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

To: Captain Jack who wrote (925)	10/25/2004 9:41:48 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 1905

Subject: "Election determines fate of nation" written by Mathew Manweller Central Washington University political science professor "Election determines fate of nation" In that this will be my last column before the presidential election, there will be no sarcasm, no attempts at witty repartee. The topic is too serious, and the stakes are too high. This November we will vote in the only election during our lifetime that will truly matter. Because America is at a once-in-a-generation crossroads, more than an election hangs in the balance. Down one path lies retreat, abdication and a reign of ambivalence. Down the other lies a nation that is aware of its past and accepts the daunting obligation its future demands. If we choose poorly, the consequences will echo through the next 50 years of history. If we, in a spasm of frustration, turn out the current occupant of the White House, the message to the world and ourselves will be two-fold. First, we will reject the notion that America can do big things. Once a nation that tamed a frontier, stood down the Nazis and stood upon the moon, we will announce to the world that bringing democracy to the Middle East is too big of a task for us. But more significantly, we will signal to future presidents that as voters, we are unwilling to tackle difficult challenges, preferring caution to boldness, embracing the mediocrity that has characterized other civilizations. The defeat of President Bush will send a chilling message to future presidents who may need to make difficult, yet unpopular decisions. America has always been a nation that rises to the demands of history regardless of the costs or appeal. If we turn away from that legacy, we turn away from who we are. Second, we inform every terrorist organization on the globe that the lesson of Somalia was well learned. In Somalia we showed terrorists that you don't need to defeat America on the battlefield when you can defeat them in the newsroom. They learned that a wounded America can become a defeated America. Twenty-four-hour news stations and daily tracing polls will do the heavy lifting, turning a cut into a fatal blow. Except that Iraq is Somalia times 10. The election of John Kerry will serve notice to every terrorist in every cave that the soft underbelly of American power is the timidity of American voters. Terrorists will know that a steady stream of grizzly photos for CNN is all you need to break the will of the American people. Our own self-doubt will take it from there. Bin Laden will recognize that he can topple any American administration without setting foot on the homeland. It is said that America's W.W.II generation is its 'greatest generation'. But my greatest fear is that it will become known as America's 'last generation.' Born in the bleakness of the Great Depression and hardened in the fire of WW II, they may be the last American generation that understands the meaning of duty, honor and sacrifice. It is difficult to admit, but I know these terms are spoken with only hollow detachment by many (but not all) in my generation. Too many citizens today mistake 'living inamorata's as 'being an American.' But America has always been more of an idea than a place. When you sign on, you do more than buy real estate. You accept a set of values and responsibilities. This November, my generation, which has been absent too long, must grasp the obligation that comes with being an American, or fade into the oblivion they may deserve. I believe that 100 years from now historians will look back at the election of 2004 and see it as the decisive election of our century. Depending on the outcome, they will describe it as the moment America joined the ranks of ordinary nations; or they will describe it as the moment the prodigal sons and daughters of the greatest generation accepted their burden as caretakers of the City on the Hill." Mathew Manweller members.aol.com

To: Captain Jack who wrote (925)	10/25/2004 10:04:13 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 1905

Off Topic! The New Hospital When a panel of doctors were asked to vote on adding a new wing to their hospital, the Allergists voted to scratch it and the Dermatologists preferred no rash moves. The Gastroenterologists had a Gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve, and the Obstetricians stated they were laboring under a mis-conception. The Ophthalmologists considered the idea short-sighted; the Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!", while the Pediatricians said, "Grow up!" The Psychiatrists thought it was madness; the Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing, and the Radiologists could see right through it! The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow but the Plastic Surgeon said, "This puts a whole new face on the matter." The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water. The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a Gas, and the Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no. And in the End, well you can imagine what the Proctologist said .....

To: Captain Jack who wrote (925)	10/25/2004 12:26:50 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1905

Thanks unclewest! This is classic: Jessie Jackson was recently named a senior advisor to the Kerry campaign. Jackson also recently added former Chicago Democrat congressman Mel Reynolds to the payroll of his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Reynolds was among the 176 criminals pardoned by President Clinton's at the end of his term. Reynolds' six-and-a-half-year federal sentence for 15 convictions of wire fraud, bank fraud and lies to the Federal Election Commission were commuted. He is more notorious, however, for concurrently serving five years for sleeping with an underage campaign volunteer. This is a first in American politics: An ex-congressman who had sex with a subordinate . . . won clemency from a president who had sex with a subordinate . . . then was hired by a clergyman who had sex with a subordinate. Reynolds' new job? Youth counselor. IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT? Message 20684008

To: Captain Jack who wrote (925)	10/25/2004 5:12:49 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1905

UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES KERRY'S MILITARY ACTION AGAINST GOOSE 10/25/2004 - Tad Hayworth In a surprising development, the UN Security council has recommended that any means, including military action, may be used by John Kerry to kill a goose. The measure passed with 15 nations-0 with only Turkey against the measure, citing close cultural ties with geese. Senator Kerry acted quickly and decisively, gunning down the rogue goose only 1 day later. "I believe that such measures are appropriate under the review of the UN," said Kerry, "and the American people can see that I act quickly and violently when the US is threatened, as long as France approves. It was just like that VC I shot in Vietnam, you know I fought in Vietnam, right?" White House press secretary Scott McLellan noted that Kerry, as a Senator, has no authority to conduct military action nor to negotiate with the UN on behalf of the US. A Kerry campaign spokesman countered that Senator Kerry has extensive previous experience in the international arena, going so far as negotiating with the North Vietnamese in Paris on his own time. According to the after-action review, the Senator pinched his finger in the pump-action shotgun's mechanism and thus will be awarded a Purple Heart. brokennewz.com GZ