| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front: Politix |
| Kerry's old colleagues question Hollywood version of Swift Boat Movie |
| 2004-08-02 |
| Some of John Kerry's fellow Swift Boat veterans — the ones who were not on stage with him at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night — are questioning the account of Kerry's Vietnam service as presented in a nine-minute biographical video played at the convention. In particular, the film portrayed an incident in which Kerry, in command of a Swift Boat, rescued Army Green Beret Jim Rassman during a fight on a river in South Vietnam. The film graphically illustrated the incident, in which a group of Swift Boats, including Kerry's, came under attack on March 13, 1969. The film recounted the often-told story of how a wounded Kerry pulled Rassman out of the water while under enemy fire. The veterans raise two objections to the story. First, they question Kerry's version of events. Second, they question the convention video's portrayal of Kerry's version of events. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #8 Be that as it may, the footage looked pretty good and I don't think they went over the top with it. |
| Posted by: yank 2004-08-02 2:18:54 PM |
| #7 I always wondered what happened to that actor who played 'Lurch' on the original 'Addams Family' T.V. show...... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-08-02 12:31:44 PM |
| #6 "Sorry, Lt. Looks like the Super 8 took a round! It's toast!" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-02 11:44:31 AM |
| #5 "Bring in the stunt hamster!" |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-08-02 11:43:53 AM |
| #4 Okay, let's try again, Scene 2: In this scene the brave John Kerry will be confronted with a moral decision of his life. Does he reach down and rescue a green beret or choose instead to administer mouth-to-mouth to licorice? Do we have John Kerry's 8 mm ready? Scene 2: Take 1! |
| Posted by: Capt America 2004-08-02 11:21:23 AM |
| #3 "Licorice is DOWN!" Nice comedy call back! |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-08-02 9:57:24 AM |
| #2 Okay! Quiet on the set! Kerry Mekong Delta Ambush...Take 3. And....action! Bambambambambam! Boom! Blamblamblamblam! "Licorice is DOWN!" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-02 9:55:01 AM |
| #1 Thurlow’s recollection of events, along with those of other veterans who were there, will be part of an upcoming book by John O’Neill, a leader of Swift Boat Veterans For Truth, a group of Kerry’s former colleagues, mostly his fellow Navy officers, who oppose Kerry’s presidential candidacy. a) From the July 30 issue of the Washington Times http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040729-111509-4130r.htm... The book, Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, from Regnery Publishing, is written by John E. O'Neill. Mr. O'Neill served in Vietnam at the same time as Mr. Kerry and followed him as commander on the swift boat. Mr. O'Neill, riled by what he considered Mr. Kerry's false charge in 1971 of widespread war crimes committed by U.S. troops, has waged a public debate with the politician dating back to the "Dick Cavett Show" that year. The book quotes Mr. Kerry's fellow combatants as saying two of his Purple Hearts came from friendly fire, not the enemy. The veterans also will dispute other stories Mr. Kerry has told. "Unfit for Command" will not be released until Sept. 25, but the online Drudge Report yesterday broke news of what it called a "bombshell book." The book hit No. 2 on Amazon.com's best-seller list. Radio and TV hosts were clamoring for Mr. O'Neill to appear. Regnery, which boasts a long list of best-selling conservative books, has put a tight hold on information until the official release. Some of the book's charges have been aired by Veterans for Truth. Retired Rear Adm. Roy Hoffmann, who commanded Mr. Kerry's task force in Vietnam, is one of the book's sources. Adm. Hoffmann said yesterday he has supplied several instances of Mr. Kerry's purported lies. One example, he said, is Mr. Kerry's contention that he warned admirals of the folly of a certain river operation. Adm. Hoffmann said he and others were at the meeting, and that Mr. Kerry never made such a statement. "The real truth is he didn't say a ... word," Adm. Hoffmann said. Mr. Hoffmann is chairman of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which plans what it calls a grass-roots campaign. "We're going to tell the truth — the fact that he was a perpetual, habitual liar," Adm. Hoffmann said. "I don't care whether it was perjury or lying before the Senate of the United States, or that two of his Purple Hearts are at least very specious, if not absolutely false, because he filed false after-action reports." b) Here's the website for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which is referred to in aforementioned paragraph. The site is informative and quite heart breaking as well. http://www.swiftvets.com/ |
| Posted by: rex 2004-08-02 2:12:45 AM |