Joe Klein on John Kerry

[GrGr]

Iron John

Today's Super Tuesday primaries look set to confirm John Kerry as Democratic candidate for the White House. But who is the man behind the long face and huge hair? Joe Klein, a veteran of seven presidential campaigns, knows better than most

Tuesday March 2, 2004
The Guardian

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[Perknose]

From the article:


Admiral Elmo Zumwalt later joked that he wasn't sure if he should give Kerry the Silver Star or court-martial him for his actions on February 28 1969. Kerry had ignored standard operating procedure as his squadron ferried troops up the river that day. "He had talked to me about trying something different," Mike Medeiros, a crew member from San Leandro, California, said. "He said he was tired of just going up the river and getting shot at. He asked me what I thought about turning to attack the enemy positions if we took fire and no one was hurt. I said it might not be a bad idea."
If he turned his boats toward the shore, Kerry believed, he would transform a long, horizontal target into a narrower, vertical one. "It would concentrate both of our machine guns directly on the point of fire and surprise the hell out of them," and it would keep the 20 soldiers each boat was carrying astern out of the line of fire, Kerry recalled. "When the firing began, I gave the order to turn and - phoom! - we just went in and beached and took them by complete surprise, and we routed them and we didn't take a wound."
As Kerry's boat crashed ashore, a lone Vietcong stood up holding a B-40 rocket-propelled grenade launcher. "When he first stood up, he froze, because he didn't expect to see us staring him in the face, literally 10 yards away." The man was wounded by one of Kerry's crewmates and began to run; Kerry leaped off the boat and chased him. "I didn't want to let him get away. I didn't want him to run away and turn around with an active B-40 and take us out. There but for the grace of God The guy could have pulled the trigger and I wouldn't be here today."

John Kerry fought for his country.

 

[sMiLeYz]

I think Joe Klein pretty much sums up what John Kerry about, his stances on issues and what he is really about, a whole less hoopola... and alot more substance.

 

[Gravity]

Originally posted by: Perknose
From the article:


Admiral Elmo Zumwalt later joked that he wasn't sure if he should give Kerry the Silver Star or court-martial him for his actions on February 28 1969. Kerry had ignored standard operating procedure as his squadron ferried troops up the river that day. "He had talked to me about trying something different," Mike Medeiros, a crew member from San Leandro, California, said. "He said he was tired of just going up the river and getting shot at. He asked me what I thought about turning to attack the enemy positions if we took fire and no one was hurt. I said it might not be a bad idea."
If he turned his boats toward the shore, Kerry believed, he would transform a long, horizontal target into a narrower, vertical one. "It would concentrate both of our machine guns directly on the point of fire and surprise the hell out of them," and it would keep the 20 soldiers each boat was carrying astern out of the line of fire, Kerry recalled. "When the firing began, I gave the order to turn and - phoom! - we just went in and beached and took them by complete surprise, and we routed them and we didn't take a wound."
As Kerry's boat crashed ashore, a lone Vietcong stood up holding a B-40 rocket-propelled grenade launcher. "When he first stood up, he froze, because he didn't expect to see us staring him in the face, literally 10 yards away." The man was wounded by one of Kerry's crewmates and began to run; Kerry leaped off the boat and chased him. "I didn't want to let him get away. I didn't want him to run away and turn around with an active B-40 and take us out. There but for the grace of God The guy could have pulled the trigger and I wouldn't be here today."

John Kerry fought for his country.

I'm impressed!

 

[Gravity]

sorry, dp.

 

[Wag]

WORST...PORNO...EVER!!!

 

[oLLie]

Hurrah for intellectual fluidity!