Truer words were never spoken

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Registered: 07-27-2004
Truer words were never spoken
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Tue, 07-27-2004 - 3:55pm
“These challenges we now confront are not Democratic or Republican challenges; they are American challenges -- that we all must overcome together.

It is in that spirit, that I sincerely ask those...who supported President Bush four years ago: Did you really get what you expected from the candidate you voted for?

Is our country more united today?

Or more divided?

Has the promise of compassionate conservatism been fulfilled?

Or do those words now ring hollow?

For that matter, are the economic policies really conservative at all?

Did you expect, for example, the largest deficits in history? One after another? And the loss of more than a million jobs?

And while it's true that new jobs are being created, they're just not as good as the jobs people have lost...

And the real solutions require us to transcend partisanship.

So that's one reason why, even though we Democrats, we believe this is a time to reach beyond our party lines to Republicans as well.

I also ask...for the help of those who supported a third party candidate in 2000. I urge you to ask yourselves this question: Do you still believe that there was no difference between the candidates?

Are you troubled by the erosion of some of America's most basic civil liberties?

Are you worried that our environmental laws are being weakened and dismantled to allow vast increases in pollution that are contributing to a global climate crisis?

No matter how you voted in the last election, these are profound problems that all voters must take into account this November 2.

And of course, no challenge is more critical than the situation we confront in Iraq. Regardless of your opinion at the beginning of this war, isn't it now obvious that the way the war has been managed by the administration has gotten us into very serious trouble?

Wouldn't we be better off with a new president who hasn't burned his bridges to our allies, and who could rebuild respect for America in the world?

Isn't cooperation with other nations crucial to solving our dilemma in Iraq? Isn't it also critical to defeating the terrorists?

We have to be crystal clear about the threat we face from terrorism. It is deadly. It is real. It is imminent.

But in order to protect our people, shouldn't we focus on the real source of this threat: the group that attacked us and is trying to attack us again -- al Qaeda, headed by Osama Bin Laden?

Wouldn't we be safer with a President who didn't insist on confusing al Qaeda with Iraq? Doesn't that divert too much of our attention away from the principal danger?”

– Former Vice President Al Gore, Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA 7/26/04

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-23-2003
Fri, 07-30-2004 - 12:56pm

No, I didn't...it's an outline not a detailed report.


iVillage Member
Registered: 03-23-2003
Fri, 07-30-2004 - 12:59pm
Never said you were.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-01-2004
Fri, 07-30-2004 - 3:47pm
Can someone tell me whether Kerry was drafted into Vietnam or did he enlist?

Just curious, and don't think I've heard that info before.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-01-2004
Fri, 07-30-2004 - 3:50pm
LOL...never mind....found it on his website.

"As he was about to graduate from Yale, John Kerry volunteered to serve in Vietnam. His leadership, courage, and sacrifice earned him a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts. "

http://www.johnkerry.com

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 07-30-2004 - 5:52pm
If GWB had been a "detail" guy when he was campaigning and gone into the details of everything he was going to do once in office I highly doubt he would have "won" the election 4 years ago....Boy I sure wish he had been a "detail guy"....
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-23-2003
Fri, 07-30-2004 - 6:19pm
Boy I sure wish he had been a "detail guy"....

No kidding...


iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2003
Fri, 07-30-2004 - 7:34pm
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Do you have an alternative? GWB hasn't exactly been forthright about what he's going to do in Afghanistan or Iraq. What we do have is a track record of mistake after mistake.

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Registered: 09-25-2003
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 2:13pm
Funny, I felt that way in the last election. Lacklaster Democratic nominee and dangerous Bush. No matter what, after seeing Bush in action for 4 years, I'd vote for just about anybody to get him OUT. I wasn't prepared to get excited about Kerry, but knew if I voted for a candidate that was not one of the 2 major parties or not vote at all, I'd essentially be voting for Bush. And I sure as heck don't want another 4 years of THAT! :(( UGH! All I can say is, after hearing Theresa Kerry, Edwards and Kerry himself, I feel optimistic after many years --> "Hope IS on the way!" *and* "Help IS on the way!! :P there IS a possibility to get us out of the morass Bush has gotten us into. I don't look for specifics in this kind of speech, but more an outline, as another poster said. The specifics will have to come later in specific situations. What he can tell us before the fact is his direction, goals and focus. All I can say is, I feel much more positive about our country's future than I did a week ago! :D

Merlins_Own

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