The future senator was so “focused on his future ambitions,” Sennott reported, that not long after the fight, he bought a Super-8 movie camera, returned to the scene, and reenacted the skirmish on film. During their interview, Kerry played the tape for Sennott.
“I’ll show you where they shot from. See? That’s the hole covered up with reeds,” Kerry said as he ran the tape in slow motion.
Kerry told Sennott that his decision to reenact the fight on film was no big deal — “just something I did, no great meaning to it.” But it’s clear that the old movie is a huge deal. “Through hours of watching the films in the den of his newly renovated Beacon Hill mansion, it becomes apparent that these are memories and footage he returns to often,” Sennott wrote.
“Kerry jumps repeatedly from the couch to adjust the Sony large screen TV in his home entertainment center, making sure the picture is clear, the color correct. He fast forwards, rewinds and freeze frames the footage. His running commentary — vivid, sometimes touching, sometimes self-serving — never misses a beat.”
In John Kerry’s home-entertainment center, it’s always 1969.
No wonder this guy sees any military conflict as a “potential Vietnam” . . . The Vietnam Era is on continuous play in Kerry’s mind. An endless loop of the late 60′s over and over and over. Kerry – the guy who pretended to take a long toke during a rendition of “Puff The Magic Dragon” during his campaign in Iowa – - well, this is the 21st Century, Post-9/11 America, pal. Get with the program.
(Thanks for the link, Mom!)
is that what you call a flashback?
Great link!
A fantastic metaphor for the level of arrogance and film mirages that may or may not be real that we may be in for with this guy. But then again, what did we expect from a guy who hired his own hecklers, for crying out loud?
This guy has a very unique image of reality. After impeaching that Clinton guy for perjury, can we really afford someone who could easily restage anything and replay it for his own benefit?
Good point AG!