well, based on news accounts, John Kerry knows all about farming and organic farming and can surely teach you a thing or two (/sarc)

[Dallas59]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

You are not mistaken. But for the Liberals, it was Nixon's war in 1963.

[Mamzelle]

Useful--bumpmark. Someone's been spending some time with a microfiche?

[newsgatherer]

Since these are your pictures, I must ask, may I post this on www.Christian-news-om-maine.com ? I will include a link back to this post.

[TomGuy]

The more of this story that comes out, the more it appears that Kerry is either a bigger fabricator of lies than Bill Clinton or Kerry is psychologically delusional and suffers from visions of perceived grandeur. Either one makes him appear unstable and dangerous as a Commander in Chief.

[Lurking in Kansas]

John Kerry; movie-reviewer & film critic. I’m surprised he hasn’t listed this on his resume.

Barf!