Once again, there's a local flavor to the controversy over Senator John Kerry's anti-war record. Today, the documentary "Stolen Honor" was released, an effort by former Vietnam POW's to inform the American people that John Kerry's anti-war activities prolonged their stay and increased their torture. Appearing in the documentary is one Leo K. Thorsness. Thorsness was a POW in North Vietnam and is a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Leo Thorsness was the man Tom Daschle defeated by fourteen votes in 1978, marking the beginning of Daschle's rise to prominence. (Thorsness also ran against Senator McGovern in 1974 and was defeated.) Jon Lauck of DVT recently interviewed Thorsness for a piece published in National Review Online headlined "The Old Daschle Playbook." Excerpt:
In a recent interview, Daschle's first opponent Leo Thorsness noted that Daschle "absolutely ran as a conservative Democrat" in 1978 and embraced "conservative issues and positions." Thorsness noted, however, that Daschle is now "more liberal in what he's saying" and has "changed his views to climb the leadership."
(Emphasis added.) You can view the Thorsness clip from "Stolen Honor" by clicking HERE and scrolling down.
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