Kerry's Anti-War Record Discussed at White House Briefing

2/10/2004 | Jeff Gannon

[Jeff Gannon]

This was the exchange at today's White House press briefing, much of which focused on George W. Bush's service records with the National Guard.

JEFF GANNON (Talon News): Since there have been so many questions about what the President was doing over 30 years ago, what is it that he did after his honorable discharge from the National Guard?

Did he make speeches alongside Jane Fonda, denouncing America's racist war in Vietnam?

Did he testify before Congress that American troops committed war crimes in Vietnam?

And did he throw somebody else's medals at the White House to protest a war America was still fighting?

What was he doing after he was honorably discharged?

MR. McCLELLAN: We've already commented on some of his views relating back to that period the other day. And, obviously, this was a time period also when he was going to get his MBA at Harvard. But the President was certainly proud to serve in the National Guard.

TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS): And would the White House consider those actions by Senator Kerry, that Jeff mentions fair game in the political season?

MR. McCLELLAN: Terry, I think -- I know that that's a way to try to draw us into a Democratic primary that is ongoing.

[DollyCali]

Thank you for providing the news we need & can point others toward.

God Bless you & your work. We all know you will now be targets.. let US know here at FR when you need help. We can do some .. well, amazing things in mass...

[StriperSniper]

The C-SPAN rerun is on right now, I don't know if he just passed or is comming right up.

[FreedomPoster]

Sir! You rock! <*golf clap*>

Ping! - check this out.

[Bobby Eberle]

Hi Kayak,

Thanks for the kind words! Yes, please come visit us at http://www.gopusa.com

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Bobby

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Robert R. Eberle, Ph.D.
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Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Talon News
Web: http://www.gopusa.com

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[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

What's he saying?

[StriperSniper]

he usually knows what he's going to get from me.

Well, it was a break from the others nonsense. ;-)

Were you before or after April? Scott's reamming her right now on the rerun. :)

[oceanview]

the same stuff we've heard all day about "being AWOL", "being at a tavern having a drink". really bad.

I don't know why I bother watching Scarborough, he has a panel on with 4 people bashing Bush and only Peter King giving a weak defense. And this is supposed to be MSNBCs "conservative" show?

[cyborg]

I missed it. What did he say? The usual anti-war blather?

[olliemb]

Just saw you on Cspan. You are very good looking and physically you exude strength. And then with the questions you asked, well, Jeff, you were simply awesome.!! Keep up the good work.

I am embarrassed that those reporters acted the way they did. Poor Scott McClellan. Now, don't lose your press pass.

[nightowl]

Jeff, you made my day today at the WH Briefing. Your questions came right out of the blue after about a half hour pounding of Scott from the liberal Washington elite press corp. I was listening to the TV, but not watching at the time. When I heard your questions, I swung around to see who was speaking. I was absolutely delighted.

The reason we have heard practically NOTHING about Kerry's violent war protests is that the liberal media doesn't see the problem with it and thought it was honorable. If you looked closely at the photos of those war protests, you would probably see some of those liberal reporters in the crowd. They all agree with an article in Time Magazine last week that described Kerry's Jane Fonda activities as "PRINCIPLED" protests. These people are way out of touch.

John Kerry is not only a liberal, but arrogant and opportunistic. He's also a pacifist appeaser at a time when terrorist killers are trying to destroy us. But the American people can be very stupid at times, i.e. eight years of the corrupt Clintons.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Well, then screw Buchanan.

[kristinn]

Just passed a few minutes ago. David Gregory on now. Ay carumba.

Jeff, thanks for providing some perspective on this with your question. The DNC presstitutes were in full Watergate mode today.

[Jorge]

I got to listen to Mark Levin after, and to me Kerry is filth.

You're right.
Kerry is a two-faced, double-talking liberal pompous bag of wind. A real lying piece of crap. (I hope Jim Rob doesn't ban me from FR for saying this).

All we have to do is look at Kerry's voting record and public rhetoric, including his post-Vietnam testimony before Congress to see what this man is really about.

Heaven forbid this man should EVER be elected President.

We all have to get out there and work for Bush anyway we can!

[Columbine]

Hey! Hey! Mr. Gannon!

Heard you on Hannity and you did a great job!

[StriperSniper]

Just passed a few minutes ago.

Thanks, when he got to Wendel Goler(sp?), I knew I missed it. :(

[cyborg]

Kerry IS SCUM.

At any rate, I live in rat heaven and pubbies where I live are a joke. I wrote a letter to the state Bush campaign coordinator about setting up Bush stuff in my area and never got a response. I'll still vote for Bush because Kerry MUST NOT BE PRESIDENT.

[oceanview]

now he's saying the 9/11 commission will show "hints" that Bush knew.

Peter King going ballistic now when he heard that.

I have to email MSNBC, this show must be taken off the air.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Bobby Eberle]

Very good looking??? I'm afraid we need to draw the line somewhere and that is it! :)

Jeff... please disregard those comments.

Bobby

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Robert R. Eberle, Ph.D.
President and CEO, GOPUSA
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Talon News
Web: http://www.gopusa.com

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[plain talk]

The fact remains that Republicans gave Dean the out of control unelectable label LONG BEFORE the media caught on to it

That's not the point. The point isn't who was first. The point is who or what was effective in changing public perception. It was only when Dean became embarrasing to the man on the street and became a joke, that the public perception changed. Polls changed. Dean beat Dean. Until folks like you figure this stuff out and what works, we are in for some hard times ahead. As I said, if Republican attackers were so effective in changing public perception, name some names of who they are. Also, remember that Republicans in the WH and RNC had no interest in defeating Dean now because he would have been so good to run against in the fall.