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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: A.A. Cunningham


Now isn't that picture special. It ought to be enlarged and put on posters for every JF'nK rally by patriotic FReepers. Once a communist, always a communist...especially if you are from MA. One of the Reagan-haters on CNN Sunday night, of course was wallowing in the Iran-Contra scandal and said the funds were given to the "so-called freedom fighters." DUH...they WERE freedom fighters against Ortega's communist thugs. I do hope they give Nicaragua a prominent spot at the funeral of the great president who helped them become free...but there are so many of those countries that that would take up an entire section of the cathedral. Now THAT'S a legacy!


41 posted on 06/08/2004 6:05:13 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: Travis McGee
It's going to be a distinct pleasure to mop the floor with Kerry in November.

I can hardly wait.

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42 posted on 06/08/2004 6:42:50 AM PDT by Joe Brower (The Constitution defines Conservatism.)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

I recognize Iowa's own Tom Harkin, but who is the Commie Chick in the back?

Harkin sure know how to pick 'em doesn't he. Back then it was Ortega, this year it was Howard Dean! LOL.

43 posted on 06/08/2004 7:44:47 AM PDT by Dr._Joseph_Warren
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To: A.A. Cunningham

Look at the pride and admiration on their faces.


44 posted on 06/08/2004 7:49:32 AM PDT by Delphinium
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To: kattracks
leaving Kerry and crew looking like communist dupes.

If it looks like a duck and if it walks like a duck, it probably is a duck.

45 posted on 06/08/2004 8:02:40 AM PDT by jackbill
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To: kattracks

bump


46 posted on 06/08/2004 3:32:18 PM PDT by Kate of Spice Island (Sharayah the kilt wearer...a buffo...)
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To: Howlin
"John F. Kerry plans on taking a ride out to the library tomorrow to pay his respects to Reagan, do you believe that?"

I haven't seen any news on this today. Did anything important happen other than a photo op?

47 posted on 06/08/2004 5:08:31 PM PDT by TheLion
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To: kattracks

par for the course.

"I renounced Reagan, before I supported him."


48 posted on 06/08/2004 5:14:45 PM PDT by smonk
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To: TheLion

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1149987/posts


49 posted on 06/08/2004 5:14:45 PM PDT by Howlin
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Proud to have been proven dreadfully wrong by history ... bad enuff to completely lack judgment when these things were happening but being unable or unwilling to re-evaluate in the light of events is hardly evidence of "nuance".


50 posted on 06/08/2004 5:18:13 PM PDT by Mr. Buzzcut
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To: kattracks

Regarding this post 40, have you seen the ad in this thread?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1159019/posts?page=69#69


51 posted on 06/23/2004 11:03:14 PM PDT by Samwise (I posted this tagline "because I could.")
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