Kerry Tales, Part XXXV

HumaneUSA, the political action group arm of the various animal rights/humane groups, sent a questionnaire to some of the Presidential candidates. (It's not clear whether HumaneUSA sent one to President Bush, but never mind.) Senator Kerry responded (so did Dennis Kucinich, confusingly labeled "John Edwards"). Here's an excerpt from one of the Haughty Hairdo's answers:

Q: Do you have any pets that have made an impact on you personally?

A: I have always had pets in my life and there are a few I remember very fondly.

When I was serving on a swiftboat in Vietnam, my crewmates and I had a dog we called VC. We all took care of him, and he stayed with us and loved riding on the swiftboat deck. I think he provided all of us with a link to home and a few moments of peace and tranquility during a dangerous time. One day as our swiftboat was heading up a river, a mine exploded hard under our boat. After picking ourselves up, we discovered VC was MIA. Several minutes of frantic search followed after which we thought we'd lost him. We were relieved when another boat called asking if we were missing a dog. It turns out VC was catapulted from the deck of our boat and landed confused, but unhurt, on the deck of another boat in our patrol.

As James Taranto says: "Everyone knew Kerry was a pet lover, but this is the first we've heard of his having served in Vietnam." And blogger Steve Sturm says Kerry's lying. Even if he isn't, Senator Kerry's a preening poindexter, the kind we all hated in school.

I have no idea why anyone would vote for this man.