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Old Kerry Quotes Unearthed
Scoop.co.nz (One of the Top 3 New Zealand News Web Sites) ^ | Friday, 5 March 2004, 1:55 pm | Matthew Reid

Posted on 03/04/2004 7:46:04 PM PST by ElephantMan

Old Kerry Quotes Unearthed

By Matthew Reid

"Where's the backbone of France?"

No, that's not the name of the new Toby Keith CD. It's not some ill-timed remark from President Bush or even the title of a new book from Ann Coulter. That is but one of the provocative questions asked by Sen. John Kerry on CNN's Crossfire back in November of 1997.

That comment, and others cited below, came during Kerry's vigorous defense against charges that the Clinton administration was sparring with member nations of the UN Security Council, including France and Russia. We now know that France was illegally trading with Saddam during those years, which explains their behaviour, but what about Mr. Kerry?

It does appear that his position on war vacillates depending on the political benefit to him - and the party affiliation of the president initiating the action. Gulf War 1, Republican president George Bush 1, Kerry votes no - even though Saddam had invaded another country! (And now he talks like he supported it all along.)

1997-1998, Clinton wants to use military force, no problem, he's a Democrat. And while Kerry did vote to authorize the recent War in Iraq, he now claims he wasn't really voting to use force, just to threaten it.

On the campaign trail, Kerry blames the President for equipment shortages our troops are dealing with, relating stories of family members buying body armor on the Internet. Yet it was John Kerry, who inexplicably voted against the 87 Billion Dollar appropriations bill which included funding for that very same equipment.

Then again, Mr. Kerry has never let what he said yesterday interfere with what he needs to say today.

Take Kerry's response to the well-orchestrated Democrat charge that Bush was AWOL. He tried to appear above the fray, saying something like, well, it was a difficult issue, I understand that, "some people wanted to serve, others didn't."

That choice of words is curious because, while Kerry did serve, it was not his first choice. A February, 1970 Harvard Crimson article says, "When he approached his draft board for permission to study for a year in Paris, the draft board refused and Kerry decided to enlist in the Navy."

Some people chose to go to Vietnam, others would have rather gone to France.

And while Kerry and the Democrat Smear Machine forced the President to release all of his Vietnam era records, John Kerry refuses to release his medical records.

Kerry was in Vietnam for 4 months during which he was awarded 3 Purple Hearts for wounds suffered in battle. Mr. Kerry is the only obstacle to the release of those records, but for some reason he doesn't want the public to see them.

Of course, he probably doesn't want anybody to see this either, but here's more from that Crossfire transcript, Kerry, defending the Clinton administration from charges of failed leadership said, "On the contrary. The administration is leading - I think the United States has always reserved the right and will reserve the right to act in its best interests."

Wait a second. John Kerry equating presidential leadership with going it alone? This doesn't sound like John F. Kerry circa 2004 does it? Then again, Kerry's never been one to let his position on an issue stop him from taking a completely different position on the very same issue.

Kerry continued, "And clearly it is not just our best interests, it is in the best interests of the world to make it clear to Saddam Hussein that he's not going to get away with a breach of the '91 agreement that he's got to live up to, which is: allowing us to know that he has dismantled his weapons."

More from Senator Kerry, the unilateralist hawk, "Clearly the allies may not like it,

(Excerpt) Read more at scoop.co.nz ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; flipflops; jfnk; johnfkerry; kerry; lies; lurch; politics; quotes
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To: ElephantMan
Kerry continued, "And clearly it is not just our best interests, it is in the best interests of the world to make it clear to Saddam Hussein that he's not going to get away with a breach of the '91 agreement that he's got to live up to, which is: allowing us to know that he has dismantled his weapons."

Hey Kerry! You mean that 1991 agreement he signed AFTER a war removing from Kuwait YOU DIDN'T VOTE FOR?

If the American people are stupid enough, especially after Clinton, to put Kerry into office I'm becoming an expatriate.

And explain to me why Bush plays nice with these folks and the GOP want to be Dem-lite? The differences have never been clearer. This is the time to ATTACK! To DEFINE. To give the voters a REAL CHOICE!

Republicans aren't fit to govern.

61 posted on 03/05/2004 12:19:06 AM PST by Fledermaus (Democrats! The party of total Anarchy!)
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To: ElephantMan
If Kerry's such a great patriot, why is he hiding his service records?? Is there something in them that he is ashamed of or that would turn the American people off if they knew about it? Greatness does not need to be explained - its self-evident.
62 posted on 03/05/2004 12:54:49 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: All
Cross-link:

-John Kerry- some selected, informative links...--

63 posted on 03/05/2004 2:16:07 AM PST by backhoe (The 1990's? The Decade of Fraud(s)... the 00's? The Decade of Lunatics...)
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To: TomGuy
Ok now he's on both sides of the atrocities issue. First he kills women and children and burns the village, then he calls his command and tells them to send in food and medicine. This guy is sick.

But, as with evil Dums every word that comes out of their mouths is a LIE.

64 posted on 03/05/2004 3:21:57 AM PST by marty60
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To: ElephantMan
Another BUMP!!!
65 posted on 03/05/2004 3:59:43 AM PST by CurlyBill (Voter fraud is one of the primary campaign strategies of the Democrats!!!!)
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To: rikkir
My dog celebrates with me when I cheer at conservative victories on TV. He barks his fool head off! But then, he's a Collie....always true American patriots and heroes, they are.
66 posted on 03/05/2004 4:15:42 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: ElephantMan
bump
67 posted on 03/05/2004 4:16:48 AM PST by KSCITYBOY
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To: CyberAnt
Did you know that President Bush said almost those exact words in a campaign speech this evening in LA, and got a thunderous applause response.

Dint know that Ant..
It certainly doesn't surprise me though. When you get around 'real Americans' you find that they absolutely despise Kerry and his ilk.

The Toon invented this special breed of hypocrisy, Algore nurtured it and JF'nKerry has perfected it to a fine art.

I can't wait to see his sorry ass defeated.

68 posted on 03/05/2004 4:22:39 AM PST by evad (We all stand together OR we hang separately!)
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To: Mo1; ElephantMan; Howlin

Wow Mo, this is an eye-opener. So the arrogant braggart wanted to "study in France." How typically elite.

Excellent find, EM. Yes, I've bookmarked it of course.

69 posted on 03/05/2004 4:30:05 AM PST by onyx (Kerry' s a Veteran, but so were Lee Harvey Oswald, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Timothy McVeigh)
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To: diotima
Some interesting info here to bookmark/pass on.
70 posted on 03/05/2004 5:21:57 AM PST by hoosiermama (Ask Kerry to list the major pieces of enacted legislation he has authored in his career.)
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To: Polybius
Well, to be fair to Kerry,....

< BACK PATTING >There, there old chum, I know that attitude is your basic orientation. < /BACK PATTING >

But this is an election year and I want you to get all that out of your system in the next few weeks.

Starting in April, I expect vile innuendo, invective, crude allusion, unfair characterization and general vitrified contempt for the balance of the year.

71 posted on 03/05/2004 5:35:27 AM PST by KC Burke
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To: KC Burke
Well, to be fair to Kerry,.... < BACK PATTING >There, there old chum, I know that attitude is your basic orientation. < /BACK PATTING > But this is an election year and I want you to get all that out of your system in the next few weeks. Starting in April, I expect vile innuendo, invective, crude allusion, unfair characterization and general vitrified contempt for the balance of the year

See my Post 27. Can I be fair and viscious? :-)

72 posted on 03/05/2004 5:46:51 AM PST by Polybius
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To: Polybius
LOL. That wasn't your most viscious....we have to go back to the Willie years for that.

An excellent post by the way, but I rarely see less than that from you. Your moment of "fairness" was too good to pass up, however.

73 posted on 03/05/2004 6:12:55 AM PST by KC Burke
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To: GretchenEE
Thanks
74 posted on 03/05/2004 6:27:20 AM PST by firewalk
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To: ElephantMan
This is indeed major news. An immediate application: the book Tour of Duty and its obsequious author Douglas Brinkley. Brinkley is manifestly a political hack rather than historian. This info should be directly brought to bear on the veracity and ultimate intent of this book - publicly and to the attention of its author: "Professor Brinkley, there is some new information on the specifics of Lt. Kerry's service. Are you ready to acknowledge and incorporate it, sir?"
75 posted on 03/05/2004 7:01:51 AM PST by mtntop3 (Greetings to all for the 1st time. 'Tis good to be aboard.)
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To: ElephantMan
Rush had it first? Well score one for the Maha.
76 posted on 03/05/2004 7:10:06 AM PST by Plutarch
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To: Polybius; PhiKapMom
Excellent info, Polybius ... and so well put. Thanks.

PKM, looky here.....John Fonda Kerry data.
77 posted on 03/05/2004 12:18:25 PM PST by Bigg Red (Never again trust Democrats with national security!)
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To: GretchenEE
Excellent, friend. Thanks for the flag.
78 posted on 03/05/2004 12:21:21 PM PST by Bigg Red (Never again trust Democrats with national security!)
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To: nutmeg
Interesting info about John Fonda Kerry.....
79 posted on 03/05/2004 12:22:27 PM PST by Bigg Red (Never again trust Democrats with national security!)
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To: GretchenEE
the dems are committing hairy kerry to defend our national security with a shifty politician like their john f'ing kerry..rto
80 posted on 03/06/2004 10:11:30 AM PST by visitor (dems make it difficult to speak the TRUTH)
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