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To: calgal who wrote (44098)	7/29/2004 11:28:41 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 59480

Even the Left Bashes 'Botox' Kerry We just received the latest from liberal Sam Smith's Progressive Review, with Smith's latest "Notes" on the Democrat Convention. Here are some of his observations: Story Continues Below "Next time let's try to get Ron Reagan Jr to sound a little less like a trial lawyer and that trial lawyer to sound a little less like Ron Reagan Sr." "Edwards reminded me of one of those attorneys where you want to acquit the defendant just because he got stuck with such poor counsel." "Can we round up a few more people who look like Edwards' parents? That crowd on the convention floor isn't the sort you'd find at Wal-Mart (or, in sufficient numbers, in the voting booth)" As for Kerry's speech tonight, Smith concludes: "Good luck with tonight. Just bear in mind that there is no Botox for the soul. "THINGS TO REMEMBER WHILE WATCHING KERRY TONIGHT: Kerry is your classic Washington Ivy League preppy hustler who gets ahead by substituting gravitas for achievement and, in Russell Baker's phrase, letting solemnity serve for seriousness. He has done little in the Senate, produced few bills of significance, and even missed most of his intelligence committee hearings. He is arrogant, narcissistic, and so self-serving that he even filmed reenactments of his Vietnam exploits for future use. He is wrong on Iraq, healthcare, education, the Middle East, and the Patriot Act and when he is right he doesn't say it very well. On the other hand, like 98% of the American voting age population, he is better in many ways than George W. Bush but the only such person with the backing of a major party." newsmax.com

To: calgal who wrote (44098)	7/29/2004 11:28:57 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

GOP Produces Video of Kerry on Iraq NewsMax.com Wires Wednesday, July 28, 2004 BOSTON – Republicans think they've found the ideal person to explain in detail the Democrat presidential candidate's evolving position on the war in Iraq: John Kerry himself. Using video clips of Kerry discussing Iraq on talk shows, the Republican National Committee has put together an 11-minute video that traces how Kerry struggled with the issue of Iraq through 2003 and early 2004 as he competed for and finally won the Democrat presidential nomination. Story Continues Below Republicans plan to publicly unveil the video Wednesday morning and send it by e-mail to about 8 million supporters. GOP officials are pondering how to make the video, produced by Laura Crawford of the Texas firm Crawford Creative, available to the general public. In the video clips, Kerry gradually shifts from harsh anti-Saddam Hussein rhetoric in 2001 and 2002 to more cautious comments about Iraq in late 2003 and then to anti-war comments by early 2004. "We've all reached a judgment the United States has to protect its interests," Kerry says on one talk show in early 2002. Saddam "may even slide these weapons off to terrorist groups; it's the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat," he says on a September 2002 talk show. The video reminds that Kerry voted in October 2002 to authorize President Bush to use force. Through 2003 and early 2004, Kerry became more cautious and talked against the war, as problems grew in Iraq and his primary campaign against anti-war candidate Howard Dean became more intense. The video notes that Kerry voted against $87 billion for the troops in October 2003. And it plays, then replays, Kerry's comment on the campaign trail about voting for the $87 billion, before he voted against it. Kerry has since explained he voted against the $87 billion for the troops because he supported a separate measure that would have rolled back tax cuts for the wealthy to help pay for the expense. Though that explanation might make perfect sense to colleagues in Congress, it might not to voters with little time or patience for the legislative process. "There's no question that comments here or there, taken out of context and thrown together, are intended by Republicans to try to simplify or dumb down a crucial issue of war and peace into a simple yes-no question," said James Rubin, a senior foreign policy adviser to Kerry's campaign. Though the video clips are often brief and lack context, they do appear to show Kerry evolving from a harsh critic of Saddam to an anti-war candidate by early 2004 at the height of the campaign for the nomination. 'They Call Him Flipper, Flipper, Faster Than Lightning' In early January 2004 with the critical Iowa caucuses looming, "Hardball" host Chris Matthews demands to know if Kerry is an anti-war candidate. Kerry hesitates, then says, "I am ... yes." At that point, the theme song about the lovable TV porpoise "Flipper" chimes in. "They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning. No one at sea, is smarter than he." Rubin said Kerry always believed the way the United States went to war was the critical question: giving inspections in Iraq a chance and building alliances first. "John Kerry showed he understood the complexities about going to war the right way," said Rubin. newsmax.com