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neverforget · Vice Admiral Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 875

Uh, oh.

>>Sen. John Kerry's campaign biographer Douglas Brinkley said Sunday that if an ongoing Navy investigation into Kerry's military decorations turns up evidence of "purposeful" deception, it could spell doom for the top Democrat's White House bid.

Praising reporter Thomas Lipscomb, who broke news of the Navy investigation on Friday, Brinkley told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg, "Journalists are going to have to see whether there's a discrepancy on [the citations posted to Kerry's] web site - whether there's something wrong that's said there or not."<<

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/9/5/132437.shtml

jataylor11 · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:34 pm Post subject:

Sounds like Brinkley is trying to salvage his own career as a serious historian. Oops, too late. Just another shill and hack.

RMalloy · PO3 Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 280

Wow -
Brinkley has been a commentator at MSNBC along with Matthews, I wonder if he will get the boot for his honest opinion?

ASPB · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:38 pm Post subject:

Ever hear of rats deserting a sinking Swift boat? Laughing

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neverforget · Vice Admiral Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 875

And, it's Army vs. Army on this post. And, the Army won one.

I will be surprised if this makes the media, because it was said on a radio show. But we can always hope.

larrygj · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:49 pm Post subject:

Here are some wild thoughts that are fun to contemplate:

1. Brinkely has more access to unpublished Kerry info than anybody. He knows what will be found by the Navy will be fatally damaging, and he's trying to salvage his own reputation by heading for the life boats first.

2. Kerry's top-heavy entourage of advisors are now taking the knives out against each other, and those not coming out on top of the power struggle are sticking it to those who are, putting people like Brinkley on the talk shows.

OK, Madame Clinton would say this is just more of the right-wing conspiracy thinking, and she'd be right, because my dog and I are behind this...and I have "ties" to people who have ties, though seldom wear them.

Larry

Chuck Z Ombie AC2000 · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject:

.......newsmax
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Wolfgang · Ensign Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 61

Keep in mind he said if.

With that qualifer, one could truthfully make the same claim about nearly any political leader.

And Kerry himself could make that claim--and just add that "of course, that won't happen."

Brinkley's just (and understandably!) in a CYA mode. Let the Navy do its job, and let's not jump the gun.

ASPB · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:58 pm Post subject:

neverforget · Vice Admiral Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 875

NewsMax is not the original source, it is ABC radio's Steve Malzburg. The only problem with NewsMax is that they publish articles without attributing them to their original sources; this time they did.

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Nomorelies · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:09 pm Post subject:

It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.

Mark Twain
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Chuck Z Ombie AC2000 · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:15 pm Post subject:

Sorry i still dont see where brinkley said if the navy finds there is a discrepency in the awards that he could be doomed.

This is what you pasted.

Billman · Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:22 pm Post subject:

Chuck, it's the source that makes it news. It's Kerry's biographer saying this, not some random right-wing speculator the media can easily ignore. This will be much harder to ignore.
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dswogger · Seaman Recruit Joined: 30 Aug 2004 Posts: 2