re: #75 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Kerry served at NSAD Binh Thuy, (then) RVN. I served with the Navy’s riverine forces there in ‘71-‘72. When I saw the Republicans mocking his service I fully realized just how much things had changed for the worse. It occurred to me then that they’d developed the habit of painting themselves into corners, getting angry about that, and then blaming anyone or anything but themselves. They haven’t stopped. I doubt that they will in my lifetime.

As someone who worked hard on the Kerry campaign and got to know a lot about the candidate, what was truly fucked up and something worth mentioning is some of the Swift Boat vets in the ad that trashed Kerry had previously endorsed him for Senate. Now I don’t know if they were paid off or not but I do know this. The guys who served on Kerry’s actual boat thought toe world of him both then and during the presidential campaign. It really was despicable how Kerry’s purple hearts turned into a running gag. Anyone remember the JibJab video that was circulated a lot during the election? That one always rubbed me the wrong way because I felt it was mocking Kerry’s purple hearts.