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Politics : John Kerry for President? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (982)	9/17/2004 7:30:27 PM
From: mph	Respond to of 3515

Kerry is one of the most highly-qualified candidates for president in modern history Why? AS, I'm calling you out on that one.:-)

To: American Spirit who wrote (982)	9/18/2004 6:31:34 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 3515

Kerry's words raise questions about fitness for command Critics of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry say he's unfit to be commander-in-chief of our armed forces because of his questionable conduct in Vietnam. They're wrong. If Kerry's unfit to be commander-in-chief it's because he can't seem to campaign for president without openly demoralizing our troops. Speaking Thursday before National Guard veterans, Kerry decried the war in Iraq, in terms usually reserved for the most partisan liberal crowd, and certainly not for men and women in, or retired from, uniform. Kerry's remarks were peppered with words such as "chaos," and "indiscriminate killings." He spoke of a "bolder" enemy that is doing nothing short of defeating the coalition in some locations, with "entire regions of Iraq Š now in the hands of terrorists and extremists." We weren't expecting a Knute Rockne pep talk from Kerry: "And when we get them on the run once, we're going to keep 'em on the run! Š And don't forget, men, today is the day we're going to win! They can't lick us, and that's how it goes Š" No, the job of delivering that speech belongs to Bush, and it's the speech the president issued to the same group, two days prior. To win, Kerry indeed must take issue with Bush's Iraq policies. In fact, he should offer some sort of alternative to "Bush's war," although we're yet to see such from him. Kerry prefers to speak in vagaries about how he'll lead a "coalition of the able" in the war against terrorism. But Kerry can offer criticism of and alternatives to Bush's handling of the military - particularly in front of veterans and present-day troops - without bleak, defeatist rhetoric. Instead, Kerry in no uncertain terms suggested to veterans of the National Guard that Bush is frittering our soldiers' lives away on a war we shouldn't fight, and a war that we're losing. Go, team! hendersondispatch.com WHAT A FREAKIN LOSER THIS KERRY IS.

To: American Spirit who wrote (982)	9/21/2004 10:13:50 AM
From: Mark Konrad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3515

"Kerry is one of the most highly-qualified candidates for president in modern history." Based upon what? 4 months of skippering a swiftboat in Vietnam 35 years ago...representing less than ONE PERCENT of his adult life? Slandering and maligning US Servicemen while our POW's, their wives and families bore the brunt of Kerry's publicity stunts? An undistinguished 18-year Senate career Kerry says nothing about (and for good reason)? A litany of policy and position flip/flops that has even Kerry's most ardent supporters (not to mention his own campaign staffers) confused on a daily basis? Bottomline: Kerry is perhaps the LEAST qualified candidate for Commander In Chief in modern US history. Democrats should crossover in droves this November to oust the Michael Moore nutcases who've hijacked the Party. Perhaps then the Democrats can rebuild and field honest and credible alternatives to the Republicans in '06 and '08--MK--