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As we watch the left of the Democratic Party press its case to return to the top of the heap in American politics, or at least evade the fate of the Dodo, we have ever more evidence validating an insight on which I stake my reputation as a political seer. To wit: partisan politics more often falls under the professional expertise of the psychiatrist than that of the political scientist. A learned shrink can often tell us more about a political issue than any other professional, not excluding a swami or a voodoo priest. Consider the ongoing controversy over Sen....

John Kerry starts by showing the entry in a log he kept from 1969: "Feb 12: 0800 run to Cambodia." Graphic: Kerry's New Evidence He moves on to the photographs: his boat leaving the base at Ha Tien, Vietnam; the harbor; the mountains fading frame by frame as the boat heads north; the special operations team the boat was ferrying across the border; the men reading maps and setting off flares. "They gave me a hat," Mr. Kerry says. "I have the hat to this day," he declares, rising to pull it from his briefcase. "I have the hat." Three...

The puff piece starts out: “John Kerry starts by showing the entry in a log he kept from 1969: “Feb 12: 0800 run to Cambodia.” Right off the bat, this is the first piece where the Swift Boat Vets were 100% correct. At the time, John Kerry stated that his trip took place on Christmas Eve in 1968. The SBV were right at the time, he was NOT iN Cambodia on Christmas Eve of 1968. Kerry had said that this moment was “seared” into him. After the Vets came out, Kerry had his personal biographer come out and it changed...

Kerry Pressing Swiftboat Case, Long After Loss By KATE ZERNIKE John Kerry starts by showing the entry in a log he kept from 1969: "Feb 12: 0800 run to Cambodia." He moves on to the photographs: his boat leaving the base at Ha Tien, Vietnam; the harbor; the mountains fading frame by frame as the boat heads north; the special operations team the boat was ferrying across the border; the men reading maps and setting off flares. "They gave me a hat," Mr. Kerry says. "I have the hat to this day," he declares, rising to pull it from his...

Santa hats and holiday tack; Cambodia decks the halls Fri Dec 23, 2005 Emerging from decades of civil war and years of isolation, largely Buddhist Cambodia is embracing Christmas, at least the baubles, fairy lights and red felt Santa outfits. But this quintessentially Christian celebration filtered through the Cambodian prism seems to be all about the party, while Jesus, Joseph and Mary have been left out in the cold. "I don't care what kind of ceremony it is," says 16 year-old high school student Koam Chanrasmey. "I just want to celebrate it because a lot of other youths will do...

Many TKS readers are asking about this odd comment by Kerry: SEN. KERRY: I still have the hat that he gave me, and I hope the guy would come out of the woodwork and say, "I'm the guy who went up with John Kerry. We delivered weapons to the Khmer Rouge on the coastline of Cambodia." Actually, looking back at the original article in which Kerry mentions the lucky hat, Kerry didn't quite specify the purpose of his mission with the man who wore the hat. A close associate hints: There's a secret compartment in Kerry's briefcase. He carries the...

...SEN. KERRY: We were right on the border, Tim. What I explained to people and I told this any number of times, did I go into Cambodia on a mission? Yes, I did go into Cambodia on a mission. Was it on that night? No, it was not on that night. But we were right on the Cambodian border that night. We were ambushed there, as a matter of fact. And that is a matter of record, and we went into the rec-- you know, it's part of the Navy records. It's been documented by the other guys who were...

John F. Kerry’s traitorous association with communist organizations seems to go back farther than we suspected. He just reaffirmed on Meet the Press that he was not only in Cambodia in December 1968 but that he went there to deliver weapons to the Khmer Rouge. As we all know, the Khmer Rouge was the communist insurgency in Cambodia that eventually overthrew the legitimate government and murdered millions of Cambodian civilians. Of course, Kerry was never in Cambodia in 1968, and every time he tells that lie he digs himself in just a little bit deeper.

Hi everyone, I just now had time to finish this - enjoy ;-) --- Christmas in Cambodia (to the tune of Kim Wilde’s “Cambodia”) --- Well John was Cam Rahn based He was a Swift Boat guy, PCF ninety-four Back then in sixty-nine But soon he got too bored And he began to change Was “Boston Strangler” now His boss just thought him strange - But then he got a call From Tricky Dick one night He couldn’t tell his crew He had to keep it tight No camera gear to pack To reenact this fight He had to take...

ta-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa, went the the twin engines on John kill em all kerry's boat (real heros have nick names like that). It was a dark and quiet night, John kill em all Kerry turned to his first mate and (in a quiet yet confident voice) said....it's quiet...too quiet I don't like it. If only we can get a bit farther up river without getting spotted we'll be able to drop off secret agent x-183. In the blink of an eye the clam of the night was SHATTERED KAPOW KAPOW WOOOOSH BLAM BLAM the night came alive with a song of DEATH!...

Quotes from the book (and the historical record): (from Kerry Senate floor speech in 1986) "I remember Christmas of 1968 sitting on a gunboat in Cambodia. I remember what it was like to be shot at by the Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge and Cambodians, and have the president of the United States telling the American people I was not there...." (from a Boston Herald article, date not cited, quoting Kerry) "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...

Posted on Sat, Aug. 28, 2004 Kerry charges return focus to Cambodia war Nearly forgotten is how incursions and invasion polarized this country. By Tom Infield Inquirer Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Vietnam War veterans critical of Sen. John Kerry's claims about his military service in Southeast Asia have reopened one of that era's most controversial chapters, with claims that Kerry lied decades ago when he said he spent Christmas Eve 1968 in Cambodia. In a 1986 Senate speech, Kerry said that, as the skipper of a Swift boat in the Mekong Delta, he crossed the Vietnamese border into Cambodia, then...

---Snip--- The Kerry campaign has refused to release Kerry's personal Vietnam archive, including his journals and letters, saying that the senator is contractually bound to grant Brinkley exclusive access to the material. But Brinkley said this week the papers are the property of the senator and in his full control. "I don't mind if John Kerry shows anybody anything," he said. "If he wants to let anybody in, that's his business. Go bug John Kerry, and leave me alone." The exclusivity agreement, he said, simply requires "that anybody quoting any of the material needs to cite my book." ---Snip--- Kerry...

Second Thoughts 8-25-04 By: William W. Lawrence 08/24/2004Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry says Christmas 1968 is seared in his memory. He was on a secret mission to plant a CIA agent in Cambodia. It was President Richard Nixon's idea, he said."I remember Christmas of 1968 sitting on a gunboat in Cambodia," he says. "I remember what it was like to be shot at by the Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge and Cambodians, and have thePresident of the United States telling the American people that I was not there; the troops were not in Cambodia. I have that memory which is seared...

WASHINGTON - The chief critic of John Kerry (news - web sites)'s military record told President Nixon in 1971 that he had been in Cambodia in a swift boat during the Vietnam War — a claim at odds with his recent statements that he was not. Photo AP Photo Special Coverages Latest headlines: · Bush lawyer quits in anti-Kerry ad flap AFP - 9 minutes ago · Swift Boat Writer Lied on Cambodia Claim AP - 29 minutes ago · Lawyer Advising Vets Quits Bush Campaign AP - 37 minutes ago All Election Coverage "I was in Cambodia, sir. I...

CNN is complaining that 21 days of the swiftboat thing has been going on but the MSM has yet to really cover the allegations with ANY balance. Article after article you read, "veterans against Kerry backed by Bush" WHERES THE PROOF!, "Veterans against Kerry though NONE of them served on his boat" Steve Gardner simply disappears from the earth even though he’s all over the radio. "Its lies, all lies!" Even though1. Christmas in Cambodia was a lie.2. The no man left behind incident has been changed by the Kerry campaign SINCE the democratic convention supporting the swift vets claim...

John Kerry has admitted two claims made by the Swifties already. That he wasn't in Cambodia and that the first Purple Heart "might have been" self inflicted. You would think the left wing media mafia would be all over this. It seems like the only true reporter has been Major Garett. Kind of frustrating.

When John Kerry went postal last week, the major media's preferred strategy for dealing with the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth -- to ignore them -- went down the toilet.     Mr. Kerry melted down because the Swifties' exposure of Kerry's "Christmas in Cambodia" fantasy has struck a nerve, and is gaining traction, despite the major media's refusal to report on it.     Mr. Kerry has claimed on dozens of occasions -- most notably in a speech on the Senate floor in 1986 -- to have spent Christmas eve, 1968, five miles inside of Cambodia on a mission in violation of international...

Kerry's Cambodia Whopper By Joshua Muravchik Tuesday, August 24, 2004; Page A17 Most of the debate between the former shipmates who swear by John Kerry and the group of other Swift boat veterans who are attacking his military record focuses on matters that few of us have the experience or the moral standing to judge. But one issue, having nothing to do with medals, wounds or bravery under fire, goes to the heart of Kerry's qualifications for the presidency and is therefore something that each of us must consider. That is Kerry's apparently fabricated claim that he fought in Cambodia....

CNN folds re: "Christmas in Cambodia"