1. What was the difference between Joe Ponder's account of his injury and Kerry's account of the same incident, and how does O'Neill refer to Ponder's part in the reunion?

2. Who is Bill Lupetti and what did he observe on his return trip to Vietnam?

3. What is the general purpose of an Introduction, and how do O'Neill and Corsi use it to establish their intentions in Unfit for Command?

4. Why do the authors make it a point to mention that their purpose for writing the book is not political?

5. Why were the Swiftees not surprised by Kerry's actions before the Swift Boat Veterans Reunion?

6. How do the authors plan to answer the questions they pose at the end of the Introduction, and are their methods effective?

7. How much skepticism should be used when reading Unfit for Command, and how does the Introduction reduce or even eliminate it?

8. What is the main question that O'Neill and Corsi hope to answer about John Kerry, and what does the question mean?

9. What does the quote from John Edwards say and why is it so effective?

10. How many people did not sign the Swift Boat Veterans' open letter to Kerry, how important is it, and what are some of the possible reasons they did not participate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The authors cite the biased media as one of the reasons Kerry was allowed to hide his actions from the voters in 2004. They also make it clear that he is intentionally hiding his agenda from the American people in order to be elected.

1) How did the media play a role in the public perception of Kerry during the 2004 election? Why was the media sympathetic to Kerry's campaign? Were they just unaware of the information the Swift Boat Veterans provide in the book? Even after the book was released, what does it say about the media that many outlets still ignored Kerry's past actions?

2) Considering all of the information in the book, what does it say about the Democratic Party that they would nominate Kerry to be the Commander in Chief? Were they unaware of his actions?

3) The main problem the authors have with Kerry is that he was not forthcoming about his anti-war activities and deceptions during the war. Why is that a valid concern? How does Kerry's refusal to release his military documents prove O'Neill's point about their content? What would have happened if Kerry had been more upfront during the campaign about his past and possibly present views about the military? How would the voting have been affected?

Essay Topic 2

Why was the FBI investigating Kerry? What was the main reason for their interest in him and his associations? How do the authors provide compelling evidence to show Kerry's ties with communism? Describe 3 examples of how the FBI supports those ties.