Kerry Assails Bush on Haiti, Security and Gay Marriage Ban

The New York Times ^ | February 24, 2004 | KIRK SEMPLE

[demlosers]

Kerry is a flake.

[BenLurkin]

"He said that if he were president, he would be pressing Haitian rebels to back off their goal of toppling Mr. Aristide, perhaps by threatening the deployment of an international peacekeeping force."

Oh brother! How lame can this democrat party hack get?

Does he think the U.S. wants another Carter?

[Howlin]

"I think you've got to be real and threatening," he said. His message to the rebels, he said, would be: "You're not going to take over, you're not kicking him out, this democracy is going to be sustained, we're willing to put in a new government, new prime minister, we're willing to work with you, but you're not going to succeed in your goal of exiling" Mr. Aristide. "And unless that's clear, you can't necessarily stop it in its tracks."

God help us all.

[Unam Sanctam]

purposefully timid approach on the part of the Bush administration — "because they hate Aristide" — could be allowing the rebels to move forward with their uprising.

How ridiculous -- Kerry doesn't want us to do anything without the UN and multilateral approval, and then he turns arounds and blames Bush for NOT invading Haiti?!

[jwalsh07]

Did he write himself up for another medal for these Solomonic words of wisdom?

[Unam Sanctam]

I also note the the Stalinists at International ANSWER are rallying around Aristide -- so I wonder where the talking points are coming from here.

[writer33]

"I think you've got to be real and threatening," he said.

What does Kerry think the War on Terror is about? I'd call that real and threatening. Khadafi anyone.

[adam_az]

I was going to post the same quote!!

It's amazing.

Iraq is a "miserable failure" but he wants to try to use the military to force Haiti into "peace" to preserve democracy, while removing the democratically elected president and and replacing him with someone else of our choosing?

Did I read him right?????

I wonder if anyone like Rush or Hannity will pick up on this quote.

[exit82]

Kerry thinks Haiti has a democracy.

Since he is wrong on that point, everything else that follows is wrong.

This jerk just loves to hear himself speak---but he says nothing of substance.

Bill Clinton with a long face and a Boston accent--that's John Fonda Kerry.

[Shermy]

"He said that if he were president, he would be pressing Haitian rebels to back off their goal of toppling Mr. Aristide, perhaps by threatening the deployment of an international peacekeeping force."

I don't know much about Haiti, and who does, but it seems that the Haitians, today, pretty much hate Aristide. I don't think one has to go back to blaming Clinton, etc., for event of today - but why is Kerry coming out Pro-Aristide? What will it gain him with American voters? He could have made some sort of generic statement of concern.

What's his stake with Aristide?

And what is France's position? Would it be too much a stretch that France's position on Aristide "just happens" to coincide with France's? I think not...

[Shermy]

"I think I can talk the language of guns," he said. "I think I can go down there and talk the language," which, he said, was "common sense."

Blam?

[Howlin]

Though Mr. Kerry acknowledged that he did not fully know the diplomatic strategy of the Bush administration to deal with Haiti's crisis, he speculated that a purposefully timid approach on the part of the Bush administration — "because they hate Aristide" — could be allowing the rebels to move forward with their uprising.

That's quite a trite statement, IMO.

"Because they hate Aristide?" What a simpleton.

[Shermy]

I also note the the Stalinists at International ANSWER are rallying around Aristide -- so I wonder where the talking points are coming from here.

They must be getting new funding from France/TotalFinaElf. Like I suspect they did for their anti-Iraq war protests.

[MJY1288]

"I think the administration has missed a lot of opportunities, in fact, has exacerbated the situation over the last two years with its cutoff of humanitarian assistance and its attitude towards the Aristide administration," Mr. Kerry said. "So they sort of created the environment within which the insurgency could grow and take root, and now they're trying to manage it, I think."

Aristide is the man who said he enjoyed attending a "Necklacing" because he loved the smell of a roasting human head. And Kerry wonders why GWB cut off Aid to Aristide

"I think you've got to be real and threatening," he said. His message to the rebels, he said, would be: "You're not going to take over, you're not kicking him out, this democracy is going to be sustained, we're willing to put in a new government, new prime minister, we're willing to work with you, but you're not going to succeed in your goal of exiling" Mr. Aristide. "And unless that's clear, you can't necessarily stop it in its tracks."

If this is what John Kerry thinks is leadership, He isn't fit to be a "Den Mother" for a group of Cub Scouts

[Dolphy]

"I think you've got to be real and threatening," he said.

This just makes me laugh. Does Kerry really believe, after showing his hand on his Iraq vote, that anybody would ever believe his threats, even if he made a real mean face when he said it? Heck, if I were a rebel I think I would start yelling "you are not my boss" and other responses worthy of Kerry's childish remarks.

[FairOpinion]

Of course Kerry doesn't talk about the fact, that the reason we have trouble with Haiti now, is because of another one of Clinton's failed policies.

Bush has to clean up Clinton's messes one by one: Al Qaeda, Iraq, N. Korea, Haiti, and who knows what else.

[Howlin]

Yes, you did!

It's like military psychobabble!

I still have not been able to find one word about the remarks Kerry made yesterday concerning his vote on the Iraq War.

I am positive I heard him say that his based his vote on the fact that he was going to be a candidate for POTUS.

And MEG33 confirmed that SHE heard what I heard!

"You are absolutely correct.Kerry said he would not have voted for it,but he had to think like a Presidential candidate...I assume as opposed to a liberal lefty Senator...or because if he became President and wanted authority in intervene in Haiti or Liberia,he would want to be on record as being reasonable?

He,as usual gained no credibility with that statement.I hope the media will finally smell blood in the water and go after Kerry.They love to do gotcha ,no matter who,because it makes them look important.

170 posted on 02/24/2004 9:52:01 PM EST by MEG33

Isn't that an amazing thing for him to say???

[MJY1288]

This is an unbelievable set of remarks from someone who wants to be the next POTUS.

My goodness, I could of answered those questions better than he did.

This article needs to be sent to Rush, Sean, Medved and everyone who can let the world know what a simpleton John Kerry really is

[Howlin]

"You're not the boss of me?"

even if he made a real mean face when he said it

The sum total of his foreign policy!

[the right side jedi]

Alright, let's add Haiti to the list of things that are obviously Bush's fault right next to mad cow disease and everything else that has gone wrong in the world.

"I think I'm talking a different language," he said. "There's no Washingtonese," he said. "It's a very straightforward and simple kind of language, and I think that's what Americans want to hear. They don't want all this razzle-dazzle from Washington, D.C."

How is having it all ways, sticking your finger in the air, and speaking one thing to one group on gay marriage, Iraq, NAFTA, and everything esle under the sun being very straight forward and simple? I'm confused Mr. 4 term senator. Are you talking about your self?