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<blockquote data-quote="MULDOON" data-source="post: 38773" data-attributes="member: 445"><p>Subject: John Kerry nominated for an Oscar - JPS forwards</p><p>></p><p>></p><p>> More scary stuff........JPS</p><p>></p><p>> Kerry: Running for president -- or an Oscar?</p><p>> Diana West (archive)</p><p>></p><p>> August 2, 2004 | Print | Send</p><p>></p><p>> Here's an un-Conventional line of thought: I've sometimes wondered, idly,</p><p>> how it could be that John Kerry had so many pictures of himself from his</p><p>> Navy days in Vietnam. Just four months "in country," as Vietnam vets say,</p><p>> during which time he earned three Purple Hearts, one Silver Star and one</p><p>> Bronze Star, and he comes home with what are reportedly hours -- hours! --</p><p>> of 8 millimeter film. Some snips appear in Kerry campaign ads; more show</p><p>up</p><p>> in the Great Kerry Convention Biopic produced by Spielberg protégé James</p><p>> Moll. How did Kerry do it?</p><p>> Now we know. That is, according to the Drudge Report, an upcoming Regnery</p><p>> book, John O'Neill's "Unfit for Command" will explain all. "Kerry would</p><p>> revisit ambush locations for reenacting combat scenes where he would</p><p>portray</p><p>> the hero, catching it all on film," writes O'Neill, whose still</p><p>unpublished</p><p>> book rocketed to No. 2 on Amazon's sales list after the Drudge story</p><p>> appeared. "Kerry would take movies of himself walking around in combat</p><p>gear,</p><p>> sometimes dressed as an infantryman walking resolutely through the</p><p>terrain.</p><p>> He even filmed mock interviews of himself narrating his exploits." Sounds</p><p>as</p><p>> if after the heat of battle cooled, Kerry and crew would motor out on</p><p>> location to shoot -- with film, this time -- a retake of the latest</p><p>patrol,</p><p>> starring himself. You can almost hear the post-battle cry across the delta</p><p>> now: "Action!"</p><p>> Not so, says the Kerry campaign. Or, rather, not exactly so. Fox News</p><p>> Channel reported the "Kerry campaign acknowledged that after a number of</p><p>> skirmishes and battles, Kerry and his unit did return to the various</p><p>> locations to film one another," but officials "adamantly denied" they</p><p>> returned to "reenact" any incidents. Still, "reenact" is the word the</p><p>Boston</p><p>> Globe used to describe the Kerry home war movies back in 1996, and the</p><p>same</p><p>> verb crops up again in another new Regnery book, Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz"</p><p>> Patterson's "Reckless Disregard." "On February 28, 1969," the author</p><p>writes,</p><p>> "Kerry came under fire from an enemy location on the shore. The crew's</p><p>> gunner returned fire, hitting and wounding the lone gunman. Kerry directed</p><p>> the boat to charge the enemy position. Beaching his boat, Kerry jumped</p><p>off,</p><p>> chased the wounded insurgent behind a thatched hutch, and killed him."</p><p>> This isn't exactly Sergeant York, but, as Lt. Col. Patterson tells it,</p><p>Kerry</p><p>> apparently rated his exploits (which earned him a Silver Star and a Purple</p><p>> Heart) too good simply to write home about: "Kerry and his crew returned</p><p>> within days, armed with a Super 8 camera he had purchased at the post</p><p>> exchange at Cam Ranh Bay, and reenacted the skirmish on film."</p><p>> Before writing another word, I guess I better pay homage to Kerry's</p><p>military</p><p>> service. But, frankly, I draw the line at paying homage to the reenactment</p><p>> of his military service. In fact, I find this behavior so extremely weird</p><p>I</p><p>> quail at the thought of the man even possibly becoming president. Of</p><p>course,</p><p>> such bizarre revelations -- a big picture window onto his nature -- could</p><p>> well be a drag on his White House run. Why? There is something so preening</p><p>> in his calculation, so self-conscious in his self-dramatization, that</p><p>there</p><p>> is ample reason to question Kerry's perspective on reality -- or, rather,</p><p>> his own sense of place in it.</p><p>> Then again, maybe Kerry's war record of fighting by day, filming by</p><p>> day-after shows a perfectly commendable, eyes-on-the-prize focus on the</p><p>> future, or at least his future. As the Boston Globe put it, we have to</p><p>> reckon with this "young man so unconscious of risk in the heat of battle,</p><p>> yet so focused on his future that he would reenact the moment for film. It</p><p>> is as if he had cast himself in the sequel to the experience of his hero,</p><p>> John F. Kennedy, on the PT-109." Crucial to remember, of course, is that</p><p>the</p><p>> 1963 movie "PT-109" starred not JFK as JFK, but Cliff Robertson as JFK.</p><p>> Author O'Neill, who took command of John Kerry's swift boat after Kerry</p><p>left</p><p>> Vietnam, and who actively opposes his presidential candidacy, includes</p><p>this</p><p>> reminiscence in his book, which may explain Kerry the auteur: "A joke</p><p>> circulated among Swiftees was that Kerry left Vietnam early not because he</p><p>> received three Purple Hearts, but because he had recorded enough film of</p><p>> himself to take home for his planned political campaigns." Funny enough to</p><p>> the guys, then. But here we are, 35 years later, and John Kerry, the</p><p>movie,</p><p>> is part of a presidential campaign, and with Steven Spielberg's cinematic</p><p>> blessing. Will this long-in-the-making epic be a 21st-century success?</p><p>> Here's how: George W. Bush wins a second term, and John Kerry wins an</p><p>Oscar.</p><p>> C2004 Newspaper Enterprise Assn.</p><p>> Contact Diana West | Read West's biography</p><p>> Unfit for Command:</p><p>> Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry</p><p>> "John Kerry is a liar and a fraud, unfit to be the Commander-in-Chief of</p><p>the</p><p>> United States Armed Forces." That's not just the opinion of American</p><p>> conservatives: As this astonishing new book shows, most of the men who</p><p>> served with Kerry in Vietnam feel this way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MULDOON, post: 38773, member: 445"] Subject: John Kerry nominated for an Oscar - JPS forwards > > > More scary stuff........JPS > > Kerry: Running for president -- or an Oscar? > Diana West (archive) > > August 2, 2004 | Print | Send > > Here's an un-Conventional line of thought: I've sometimes wondered, idly, > how it could be that John Kerry had so many pictures of himself from his > Navy days in Vietnam. Just four months "in country," as Vietnam vets say, > during which time he earned three Purple Hearts, one Silver Star and one > Bronze Star, and he comes home with what are reportedly hours -- hours! -- > of 8 millimeter film. Some snips appear in Kerry campaign ads; more show up > in the Great Kerry Convention Biopic produced by Spielberg protégé James > Moll. How did Kerry do it? > Now we know. That is, according to the Drudge Report, an upcoming Regnery > book, John O'Neill's "Unfit for Command" will explain all. "Kerry would > revisit ambush locations for reenacting combat scenes where he would portray > the hero, catching it all on film," writes O'Neill, whose still unpublished > book rocketed to No. 2 on Amazon's sales list after the Drudge story > appeared. "Kerry would take movies of himself walking around in combat gear, > sometimes dressed as an infantryman walking resolutely through the terrain. > He even filmed mock interviews of himself narrating his exploits." Sounds as > if after the heat of battle cooled, Kerry and crew would motor out on > location to shoot -- with film, this time -- a retake of the latest patrol, > starring himself. You can almost hear the post-battle cry across the delta > now: "Action!" > Not so, says the Kerry campaign. Or, rather, not exactly so. Fox News > Channel reported the "Kerry campaign acknowledged that after a number of > skirmishes and battles, Kerry and his unit did return to the various > locations to film one another," but officials "adamantly denied" they > returned to "reenact" any incidents. Still, "reenact" is the word the Boston > Globe used to describe the Kerry home war movies back in 1996, and the same > verb crops up again in another new Regnery book, Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" > Patterson's "Reckless Disregard." "On February 28, 1969," the author writes, > "Kerry came under fire from an enemy location on the shore. The crew's > gunner returned fire, hitting and wounding the lone gunman. Kerry directed > the boat to charge the enemy position. Beaching his boat, Kerry jumped off, > chased the wounded insurgent behind a thatched hutch, and killed him." > This isn't exactly Sergeant York, but, as Lt. Col. Patterson tells it, Kerry > apparently rated his exploits (which earned him a Silver Star and a Purple > Heart) too good simply to write home about: "Kerry and his crew returned > within days, armed with a Super 8 camera he had purchased at the post > exchange at Cam Ranh Bay, and reenacted the skirmish on film." > Before writing another word, I guess I better pay homage to Kerry's military > service. But, frankly, I draw the line at paying homage to the reenactment > of his military service. In fact, I find this behavior so extremely weird I > quail at the thought of the man even possibly becoming president. Of course, > such bizarre revelations -- a big picture window onto his nature -- could > well be a drag on his White House run. Why? There is something so preening > in his calculation, so self-conscious in his self-dramatization, that there > is ample reason to question Kerry's perspective on reality -- or, rather, > his own sense of place in it. > Then again, maybe Kerry's war record of fighting by day, filming by > day-after shows a perfectly commendable, eyes-on-the-prize focus on the > future, or at least his future. As the Boston Globe put it, we have to > reckon with this "young man so unconscious of risk in the heat of battle, > yet so focused on his future that he would reenact the moment for film. It > is as if he had cast himself in the sequel to the experience of his hero, > John F. Kennedy, on the PT-109." Crucial to remember, of course, is that the > 1963 movie "PT-109" starred not JFK as JFK, but Cliff Robertson as JFK. > Author O'Neill, who took command of John Kerry's swift boat after Kerry left > Vietnam, and who actively opposes his presidential candidacy, includes this > reminiscence in his book, which may explain Kerry the auteur: "A joke > circulated among Swiftees was that Kerry left Vietnam early not because he > received three Purple Hearts, but because he had recorded enough film of > himself to take home for his planned political campaigns." Funny enough to > the guys, then. But here we are, 35 years later, and John Kerry, the movie, > is part of a presidential campaign, and with Steven Spielberg's cinematic > blessing. Will this long-in-the-making epic be a 21st-century success? > Here's how: George W. Bush wins a second term, and John Kerry wins an Oscar. > C2004 Newspaper Enterprise Assn. > Contact Diana West | Read West's biography > Unfit for Command: > Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry > "John Kerry is a liar and a fraud, unfit to be the Commander-in-Chief of the > United States Armed Forces." That's not just the opinion of American > conservatives: As this astonishing new book shows, most of the men who > served with Kerry in Vietnam feel this way. [/QUOTE]
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