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Jack Mclaughlin · PO3 Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 280

When we talk about John McCain we all salute him for his heroic service while a prisoner in Vietnam. When he was carried off that plane on a stretcher in 1972 he made all of America proud. Some of his words I still remember and I para-phrase, " When I heard those B-52`s in the skys over Hanoi I knew it was only a matter of time and we would all be home."

The dirty trick pulled on him in the South Caolina primary was a reprehensible act and I hope the perpetrators had enough guts to come forward and apologize. But those two words John muttered in haste accusing Swift Vets of being " dishonest and dishonorable " is hurtful and untrue and he now needs to show courage and come forward and apologize. It will disappoint his liberal media friends for sure, but when those two words are repeated over and over by John Kerry`s defenders it is doing great damage to our noble cause.

Beatrice1000 · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:39 pm Post subject:

4moreyears · Former Member Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 591

I think O'Neill should do a drum beat:

"Senator...why won't you release the complete records, what are you hiding"?

Make the records the issue.
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integritycounts · Rear Admiral Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 667

beatrice, by saying its old news I mean, the story is not changing, and McCain is not repeating it.

Remember voters are not so stupid as the Media thinks, Kerry was called a liar, some have defended him, but Kerry has not defended himself.

Since then Kerry has been exposed in for his Cambodia lies.

Real people are noting the lack of response, they are not chewing on McCain's words anymore. The more Kerry uses the same OLD message the more desperate it looks.

Kerry campaign has played this story to blow over, that was there strategy. They are not prepared to continue to respond, and it shows.

McCain made a comment which he is entitled to...I was pissed off when I heard it too...but he has earned his right to speak. His record is incredible in Vietnam.

Just because his words may still be used as talking points....does not create a resonance with voters. Voters can see through this. The Kerry faithful may eat it up, but they are not the measure.

Beatrice1000 · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 9:17 pm Post subject:

War Dog · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:43 pm Post subject:

There is a new one out there. Mr. Hurley last night on "After Hours with Cal Thomas" on FoxNews said that John F. Kerry was way up on the Mekong River with two PBR's, and on their patrol, they were fired upon, and gave chase. They went around the bend chasing the boats that were shooting at them, and then and only then did they realize that they were in Cambodia, and further on, they were fired upon from forces on the shore.

That's the jest of it, and when Cal Thomas posts the script from his show later in the week, we'll see exactly what Mr. Hurley said. But I haven't heard this one before! Wasn't there huge concrete blocks on each side of the Mekong River at the border, with cables stretched across the river to keep boats from going into Cambodia? Wouldn't that make this story and the others false?

War Woof!
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cjg · PO3 Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 254

I think that story is about the third one I have heard about Kerry and his
being in Cambodia. This one is just as feeble as the rest of them! Wink

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kmmpatriot · Lt.Jg. Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 146

....the only problem with that, Mr. Hurley...is um, wasn't point of the whole "I spent Christmas in Cambodia" story that Kerry spewed for 30+ years that HE WAS SENT THERE secretly by the US government....now, conveniently, he was there because he wandered there by mistake? PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

And he's still got that whole Khmer Rouge timeline problem to deal with, too. Wink

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Scott · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 12:57 am Post subject:

One more problem...

Unless I'm mistaken, a Swift Boat and a PBR are two completely different things!
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BenJaxBchFL · Seaman Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 198

Scott I think the PBR is about 30 ft and the Swiftboat is 50ft.
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Scott · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 1:25 am Post subject:

Exactly;

Kerry served on Swift Boats. PBRs were regularly used to insert and extract Seal teams (according to the Seals' accounts that I've read).

When did Kerry serve on a PBR? Or are we to believe that he was accompanying the PBRs with a Swift Boat (which is larger, easier to see and easier to hear)?
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