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Sunday, August 22, 2004It used to make sense, this theory. After all, Kerry was in some very heated combat situations, including one in which he chased down an armed enemy - and killed him. One on one. That had to be traumatic. But then, amid all the Swiftboat Vet controversy, a different picture of Kerry began to emerge. Pictures like this, and this and this. (And don't forget this.) These are not portraits of a man traumatized by war. These are portraits of a man without a conscience. UPDATE: Evidence of a conscience: When Kerry is asked about the nightmares that haunted his sleep for years after he returned from Vietnam, he shrugs. "I don't think I've had a nightmare in a long time," he says. But then Heinz begins to mimic Kerry having a Vietnam nightmare. "Down! Down, down!" she yells, patting her hands down on her auburn hair. "I haven't gotten slapped yet," she says. "But there were times when I thought I might get throttled." Kerry quivers his right foot and steers the discussion to the counseling programs he has supported for Vietnam veterans. Asked if he has been in therapy himself, he non-answers. "It doesn't bother me anymore, I just go back to sleep." Heinz presses him. "Not therapy for the dreams, therapy for the angst," she says, and looks quizzically at him, awaiting an answer. Kerry shakes his head "No." Maybe my first theory was right after all. Which brings up the next question. If Kerry is that ashamed of any angst the trauma of war may have caused him, why would he make his service in that war the centerpiece of his campaign? Does that not show a stunning lack of judgement and of insight? (via this article from The American Thinker.) UPDATE II: John Ray thinks the second theory is more plausible. posted by Sydney on 8/22/2004 06:13:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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