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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: Sully- who wrote (1899)5/5/2004 9:27:23 AM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
Out: Kerry Panic; In: Iraq Panic - Plus--"I meant 'Benedict Arnold' in a good way!"

By Mickey Kaus
Updated Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at 2:59 AM PT
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Benedict Arnold is Flip-flopping in his Grave! In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, John Kerry has this to say about his campaign attacks on "Benedict Arnold companies":<font size=4>

But the Benedict Arnold line applied, you know, I called a couple of times to overzealous speechwriters and said "look that's not what I'm saying."

Benedict Arnold does not refer to somebody who in the normal course of business is going to go overseas and take jobs overseas. That happens. I support that. I understand that. I was referring to the people who take advantage of non-economic transactions purely for tax purposes -- sham transactions -- and give up American citizenship. That's a Benedict Arnold. You give up your American citizenship but you want to continue to do business and deduct and do everything else. That's what I'm referring to....
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Is that really what Kerry meant by the "Benedict Arnold" line, which was a standard part of his stump speech? Let's go to Kerry's own web site, and search for the traitor's name. Here are some representative samples:

1. "George Bush continues to fight for incentives to
encourage Benedict Arnold companies to ship jobs overseas
at the same time he cuts job training for our workers and
cuts help for small businesses that create jobs here at
home. ... "

2. "Unlike the Bush Administration, I want to repeal every
tax break and loophole that rewards any Benedict Arnold
CEO or corporation for shipping American jobs overseas."

3. "Instead of George Bush's raw deal, we need a real deal
that stands up to the powerful interests. That's built on
people and products not privileges and perks. And that
closes every loophole for the Benedict Arnold companies
that ship jobs overseas." <<
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I thought Mickey Kaus was a liberal?
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