Drudge: Kerry phones swiftvet foes

[Maddy McCall]

I know, it's Drudge, so it could or could not be true.

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUE AUG 24, 2004 11:09:31 ET XXXXX

KERRY PHONES SWIFT BOAT FOES

**World Exclusive**

Dem presidential hopeful John Kerry personally phoned anti-Kerry swift boat vets, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

Kerry reached out to Robert "Friar Tuck" Brant Cdr., USN (RET) Sunday night, just hours after former Sen. Bob Dole publicly challenged Kerry to apologize to veterans.

Brant was skipper of the #96 and # 36 boat and spent time with Kerry in An Thoi. Kerry and Brant slept in the same quarters, and Brant used to put Kerry back to bed at night when Kerry was sleepwalking.

Brant received a call from Kerry at his home in Virginia while he was watching the Olympics on TV.

The call lasted 10 minutes, sources tell DRUDGE.

KERRY: "Why are all these swift boat guys opposed to me?"

BRANT: "You should know what you said when you came back, the impact it had on the young sailors and how it was disrespectful of our guys that were killed over there."



KERRY: "When we dedicated swift boat one in '92, I said to all the swift guys that I wasn't talking about the swifties, I was talking about all the rest of the veterans."

Kerry then asked if he could meet Brant <"You were one of the best"> -- man to man -- face to face.

Brant declined the invite, explaining that Kerry was obviously not prepared to correct the record on exactly what happened during Vietnam and what happened when Kerry came back.

Developing...

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Filed By Matt Drudge
http://www.drudgereport.com/dnc98.htm

[Maddy McCall]

1. Why this so-called exclusive doesn't pass my smell test.

This line sounds like bullshit:

KERRY: "When we dedicated swift boat one in '92, I said to all the swift guys that I wasn't talking about the swifties, I was talking about all the rest of the veterans."

[SoFlaJet]

3. agreed JC

who would say THAT?

[JuniorPlankton]

8. Oh, no, it passes

Can't you smell the fetid stink of Drudge???
Just ignore the asshole.

[Trajan]

11. Im starting to think that ignoring them is the problem ...

perhaps we should be CONFRONTING them ?

[stanwyck]

14. Let's not Drudge anymore

OK? Really. The guy is slime. Could we agree to not promote him? Or Coulter? Why give them what they want?

[Inland]

22. You don't call liars; it just gives them a chance to lie about the call

"And then Kerry admitted to eating kittens....."

[still_one]

2. i don't know if it is true or not but

Kerry will talk with opposite views, the asshole in the white house only want yes men, and no opposing views

[el_gato]

4. I don't think Drudge is LBN material, just MHO

[Maddy McCall]

6. Skinner's opinion is that it is.

And that is the one I listen to. :-)

[papau]

5. not true - eom

eom

[librechik]

7. drinkin the koolaid

them zombies is hard to kill -- you usually have to slice the head off. Until then, even though they have less brain than a ladybug, they seem to keep on coming and coming.

Break out the machetes, John.

[John Q. Citizen]

10. Ha ha ha ha these swifties are desperate for vindication

That's what the whole deal is about anyway. Kerry spilled the truth about Viet Nam and it pissed them off cause they knew it was true.

[Trajan]

9. THIS line is an obvious lie ...

KERRY: "When we dedicated swift boat one in '92, I said to all the swift guys that I wasn't talking about the swifties, I was talking about all the rest of the veterans."

Cmon: ... Kerry didnt EVER imply that ALL veterans, other than swifties, were criminals ..... I am SURE AS HELL he didnt say it now either ....

Drudge is participating in the LYING LIARS fest as well ...

IS there EVER a moment when we can expect at least SOME truth to come from these assholes ???

[trogdor]

12. I think all Drudge Droppings should be given its own forum.

This shit doesn't belong in LBN. No way.

[Jackpine Radical]

16. They already have their own forum.

It's called the Sludge report or something.

[IndianaGreen]

13. Kerry sleepwalks?????

Kerry and Brant slept in the same quarters, and Brant used to put Kerry back to bed at night when Kerry was sleepwalking.

Do we want a sleepwalker in the White House????? Oh, wait, we already have Bush.

[radwriter0555]

15. all of drudge's "DEVELOPING" stories turn out to be fluff n nonsense...

now... why do you suppose that is?

[EST]

17. May I make one trenchant suggestion, please?

Would it be at all possible, in the future, to make a separate heading for posting all things drudge? Then we could all ignore it together. I'm still very new at this, but I cannot fathom one good reason to bring this infantile slime inventor into anything like a serious discussion.

[Devil Dog Dem]

18. I ain't buying it.

Sounds too contrived, at least the quotes. He may have called, but I doubt he said "I wasn't talking about the swifties, I was talking about all the rest of the veterans"

[wurzel]

19. E-Mailed Drudge about Bush medals.

I asked if they had any news on the medal Bush wore he didn't earn; and the ones he wasn't wearing that he did earn if he did what he said he did. I am sure Drudge is investigating that.

[Beetwasher]

20. I Just Might Believe This (REALLY!)

Though not because Drudge is credible, he's far from it...BUT, this might be something Kerry would do if he was on the verge of EVISCERATING them. He would give his fellow vets ONE LAST CHANCE to do the right thing. If he did do this, that is why...

[demgrrrll]

21. I thought the same thing and I was hoping that Edwards olive branch or

request for the Resident to do the right thing was a similar play.
Maybe wishful thinking I do hope that they have the one two punch in the wings.