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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (1608)	4/22/2005 9:15:15 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224718

Nope....it comes from Kerry's refusal to sign his form 180....he's hiding something and I think we have a right to know what it is.... J.

To: American Spirit who wrote (1608)	4/22/2005 9:15:50 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224718

Rightwing Christians are dishonest, nutty and dangerous.

To: American Spirit who wrote (1608)	4/23/2005 1:12:00 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224718

Interview with O’Neill PoliPundit.com Here’s a must-read interview with the Swift Vets’ John O’Neill. Excerpt: <<< TAE: At the Swift Boat veterans’ May 4 press conference you had an open letter calling Kerry unfit to be Commander in Chief. It was signed by virtually all of John Kerry’s commanders in Vietnam. Yet the story fell flat. The media ignored it. How did your group react to the media blackout? O’NEILL: We were shocked. We couldn’t believe it. I haven’t been involved in politics or media relations, and I thought the job of the media was primarily to report the facts. It was obvious to me that many hundreds of his former comrades coming forward to say that he lied about his record in Vietnam and that he was unfit to be President would be important information for Americans. I only then became aware of the bias of the media. TAE: How do you explain the media’s response? O’NEILL: The establishment media was very pro-Kerry. They were opposed to any story that was critical of Kerry, and I believe that they were captured by their own bias. We met with one reporter around that time. We told a story to him relating to Kerry’s service. He acknowledged it was true and terribly important. And he told us he would not print it because it would help George Bush. That’s when we began to realize we had a real problem on our hands. ….... Our analysis after the press conference was that the three major networks, the New York Times, and the Washington Post would under no circumstances carry a story like ours, no matter how well documented. The strategy we devised first involved use of a fifteenth-century method of communication; that is, writing a book, which may sound strange in the telecommunications age. But that book, Unfit for Command, sold over 850,000 copies. I’ve often mused how funny it is that the New York Times had to list it as No. 1 on its bestseller list. >>> polipundit.com taemag.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (1608)	4/23/2005 1:21:20 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 224718

SF-180 PoliPundit.com In General 83 days now. Wasn't Kerry supposed to sign the SF-180 "soon?" ...... What’s this “soon” business anyway? Kerry has had numerous opportunities to sign the form, but has passed them all up: May 2004, when the Swiftees held their first press conference. August 2004, when the Swiftees ran their first ads. September 2004, when Kerry’s poll numbers were plummeting, in part because of uncertainty about his military record. November 2004, after the election, when disappointed Kerry supporters, who had donated about $250 million to the defeated candidate, had a right to know why he concealed his military records during the campaign. February 2005, after he promised Tim Russert on national TV that he’d sign the form. March 2005, after I put up my SF-180 clock. April 2005, after the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Kerrry would sign the form “soon.” The form is just 3 pages, including instructions (see for yourself - archives.gov ) A genius-liberal like Kerry could fill it out in 10 minutes. But he clearly has no intention of doing so. In Kerry’s lexicon, “soon” means never. UPDATE: From the Scarborough Country transcript: SCARBOROUGH: Captain Bailey, several others believe that John Kerry should go ahead and sign this form, as he told Tim Russert he would on January 30. When is he going to do that? HURLEY: I don‘t know. I‘m sure it‘s soon. He said he would sign it. He is going to sign it, Joe, and I am sure it won‘t take that long. You have to remember that John Kerry disclosed, put out for the public record, more of his military records than any candidate in presidential history. I mean, it is all out there, his fitness reports, his medal citations. I mean, every bit of John Kerry‘s military record is already out there. And he will sign this 180, but his record is already out there. And, more importantly, and what this is all about is fighting. This is not campaign. This is balderdash that Captain Bailey is engaged in. The campaign is over. There‘s no self-serving motivation on the part of John Kerry with this legislation. This is because he feels so vitally strongly about the rights and benefits that should be awarded to veterans and military families, and that is why he is fighting for this. This is part of his military families bill of rights, which he advocated during the campaign. And now he didn‘t win the presidency, but he is delivering on his promises. That‘s the John Kerry that we all know. BAILEY: Mr. Hurley, you believe in the Tooth Fairy, too? polipundit.com polipundit.com polipundit.com