Lots of Promises…little Substance

July 30th, 2004 by drg

Sen. Kerry’s long awaited speech was typical in its liberal style – lots of promises, but little substance.

Let’s go through a number of them, shall we. First, “wages are falling, health care costs are rising, and our great middle class is shrinking. People are working weekends; they’re working two jobs, three jobs….We’re told that outsourcing jobs is good for America. We’re told that new jobs that pay $9,000 less than the jobs that have been lost is the best we can do. They say this is the best economy we’ve ever had. And they say that anyone who thinks otherwise is a pessimist.”

No, Mr. Kerry, we call those people left wing opportunists. The fact is that the U.S. economy is in very good shape. More people, again, more people are working today in America than ever before. Wages have increased under the Bush administration, not the opposite. America also has a positive number of imported jobs – in other words we import more work than we export. If we were to cease job exportation than foreign companies would, due to reciprocity, stop employing Americans in the U.S. What would you say then to the worker at the Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio?

To taxes – “And let me tell you what we won’t do: we won’t raise taxes on the middle class. You’ve heard a lot of false charges about this in recent months. So let me say straight out what I will do as President: I will cut middle class taxes. I will reduce the tax burden on small business.”

Do you really believe that? Throughout his “moderate” tenure in Washington Kerry has voted 350 times for higher taxes and against tax relief at least 29 times.

On Iraq – “Now I know there are those who criticize me for seeing complexities – and I do – because some issues just aren’t all that simple. Saying there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq doesn’t make it so. Saying we can fight a war on the cheap doesn’t make it so. And proclaiming mission accomplished certainly doesn’t make it so…As President, I will ask hard questions and demand hard evidence. I will immediately reform the intelligence system – so policy is guided by facts, and facts are never distorted by politics. And as President, I will bring back this nation’s time-honored tradition: the United States of America never goes to war because we want to, we only go to war because we have to.”

The flaw with this statement is obvious. Kerry saw the same evidence that the president saw and authorized him to go to war with Iraq. To state otherwise or, in this case, to pretend that Kerry was opposed to an invasion is clear revisionist history. 5 May 2003 “I said at the time I would have preferred if we had given diplomacy a greater opportunity, but I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein, and when the President made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him.�

I support the fact that we did disarm him. Apparently he has since found his medal-heaving roots and is now a peace candidate – who also is strong on defense. Now, if that isn’t intelectual dishonesty I don’t know what is.

We saw nothing new tonight. It should not have surprised anyone. If things were peacefull and quiet in Iraq he would be gloating about his war vote. The opposite, which we see today, is also true. He is a populist politician – one that is not guided by morals or values, but instead on his perception of what the masses will find most appealing. This is exactly what we experienced throughout the 1990’s. We all know what that was like. Kerry, however, has gone through more political cosmetic surgeries than his Arkansas colleague ever had. And the left keep screaming that Bush is dangerous?

New Video

July 28th, 2004 by mjg

This video talking about the FLIP-FLOP, that Kerry does so well, with the war in Iraq: (You can view the video HERE)

CHYRON: In the year leading up to the Iraq war, Senator Kerry consistently viewed Saddam Hussein as a threat to the United States and “one who is and has acted like a terrorist.” (Fox News� “The O�Reilly Factor,” 12/11/01)

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SEN. JOHN KERRY: ”[I]t is something that we know-for instance, Saddam Hussein has used weapons of mass destruction against his own people, and there is some evidence of their efforts to try to secure these kinds of weapons and even test them.” (CBS� “Face The Nation,” 9/23/01)

CHYRON: “Face The Nation” 9/23/01

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KERRY: “He is and has acted like a terrorist, and he has engaged in activities that are unacceptable.” (Fox News� “The O�Reilly Factor,” 12/11/01)

CHYRON: “The O�Reilly Factor” 12/11/01

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KERRY: “I think we ought to put the heat on Saddam Hussein. I�ve said that for a number of years, Bill. I criticized the Clinton administration for backing off of the inspections when Ambassador Butler was giving us strong evidence that we needed to continue. I think we need to put the pressure on no matter what the evidence is about September 11.” (Fox News� “The O�Reilly Factor,” 12/11/01)

CHYRON: “The O�Reilly Factor” 12/11/01

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KERRY: “I think we clearly have to keep the pressure on terrorism globally. This doesn�t end with Afghanistan by any imagination. And I think the president has made that clear. I think we have made that clear. Terrorism is a global menace. It�s a scourge. And it is absolutely vital that we continue, for instance, Saddam Hussein.” (CNN�s “Larry King Live,” 12/14/01)

CHYRON: “Larry King Live” 12/14/01

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   MSNBC�S CHRIS MATTHEWS: “Do you think that the problem we have with Iraq is real and it can be reduced to a diplomatic problem? Can-can we get this guy to accept inspections of those weapons of mass destruction potentially and get past a possible war with him?” (MSNBC�s “Hardball,” 2/5/02)

   KERRY: “Outside chance, Chris. Could it be done? The answer is yes. But he would view himself only as buying time and playing a game, in my judgment. Do we have to go through that process? The answer is yes. We�re precisely doing that. And I think that�s what Colin Powell did today.” (MSNBC�s “Hardball,” 2/5/02)

   CHYRON: “Hardball” 2/5/02

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KERRY: “September 11th. I mean, that�s changed the dynamic of this country and – and, I think, people�s perceptions of what people are willing to do.” (MSNBC�s “Hardball,” 2/5/02)

CHYRON: “Hardball” 2/5/02

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KERRY: “And I think we�ve all reached a judgment that obviously the United States has to protect our national security interests. And we have to do what we think is right.” (Fox News� “The O�Reilly Factor,” 5/22/02)

CHYRON: “The O�Reilly Factor” 5/22/02

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CHYRON: “I agree completely with this Administration�s goal of a regime change in Iraq …” – John Kerry, 7/29/02 Remarks at the 2002 DLC National Conversation, NY (Senator John Kerry, Speech To The 2002 DLC National Conversation, New York, NY, 7/29/02)

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CHYRON: ”... Saddam Hussein is a renegade and outlaw who turned his back on the tough conditions of his surrender put in place by the United Nations in 1991.” – John Kerry, 7/29/02 Remarks at the 2002 DLC National Conversation, NY (Senator John Kerry, Speech To The 2002 DLC National Conversation, New York, NY, 7/29/02)

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KERRY: “I would disagree with John McCain that it�s the actual weapons of mass destruction he may use against us, it�s what he may do in another invasion of Kuwait or in a miscalculation about the Kurds or a miscalculation about Iran or particularly Israel. Those are the things that – that I think present the greatest danger. He may even miscalculate and slide these weapons off to terrorist groups to invite them to be a surrogate to use them against the United States. It�s the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat.” (CBS� “Face The Nation,” 9/15/02)

CHYRON: “Face The Nation” 9/15/02

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CHYRON: John Kerry Voted

CHYRON: YEA

CHYRON: Iraq War Resolution 10/11/02 (H.J. Res. 114, CQ Vote #237: Passed 77-23: R 48-1; D 29-21; I 0-1, 10/11/02, Kerry Voted Yea)

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CHYRON: Democrats Look for a Candidate

CHYRON: May 2003 – March 2004

CHYRON: Democratic Presidential Nominating Contest

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CHYRON: Senator Kerry sees energy among anti-Iraq war democrats,

CHYRON: Meets Howard Dean

CHYRON: And begins to flip and flop.

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KERRY: “George, I said at the time I would have preferred if we had given diplomacy a greater opportunity, but I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein, and when the President made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him.” (ABC News, Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/3/03)

CHYRON: Democratic Debate 5/3/03

ABC NEWS� GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: “Now, Governor Dean, you�ve criticized Senator Kerry on the campaign trail saying he�s tried to have it both ways on the issue of Iraq. Was that answer clear enough for you?” (ABC News, Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/3/03)

CHYRON: Democratic Debate 5/3/03

FORMER GOV. HOWARD DEAN (D-VT): ”[I] think this was the wrong war at the wrong time …” (ABC News, Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/3/03)

CHYRON: Democratic Debate 5/3/03

STEPHANOPOULOS: “But do you believe Senator Kerry is still trying to have it both ways?” (ABC News, Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/3/03)

CHYRON: Democratic Debate 5/3/03

SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN (D-CT): ”[B]oth have sent an uncertain message, one in principled opposition to the war, Governor Dean. The other an ambivalence about the war, which does not – will not give the people confidence about our party�s willingness to make the tough decisions to protect their security in a world after September 11.” (ABC News, Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/3/03)

CHYRON: Democratic Debate 5/3/03

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CHYRON: Dean says, “I am now convinced more than ever that it was a mistake to have given this administration a blank check to engage in this war …” – Howard Dean, Cox News Service, 7/10/03 (Scott Shepard, “Democrat Kerry Demands Bush ‘Tell The Truth’ About Iraq War,” Cox News Service, 7/10/03)

CHYRON: ”... as too many in Congress did when they supported the Iraqi war resolution.” – Howard Dean, Cox News Service, 7/10/03 (Scott Shepard, “Democrat Kerry Demands Bush ‘Tell The Truth’ About Iraq War,” Cox News Service, 7/10/03)

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CHYRON: “The Dean Dilemma” (Howard Fineman, “The Dean Dilemma,” Newsweek, 1/12/04)

CHYRON: “The Dean Factor” (Time, 8/11/03)

CHYRON: “Howard Dean: Destiny or Disaster” (Newsweek, 8/11/03)

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KERRY: “And the fact is, in the resolution that we passed, we did not empower the President to do regime change.” (NBC�s “Meet The Press,” 8/31/03)

CHYRON: “Meet The Press” 8/31/03

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CNN�S CANDY CROWLEY: “Dean’s asterisk has turned into a star. He leads in Iowa polls, where next-door neighbor Richard Gephardt must win. And he leads in New Hampshire, where John Kerry must stake claim. ... Asked about the kind of candidate they’re looking for, a majority of Democrats said they want someone who opposed the war. Strike Lieberman, Gephardt, Edwards and Kerry, all of whom voted for the war, most of whom have been, if not exactly backtracking, certainly revamping.” (CNN�s “Crossfire Goes Inside Politics,” 9/1/03)

CHYRON: Candy Crowley – CNN

CHYRON: “Crossfire Goes Inside Politics,” 9/1/03

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KERRY: “I voted to threaten the use of force to make Saddam Hussein comply with the resolutions of the United Nations.” (Sen. John Kerry, Remarks At Announcement Of Candidacy, Patriot�s Point, SC, 9/2/03)

CHYRON: Presidential Announcement

CHYRON: 9/2/03

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KERRY: “But the president and his advisors did not do almost anything correctly in the walk-up to the war. They rushed to war. They were intent on going to war. They did not give legitimacy to the inspections. We could have still been doing inspections even today, George.” (ABC�s “This Week,” 10/12/03)

CHYRON: “This Week” 10/12/03

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CHYRON: John Kerry on S. 1689

CHYRON: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations

CHYRON: For Iraq and Afghanistan

CHYRON: Security & Reconstruction

CHYRON: Vote date: 10/17/2003. 4:49pm

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LOS ANGELES TIMES� DOYLE McMANUS: “If that amendment does not pass, will you then vote against the $87 billion?” (CBS� “Face The Nation,” 9/14/03)

KERRY: “I don�t think any United States senator is going to abandon our troops and recklessly leave Iraq to whatever follows as a result of simply cutting and running. That�s irresponsible. What is responsible is for the administration to do this properly now. And I am laying out the way in which the administration could unite the American people, could bring other countries to the table, and I think could give the American people a sense that they’re on the right track. There’s a way to do this properly. But I don’t think anyone in the Congress is going to not give our troops ammunition, not give our troops the ability to be able to defend themselves. We’re not going to cut and run and not do the job.” (CBS� “Face The Nation,” 9/14/03)

CHYRON: “Face The Nation” 9/14/03

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CHYRON: John Kerry Voted

CHYRON: NAY

CHYRON: S. 1689 10/17/03

CHYRON: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for

CHYRON: For Iraq and Afghanistan Security & Reconstruction (S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-0; D 37-11; I 0-1, 10/17/03, Kerry Voted Nay)

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CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: “He also made what turned out to be a fatal political mistake, I think, which is he voted in favor of the war. Fatal if you’re a Democrat and a candidate, and the war is now looking a little less glorious than it did in April. And Dean has a consistent opposition, he has the energy and the fire, and he’s been rabid on this for over a year.” (WUSA�s “Inside Washington,” 11/15/03)

CHYRON: WUSA-TV

CHYRON: “Inside Washington” 11/15/03

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MSNBC�S CHRIS MATTHEWS: “Are you one of the anti-war candidates?” (MSNBC�s “Hardball,” 1/6/04)

KERRY: “I am – Yeah.” (MSNBC�s “Hardball,” 1/6/04)

CHYRON: “Hardball” 1/6/04

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CHYRON: And so he was.

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CHYRON: Iowa Caucuses

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: January 19, 2004 (Ken Guggenheim, “Dems Say Bush Speech Belies Dark Reality, The Associated Press, 1/20/04)

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CHYRON: New Hampshire Primary

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: January 27, 2004 (David E. Sanger, “The Struggle For Iraq: The White House,” The New York Times, 1/28/04)

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CHYRON: Arizona, Delaware, Missouri

CHYRON: Primaries & New Mexico And

CHYRON: North Dakota Caucuses

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: February 3, 2004 (Adam Nagourney, “Kerry Rolling On,” The New York Times, 2/4/04)

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CHYRON: Michigan And

CHYRON: Washington Primaries

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: February 7, 2004 (Adam Nagourney and Katharine Q. Seelye, “Kerry Victorious By Wide Margins In 2 More States,” The New York Times, 2/8/0)

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CHYRON: Maine Caucuses

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: February 8, 2004 (David E. Rosenbaum, “Kerry Is Victorious In The Maine Caucuses,” The New York Times, 2/9/04)

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CHYRON: Virginia And Tennessee

CHYRON: Primaries

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: February 10, 2004 (“The Veepstakes Obssession,” Washingtonpost.Com, 2/11/04)

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CHYRON: Nevada Caucus

CHYRON: And Washington, DC

CHYRON: Ward Caucuses

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: February 14, 2004 (James Dao and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Kerry Triumphs In Nevada And District Of Columbia,” The New York Times, 2/15/04)

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CHYRON: Wisconsin Primary

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: February 17, 2004 (Adam Nagourney, “Kerry Holds Off Push By Edwards In Wisconsin Vote,” The New York Times, 2/18/04)

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CHYRON: Hawaii And Idaho

CHYRON: Caucuses

CHYRON: & Utah Primary

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: February 24, 2004 (Sharon Schmickle, “Kerry Talks Jobs In St. Paul,” Star Tribune, 2/26/04)

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CHYRON: California, Connecticut, Georgia

CHYRON: Maryland, Massachusetts

CHYRON: New York, Ohio And Rhode Island

CHYRON: Primaries & Minnesota Caucus

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: March 2, 2004 (Adam Nagourney, “Kerry In Big Victories Across Nation,” The New York Times, 3/3/04)

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CHYRON: Florida, Louisiana

CHYRON: Mississippi

CHYRON: And Texas Primaries

CHYRON: John Kerry Wins

CHYRON: March 9, 2004 (“Kerry Hits Chicago,” Chicago Tribune, 3/10/04)

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CHYRON: How will he explain it?

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CHYRON: Let the word games begin!

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KERRY: “I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it …” (Glen Johnson, “Kerry Blasts Bush On Protecting Troops,” The Boston Globe, 3/17/04)

CHYRON: March 16, 2004

KERRY: “I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it …” (Glen Johnson, “Kerry Blasts Bush On Protecting Troops,” The Boston Globe, 3/17/04)

CHYRON: March 15, 2004

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KERRY: “I’m proud to say that John joined me in voting against that $87 billion …” (John Kerry, Remarks At “Women’s Voices: A Luncheon with John Kerry,” Boston, MA, 7/12/04)

CHYRON: July 12, 2004

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CHYRON: John Kerry has been anti-Iraq war before.

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CHYRON: John Kerry Voted

CHYRON: NAY

CHYRON: S. J. Res. 2 January 12, 1991

CHYRON: Kerry voted Against the use of force in Iraq (S. J. Res. 2, CQ Vote #2: Passed 52-47: R 42-2; D 10-45, 1/12/91, Kerry Voted Nay)

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CHYRON: And John Kerry has explained his position before.

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ABC�S COKIE ROBERTS: “Senator Kerry, that was something you voted against … was that Persian Gulf war.” (ABC�s “Nightline,” 11/27/95)

SEN. JOHN KERRY: “I voted against the timing of it, Cokie. I said very clearly in my statement on the Senate floor that I was committed to getting Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait … and that I was prepared to go to war if it took that …” (ABC�s “Nightline,” 11/27/95)

CHYRON: “ABC�s Nightline” 11/27/95

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KERRY: “So clearly the allies may not like it, and I think that�s our great concern – where�s the backbone of Russia, where�s the backbone of France, where are they in expressing their condemnation of such clearly illegal activity, but in a sense, they�re now climbing into a box and they will have enormous difficulty not following up on this if there is not compliance by Iraq.” (CNN�s “Crossfire,” 11/12/97)

CHYRON: “CNN�s Crossfire” 11/12/97

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CHYRON: And John Kerry has flip flopped before.

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KERRY: “I think there is a disconnect between the depth of the threat that Saddam Hussein presents to the world and what we are at the moment talking about doing. ... [T]hen we have to be prepared to go the full distance, which is to do everything possible to disrupt his regime and to encourage the forces of democracy.” (ABC�s “This Week,” 2/22/98)

ABC�S COKIE ROBERTS: “And does that mean ground troops in Iraq?” (ABC�s “This Week,” 2/22/98)

KERRY: “I am personally prepared, if that�s what it meant.” (ABC�s “This Week,” 2/22/98)

CHYRON: “This Week” 2/22/98

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KERRY: ”[H]e can rebuild both chemical and biological. And every indication is, because of his deception and duplicity in the past, he will seek to do that. So we will not eliminate the problem for ourselves or for the rest of the world with a bombing attack.” (ABC�s “This Week,” 2/22/98)

CHYRON: “This Week” 2/22/98

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KERRY: ”[I] believe he is the kind of threat that has been described. I believe that in the post-Cold War period this issue of proliferation, particularly in the hands of Saddam Hussein, is critical. It has implications for a Qaddafi, for a Sudan, for other countries in the world in the future.” (ABC�s “This Week,” 2/22/98)

GEORGE WILL: “Senator Kerry, you�re way ahead of the commander in chief in this regard.” (ABC�s “This Week,” 2/22/98)

KERRY: “I am way ahead of the commander in chief, and I�m probably way ahead of my colleagues and certainly of much of the country. But I believe this. I believe that he has used these weapons before. He has invaded another country. He views himself as a modern-day Nebuchadnezzar. He wants to continue to play the uniting critical role in that part of the world. And I think we have to stand up to that.” (ABC�s “This Week,” 2/22/98)

CHYRON: “This Week” 2/22/98

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CHYRON: JOHN KERRY

CHYRON: Voted against the Iraq war …

CHYRON: Before he was for the Iraq war …

CHYRON: Before he voted for the Iraq war …

CHYRON: Before he was against the Iraq war …

CHYRON: Before he voted for funding the Iraq war …

CHYRON: Before he voted against funding.

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CHYRON: And today, if you ask him if he supports the war?

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CBS� LESLIE STAHL: “You voted for this war. Was that vote, given what you know now, a mistake?” (CBS� “60 Minutes,” 7/11/04)

KERRY: “What – what – what I voted for – Lesley, you – you – you see, you’re playing here. What – what I voted for was a – an authority for the president to go to war as a last resort if Saddam Hussein did not disarm and we needed to go to war.” (CBS� “60 Minutes,” 7/11/04)

STAHL: “But I’m trying to find out if you today, now that you know about that report, think the war was a mistake? And I …” (CBS� “60 Minutes,” 7/11/04)

KERRY: “I think I answered your question. I think the way he went to war was a mistake.” (CBS� “60 Minutes,” 7/11/04)

CHYRON: “60 Minutes” 7/11/2004

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CBS� DAN RATHER: “Voted for the war, but now didn’t vote for the money to finance the war.” (CBS� “Evening News,” 7/21/04)

KERRY: “That’s not a flip-flop. That’s not a flip-flop.” (CBS� “Evening News,” 7/21/04)

CHYRON: Dan Rather: “Voted for the war, but now didn’t vote for the money to finance the war …”

CHYRON: “CBS Evening News” 7/21/2004

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CHYRON: Oh really?

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CHYRON: Paid for by the Republican National Committee

CHYRON: Not authorized by any Candidate or Candidate Committee

CHYRON: www.gop.com

Dukakis Moment

July 27th, 2004 by mjg




Hat Tip: Blogs For Bush

From The Washington Post

July 27th, 2004 by mjg

Breaking sharply with the enforced harmony of the Democratic National Convention, the president of the largest AFL-CIO union said Monday that both organized labor and the Democratic Party might be better off in the long run if Sen. John F. Kerry loses the election.

Andrew L. Stern, the head of the 1.6 million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU), said in an interview with The Washington Post that both the party and its longtime ally, the labor movement, are “in deep crisis,” devoid of new ideas and working with archaic structures.

Stern argued that Kerry’s election might stifle needed reform within the party and the labor movement. �

Asked whether if Kerry became president it would help or hurt those internal party deliberations, Stern said, “I think it hurts.”

Well, it appears the pro-union man might want to reconsider voting Kerry. This is a fairly big blow to the democrats when the largest AFL-CIO union suggest “both organized labor and the Democratic Party might be better off in the long run if Sen. John F. Kerry loses the election.”

Link to article

Things you won’t hear from the DNC:

July 26th, 2004 by mjg

1. That The Unemployment Rate Today (5.5%) Is Lower Than It Was In 1996 (6.2%).

2. That The Inflation Rate Today (1.9%) Is Lower Than It Was In 1996 (2.6%).

3. That Mortgage Rates Today (5.86%) Are Lower Than They Were In 1996 (7.81%).

4. Jimmy Carter Bring Up Kerry’s “Middle Class Misery Index.”

5. Bill Clinton’s Making Regime Change In Iraq The Official US Policy.

6. Criticism Of The Clinton Health Care Plan, Which Kerry Said Was A Major Cause Of The 1994 Democrat Losses At The Polls.

7. Al Gore Again Compare The Republicans To “Digital Brown Shirts.”

8. Clinton Praise The Defense Of Marriage Act, Which Kerry Called “Gay Bashing,” And Voted Against Before Clinton Signed.

9. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino Call Kerry’s Campaign “Small Minded,” And “Incompetent,” Again.

10. Hillary Clinton Speak For More Than Five Minutes.

I would have never guessed!

July 26th, 2004 by mjg

This is a quote, said by Al Gore, at the DNC:

“When policies are clearly not working, we can change them. If our leaders make mistakes, we can hold them accountable – even if they never admit their mistakes,”

Who would have ever thought that Al Gore would be talking about his former boss President Clinton?

Cage them!

July 25th, 2004 by mjg

BOSTON – As thousands of delegates, journalists and dignitaries stream into the FleetCenter, protesters for the next few days will be enclosed in a shadowy, closed-off piece of urban streetscape just over a block away.

The maze of overhead netting, chain link fencing and razor wire couldn’t be further in comfort from the high-tech confines of the arena stage where John Kerry is to accept the Democratic nomination for president during the four-day convention that kicks off Monday.

Abandoned, elevated rail lines and green girders loom over most of the official demonstration zone that slopes down to a subway station closed for the duration. To avoid hitting girders, tall protesters will have to duck at one end of the 28,000-square-foot zone. Train tracks obscure the line of sight to much of the FleetCenter. Concrete blocks were set around streets in the area, a transportation hub on the north side of downtown.

“We don’t deserve to be put in a detention center, a concentration camp,” said Medea Benjamin of San Francisco. “It’s tragic that here in Boston, the birthplace of democracy, our First Amendment rights are being trampled on.”

Could you imagine the press that the GOP would get if this were happeneing at their convention? The NAACP would be out in force, Kerry would be calling Bush a speech suppressor, and so on and so on.

Link to article

I bet!

July 23rd, 2004 by mjg

The 24-foot-long sign at Halftime Pizza across the street from Boston’s FleetCenter isn’t exactly welcoming to the Democratic National Convention: “Say!!!!! D.N.C. Thanks for Nothing!!! Go Bush.”

On Friday, WRKO-AM’s Peter Blute and Scott Allen Miller reported how Pasquale has been confronted by city inspectors who have threatened to fine him unless he takes the anti-Dem sign down!

It appears Kerry is back to his dirty tricks. Don’t worry though, he will change his mind and allow the sign in a few days. Just like everything else he changes his mind about.

I would be willing to bet if it were an anti-Bush sign no one would care.

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Ronstadt gets audience walkout encore

July 23rd, 2004 by mjg

Linda Ronstadt, yes thats right, another loser bites the dust.

Ronstadt’s encore dedication of the song “Desperado” to Moore, the controversial maker of “Fahrenheit 9/11” who she described Thursday as “a great American patriot,” got her booted from a Las Vegas casino Saturday and drew cheers, some boos, and a few “traitor” yells from the Livermore crowd.

Good job Las Vegas, you should kick her out!

The fact is people paid to see/hear a concert not to see/hear some moron who knows nothing about politics talk about politics. I personally don’t see anything wrong with her being canned from that casino. If I were giving a speach at my place of employment and started to talk about politics I too would prolly be fired.

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Breaking News: WMD’s

July 21st, 2004 by mjg

Could it be that all you liberals that have been screaming that we went into this war for no reason are, yet again, wrong?

BAGHDAD, July 21 (UPI)—Iraqi security reportedly discovered three missiles carrying nuclear heads concealed in a concrete trench northwest of Baghdad, official sources said Wednesday.

Well well, interesting, can’t wait for someone to start saying that we planted them their!

“The three missiles were discovered by chance when the Iraqi security forces captured former Baath party official Khoder al-Douri who revealed during interrogation the location of the missiles saying they carried nuclear heads,” the sources said.

Of course to liberals, this won’t matter either. They have to see the wasting of lives FIRST before they will allow any republican president to do anything.

Only time will tell to see if this story pans out.

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Dumb Kerry Waffles again!

July 20th, 2004 by mjg

Of course no suprise here:

Kerry Says He Would Launch Preemptive Strikes Against Terrorists. “Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Friday he would be willing to launch a pre-emptive strike against terrorists if he had adequate intelligence of a threat. Kerry offered some support for one of the most controversial aspects of President Bush’s national security policy, even as he criticized the president for not reforming intelligence agencies after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. ‘Am I prepared as president to go get them before they get us if we locate them and have the sufficient intelligence? You bet I am,’ he said at a news conference at his Washington headquarters.” (Ken Guggenheim, “Kerry Offers Support For Pre-Emptive Strikes Against Terrorists,” The Associated Press, 7/16/04)

However!

In 2003 Boston Globe Guest Commentary, Kerry Denounced “The Threat Of Military Preemption Against Terrorist Organizations.” “It is troubling that this administration’s approach to the menace of loose nuclear materials is long on rhetoric but short on execution. It relies unwisely on the threat of military preemption against terrorist organizations, which can be defeated if they are found but will not be deterred by our military might.” (John Kerry, Op-Ed, “Moscow Treaty Is Full Of Holes, The Boston Globe, 3/5/03)

Looks like some more waffling to me!

The Uproar

July 19th, 2004 by mjg

From The New York Times

By William Safire
Op-Ed
July 19, 2004

“The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.”

� George W. Bush, State of the Union address, Jan. 28, 2003

WASHINGTON � Those were “the 16 words” in a momentous message to a joint session of Congress that were pounced on by the wrong-war left to become the simple centerpiece of its angry accusation that “Bush lied to us” � or, as John Kerry more delicately puts it � “misled” us into thinking that Saddam’s Iraq posed a danger to the U.S.

The he-lied-to-us charge was led by Joseph Wilson, a former diplomat sent in early 2002 by the C.I.A. to Niger to check out reports by several European intelligence services that Iraq had secretly tried to buy that African nation’s only major export, “yellowcake” uranium ore.

Wilson testified to the Senate Intelligence Committee that he had assured U.S. officials back in 2002 that “there was nothing to the story.” �

Two exhaustive government reports came out last week showing that it is the president’s lionized accuser, and not Mr. Bush, who has been having trouble with the truth. �

More important, it now turns out that senators believe his report to the C.I.A. after visiting Niger actually bolstered the case that Saddam sought � Bush’s truthful verb was “sought” � yellowcake, the stuff of nuclear bombs. The C.I.A. gave Wilson’s report a “good” grade because “the Nigerien officials admitted that the Iraqi delegation had traveled there in 1999 and that the Nigerien Prime Minister believed the Iraqis were interested in purchasing uranium” � confirming what the British and Italian intelligence services had told us from their own sources. �

Did Saddam seek uranium from Africa, evidence of his continuing illegal interest in a nuclear weapon? Here is Lord Butler’s nonpartisan panel, which closely examined the basis of the British intelligence:

”. . . we conclude that the statement in President Bush’s State of the Union Address of 28 January 2003 that `The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa’ was well-founded.”

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to lay blame, this war was a just war.

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Martha Stewart

July 16th, 2004 by mjg

Martha Stewart sentenced to five months in prison and two years probation.

Link to article as soon as one is created!

UPDATE:
July 16 (Bloomberg)—Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison, plus five months of home detention and a $30,000 fine for lying to federal authorities investigating her sale of stock in a friend’s company.

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RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie Statement on Joe Wilson

July 15th, 2004 by mjg

Washington, DC��For more than a year, Joe Wilson led Democrats to make allegations against the President that have now been proven false. Senator Kerry embraced and repeated these false charges and continues to post them on his campaign website.

�Perhaps he is as proud of his repudiated national steering committee member who has been exposed as a liar as he is of his vote against funding our troops in the field.�

Hillary gets to speak!

July 15th, 2004 by mjg

Thats right, after much complaining from the democrats Hillary gets to speak at the DNC. Thats right folks, she gets to introduce her husband.

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Just Waiting

July 13th, 2004 by mjg

Just waiting for the rest of the states to follow NY.

Kerry/Edwards are down 15 points for the state of NY. No big suprise to us here at FJRP.

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RNC Statement On Democrat Convention

July 13th, 2004 by mjg

Washington, DC-RNC Communications Director Jim Dyke issued the following statement today as Democrats announced the lineup for their 2004 convention.

�It will take an extreme makeover of John Kerry and the Democrat Party�s rhetoric to make both presentable to Americans. For four days the Boston Convention will serve as the Democrat�s great salon. Those who have been watching the Democrats over the last year may not recognize what emerges each day, but don�t worry. We will be there to help, ready with the real record.�

I think he if referring to the dirty ‘f word’ that democrats HATE. That word being ‘facts’.

Bush still on top

July 9th, 2004 by mjg

according to an Associated Press poll Bush still has lead over Kerry even WITH Edwards as running mate.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush has opened a slight lead over John Kerry while regaining the confidence of some voters on the economy and other domestic issues, according to an Associated Press poll with a silver lining for Democrats.

The addition of Sen. John Edwards to Kerry’s ticket appears to have helped the Democrat in the South and among low-income voters – a result the Massachusetts senator had hoped for when he selected the North Carolina populist over more seasoned politicians.

Voters said they were feeling better about the economy and no worse about Iraq, a sign that Bush may be regaining his political footing just as Democrats make a high-profile push toward their nominating convention in late July.

Of course it is predicted that Kerry will get a bump from his DNC party; however, it appears that it will all be down hill (as in his ratings) for Mr. Kerry and President Bush will end up winning the election.

The real question is how sure is Kerry? Will he be running for President AND Senate? What about Edwards, will he also be running w/ Kerry and for the Senate?

I don’t know, only time will tell.

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Great, just what we need:

July 9th, 2004 by mjg

“KERRY PASSES UP TERROR BRIEFING: ‘I JUST HAVEN’T HAD TIME’ ”

Developing on The Drudge Report.

Great, a man who wants to become President clearly shows his priorities by not attending a terror briefing which is much apart of his campaign.

EDIT:
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“Special Report, 7/8/04″

July 9th, 2004 by mjg

FOX NEWS’ CARL CAMERON: “As for the brand new running mate, he continues to wow the crowds and seemingly inspire Kerry. Most of his rhetoric is focused on the domestic, and, though he is criticized as inexperienced on foreign policy, he has begun to gingerly weigh in, largely with lines borrowed from Kerry that he turns into salutes to his new boss.”

SEN. JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC): “He will keep our military strong, protect the American people, and create strong alliances around the world so that no young American ever goes to war needlessly because America has decided to go it alone.”

CAMERON: “That is a dramatic turn for John Edwards who was a consistent hawk in numerous interviews before and during the Iraq War. As Congress prepared to vote on a measuring authorizing the President to use force to oust Saddam, Edwards appeared unconcerned about ‘going it alone.’”

EDWARDS: “This is a very serious situation, and I think it’s incumbent on us to take the action necessary to rid the world of this threat.”

CAMERON: “In fact, he said more than a diplomatic action would be required.”

EDWARDS: “I suspect a military intervention will be required.”

CAMERON: “Democrats complain that the Administration called Saddam’s Iraq an imminent threat. The President and Vice President never actually used those words, but Edwards did.”

EDWARDS: “I think Iraq is the most serious and imminent threat to our country, and I think Iraq and Saddam Hussein present the most serious and most imminent threat.”

CAMERON: “Kerry now accuses the Administration of deceiving the nation in a rush to war. As a candidate himself, Edwards took a different view.”

EDWARDS: “Did I get misled? No, I didn’t get misled.”

CAMERON: “Kerry now says the president was wrong to act without U.N. approval. Again, Edwards took a different view.”

MSNBC’S CHRIS MATTHEWS: “Would you go it alone in a war against Iraq if the U.N. finally decides not to back us, if the French, the Russians or the Chinese, veto us, would you still go ahead and fight this war as the President seems to be heading to doing?”

EDWARDS: “I would go forward with the allies that we have with us, yes.”

MATTHEWS: “You would go without the U.N.?”

EDWARDS: “Yes.”

CAMERON: “Democrats are trying to discount questions about Edwards’ relative inexperience and shifting policy positions saying that ultimately John Kerry is the candidate and would be the president who would make the policy. Perhaps an ironic defense for a party that for the last three and a half years has largely argued that the Bush Administration is run by Vice President Dick Cheney.”

Statement by RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie on Kerry NY Fundraiser

July 9th, 2004 by mjg

Washington, DC��Last night at a Hollywood fundraiser in New York City John Kerry and John Edwards said �this campaign will be a celebration of real American values� and that �every performer conveyed� the heart and soul of our country.�

�According to media accounts, the performers took the stage to call the President of the United States a �liar,� a �cheap thug who sacrifices our young,� and �a killer.� I look forward to today when Senator Kerry tells the people of West Virginia and New Mexico that he sees hate and vitriol as America�s heart and soul. I doubt anyone will be celebrating.�

Kerry Supports Murder???

July 6th, 2004 by spp

To go a little further with mjg’s earlier post…Kerry said he believes life begins at conception, right? In the same conversation he then said: “I can’t take my Catholic belief, my article of faith, and legislate it on a Protestant or a Jew or an atheist” and: “We have separation of church and state in the United States of America.” Since when did preserving life become a religious thing? The church teaches “Thou shalt not kill”. Should we not push that on a “Protestant or a Jew or an atheist”? Come on John Kerry…If you really believe life begins at conception why the heck wouldn’t you oppose abortion??? Any other stance would be supporting murder!

John F. Kerry

July 5th, 2004 by mjg

“I believe life does begin at conception.”
—John F. Kerry

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Hong Kong Heros

July 2nd, 2004 by cherith

Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens turned out at a peaceful march demanding the freedom to choose their own leaders. Since the British turnover of Hong Kong to China seven years ago, the people of Hong Kong have feared that their freedom would be taken away. Now they are seeing it happen and they refuse to stand by and do nothing. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040701/D83I8CJ80.html I have a great amount of respect for these people who refuse to let what is probably inevitable to keep them from taking a stand. “Why do we say it’s impossible when politics is the achievement of the impossible?” – Lee Cheuk-yan. I wish more people in the world would adopt this mindset!

U.N. asked to Watch Presidential Elections

July 2nd, 2004 by mjg

Personally, I don’t see how this is any of the U.N.’s business. Let me break this down for you folks, it’s a political statement to suggest that Bush cheated the last election. Which, as we all know, is bull. Bush won the election, it was a close election, and our system truly prevailed as being a very good system. What is the U.N. going to do if it finds flaws? Invade us? Bomb us? Take over the White House and refuse to allow either contender to enter until the election process is done by their terms? I don’t think so, and I don’t think the U.N. wants any part of our elections. To ask the U.N. to watch over our election system is just ignorant. These people should be voted out of our political system if they truly think the U.N. should have ANY involvement in our election system.

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Mickey Mouse battles Michael Moore

July 2nd, 2004 by mjg

Walt Disney Corp may come to the rescue of a Michael Moore beleaguered-President Bush by unveiling its own patriotic documentary film.

Supporters say the new film could counter-balance Michael Moore’s hit film that has already taken more than $23 million at the box office.

M.I.C.K.E.Y. M.O.U.S.E. Mickey Mouse to the rescue.

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Nader Accuses Democrats of ‘Dirty Tricks’

July 2nd, 2004 by mjg

Just hours before the developments in Arizona, Nader complained that the Democratic Party has “stepped up its obstruction tendencies” in challenging his ballot access. The consumer advocate said he had called the Kerry campaign three times Thursday, asking to chat with the candidate.

“We have to get a clarification if they’re going to engage in dirty tricks,” Nader told reporters at a news conference to criticize multinational corporations.

Two Democratic voters had filed a lawsuit last week, backed by the Arizona Democratic Party, questioning the validity of Nader’s nominating petitions and other documents. The Democrats argued that more than 70 percent of the signatures were invalid.

Liberals always complain about how they are not free in America, yet they continue to restrict the freedom process.

Why are they trying to restrict Nader from running? I’ll tell you why, they KNOW that Nader will hurt their buddy Kerry, so they want to FORCE American’s to vote between Bush and Kerry, to heck w/ freedom says the democrats.

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Going Further on Hong Kong Heros

July 2nd, 2004 by cherith

Last night I wrote up my little blurb on the folks in Hong Kong who protested the loss of their freedom. Then, after I went to bed, I was thinking more about the story and I feel I have to go a little further.

The thing is, I really think we take our freedom for granted in this country. I know I do. I rarely think twice about the fact that I get to vote, that I get to speak out when I think something is wrong, that I get to have my spiritual beliefs and worship freely. There are MANY places in this world, though, where this is not the case. Can you even imagine having to live in fear for your life or worse, the lives of your family every day if you even dared to speak out against the system? I can’t! That would be awful. We forget how lucky we are.

And what is worse is that we become so used to the way things work and forget that it does not HAVE to be that way. It would be possible for someone to come in, disrupt our way of life VERY QUICKLY and take over. It is so easy for us to start to feel invinsible, but we are not. There are weapons out there that could do the trick real fast! So in light of all that I have just said, you can see why it infuriates me that a president who is trying very hard to protect our GREAT COUNTRY and the GREAT way that we live here is attacked for doing so. Well, I will not attack him. In fact I will go further and I will thank him.

THANK-YOU Mr. President for protecting me and the country I love. Thank-you for not taking my freedom for granted. Thank you for standing strong in the face of adversity to keep sacred all that is good about this country. You are my hero, and I believe history will remember you as such.