Zev Chafets in the New York Daily News:
Unlike the debate over Kerry's medals, this is a matter that can be checked and verified. If it turns out Kerry was there, the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth are liars and their charges are, in the words of Kerry's friend John McCain, "dishonest and dishonorable." But if he wasn't there, the Kerry campaign is saddled with a problem it can't solve by calling Republicans names, threatening TV stations or even bringing up President Bush's less than stellar war record.
Kerry has staked his candidacy on Vietnam. His running mate has publicly invited the country to judge Kerry by listening to his comrades in arms. A lot of them, to Edwards' obvious chagrin, are saying that John Kerry is unfit for command.
If it turns out he made up the story of Christmas in Cambodia, they could very well be right.
Time for some checking and verifying. Kerry can release his records and clear this all up.
As far as I can tell, the only thing that's seared--seared--in his memory is the movie "Apocalypse Now".
So was Kerry Chef or Lance the surfer? Does that mean I have to hear Bush talking about a dream of a snail crawling along a razor blade? And the slaughtered Ox a symbol for Michael Moore?
Damn, I wish I could draw.
Posted by: James at August 11, 2004 05:57 PMI think Kerry thinks he's Chief, only without getting speared.
Good MM angle!