Posted on 07/05/2004 4:43:53 PM PDT by RWR8189
GATES MILLS, OH - Baseball Hall-of-Famer and World War II veteran Bob Feller announced today his support for President Bushs strong leadership:
While President Bushs leadership in the War on Terror has made Americas veterans proud of our commander-in-chief, John Kerry's changing position shows he cannot be trusted with our safety and security. John Kerry voted to take action in Iraq, but later declared himself an anti-war candidate. Then, after saying it would be irresponsible not to support our troops, he voted against the $87 billion to provide our troops with supplies like body armor. He explained that vote by saying he voted for the $87 billion before he voted against it, and went on to pledge his support for an additional $25 billion in funding. When the time came to vote on the $25 billion, Kerry was nowhere to be found.
Feller, a native of Van Meter, Iowa, has been called the Greatest Living Right-Handed Pitcher. He first signed a Cleveland Indians contract in July 1935 at age 16. He later enlisted in the Navy two days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor at age 23 and at the height of his baseball career.
Before enlisting in the Navy, he had become the first pitcher in major league history to win 20 or more games before the age of 21, and had 109 major league victories, including the only no-hitter pitched on opening day in Chicago 1940. After four years in the Navy, Feller had earned eight Battle Stars serving aboard the U.S.S. Alabama as a gun captain in the gunnery department. He then returned to baseball to continue his legendary career that included setting the major league record for the most strikeouts in one season348in 1948; pitching three no-hitters; and was voted the Cleveland Indians Man of the Year twice.
"I guarantee you, that Kerry can match you person for person with endorsements from sports, and can destroy Bush in celebrity endorsements. Either you accept them as relevant, and Bush takes it on the chin, or you must argue that a celebrity endorsement is only valuable if the celebrity's arguments and reasoning process are valid. In other words, substance, not proponent, governs."
Here, I think, is the true crux of the matter.
The validity and the reputation of the endorsers of the different political candidates.
This is where politics turns into a 'Pi**ing contest.'
Each wants to build a facade of integrity, morality and trust to get the voters endorsement. Or do they?
At this point in our rather jaded political experience many are not just satisfied with those basic traits, or the appearance of them, in their candidates. They want someone who can "Do the Dirty Deeds that Need to be Done!."
Face it, thats what is needed for this climate and world reality. Republicans previously have not been effective with presenting this in their major office holders; they have too long played the 'Good Guy' and lost because of it.
Republicans have now not only taken some pages from the Demo play-book, they've stole it, re-wrote it and are adding new things to it. And its time this was done.
America, and the world (no matter what the media says) wants strong decisive leadership during this war. Its a global war and other gov'ts are waking up to this.
No matter who Kerry brings out for the grip & grins,people are going to take a long hard look at their bona fides. I doubt the kind of person who is a strong character reference for Kerry will stand very tall under that scrutiny.
Hollyweird and the entertainment industry can blacklist somebody, but with sports you will find more Republicans because you cannot deny in sports.
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