Jim Rassmann states “Stolen Honor” is a campaign gimmick

[las47032]

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Jim Rassmann, saved by John Kerry after being blown off Kerry's boat during a 1969 Vietnam firefight, said Friday a Sinclair Broadcast documentary critical of Kerry's anti-war activities amounts to campaign trickery.

Rassmann, whose stop here coincided with Kerry's appearance in nearby Reno - his first in northern Nevada - said the "Stolen Honor: Wounds that Never Heal" documentary amounts to Kerry foes "using any trick they can possibly use" to help President Bush win a second term.

Critics who question Kerry's service are "making this story up as they go along," said Rassmann, pulled out of the Bay Hap River by Kerry. Kerry got the Bronze Star for saving Rassmann, a Special Forces lieutenant during the Vietnam war.

"These guys can't keep their stories together. They've got a poor lie and let it fall apart," Rassmann added.

"This campaign has reinforced my view that American politics is a bunch of garbage," said Rassmann, a retired Los Angeles sheriff's deputy.

"No one will ever be able to convince me that (Bush chief political adviser) Karl Rove is not orchestrating this from the wings," he said.

Sinclair, whose executives are Republican contributors, prepared Friday to air a news special based in part on "Stolen Honor." The company announced the program would appear on 40 stations. It has a total of 62 stations reaching a quarter of U.S. households.

Sinclair said its program, "A POW Story: Politics, Pressure and the Media" will examine the role of the media in filtering information contained in documentaries, media bias, and attempts by candidates and other organizations to influence media coverage.

The Kerry campaign announced Thursday that it would not participate in the Sinclair program even though the company decided against airing all of "Stolen Honor."

That film consists mostly of interviews with U.S. prisoners of war who survived imprisonment and torture in Hanoi and emerged enraged at Kerry for helping lead the anti-war movement after he completed his Vietnam service.

Vietnam vet saved by Kerry says Sinclair film a campaign trick
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[Carnage_59]

Bo Dietl and other PIs have checked into Rassmann's background... he was fired from the LAPD for having sex with illegal aliens. When I find the link, I'll post it.

[sergej]

So what?

[odannyboy]

Originally Posted by sergej

So what?

Thank you.

[Snowden]

Originally Posted by odannyboy

Thank you.

I agree his opinion is worthless. On the other hand, "it takes one to know one" may apply here..

[Carnage_59]

Jim Rassmann has no credibility. He's a dirtbag who lost his pension with LAPD. He's one of only TWO Swift Boat veterans that support Kerry. The other 200 or so signed a letter to Kerry on May 4, 2004 telling him not to use the photo he's been using.


Of the men on that photo, only one support Kerry, two are deceased, and all the others are against him.

Read "Unfit for Command," by John O'Neill, and Dr. Jerome Corsi.

[sergej]

Originally Posted by Carnage_59

Jim Rassmann has no credibility. He's a dirtbag who lost his pension with LAPD.

Is this a kind of spin, smearing opponents?! What about your governments credibility?