Clintonspeak At Its Finest

Pay close attention to this:

Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Thursday [Aug. 19] of relying on front groups to challenge his record of valor in Vietnam, asserting, "He wants them to do his dirty work."

Defending his record, the Democratic presidential candidate said, "Thirty years ago, official Navy reports documented my service in Vietnam and awarded me the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts."

"Thirty years ago, this was the plain truth. It still is. And I still carry the shrapnel in my leg from a wound in Vietnam." ....

As far as I know — and I try to keep informed — nobody has denied that Kerry has shrapnel in his leg. I, for one, would like to see a recent X-ray, though, for verification.

More importantly, nobody denies "official Navy reports documented" his "service in Vietnam and awarded" him various awards. That is, indeed, the "plain truth", then and now.

The Swiftees' claim is, rather, that the Navy's documents & awards were based on John Kerry's own lies going up the chain of command. (BTW, John Hurley does this continually in his encounters with John O'Neill on TV: O'Neill claims that the Navy's official documents are based on John Kerry's lies, and Hurley just keeps reading from the documents. Duh.)

How about that? Kerry can pretend to be defending himself at the very time he is actually ignoring the real issues. Worse, he can use the "plain truth" to continue to try to fool people.

As slick as spittle. And Bill Clinton, too.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Fri. 08/20/04 06:39:00 AM
Categorized as John Kerry.