Kerry and some of his Senate record...
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| Wed, 08-11-2004 - 8:14pm |
The case against Kerry can be viewew with the video at http://media1.streamtoyou.com/rnc/080304v1.wmv for those who prefer not to read.
Kerry quotes
"I will be a commander in chief who will never mislead us into war." (Sen. John Kerry, Remarks At Democrat National Convention, Boston, MA, 7/29/04)
"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)
If Saddam Hussein is unwilling to bend to the international community's already existing order, then he will have invited enforcement ..." - Sen. John Kerry, Op-Ed The New York Times 9/6/02 (Sen. John Kerry, Op-Ed, "We Still Have A Choice On Iraq," The New York Times, 9/6/02)
"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)
"... 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)
"...even if that enforcement is mostly at the hands of the United States, a right we retain even if the Security Council fails to act." - Sen. John Kerry, Op-Ed The New York Times 9/6/02 (Sen. John Kerry, Op-Ed, "We Still Have A Choice On Iraq," The New York Times, 9/6/02)
"But the president, as I also wrote in that article, always reserves the right to act unilaterally protect the interests of our country." (MSNBC’s "Hardball," 9/17/02)
"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)
"He (Saddam) 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)
" 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)
"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)
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)
"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)
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)
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 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)
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)
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. ... 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)
KERRY: "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)
KERRY: " 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)
History of Kerry and Gulf War's 1 & 2
Voted against the Iraq war 1 ...
After that he was for the Iraq war 2 ...
He voted for the Iraq war 2 ...
Then he was against the Iraq war 2 ...
Before he voted against funding the Iraq war 2 he was for funding ...
Then he voted against funding.
CBS’ DAN RATHER: "(You) 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)

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Scarborough is a self proclaimed Republican and he has always viewed things with a slight slant.
Matthews says he is even handed, but when it comes to questioning people, he is far from it.
Please....it is a good show if you want to see an attack machine go after the Republicans.
Case in point....When Trent Lott made the now infamouse speech at Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party, Matthews was on the bandwagon saying how could Lott say that, and he should step down.
When Christopher Dodd did the same thing about current Senator Robert Byrd, Matthews didnt say a word.
Looks like a double standard to me, especially since Dodd was one of the people leading the charge to get Lott out of the Senate, but when he does it.....nothing.
Talk about hypocracy.
You obviously don't watch O'Reilly that much. He's been quite critical of the Iraq situation and has been defending Kerry quite a bit lately. As far as Hannity goes, he is admittedly right wing, he is on a show in which a right winger debates a left winger-hence the "fair and balanced" designation. He doesn't claim to be unbiased. Matthews purports to be neutral, and I used to feel he WAS fairly neutral during the Clinton years, however of late I agree he seems to be letting his lefty tendencies show a bit more.
<<<< he should provide a disclaimer indicating his partisainship at the beginning of each show.>> Like Sean Hannity does?>>
Uh, yeah.
Renee ~~~
Sean never worked as an aid to the leader of the house, also on TV he has a liberal counterpart. I do not listen to the Hannity show much anyway, the sole exception made recently was when he was the first to start interviewing the swiftvets. My interest in the swiftvets predates the publicity they've enjoyed of late.
I prefer Tim Russert or Bill O'Reilly.
I cant even watch Hannity & Colmes anymore....too much yelling over one another....gives me a headache."
Since losing Arthel Neville there hasn't been anyone around who Bill respects to bring his ego down to earth, the last 5 minutes of the show are unbearable to me and even if there is a segement I will watch elsewhere the last segment is worth avoiding always.
I think we agree, Hannity is only worth watching if someone interesting is going to experience a first encounter with Coulter, or when he did the first interview with a swiftvet on prime time TV (sometimes Hannity is early out the gate with an interesting conservative interview, Colmes did score a neat Hillary interview, so once in a while it's nice to see what he brings to the table, but Alan doesn't seem to have the celebrity of his counterpart).
Russert I think is the best, he's always respectful but not afraid to ask tough questions. My favorite daily prime time these days is Scarborough (sp?).
I ALWAYS skip the trial nonsense, which seems to be half of what these shows are about any given night.
Fox News Watch is also one of the great gems which goes unnoticed often... as it's subject is the media itself, it's usually about the best any network has to offer about discussing coverage of events.
This past weekend the 4 main network news / political programs seemed mostly concerned with Iraq, the phrase "Bush loses" was used over and over as if from a script by Democrats to refer to all possible outcomes in Iraq... to the point I believe the phrase was intended to be subliminal (what do you remember of the Sunday talk shows... Bush loses :-) ).
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