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Home Front: Politix
What in the hell? Kerry makes call to Swiftvet
2004-08-24
From Drudge. Add SALT, just in case
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUE AUG 24, 2004 11:09:31 ET XXXXX

KERRY PHONES SWIFT BOAT FOES

**World Exclusive**

Dem presidential hopeful John Kerry personally phoned anti-Kerry swift boat vets, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

Kerry reached out to Robert "Friar Tuck" Brant Cdr., USN (RET) Sunday night, just hours after former Sen. Bob Dole publicly challenged Kerry to apologize to veterans.

Brant was skipper of the #96 and # 36 boat and spent time with Kerry in An Thoi. Kerry and Brant slept in the same quarters, and Brant used to put Kerry back to bed at night when Kerry was sleepwalking.
Stranger and stranger...

Brant received a call from Kerry at his home in Virginia while he was watching the Olympics on TV.

The call lasted 10 minutes, sources tell DRUDGE.

KERRY: "Why are all these swift boat guys opposed to me?"

BRANT: "You should know what you said when you came back, the impact it had on the young sailors and how it was disrespectful of our guys that were killed over there."

[Brant had two men killed in battle.]

KERRY: "When we dedicated swift boat one in '92, I said to all the swift guys that I wasn't talking about the swifties, I was talking about all the rest of the veterans."

Kerry then asked if he could meet Brant ["You were one of the best"] -- man to man -- face to face.

Brant declined the invite, explaining that Kerry was obviously not prepared to correct the record on exactly what happened during Vietnam and what happened when Kerry came back.

Developing...
Posted by:Anonymous4021 & Carl in N.H

#22  Sleepwalking? That was a medical 'out' post-Vietnam...
Posted by: Pappy   2004-08-25 12:03:20 AM  

#21  Kerry must have heard the new ad. Wonder if he cringes like I do when he hears himself pronounce Ghengis Khan.
Posted by: eLarson   2004-08-24 11:33:14 PM  

#20  The Kerry Spot reported earlier today that Kerry never said what he purports to Brant he said at the dedication...There's nothing in the speech, at least, in the vein of Kerry's reported comment to Robert "Friar Tuck" More over at Crushkerry.com.
Posted by: AF Lady   2004-08-24 9:24:34 PM  

#19  God, John, will you STFU?

No, hold it, on second thought don't STFU! Keep right on going!
Posted by: Secret Master   2004-08-24 6:20:31 PM  

#18  Do you think sKerry was having nightmares about the Korean rangers back in '71? Those guys were definitely hard-core. I've seen the ears on their pistol belts in photos my father took.

I mean, he can't tell Cambodia from Vietnam...maybe he can't tell Koreans from Americans. Just a small white lie, really. /sarcasm
Posted by: Psyco Hillbilly   2004-08-24 3:36:06 PM  

#17  You mean Hoffman?

All I know is, it looks today as if Bush and Kerry are in a weird-off, trying to see who can get me more confused, and I'm starting to get motion-sickness.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2004-08-24 2:56:26 PM  

#16  This reminds me of when Kerry called Admiral what's-his-name when he got wind of the Swifties' book. He promised he'd tone down the portrayal of the admiral as a bumbling warmonger in future editions of "Tour of Duty," if only the admiral wouldn't stand with the Swifties.

Of course the Admiral said no.

Johnny Boy, time to get a brush-up course at charm school.
Posted by: growler   2004-08-24 2:24:57 PM  

#15  You got it, badanov!
I hear there's a whole group of Vietnamese, who live here and who became American citizens because they couldn't live in the horror that Vietnam became after the Kerry/Fonda peace, who are opposed to Kerry, in addition to the Swifties.

We know that POWs in the Hanoi Hilton were tortured more when Kerry "testilied" to Congress in '71--wonder if any of our men died under the beatings and torture because of what Kerry said?
If they did, he is most certainly toast although he's pretty toasted now and things like this phone call show how badly his campaign is hemorrhaging.
Posted by: GreatestJeneration   2004-08-24 2:18:25 PM  

#14  Perhaps Kerry can apologise to all the servicemen who died because his (and Hanoi Jane's) activities inspired the North Vietmanese to continue their fight? As well as all the South Vietmanese (and Cambodian) people who were 're-educated' and/or murdered or had to leave their homeland after the communists took over?

I would want him to reveal who he was involved in and to find out if any foreign money was involved. This thing has been dirtying our politics for far too long.

This enquiring mind wants to know the activities of the anti-war movment right down to the last decimal point, down to the last dime, where the money came from...

And I want it by Thursday.
Posted by: badanov   2004-08-24 2:06:54 PM  

#13  Perhaps Kerry can apologise to all the servicemen who died because his (and Hanoi Jane's) activities inspired the North Vietmanese to continue their fight?

As well as all the South Vietmanese (and Cambodian) people who were 're-educated' and/or murdered or had to leave their homeland after the communists took over?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2004-08-24 2:02:35 PM  

#12  badnov...lol!

I'm sure he would, if he thought it would give him a win come Nov.
Posted by: B   2004-08-24 2:01:49 PM  

#11  especially since it won't be a sincere apology. Everything this nitwit does is calculated to advance....himself
Posted by: Frank G   2004-08-24 2:00:48 PM  

#10  Even if Kerry did in fact apologize, it doesn't get him off the hook. This is a lifelong socialist who used an armed enemy to destroy military morale.

Kerry can submit his full unredacted military record, and then he can promise to reverse all the senate votes he ever made against the military and the CIA, but promising WIN OR LOSE he will sponsor legislation that will reverse every initiative that ever cost the military lives, or raised taxes.

He should signal his willingness to abide by these terms by staging a nationally televised event in which he will admit he is a liar, a socialist and he will give his heart to Jesus, become born again and to live his life to make things right again.

But an apology won't do it for me, personally.
Posted by: badanov   2004-08-24 1:54:54 PM  

#9  I'm waiting for the flip-flop retraction!

I was shot before I wrote that I'd never been shot at!
Posted by: RN   2004-08-24 1:45:10 PM  

#8  Forget the popcorn--it may be time to crack open a bottle of champagne (domestic, of course!).
This is just delicious!
Posted by: GreatestJeneration   2004-08-24 1:38:29 PM  

#7  Ouch! Brain cramp!

OK, who vented ether into the press pool?
Posted by: Mitch H.   2004-08-24 1:31:48 PM  

#6  KERRY: "When we dedicated swift boat one in ’92, I said to all the swift guys that I wasn’t talking about the swifties, I was talking about all the rest of the veterans."

I am almost speechless. He must have been referring to the hatless CIA head hunters he was inserting into Cambodia.
Posted by: ed   2004-08-24 1:27:20 PM  

#5  Money quote: "When we dedicated swift boat one in ’92, I said to all the swift guys that I wasn’t talking about the swifties, I was talking about all the rest of the veterans."
All the rest of the veterans?!! What an idiot!! This guy just can't shut up. And now they are copping to the 1st purple heart? Sounds like someone got the files. Folks the wheels are comin' off. Sheesh, between this and Mashed Tater convention in Najaf...looks like a good day for popcorn.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2004-08-24 1:25:55 PM  

#4  JFnK: "pleasepleasepleaseplease oh god please stop it! You're ruining evvvverything! Don't you know who I AM??"
Posted by: Frank G   2004-08-24 1:19:57 PM  

#3  Kerry and Brant slept in the same quarters, and Brant used to put Kerry back to bed at night when Kerry was sleepwalking.

Where's my teddy-bear?
Posted by: BigEd   2004-08-24 1:09:56 PM  

#2  Fox News A Kerry campaing spokesmen admits that Kerry's first purple may have been for a accidentaly self inflicted wound.
Posted by: Michael   2004-08-24 1:06:53 PM  

#1  Aaaarrruuuggh! You beat me to it!
Posted by: Mike   2004-08-24 12:55:49 PM  

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