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Politics : John Kerrys Crimes & Lies -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (200)	10/7/2004 8:21:38 AM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1905

Just hang a lantern on Kerry's record By Boston Herald editorial staff Thursday, October 7, 2004 The best thing about the final weeks of a presidential election is not, contrary to popular opinion, that it's almost over. It's that with time running out, candidates have no choice but to cut to the chase. In a campaign speech yesterday in Pennsylvania, President Bush did just that by contrasting, in the clearest terms yet, the two candidates' records and visions for the future. ``My opponents' endless back-and-forth on Iraq is part of a larger misunderstanding,'' Bush said. ``Senator Kerry is proposing policies and doctrines that would weaken America and make the world more dangerous.'' That should set the elite media all atwitter, considering their level of indignation when Vice President Dick Cheney said much the same thing. Bush also finally set that ``misunderstanding'' in the context of John Kerry's 20-year voting record in the U.S. Senate. ``As a candidate, my opponent promises to defend America. The problem is, as a senator for two decades, he has built a record of weakness . . . He twice led efforts to gut our intelligence service budgets . . . He voted against many of the weapons that won the Cold War . . . He has voted more than 50 times against missile defense systems that would protect us from the threats of a dangerous world,'' the president said. Those are votes Kerry must explain, not ignore, as he has done throughout this campaign. And Kerry will sure have to do a better job explaining what Bush labeled the ``Kerry doctrine,'' requiring American actions in the war on terror to pass a ``global test.'' Bush gave no quarter on economic issues, either. ``[Kerry] voted in the United States Senate to increase taxes 98 times . . . He voted for higher taxes on Social Security benefits . . . Now the senator is proposing higher taxes on more than 900,000 small business owners. My opponent is one of the few candidates in history to campaign on a pledge to raise taxes. And that's the kind of promise a politician from Massachusetts usually keeps.'' Oy. A reputation well-earned is surely hard to shed, and that's something John Kerry may find out the hard way. news.bostonherald.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (200)	10/7/2004 8:28:35 AM
From: Gersh Avery	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1905

Was John Kerry dishonorably discharged from the Navy Military Record Unlike McCain, Bush, and Gore, Kerry has adamantly refused to authorize the release of his military records. Most think it's because of his phony battle medals. I think the real reason is below. He was not granted an Honorable Discharge until March 2001, almost 30 years after his ostensible service term had ended! This is very much out of the ordinary, and highly suspect. There are 5 classes of Discharge: Honorable, General, Other Than Honorable, Bad Conduct, and Dishonorable. My guess is that he was discharged in the '70s, but not honorably. He appealed this sometime while Clinton was doing trouser-tricks in the Oval Office. Political pressure was applied, and the Honorable Discharge was then granted. His file is probably rife with reports of this, submissions and hearings on the appeal, reports of his "giving aid and comfort" to the enemy, along with protests that were filed with respect to his alleged valor under fire. This will blow up in his face before October 15th. continued: Message 20611739