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Kerry: 'I'm Proud I Stood Against Reagan'
Newsmax.com ^
| 6/07/04
| Carl Limbacher and the NewsMax.com staff
Posted on 06/07/2004 10:24:43 PM PDT by kattracks
A day after Ronald Reagan's death Sen. John Kerry praised him for his "love of country" and geniality. But as recently as last year Kerry boasted:
"I'm proud that I stood against Ronald Reagan, not with him, when his intelligence agencies were abusing the Constitution of the United States and when he was running an illegal war in Central America."
That's just one of a series of anti-Reagan quotes unearthed by the Weekly Standard, where the Massachusetts Democrat slams Reagan as everything from an "inexperienced" governor to a dime store cowboy.
But it was the battle over U.S. aid to Nicaragua's Contra freedom fighters - backed by Reagan and opposed by Congressional Democrats - that drove Kerry to extremes.
He was one of ten signatories to the infamous "Dear Commandante" letter that offered Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega a deal: Don't do anything too overtly Marxist and Democrats would see to it that the Reagan-backed freedom fighters would be denied funding.
After Reagan lost the vote, Ortega promptly traveled to Moscow to get further instructions from his Soviet patrons, leaving Kerry and crew looking like communist dupes.
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: commie; kerry; ronaldreagan
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To: dandelion
Well...thankfully...God knew EXACTLY what he was doing when he created woman! And most conservative women didn't forget that.
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posted on
06/07/2004 10:49:08 PM PDT
by
Buffettbassman
(Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!)
To: kattracks
"I'm proud that I stood against Ronald Reagan, not with him..."Your Past is Prologue. Thank you Kerry..
SAY IT LOUD..SAY IT PROUD JOHNNY!
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posted on
06/07/2004 10:50:00 PM PDT
by
JOE6PAK
("The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein)
To: Mrs Zip; BOBWADE
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posted on
06/07/2004 10:55:21 PM PDT
by
zip
(Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough became truth to 42% of americans)
To: RJL
Kerry now is claiming to be the 5th Beattle
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posted on
06/07/2004 11:06:19 PM PDT
by
al baby
To: TheLion
Correction: he couldn't shine them properly, being as incompetent at shoe-shining as he is at everything else (''that SOB knocked me over'', etc.).
Except, of course, marrying rich women.
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posted on
06/07/2004 11:18:16 PM PDT
by
SAJ
(Buy 2 NGG05 9.00 calls, Sell 5 NGG05 12.00 calls against, for $1.000 net credit OB. Mortal lock.)
To: kattracks
To paraphrase Peggy Noonan's immortal words...Kerry will consigned to the ash heap of history.
Red
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posted on
06/07/2004 11:21:03 PM PDT
by
Conservative4Ever
(watch this space for future tag line...)
To: kattracks
Four commies in a pod.
To: kattracks
To: kattracks
I guess he trashed President Reagan before he praised him.
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posted on
06/08/2004 12:44:16 AM PDT
by
Cincinna
(Beware HILLARY and her HINO)
To: TheLion
John F. Kerry plans on taking a ride out to the library tomorrow to pay his respects to Reagan, do you believe that?
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posted on
06/08/2004 12:45:27 AM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Howlin
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posted on
06/08/2004 12:57:42 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security)
To: Travis McGee
Still one too many words. Let's just call a spade a spade.
Kerry: Communist
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posted on
06/08/2004 1:03:23 AM PDT
by
Sapper26
(Ronaldus Maximus 1911-2004 R.I.P Gip.)
To: Howlin
Too bad that a FREEPER isn't going to be there,with a HUGE sign olf this thread,so ALL attending could see Kerry's REAL feelings about President Reagan.
To: dandelion
because it would mean that society had gotten so twisted that people thought men were SUPPOSED to wear flower-print dresses and have their hair grown down to their waists...
Well, MTV is planning to have a Gay channel.
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posted on
06/08/2004 1:05:06 AM PDT
by
Sapper26
(Ronaldus Maximus 1911-2004 R.I.P Gip.)
To: Buffettbassman
Have you ever met anyone who's more in love with hearing himself speak! Clinton .. Kennedy .. Bryd .. Clinton .. Gore
It runs in the party I guess
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posted on
06/08/2004 1:05:41 AM PDT
by
Mo1
(Make Michael Moore cry.... DONATE MONTHLY!!!)
To: TheLion
>>Kerry couldn't shine Reagan's shoes! <<
Kerry couldn't wash Reagens underwear!
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posted on
06/08/2004 1:57:33 AM PDT
by
B4Ranch
([The task is to] covertly lower the standard of living, the whole social structure, of America)
To: A.A. Cunningham
I knew some Freeper would post the Kerry-Ortega pic. Thanks
Prairie
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posted on
06/08/2004 5:18:39 AM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Several hundred million men, women and children from former Soviet Union, live today due to Reagan)
To: Howlin
I hope they make sKerry stand in line for 4 hours just like everybody else. It will give those around him plenty of time to become weary of his intonations and winning personality. (/s)
Prairie
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posted on
06/08/2004 5:20:18 AM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Several hundred million men, women and children from former Soviet Union, live today due to Reagan)
To: kattracks
John F'ing Kerry is an A$$.
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posted on
06/08/2004 5:54:52 AM PDT
by
smiley
To: kattracks
John Kerry: Wrong then. Wrong now.
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posted on
06/08/2004 5:57:00 AM PDT
by
Samwise
(The day may come when the courage of men fails...but it is not this day. This day we fight!)
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