”His boat took 188 enemy hits”: Another Kerry Swift Boat story surfaces

Original FReeper research citing Times-News (Burlington, NC) | 09/30/2007 | Fedora

[Fedora]

ROFLMHO! I’m having trouble answering posts now, I’m laughing too hard. . . :-)

[cricket]

And it may be difficult for Kerry to explain why no reference to these 188 hits appeared in military records predating publicity for his 1972 Congressional campaign.

It won't be difficult for Kerry to explain; because he will not. ..and will not be asked to. And those who dare to inquire; will be accused of 'swiftboating' and of being hate mongers.

When a Liberal's truth, rears it's ugly head. . .it is simply decapitated and quickly. . .

[cricket]

I knew that he was a rice-wounded Veteran (who served on BOTH sides of the war).

lol and for sure.

[ExSES]

His boat took 188 enemy hits...

Hmmmhhh, maybe this refers to the crew scoring VC grass?

[Bommer]

I wonder if the military hass any maintenance records for PCF-94. 188 bullet holes is one hell of a patchwork job!

[Brucifer]

The standards that allowed JF’ngKerry to win three purple hearts and a silver star are so low that anyone in my basic training company could have qualified for the same awards several times over.

[cricket]

I understand he has an autobiography coming out titled, Did I Mention I Was in Vietnam?

. . .old lies, recast into new ones. Originally published under the title. . .'Excuse Me. . .Do You Know WHO I am?'

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Did they overlook the fact that 187 of the hits were from Kerry closing his eyes and jerking the trigger? One thing sure, someone wanted his butt shipped out of there

[ulm1]

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[Fedora]

That, or he’ll just explain that the reporter got it wrong: the 188 hits actually occurred while he was in Cambodia on a secret CIA mission.

[Army Air Corps]

After action reports would be easy enough to obtain.

[Fedora]

And if PCF-94 took 188 hits, you’d have to wonder how many PCF-3 took, sitting in the water disabled. . .

[Bommer]

After action reports would be easy enough to obtain.

Really? Is this something that could be requested under the Freedom of Information Act?

[Army Air Corps]

Heck, if they have been declassified, you could get them from the National Archives in College Park, Maryland (this is where the “contemporary” military archives are housed) or from the US Naval History Centre. Heck, you can get the deck logs, if any were kept, for the PCF.

[cricket]

That, or he’ll just explain that the reporter got it wrong: the 188 hits actually occurred while he was in Cambodia on a secret CIA mission.

Perhaps, O'Reilly might invite him on his show to explain. . .he would feel safe. . .be treated well (O'Reilly is anti-'swift-boaters'. . .);

. . . but Kerry would have to practice his 'body languange'. . .

[cricket]

OMG. . .a prize-winner!

[BenLurkin]

“Swift-Boating” = The use of truth to deflate the unworthy reputation of a mendacious or self-aggrandizing politician.

[Bommer]

Sorry to keep buggin ya, but how would someone from Texas go about making a request for the records, or even find out if they existed?

[calcowgirl]

But whether there was enemy fire or not, it is difficult to conceive how Kerry could have pulled Rassmann out of the water while his boat was sustaining 188 enemy hits, or how his boat could have sustained 188 hits without suffering any recorded bullet damage, or how his boat could have helped tow PCF-3 after sustaining 188 hits. And it may be difficult for Kerry to explain why no reference to these 188 hits appeared in military records predating publicity for his 1972 Congressional campaign.

Ya think?

LOL. I wonder where Kerry will be spending Christmas this year. ;-)