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"I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it."- John Kerry
polipundit ^ | 3/17/04

Posted on 03/17/2004 6:33:43 AM PST by 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did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," referring to an amendment he supported that would have rescinded some tax cuts to finance the war.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; appropriations; defensespending; flipflop; issues; johnkerry; kerry; votingrecord
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To: Semper Paratus
That's funny! Now what did he really say?

Not only did he say it exactly as its written but said in front of room full of Vets who really didnt look to convincing sitting under the sign "Veterans for Kerry"
21 posted on 03/17/2004 6:48:27 AM PST by boxerblues (I need a fundraiser now to buy my Imaginary Foreign Leader Endorsement)
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To: finnman69

23 posted on 03/17/2004 6:48:58 AM PST by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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To: finnman69
Deeper and deeper he digs.
24 posted on 03/17/2004 6:49:03 AM PST by freekitty
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To: finnman69
"We're going to build an army of truth-tellers."

He's turning conservative?!?

25 posted on 03/17/2004 6:49:40 AM PST by fml ( You can twist perception, reality won't budge. -RUSH)
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To: finnman69
"We're going to build an army of truth-tellers."

Led by Generals clinton, carville and McAwful! Yaaaawn ascot Kerry wouldn't know the Truth if it gave him another Purple Heart in the Poopdeck!

Pray for W and Our Troops

26 posted on 03/17/2004 6:49:42 AM PST by bray (Hey Yaaaawn, can we hear some war stories???)
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To: finnman69
HERE'S THE VIDEO CLIP.

Go to "You decide 2004" and watch the report.

27 posted on 03/17/2004 6:49:44 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: finnman69
I love it! And I hope some GOP adman sets a commercial to that Carly Simon song Anticipation. I think that would be a hoot.
28 posted on 03/17/2004 6:51:17 AM PST by mewzilla
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To: finnman69
"I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it." What an unbelievable statement even for John F. Kerry! How can you both vote for AND against a bill? It strains credulity. I mean he can't defend his vote against the $87 billion in assistance for the troops in Iraq, so he's trying all of a sudden to have it both ways. He should really hear how ridiculous it sounds to Americans. This folks, is an instance of classic waffling. Leaders, lead - second guessers worry about their previous decision. Let's face it, Kerry is simply not qualified to be President Of The United States.
29 posted on 03/17/2004 6:51:50 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: finnman69
Great stuff. Send to the Bush campaign.
30 posted on 03/17/2004 6:52:00 AM PST by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: mewzilla
"Googly Moogly"? Did you see the movie "Evolution"?
31 posted on 03/17/2004 6:52:17 AM PST by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: finnman69
"We're going to build an army of truth-tellers."

Dear Mr. Dumb-F##k Kerry:

When one builds a house, they need the right materials: lumber, steel, pipes, hammers, nails . . .etc. These things can be easily found and purchased.

But, where in the world are you going to find the materials to build Truth Tellers in the dimdem party? The best you can hope for is roach guts, snake slitherings, rat turds, and slime-ball socialists - these are NOT the materials of Truth!
32 posted on 03/17/2004 6:52:45 AM PST by Iron Matron (Civil Disobedience? It's not just for liberals anymore!)
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To: stainlessbanner
I don’t know if I can stand 8 more months of this my sides are splitting already!
33 posted on 03/17/2004 6:53:20 AM PST by tractorman
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To: OXENinFLA
Does anyone have a picture of that mouse that is sent airborne by the cat flipping the spoon? Make a great Kerry shot. The flipper.
34 posted on 03/17/2004 6:54:27 AM PST by snooker (Drag a 'botox gigolo' through a swamp, and some dumb gator will always bite.)
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To: MinuteGal
How is Kerry attracting these "crowds of veterans"?

The question is now how.

The question is when will they see the "king with no clothes" and start fading away.

I'd love to see a Kerry rally with more of Ted Kennedy showing than any other people!

35 posted on 03/17/2004 6:54:42 AM PST by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN (I don't believe anything a Democrat says. Bill Clinton set the standard!)
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To: MinuteGal
How is Kerry attracting these "crowds of veterans"?
Are they all from the War of 1812 and senile


They are FAKE! Just like the "soldiers" who testified against our Veterans of Vietnam.
36 posted on 03/17/2004 6:54:43 AM PST by Iron Matron (Civil Disobedience? It's not just for liberals anymore!)
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To: truthandlife
He will, my friend. Its a completely circular statement. I've never heard of any legislator saying they voted both ways on the same bill. Not even Hillary Clinton would say something so stupid. She'd be laughed out of the room. Kerry should really be laughed out of national politics. When this guy is pressed to defend his position, he comes out with a damaging gaffe. And he wants to convince people he has what it takes to be President? It sounds like he doesn't have his marbles in place!
37 posted on 03/17/2004 6:55:19 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Iron Matron
JOHN KERRY IS AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST. The most dangerous of all socialists. They want to form a worker state that spans the world, where you are not only equalized down to your neighbor but to people in Ethiopia, Iran, Pakistan, etc.
38 posted on 03/17/2004 6:55:58 AM PST by Naspino (HTTP://NASPINO.COM)
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To: mewzilla
Maybe he is telling the truth and he just voted twice like most good democRATS do.
39 posted on 03/17/2004 6:56:47 AM PST by tractorman
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To: MinuteGal
How is Kerry attracting these "crowds of veterans"?

Union slumps going where the boss tells them.

40 posted on 03/17/2004 6:57:26 AM PST by Ditto ( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
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