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Rushed speech, lost opportunity [Dem rump-swab trashes speech]
The Boston Globe ^ | July 30, 2004 | By Thomas Oliphant

Posted on 07/30/2004 3:58:17 AM PDT by johnny7

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To: carton253

"My wife kept asking me "Where does this guy think the money is going to come from?" over and over and over. I suspect millions of other Americans did the same. You're kidding right? "Millions of Americans"? Only those who are political junkies were even watching the thing."

"Hello, my name is Badeye, and I'm a political junkie."

(group - "HI BADEYE!)

LOL!

Kerry tried in innoculate himself against his own voting record.....its not going to work. Cause as we know he "voted for it before he voted against it".


121 posted on 07/30/2004 7:38:59 AM PDT by Badeye ("The day you stop learning, is the day you begin dying")
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To: Motherbear
"I'm John Kerry, and I'm reporting for duty."

It was a great Hollywood line. Anybody remember Men in Black, Will Smith in the chair with the military grads and soldiers? And he mockingly salutes 'Captain America'.

Kerry wasn't so much playing 'Captain America', but rather the cynical 'hero'.

122 posted on 07/30/2004 7:41:31 AM PDT by sevry
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To: bitt
"Step-Money".

Those girls are looks-challenged (who wouldn't be with that oaf for a father, at least we know he's not lying about that), but they are sharp. I was impressed with them. I wish Alex hadn't worn that unfortunate dress in Cannes or I'd like her better cuz she ain't got enough to go nekkid. And Vanessa has a very nice smile and bright eyes if you can get past that Gawdawful chin. I always say any woman can look good if she does the best she can with what God gave her, and I think these ladies bear that out.

Step-money. That's good.
123 posted on 07/30/2004 7:43:16 AM PDT by johnb838 (France is the enemy - France has always been the enemy)
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To: Re-electNobody
I was shocked to see Kerry going after the redneck vote last night. Fans of the Gomer Pyle show had to be impressed with the "reporting for duty" and the salute.

Film plus salute = Andy Griffith in "No Time For Sergeants"

124 posted on 07/30/2004 7:45:24 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: AFPhys
His "reporting for duty" was a joke.

Even more if and when someone puts it to the voice of, Daffy Duck. And this takes on an almost 'Mr. Rogers' quality, striking fear into international terrorism wherever it may be found:


I'm John Kerry.
And I'm reporting for duty.


125 posted on 07/30/2004 7:54:09 AM PDT by sevry
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To: dawn53
FOR REASONS he might like to explain, John Kerry last night raced through an acceptance speech that was way too long for a time slot he knew about for weeks.

There's no mystery here. Max Cleland fell in love with his own voice and ate up about 5 minutes of Kerry's 55. After that it was a race to catch up (or Ketchup). Kerry was never able to establish a tempo for the applause pauses, got all flustered and started sweating, and zoomed through the speech til about 3/4 way through when someone apparantly told him he was back on schedule. Blame that chuckleheaded egotist, Max Cleland.

126 posted on 07/30/2004 8:10:28 AM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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To: no dems

FFL stands for "French Foreign Legion".

Take from that what you will.

CA....


127 posted on 07/30/2004 8:34:06 AM PDT by Chances Are (Whew! It seems I've once again found that silly grin!)
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To: BC girl

Bump!


128 posted on 07/30/2004 10:46:57 AM PDT by jonno (We are NOT a democracy - though we are democratic. We ARE a constitutional republic.)
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To: The Sons of Liberty
After more than 20 years in the Senate, all Kerry talks about is four months in Vietnam 30+ years ago!

Did you notice in that movie that when it was mentioned that he came home from Vietnam, it NEVER MENTIONED HIS DISSENT OF THE WAR OR HIS TRASHING OF HIS FELLOW VETERANS? It went straight from Vietnam to his law practice.

129 posted on 07/30/2004 1:35:32 PM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004-Because we MUST!!!)
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To: rabidralph
"...that was the most unsat, limp-wristed salute I've ever seen by a former military person, who should know better.

I'm not exactly sure he ever DID learn how to salute properly...;-D

130 posted on 07/30/2004 2:17:23 PM PDT by Judith Anne (If Kerry doesn't quit licking his lips every 5 seconds, I'm going to throw up.)
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To: hobson

"Like grass through a goose" ROFL! He did, indeed!

I wasn't impressed. ;-D


131 posted on 07/30/2004 2:18:57 PM PDT by Judith Anne (If Kerry doesn't quit licking his lips every 5 seconds, I'm going to throw up.)
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To: BaBaStooey
Whoever was in charge of lighting is going to pay big time. I wonder if any of the pundits (or Rush tomorrow) will pick up on it.

I think it was the same guy who did the balloon thingie. ROFL!!!

132 posted on 07/30/2004 2:20:37 PM PDT by Judith Anne (If Kerry doesn't quit licking his lips every 5 seconds, I'm going to throw up.)
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To: CROSSHIGHWAYMAN

"I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty"? HAH! If this is anything like his Vietnam service, he'll do everything he can to get out of it within the next 4 months. ;)


133 posted on 07/30/2004 2:25:12 PM PDT by Green Knight (Looking forward to seeing Jeb stepping over Hillary's rotting political corpse in 2008.)
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To: putupjob

I live in Boston, and I do not read the Globe as carefully or as regularly as I used to. I will say that with one exception, I have never once been able to read completely a column by Oliphant.

He is in my view a wierdo, and I have come to learn that he is also a pompous pseudo-intellctual liberal. There is nothing that he has to say which interests me, but I am pleased that he is critical of Kerry.

What thinking person wouldn't be?


134 posted on 07/30/2004 6:18:06 PM PDT by Radix (What part of Kerry are you from?)
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To: 1Old Pro
What was amazing is that It sounded like a Peggy Noonan speech for a Republican candidate.

Don't slander Peggy like that. If she had written the speach there would have been about 1/3 as many words and it would have been about something that we care about, and we would not have missed the point. If Kerry had a point, other than he served in Vietnam, I sure missed it.

135 posted on 07/30/2004 7:46:37 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: johnny7

His own polling tells him he's got a problem. He dared not mention what he yearns for: (1) killing babies, (2) grabbing guns, and (3) enforcing nonmerit preferences. I read a K-flopper request for campaign funds letter today, mailed to arive the dau after the convention. Didn't mention the evil triad above at all!


136 posted on 07/30/2004 7:53:17 PM PDT by 185JHP ( "If the Lord God is your Copilot, you need to change seats." d,v,c)
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