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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (18838)	4/28/2004 10:38:26 AM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Message 20070623 The purpose of this string of quotes was evidently to show that Bush changed his focus re: OBL. The above linked post put the "facially" contradictory excerpts into context. I realize that people naturally want to read things that support their political view, but all this stuff must be evaluated in context, rather than going for the quick "bite". That applies to both sides of the aisle. There's plenty of crap on the net, designed to mislead.

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (18838)	4/28/2004 12:34:20 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 81568

LOL... kerry is a smuck.... I do wonder why he can only lie about the President and the VP making comments on his military service. no military service mentioned Senator Kerry has also asserted that our troops in Iraq are not receiving the material support they need. And I'd like to remind the Senator that last fall, at the President's request, Congress considered legislation providing funding to support the troops for body armor, hazard pay, health benefits, ammunition, fuel and spare parts for our military. Senator Kerry at the time was asked whether he would vote against the President's request. He said, and I quote, "I don't think any United States senator is going to abandon our troops. That's irresponsible." End quote. The legislation passed overwhelmingly with a vote in the Senate of 87 to 12. Senator Kerry voted "no." no military service mentioned As a way to clarify the matter recently, Senator Kerry said, and again I quote: "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it." (Laughter.) End quote. Obviously, the Senator is free to vote as he wishes, but he should be held to his own standard. It is irresponsible to vote against vital support for the U.S. military. no military service mentioned On the broader picture, Senator Kerry has questioned whether the war on terror is really a war at all. Recently he said, I don't want to use that terminology. In his view, opposing terrorism is far less of a military operation and far more of an intelligence-gathering, law enforcement operation. As we've seen, however, that approach was tried before and proved entirely inadequate to protecting the American people from terrorists who are quite certain they are at war with us. no military service mentioned I leave it for Senator Kerry to explain his votes and his statements about the war on terror, or our cause in Iraq, and the needs of the American military. Whatever the explanation, it is not an impressive record for someone who aspires to become Commander-in-Chief in this time of testing for our country. whitehouse.gov