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To: American Spirit who wrote (387408)	4/7/2003 6:33:48 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

NO, Kerry , in fact, deserted his brothers in arms for a bunch of rag tag hippies. Lied his way through Dewey Canyon III, just like his mentor, Chappy Kennedy needed him to do...all is well with the Kennedy Klone.

To: American Spirit who wrote (387408)	4/7/2003 6:55:46 PM
From: Volsi Mimir	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

"Irish" Johnny "Chung" "Ketchup King" Kerry, Thee Regime Changing Kennedy Wannabe............ The latest example of a politician letting the ideological id out in a way that will only do himself and his cause terrible damage is John Forbes Kerry, the Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate. "What we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States," Kerry told an audience in New Hampshire the other night. The remark is kind of clever at first: It deploys rhetorical jujitsu against President Bush, using Bush's own "regime change" phrase against him. Political speechwriters call this sort of jibe "red meat." It's a raw remark you throw at an audience to get them riled up and excited. But at second glance, what Kerry said was appalling in so many ways that it genuinely calls into question whether he has the appropriate temperament to serve as president of the United States. The phrase "regime change" has become shorthand for war. War isn't just a word to be used rhetorically. It's a reality at this very second. Our nation is attempting regime change in the most deadly serious manner possible. Hundreds of thousands of American troops are in harm's way. They are working day and night to rid the world of a totalitarian dictatorship whose truly evil nature is every day becoming more and more apparent. So Kerry's timing was inappropriate. But what makes matters worse is the implicit parallel he was drawing between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush. It's unfair, it's ugly and it's disgusting. But it reflects something real about the Democratic Party's attitude toward Bush, just as Gingrich's remarks about Susan Smith reflected something real about the Republican Party's attitude toward Clinton. Kerry was reflecting an unreasoning anger, a grotesque willingness to depersonalize a partisan adversary and a continuing hunger to question the legitimacy of George W. Bush's leadership. Kerry was speaking from the depths of the Democratic party's ideological id. And that makes this a special moment for Democrats - what some like to call a "teachable moment." Hate George W. Bush all you like - in private. Scream yourselves silly, put his picture on a dart board and throw darts at it. Do what you need to do to satisfy your id. But with Americans fighting and dying overseas, you had best show respect for the commander in chief and respect for the gravity of the conflict he is now leading. The American people do, and they always show their displeasure toward those politicians who don't. John Kerry just made his own run for the presidency infinitely more difficult by allowing his ideological id to get the better of him. It was probably incredibly satisfying the moment he let loose. That's the pleasure the id affords. But when the superego takes over, in the form of angry voters who judge the ideological id and find it wanting, Kerry will have cause to sorely repent his foolish, tasteless and self-defeating words.E-mail: podhoretz@nypost.com nypost.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (387408)	4/7/2003 7:02:05 PM
From: Volsi Mimir	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"Irish" Johnny "Chung" "Ketchup King" Kerry, Thee Regime Changing Kennedy Wannabe............ snip from Howard Kurtz.........you know CNN guy.... washingtonpost.com On the political battlefield, John Kerry is getting all kinds of flak for his recent blast at Bush, including from the ubiquitous Andrew Sullivan, writing in the Washington Times: "The critical thing to know about John Kerry is that he doesn't know when to stop beating up on someone. Two days ago, like some grade-school bully who doesn't know when to quit, he committed something close to political self-mutilation. When the papers are full of the news that American forces are within a few miles of Baghdad, Mr. Kerry went out and said, 'What we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States,' Mr. Kerry said in a speech at the Peterborough Town Library. "By equating the vile, totalitarian regime in Baghdad with the government of the United States, Mr. Kerry is now indistinguishable from the most hardcore anti-war leftists. It's not only a dumb thing to say; it's an incredibly dumb time to say it." New York Post columnist John Podhoretz also slams Kerry: "The remark is kind of clever at first: It deploys rhetorical jujitsu against President Bush, using Bush's own 'regime change' phrase against him. Political speechwriters call this sort of jibe 'red meat.' It's a raw remark you throw at an audience to get them riled up and excited. "But at second glance, what Kerry said was appalling in so many ways that it genuinely calls into question whether he has the appropriate temperament to serve as president of the United States. . . . "Kerry's timing was inappropriate. But what makes matters worse is the implicit parallel he was drawing between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush. It's unfair, it's ugly and it's disgusting."

To: American Spirit who wrote (387408)	4/7/2003 7:12:55 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

.....But at second glance, what Kerry said was appalling in so many ways that it genuinely calls into question whether he has the appropriate temperament to serve as president of the United States. The phrase "regime change" has become shorthand for war. War isn't just a word to be used rhetorically. It's a reality at this very second. Our nation is attempting regime change in the most deadly serious manner possible. Hundreds of thousands of American troops are in harm's way. They are working day and night to rid the world of a totalitarian dictatorship whose truly evil nature is every day becoming more and more apparent. So Kerry's timing was inappropriate. But what makes matters worse is the implicit parallel he was drawing between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush. It's unfair, it's ugly and it's disgusting. But it reflects something real about the Democratic Party's attitude toward Bush, just as Gingrich's remarks about Susan Smith reflected something real about the Republican Party's attitude toward Clinton. Kerry was reflecting an unreasoning anger, a grotesque willingness to depersonalize a partisan adversary and a continuing hunger to question the legitimacy of George W. Bush's leadership. Kerry was speaking from the depths of the Democratic party's ideological id. And that makes this a special moment for Democrats - what some like to call a "teachable moment." Hate George W. Bush all you like - in private. Scream yourselves silly, put his picture on a dart board and throw darts at it. Do what you need to do to satisfy your id. But with Americans fighting and dying overseas, you had best show respect for the commander in chief and respect for the gravity of the conflict he is now leading. The American people do, and they always show their displeasure toward those politicians who don't. John Kerry just made his own run for the presidency infinitely more difficult by allowing his ideological id to get the better of him. It was probably incredibly satisfying the moment he let loose. That's the pleasure the id affords. But when the superego takes over, in the form of angry voters who judge the ideological id and find it wanting, Kerry will have cause to sorely repent his foolish, tasteless and self-defeating words. Message 18809146