"I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it."- John Kerry

polipundit ^ | 3/17/04

[finnman69]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/politics/campaign/17CAMP.html?hp

The new Bush television commercial, which began running in the swing state of West Virginia on Tuesday, sought to discredit Mr. Kerry's defense credentials by attacking him for voting against the $87 billion bill last year that financed operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mr. Kerry had voted for the resolution authorizing war in Iraq, but White House aides said he later expressed enough ambivalence about the war to let them portray him as opposing a war that enjoys wide support among Americans.

Mr. Kerry dismissed the advertisement. "I understand that the Republican attack machine has welcomed me to West Virginia today with another distortion and misleading statement," he said.

"I'm not going to worry about them misleading because we're going to just keep pounding away at the truth," Mr. Kerry told the crowd of veterans, who wore a rainbow of caps, jackets and pins representing all the military branches and recent conflicts. "We're going to build an army of truth-tellers."

Mr. Kerry added, "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," referring to an amendment he supported that would have rescinded some tax cuts to finance the war.

[finnman69]

Gold, Solid Gold.

[conservativecorner]

ROFLMAO!! Typical F-ING!!

[Semper Paratus]

"I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it,"

That's funny! Now what did he really say?

[OXENinFLA]

Carl Cameron of FOX NEWS nail this last night on Brit Hume.........."Mr. Kerry's use of DOUBLESPEAK yesterday..."

[mewzilla]

Please tell me there's audio of that sound bite...

[dead]

I fully supported the UN-sanctioned Gulf War that I voted against,

but I am vehemently opposed to the current unilateral War in Iraq that I voted for.

[truthandlife]

Rush should have a field day with this one today.

[Blood of Tyrants]

"We're going to build an army of truth-tellers."

An army of none.

[OXENinFLA]

"I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," That's funny! Now what did he really say?

That IS what he said, I saw the video of it last night.

[MinuteGal]

How is Kerry attracting these "crowds of veterans"?

Are they all from the War of 1812 and senile?

Leni

[freeperfromnj]

There is audio. Steve Maltzberg played it on his radio show last night.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

"We're going to build an army of truth-tellers."

Led by a liar?

[mewzilla]

Great googly moogly, there really is audio/video? Bwah hah hah hah hah....

[Ahban]

now THAT'S funny!

[Semper Paratus]

That IS what he said

The RNC can save on ad production. Just reprint Kerry's greatest hits.

[mewzilla]

Gee, wonder how Patrick Healy's gonna try to explain away this quote...?

[Mo1]

Mr. Kerry added, "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," referring to an amendment he supported that would have rescinded some tax cuts to finance the war

Kerry at his best

I saw that news bit on Brit Humes show .. now Kerry is saying it was a Protest vote

Seems Sen Kerry is still stuck in his 70's protest days against the military

[Blood of Tyrants]

There is nothing about being a vet that makes you smart. I am a vet and I have known vets that were dumber than five wooden planks.

[stainlessbanner]

You just can't make this stuff up.

[finnman69]

They don't need the audio. Just put the words in white ona black screen for 30 seconds and let it run.

"I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it."
-- John Kerry.