He looks a little like Peter Cook
Actually... he looks a lot like Peter Cook.
Posted on 07/29/2004 5:44:17 PM PDT by Former Military Chick
He looks a little like Peter Cook
Actually... he looks a lot like Peter Cook.
I would rather eat buzzard puke, burn all of my hair off with a flame thrower, jump off of the Sears building while mainlining hydrochloric acid and place dynamite in all of my orifices before I would accept HanoiJohn Kerry as my President.
Got to love that. I agree and I could rant until my voice vanished because there is so much material.
This is in sharp contrast to statements Clark made as a commentator on CNN before the bombing last year. In January, Clark told CNN, "He [Hussein] does have weapons of mass destruction." When asked, "And you could say that categorically?" Clark responded: "Absolutely."
In February, Clark told CNN, "The credibility of the United States is on the line, and Saddam Hussein has these weapons and so, you know, we're going to go ahead and do this and the rest of the world's got to get with us...The U.N. has got to come in and belly up to the bar on this. But the president of the United States has put his credibility on the line, too. And so this is the time that these nations around the world, and the United Nations, are going to have to look at this evidence and decide who they line up with."
Immediately following the fall of Baghdad to US forces, Clark responded to a question about finding the alleged weapons of mass destruction, saying: "I think they will be found. There's so much intelligence on this."
Gee, I never noticed.
That is perhaps the only creed he adheres to. But, what I wonder, Hill and Bill tossed them out to the public. Did they do that because they know he could not win, or for help during the 2008 election?
The Clinton's don't appear to like to lose even when the set board up to end that way.
Since I took a vow that I will not watch any of the Convention, I am relying on news reports and those of Freepers. It's interesting to see your take on it.
It still bothers me that he would even give his endorsement -- no matter what his body language or the politics of the moment.
Thought you might be interested in this thread.
So there.
I have never trusted Lieberman. He is as two faced as Kerry. What is it with Dums, they just can NOT tell the truthor at least stick to ONE story.
"Duty, Honor, Country". As a West Point grad, he is a disgrace to the academy.........
Well, he is no Zell Miller, that much is certain. Joe is married to the dnc likely because he cannot get elected in his state as a conservative Republican. I can just seem him in the voting booth, pausing, then deciding to go with his conscience and vote for President Bush.
Speaking of Zell Miller- last night in an interview with tom brokaw, Mr. Miller stopped short in what seemed mid-sentence. He was giving a little praise to boo-boo bear, I mean the breck girl, I mean, jane edwards for his lady-like speech THEN just as quickly starting bashing f'n kerry's record as a sinator. Miller got a few rants in before he just seemed to pause, brokaw then jumped in and turned to harold ford, pressing harold to voice some sort of disagreement with Mr. Miller's comments about f'n kerry.
As if he can talk.
It's okay....I went to Annapolis and have to live with Crowe, Perot, and Carter every day.
That is true, perhaps the only one listening to him, is himself.
Oh how I agree with you. My father attended USMA, and I bet he is rolling in his grave at Arlington. But, you know so many other fine men graduated from this school, I will just put him on ignore.
Here is the text to his speech-
BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, a former Democratic presidential candidate, gave a prime time speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. This is a transcript of his remarks.
CLARK: I am an American soldier. Our country has been attacked. We are at war. Our nation is at risk. And we are engaged in a life-and-death struggle against terrorists who are seeking nuclear and biological weapons.
As we are gathered here tonight, our armed forces are in combat.
Our freedoms were won in war. Our freedoms have been protected by generation after generation by the selfless service and sacrifice of men and women in uniform.
From Bunker Hill to Bastogne, from the frozen hills of Korea to the steaming jungles of Vietnam, from Kabul to Baghdad, American men and women in uniform have served with honor. They've given us so much; they've asked for so little.
Tonight, please give them a round of applause. Honor them, our veterans, our families. Give them a round of applause. We love our men and women in uniform.
They have given so much.
I want all America to see our party and how we respect the men and women who serve.
And I want to thank my wife, Gert; my son, Wesley; his wife Astrid; their son; and all of the military families especially who've stood year after year behind those who have served in uniform.
But I ask you now to observe with me just a moment of silence to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, so that we could have the freedoms that we exercise here tonight.
War. War. I've been there. So has John Kerry. I've heard the thump of enemy mortars. I've seen the tracers fly. Bled on the battlefield. Recovered in hospitals. Received and obeyed orders. Sent men and women into battle. Awarded medals, comforted families, attended funerals.
And this soldier has news for you tonight. Anyone who tells you that one political party has a monopoly on the best defense of our nation is committing a fraud on the American people.
Franklin Roosevelt said it best. Franklin Roosevelt said: "Repetition does not transform a lie into the truth."
This hall, this Democratic Party are filled with veterans who have served under the American flag. And this is our flag. Right there, that flag, we saluted this flag. We rose up in the morning and stood reveille to this flag. We fought for that flag. We've seen brave men and women buried under that flag. That flag is ours, and nobody, nobody will take it away from us.
But we've got to tell the truth. And the truth is this: The safety of our country demands urgent and innovative measures to strengthen our armed forces. The safety of our country demands credible intelligence. The safety of our country demands cooperation with our allies. The safety of our country demands making more friends and fewer enemies.
The safety of our country demands an end to the doctrinaire, ineffective policies that currently grip Washington.
Enough is enough.
A safe America, a just America, that's what we want, that's what we need. And with John Kerry and John Edwards, that is what we will achieve.
John Kerry has heard the thump of enemy mortars.
He's seen the flash of the tracers. He's lived the values of service and sacrifice. In the Navy, as a prosecutor, as a senator, he proved his physical courage under fire. And he's proved his moral courage too.
John Kerry fought a war, and I respect him for that. And he came home to fight a peace. And I respect him for that, too.
John Kerry's combination of physical courage and moral values is my definition of what we need as Americans in our commander in chief. And John Edwards with his leadership and extraordinary intelligence, he's going to be a great member of that command team.
John Kerry is a man who in time of war can lead us as a warrior, but in times of peace, he will heed the call of scripture to lead us in beating swords into plowshares.
John Kerry will lead America with strength and wisdom. He has the will to fight. He has the moral courage born in battle to pursue and secure a strong peace. Under John Kerry, I have no doubt -- and neither should any American -- that we are going to attack and destroy the terrorist threat to America.
John Kerry will join that pantheon of great wartime Democrats: great Democrats like Woodrow Wilson, who led us to victory in World War I; great Democrats like Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, who turned back the tide of fascism to win World War II; great Democrats like John Kennedy, who stood firm and steered us safely through the Cuban Missile Crisis; and great Democrats like Bill Clinton, who confronted ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia, and with diplomacy, backed by force, brought peace to a shattered land.
My fellow Americans, Democrats are leaders, and Democrats are fighters. And John Kerry is a leader, a fighter, and he will be a great commander in chief.
You see, John Kerry knows that the power of America is not just our armed forces and our weaponry.
It's really the power of our values and ideals.
And John Kerry knows that members of our armed forces embody the best of America's values: service, sacrifice, courage, compassion.
He knows that the members in the armed forces are serving to build something greater than themselves. They're serving to build something worth fighting for. They're serving to build something worth dying for.
John Kerry knows that the men and women who serve and our veterans are a company of heroes. And everyone who fights for the best in American life is also a hero: firemen, police officers, teachers and so many others.
I say to you tonight: John Kerry's time to lead this company of heroes has arrived. Right here, right now, in this town, tonight, from this place, we set out together to put our country back on track to security and freedom and opportunity.
America, hear this soldier.
Choose a leader whose physical courage, moral values and sound judgment, with the grace of God and our determined commitment, will strengthen our country, protect our liberty, renew our spirit and secure a future for our children that is worthy of our heritage.
Make John Kerry the next president of the United States.
Retired General Wesley Clark, who was dismissed by a President as being unfit to command, having been dismissed by the American electorate as unfit to command, has now stated that George W. Bush is unfit to command.
Unfit to command, unfit to comment, General Clark is simply unfit. He's so unfit that he has to have his uniforms altered. He's so unfit that his belly hangs over further than...well, you know.
He's unfit, unsat, unstable, untruthful and unelectable. He is September 2003 on "I love the first decade of the 21st century" on MTV. Wesley Clark has left the building.
Can someone tell the last Wesley Clark cheerleader to turn off the lights as he leaves?
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