Posted by Jed Lewison on Tue Aug 19, 2008 at 10:21 AM Pacific

Zeroing in on 1969

  • McCain offers up another witness that claims he told the story, Bud Day, who swiftboated Kerry in 2004. Goldfarb asserts that Day places the story on Christmas, but doesn't actually quote Day on this.
  • Day says that McCain told him the story shortly after McCain rejoined Day in prison, which strongly suggests that according to McCain's story the incident must have taken place (if it took place) in 1969. Why? Because McCain and Day were reunited on Christmas Day in 1970. (See this post for why it must have been 1969 or 1970.)
  • Andrew Sullivan notes that Day's account confirms that according to the McCain campaign, the imagery they used in their ad (stick vs. sandal) is false. He asks why did McCain approve an ad that does not match what he says happened?
  • dpolitico finds an account of a McCain Christmas in Vietnam as told by Bud Day in 1999. Day speaks of the 1971 Christmas, therefore making no mention of what McCain has said was the most transcendent experience of his time in captivity.
Zeroing in on 1969
  • McCain offers up another witness that claims he told the story, Bud Day, who swiftboated Kerry in 2004. Goldfarb asserts that Day places the story on Christmas, but doesn't actually quote Day on this.
  • Day says that McCain told him the story shortly after McCain rejoined Day in prison, which strongly suggests that according to McCain's story the incident must have taken place (if it took place) in 1969. Why? Because McCain and Day were reunited on Christmas Day in 1970. (See this post for why it must have been 1969 or 1970.)
  • Andrew Sullivan notes that Day's account confirms that according to the McCain campaign, the imagery they used in their ad (stick vs. sandal) is false. He asks why did McCain approve an ad that does not match what he says happened?
  • dpolitico finds an account of a McCain Christmas in Vietnam as told by Bud Day in 1999. Day speaks of the 1971 Christmas, therefore making no mention of what McCain has said was the most transcendent experience of his time in captivity.

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