Posted on 10/01/2004 4:56:45 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
America will NEVER seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country!
Good morning!!
Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
Senator John Effin Kerry demonstrated last night why he should never be granted admittance to the White House, even as a guest, let alone as President.
First and foremost--there has to be a "global test" to protect America. Get that! If this country had information in its possession that a reasonable person (and remember that's the test that was used and its threshold exceeded for Saddam) could interpret as being a threat, this Nation would forego even the defense of its citizens with John Kerry as President!
Think about this, let it sink in. Now let's make it personal for a moment. You would not be allowed, for example, to take a different way home even if you knew on your normal route there was an individual with a weapon ready to kill you! In John Kerry's world, you would take that route--AND YOU WOULD SURELY DIE! But that's all right--you did not do anything to protect yourself, so you died nobly.
John Kerry had the unmitigated temerity to say the President didn't do every thing he could to protect our soldiers in Iraq, even accusing Mr. Bush of withholding the body armor that would make our soldiers safer under enemy small arms fire. This despite the fact that SENATOR KERRY VOTED AGAINST THE $87 BILLION PACKAGE THAT WOULD HAVE PROVIDED SUCH MATERIEL.
Senator John Effin tried to duck the word "lie" with regard to President Bush, saying he would never reach down to that level and use that term in reference to the President. An interesting show of deference that is most unusual for the Senator. In a September 2003 campaign appearance, Mr. Kerry said: This Administration has lied to us. They have misled us. And they have broken their promises to us. In the Boston Globe, Sen. Kerry was quoted as saying: Bush has lied about his reason for going to war in Iraq... [Source: Patrick Healy, "Kerry Camp Leaves N.H. Expectations Behind in Polls, Senator Now Seeks Spot in Top Two," The Boston Glove, December 18, 2003. Emphasis in original.]
And then there was the quip about the NY Subway being shut down. KERRY: That's why they had to close down the subway in New York when the Republican Convention was there. (Making a point that Bush has been inadequate in protecting America.) FACT: THE NYC SUBWAY DID NOT CLOSE AT ALL DURING THE CONVENTION!
The Senator also is geography, religiously, and ethnically challenged. He made a reference to looking at KGB records in Treblinka Square. TREBLINKA WAS ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS NAZI DEATH CAMPS!
Now some of the minor details--Sen. Kerry stated the Bush tax cut only went to the President and himself! Being fair and realizing that he was using the two of them as a metaphor for the rich, he's still wrong. The tax cut was across the board.
Kerry says we spent $200 billion on the war on Iraq. We've only spent $120 billion. Sen. Kerry only arrived at the higher number by including what has been appropriated by Congress to spend in the future if needs require!
Senator Kerry even seemed to know where Bin Laden was! He indicated he was in Tora Bora and US forces could have nailed him. Problem is, there was no evidence he was there [maybe the Senator would have known this had he bothered to make time to attend intel briefings!].
He still thinks he knows where The Evil One is, making reference several times to his being in Afghanistan--if he knows where Osama is, why doesn't he tell US military forces?
Senator Kerry talks as if bilateral negotiations would work in North Korea. Senator, they were tried. That's how they got the Bomb!
The Senator continued to vacilate on the issue of Iraq--during the 90 minutes he was saying it was the "wrong war," then the right war, then the wrong war, then the right war, then the wrong war, before finishing up with it being the right war (it's difficult counting the flips and flops). On Iraq at the beginning: And he rushed the war in Iraq without a plan to win the peace. Now, that is not the judgment that a president of the United States ought to make. On Iraq at the end: I'm not talking about leaving. I'm talking about winning.
But that statement is another lie. He wants out of Iraq in four years, and starting to pull away in six months. He said so earlier in the debate.
And that's just what can be crammed into an hour's typing this morning. There are certainly others!
Now the end was notable. President Bush respectfully solicit the listeners for their vote, just as he did in the 2000 election. Senator Kerry ended without even bothering to ask. Small point, but it shows a lack of humility on the behalf of the Senator that smakcs of arrogance.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
On another thread, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1232331/posts, someone commented that 42's people used to refer to Lehrer as their moderator, since he always came through for 42.
Laura Ingraham said 9 of 10 in France back sKerry. Hurray! That is tres bien in my book!
I'll direct this to IG, being from Iowa makes her an expert :^P, but would appreciate any insight anybody has.
This thread has a reference to it and says shows Bush still with a rising commanding lead over Kerry.
Thanks.
Thanks for that documentation. I'm going to copy and paste it into a poster to hang in Republican Headquarters this afternoon. And I'll make an extra copy to lay on my son's plate at lunchtime. He obviously was right. I guess all that money I paid for his college education is beginning to pay off.
IMO Kerry does seem pro-world rather than pro-American.
good morning, all...
Thanks for the links yet again, Molly... and I appreciate it when you ping the list to this post - it makes it so much easier for me to immediately get the news of the day when you do.
I'll be around a little today, but unfortunately won't be able to join the discussion much. I expect to be much more available tomorrow and Sunday. Needless to say, I haven't stopped my tag line actions, though...
I'd like to answer some of the comments you made the other day, but just don't have the time right now...
Changing tagline...
Hello and welcome!! Good to have you here.
I am not a student of the Iowa Electronic Market.
I THINK it's real trading, not simulated. However, you shouldn't take my word for it.
Great start, Chair.
I've only time for a few observations about the debate.
1. I thought the President took the wrong tack about Iraq. Thought he ought to have maintained that it wasn't going badly at all and that the Old Media has been improperly reporting what was going on in a country the size of CA and city the size of LA... not very many deaths at all compared to CA, in fact. Still mourn every one, but it is either engage the terrorists there or here.
2. sKerry's lies ought to be easy to take advantage of, but most especially his statement that he's "never wavered in my life" was a gift that will keep on giving as the next month wears on.
3. The President's closing statement was fantastic (and he did well the last half hour - after the "compliment") and I believe it will carry the night in the end. Kerry's was very flat.
4. My 7 yo Daughter..."I can't believe this guy was ever a senator"...
5. As time wears by, I think the President will gain with this vs. sKerry ... though less polished, his answers resonate well.
I'm in charge of the machine here today, so won't be able to respond to others takes much...
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1. The New York subway was NEVER shut down during the Republican convention.
2. Saying he never wavered was ridiculous, given that he is on tape doing exactly that.
3. The "global test" comment was a disaster for him.
4. Giving nuclear material to the mullahs is a suicidal idea.
5. He wants multilateralism in Iraq, but unilateralism in North Korea.
I am sure there are more./ This is just what I can remember off the top of my head.
Good morning everyone! It is definitely fall here in Indiana. I am finally wearing long jeans, which I avoid doing until it is simply too chilly. I am babysitting at The Coopster's today, so there will be lags in my response time.
I would also like to say that President Bush may not be the slickest debater, but he tells the truth, is a good and decent man, and he loves this country more than himself. I am proud to support him, and I think people need to remember that everyone told us that Gore won the first debate. It wasn't until several days of people making fun of the sighing and pointing out his obnoxiousness that people realized who had REALLY won. So start pointing out those lies and goofy ideas to your friends and neighbors. They heard them but didn't realize the implications of what he said. GET BUSY! We are going to win this election!
Hmm. Well thanks, perhaps I'll be able to research it later. The Wash Post and Wash Times are BOTH calling the debate a draw! See at: http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/
Prairie
All of the questions seemed to be aimed at attacking Dubya, nothing about Ketchup Boy's record in the Senate. And the 90 minute format needs to go. I fell asleep near the end.
"Global test" will haunt Cabana Boy for the rest of the campaign. There's no glossing over the fact he would go to the UN for a permission slip before acting in America's interest.
so great both of your children watched & understood enough to make comments..
Welcome to our cyber living room Raquel...
Hope your "machine" is nice to you today M...I will mow today...:)
Just heard on weather report that temps in Cleveland will be in high 30's Sunday early AM.. ugh
I was disappointed when the mountain disappeared in the dark....I wish they had a night vision camera up there. The sun is just coming up here and as you said, the mountain is still there. I haven't heard anything about increased activity today - It will be interesting if there is an event of some sort.
Hey!! Where are you? The computer still giving you fits? We miss you.
Sleeper trolls coming out of the woodwork this morning. All saying the debate was a disaster and Dubya lost the election last night.
*YAWN*
And the "permission slip" remark from President Bush will open the thread from now until the election.
Chair - wonderful assessment! I hope you didn't mind, but I did a "cut and paste" and shared your views with some like-minded individuals here at work and for them to share with those who think Kerry was the big winner.
BTW, spell check caught some errors, but I know you were STEAMING when you typed this :-)
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