Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry from regnery publishing. Unfit for command shows only skip barker in support of kerry. Oneill is the author of part i, john kerry in vietnam. Either courageous and necessary, or untruthful and malicious, depending on ones political point of view. I went through various opinions about kerry as the evidence unwound. The 185 pages of unfit for command detail john kerrys service in vietnam as the commander of a patrol craft swift pcf, or swift boat, as well as his postvietnam activities as a leader of the antiwar movement. Corsi attempted to defend unfit for command after kerry. This book clearly outlines a struggle for truth that has been ongoing since the early 1970s.
Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry the thesis of the book is that john f. In the presidential election campaign of 2004, unfit for command became the centerpiece for the swift boat campaign that dominated media discussion of the election for months. Presidential candidate john kerry by john oneill and jerome corsi published by regnery publishing. Summary of unfit for command capitol reader this ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by john e. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Neill and coauthor jerome corsi bring together the words of more than two hundred navy veterans who served with kerry and who feel it their duty to tell why john kerry is unworthy of the presidency. Unfit for command audiobook by john oneill, jerome r. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry, is no. In the absence of any denials or lawsuits from senator kerry, i believe unfit is too kind. In their new book, unfit for command, john oneill and coauthor jerome corsi bring together the words of more than 200 navy veterans who served with kerry and who feel it their duty to tell why john kerry is unworthy of the presidency. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry a pack of lies on september 15, one of the book s coauthors, jerome r. In television advertisements and a book called unfit for command, coauthored by john oneill and jerome corsi, the swift boat veterans for truth sbvt, a 527 group later known as the swift vets and pows for truth, questioned details of. This study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of unfit for command.
Jun 26, 2005 in their book, unfit for command, john oneill and coauthor jerome corsi bring together the words of more than two hundred navy veterans who served with kerry and who feel it their duty to tell why john kerry is unworthy of the presidency. Due to the timing of its publication, unfit for command could be dismissed as the sort of controversial, loaded book typical in a presidential election year. In borders union web forum, employees openly talk about hiding books in store rooms and returning books to the publisher even though they are not damaged. Thats not just the opinion of american conservatives. I bought this book to get a better understanding of john kerry. In this stunning new book, john oneill and his coauthor dr. About a man that wants to be president, august 24, 2004by walter h. The book s perspective is through the eyes of the men with whom he served. I consider myself to be an independent and upon finishing this book i believe stronger than ever that the united states is in dire need of a. Unfit for command, unfit for borders a controversial book critical of john kerrys vietnam service and protest during the war is creating a bit of controversy itself at borders book store. I also wanted to see how close my perception of him was to that of the authors.
If john kerry loses the presidential election, unfit for command, by john e. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book tanked john kerrys 2004 presidential run by exposing his fraudulent purple heart medal for minor injuries in vietnam and his antiwar involvement leading the. John kerry in vietnam have challenged his accounts of combat heroism in a new book, unfit for command. Various sources, including unfit for command, a book refuting many of kerrys stories, contended that the candidate was never in cambodia at christmas and the president to. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry is divided into two parts, each with five chapters. Buttressed by interviews with navy veterans who patrolled vietnams waters. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. In their book, unfit for command, john oneill and coauthor jerome corsi bring together the words of more than two hundred navy veterans who served with kerry and who feel it their duty to tell why john kerry is unworthy of the presidency. More than 200 veterans who served on the swift boats back up the charges.
Kerry in viet nam and the second concerned with john f. The battle that lies at the heart of this book is the decadesold feud between antiwar veterans and their mycountryrightorwrong counterparts. Jerome corsi an expert on the antivietnam war movement have interviewed dozens of veterans who served with kerry and have meticulously documented a shameful record of betrayal and deception on the part of john kerry. In this stunning new book, john o neill and his coauthor dr. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry first printing by oneill, john e.
Hoffmann foundation was initially funded from john oneills share of the royalties from his 2004 best selling book, unfit for command swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry. We list all the people that have joined us right there. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry a book questioning the details of senator kerrys service in vietnam failed to materialize on bookstore. Sean, the book unfit for command, is a very detailed, very factual book. I stayed up late last night and read from cover to cover the book unfit for command swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry. A book party was held for john oneill, coauthor of unfit for command. The book a sort of companion piece to the political attack ads placed by oneills group, swift boat veterans for truth is a furious assault on kerrys character. Since the book s publication, the authors have acknowledged that rich baker and rich mccann also support him. John oneill was the naval officer who took over john kerrys swift boat in the muddy waters of vietnam. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Just as unfit for command contains false attacks on sen.
It was written by john oneill and jerome corsi on behalf of swift boat veterans for truth the book appears to be a sort of rohrschach test. A lot has been made of the photograph of a group of coastal division 11 officers outside saigon on january 22, 1969. However, he returned to the fore in 2004 as a cofounder of a new organization, swift boat veterans for truth, later known as swift vets and pows for truth, and he is listed as the coauthor, with conservative jerome corsi, of the book unfit for command. As this astonishing new book shows, most of the men who served with kerry in vietnam think this way. The book is comprised two sections, the first concerned with john f. I am a combat viet nam veteran and cannot believe someone with a military record described in this book would have the guts or the bs to even try to run for any type of government job much less the president of the united states. Aug 15, 2004 due to the timing of its publication, unfit for command could be dismissed as the sort of controversial, loaded book typical in a presidential election year. In 1971, john oneill, the officer who took over john kerrys swift boat in vietnam, returned home from vietnam only to realize that the man he served with. The book was released at the time that ads by swift vets and pows for truth were being aired on u. Oct 10, 2004 if john kerry loses the presidential election, unfit for command, by john e. What sort of combination of hypocrite and paradox is john kerry. The book a sort of companion piece to the political. In its preface, jerome corsi compares his new book, the obama nation, to his 2004 book unfit for command. This book allowed me to change careers, devoting fulltime to writing about politics for a national audience.
Unfit for command and millions of other books are available for instant access. The books perspective is through the eyes of the men with whom he served. Susan bossie is a spouse with one video in the cspan video library. John oneill and jerome corsis book unfit for command. Unofficial site supportive of swift boat veterans for truth and their book. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry is a 2004 book about then u. I called a guy i knew who was a naval officer stationed off the cost of vietnam on a ship that worked with kerrys first ship to tell him about the naval officer statements in the book. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry john e. Unfit for command written by charles fochs from lyndon station, wi on december 6th, 2006. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry by john e. With the president in an agitated state, preoccupied with his legal troubles, this is no time for war. Kerry is unfit to be commander and chief of the united states. Aug 10, 2004 i stayed up late last night and read from cover to cover the book unfit for command swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry. An impartial reader if there is still such a beast in.
Filled with interviews of men who served in vietnam at the same time as john kerry. Kerry and his involvement with the vietnam veterans against the war. According to the whois database, it was registered on august 6th 2004 by william e. According to the whois database, it was registered on. Swift boat veterans speak out against john kerry oneill, john e. Oneill, a lawyer and swift boat veteran, and corsi, an expert on vietnam antiwar movements, show how kerry misrepresented his wartime exploits and is therefore incompetent to serve as commander in chief. Corsi appears to have written part ii, antiwar protester. What he learned convinced himand convinced the majority of veterans who served directly with kerrythat john kerry was and is unfit for command at the lowliest rank in the navy, let alone as commander in chief of the united states.