John Kerry's Day At NASA Photo Album (Kerry toured space shuttle he voted against)

Republican National Committee ^ | July 28, 2004

[RWR8189]

Kerry Toured Shuttle That Supplies Space Station—He Voted Against

1991: Kerry Voted To "Reduce Funding For The Space Station From $2 Billion To $100 Million," And Transfer Funds To Other Programs. (H.R. 2519, CQ Vote #132: Rejected 35-64: R 3-40; D 32-24, 7/17/91, Kerry Voted Yea)

1992: Kerry Voted To Terminate Space Station "Freedom" Project. (H.R. 5679, CQ Vote #194: Rejected 34-63: R 4-39; D 30-24, 9/9/92, Kerry Voted Yea)

1993: Kerry Voted "To Terminate The Space Station Program."(H.R. 2491, CQ Vote #272: Motion Agreed To 59-40: R 36-8; D 23-32, 9/21/93, Kerry Voted Nay)

1993: Kerry Voted To Terminate Space Station Program And Divert Funds To Tax Cuts. (H.R. 3167, CQ Vote #335: Motion Rejected 36-61: R 10-32; D 26-29, 10/27/93, Kerry Voted Yea)

1994: Kerry Voted To Cut $1.9 Billion From Space Station Program And Terminate Program. (H.R. 4624, CQ Vote #253: Rejected 36-64: R 6-38; D 30-26, 8/3/94, Kerry Voted Yea)

1994: Kerry Unsuccessful In Cutting Space Station Funds Due To International Opposition. ("Space-Station," The Canadian Press, 2/22/94)

1995: Kerry Introduced Legislation To Eliminate Space Station And The National Aerospace Plane Program. (Kathy Gambrell, "Aide: Kerry Supports NASA, But Not Bush Space Program," Aerospace Daily, 5/4/04)

1995: Kerry Voted To Reduce NASA Funding By $400 Million. (H.R. 889, CQ Vote #105: Motion Agreed To 64-35: R 43-11; D 21-24, 3/16/95, Kerry Voted Nay)

1995: Kerry Voted To Cut $1.8 Billion From NASA's Human Space Flight Program. (H.R. 2099, CQ Vote #463: Motion Rejected 35-64: R 12-41; D 23-23, 9/26/95, Kerry Voted Yea)

1995: Kerry Spokeswoman Said "Cut The Space Station" Before Cutting Summer Jobs Funding. (Scott S. Greenberger, "Worcester Laments Loss Of Summer Jobs Funding," State News Service, 3/20/95)

1996: Kerry Voted To Cut $1.6 Billion From NASA's Human Space Flight Program And Terminate Space Station Program. (H.R. 3666, CQ Vote #267: Motion Agreed To 61-36: R 38-12; D 23-24, 9/4/96, Kerry Voted Nay)

Photos Were Given To Kerry Camp Before Publication!

Kerry-Edwards Campaign Manager Says Photo Was "Leaked," And Had No Idea There Were Photographs. KERRY-EDWARDS CAMPAIGN MANAGER MARY BETH CAHILL: "[T]his was a leaked photo. And it is all over the place." FOX NEWS' BRIT HUME: "It was leaked?" CAHILL: "Yes." HUME: "Because I think it was made by NASA, right?" CAHILL: "It was." HUME: "So the campaign had no idea there would be any photographs..." CAHILL: "None." (Fox News' "Special Report," 7/27/04)

NASA Gave Kerry Campaign Photos To Review Before Posting On Website. FOX NEWS' BRIT HUME: "Since we taped that interview just a short time ago, a NASA spokesman has said that NASA provides a pool photographer who did take pictures of Kerry on the NASA tour yesterday. However, he said none of those photos was released to the media. Instead, he said, the pictures were given to the Kerry campaign to review before several were posted on the Kennedy Space Center web site." (Fox News' "Special Report," 7/27/04) 

[RexBeach]

That John Kerry, he's out of this world!

[no dems]

If the Bush/Cheney camp doesn't capitalize off of this picture we deserve to lose.

[Paradox]

Quite a few conservatives would actually agree with Kerry not funding the Space Station. I might be in that camp.

[tertiary01]

There they are!!! ... all smiling for the non photographer who wasn't taking their picture.

[McGruff]

FOX NEWS' BRIT HUME: "Since we taped that interview just a short time ago, a NASA spokesman has said that NASA provides a pool photographer who did take pictures of Kerry on the NASA tour yesterday. However, he said none of those photos was released to the media. Instead, he said, the pictures were given to the Kerry campaign to review before several were posted on the Kennedy Space Center web site." (Fox News' "Special Report," 7/27/04)

Who's the man?

[Republican Red]

I read on an earlier thread the Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)who was with Kerry at NASA sided with NASA on this issue. Said they did not leak it.

I don't know, this looks rathe spontaneous and off-the-cuff:

[Prolifeconservative]

"Quite a few conservatives would actually agree with Kerry not funding the Space Station. I might be in that camp."

Count me in as well. One has to wander what might be the Bush payback to NASA for publishing/leaking those photos. We might soon hear about a 112 billion dollar funding of Nasa on a 19 year project to land a monkey on Neptune.

[Mayflower Sister]

The point isn't so much his vote. It is that he voted against it and now had hoped to use it to promote himself. Like, "see, I'm pro space program."

[Jim_Curtis]

Quite a few conservatives would actually agree with Kerry not funding the Space Station. I might be in that camp.
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Yeah, first thing I've agreed with him about. The problem is that he opposed it so that the money could be used for even worse mischief.

[EllaMinnow]

I think they're capitalizing on it just fine.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/nation/9259596.htm

Republicans ridiculed Kerry's primary campaign contortions about the war on Iraq yesterday and handed out pictures of Kerry clad in a hooded blue anti-contamination suit as he climbed out of a NASA space shuttle orbiter. The GOP effort to pull a "Dukakis" on Kerry is shifting into high gear.

In 1988, Republicans were able to turn Michael Dukakis from a Democratic presidential front-runner into a caricature by means of a photo of Dukakis riding in a tank while wearing a helmet. At the time, Republican strategists for Bush's father compared the governor in the tank helmet to "Rocky the Flying Squirrel."

[ForGod'sSake]

That John Kerry, he's out of this world!

Yes indeedy!

FGS

[kellynla]

A little off the subject here but while Ketchup is making photo ops; please correct me if I am wrong but Ketchup has not made one trip to Iraq or Afghanistan since the wars has he???

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[Lightfinger]

In 1988, Republicans were able to turn Michael Dukakis from a Democratic presidential front-runner into a caricature by means of a photo of Dukakis riding in a tank while wearing a helmet. At the time, Republican strategists for Bush's father compared the governor in the tank helmet to "Rocky the Flying Squirrel."

And now we have "Hamtaro the Hamster"...

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Kerry Campaign: " He had no idea that his picture was being taken".

NASA: "Yeah, right"

[FreedomPoster]

>>The point isn't so much his vote. It is that he voted against it and now had hoped to use it to promote himself. Like, "see, I'm pro space program."

Bingo. Florida is a battleground state, with a lot of NASA voters.

[Puddleglum]

LOL! Great poster!

[binger]

[steplock]

Which of those cuts coincided with the shuttle destructions?

While most here love to blame NASA for all the PC decisions that have resulted in death, they are decided directly and enforced by congress!

So now you know who to blame - and WHO was in charge of congress during this?

Vote OUT EVERYBODY! Get new and honest people into congress.

[no dems]

Republican strategists for Bush's father compared the governor in the tank helmet to "Rocky the Flying Squirrel." How 'bout comparing this one of Kerry to the rabbit in Alice and Wonderland?