AIM Report: Kerry Subverted Reagan's Pro-Freedom Policies

Accuracy in Media ^ | July 12, 2004 | Accuracy in Media

[jayef]

The passing of Ronald Reagan produced an emotional tribute to the former president from Dan Rather, anchoring the CBS Evening News on June 5. Rather appeared to choke up at the end of the broadcast after describing Reagan's impressive life and career. This reaction to Reagan's death may reflect awareness, even in this crusty veteran liberal news anchor, that a truly great American who had changed history for the better had passed from the scene. But while many journalists went back in history to analyze and comment on Reagan's extraordinary political career, they left out the name of one of Reagan's most prominent adversaries—Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.

Kerry's statement in honor of President Reagan mentioned that he "shaped one of the greatest victories of freedom." This was the victory over Soviet-style communism. The Senator conveniently forgot to mention that he was on the wrong side of this epic struggle. But in a press release distributed to the media, Cliff Kincaid, editor of the AIM Report, charged that what was missing from the media's extensive coverage of Reagan was a factual account of how Kerry tried to sabotage the former president's pro-freedom policies in Central America.

The media recognized how Reagan contributed to the collapse of Soviet communism but not how Kerry used his position in the U.S. Senate to protect Soviet advances in the Western hemisphere. One of Reagan's main adversaries in the Senate at the time, Kerry tried to undermine the "Reagan Doctrine" of supporting anti-communist freedom fighters, known as the Contras, in Nicaragua.

[jayef]

The Kerry Record

[No_Outcome_But_Victory]

Subversion is what Kerry does best. First he subversively helped the Vietnam communists. Then he helped the Soviet communists by supporting a nuke freeze. Then he helped the Latin american communists.

I am noticing a pattern here.

[Freemyland]

Yeah, but he has now come out in favor of troops in Germany and South Korea, so give the guy a break. He's evolving, in a slow and nuanced kind of way.

[elbucko]

Subversion is what Kerry does best.

With self promotion not far behind. I don't trust a man who wants to be president before he has become a father.

[No_Outcome_But_Victory]

He's evolving, in a slow and nuanced kind of way.

It is sort of hard to see the light when your head is up your a$$, I suppose...

[No_Outcome_But_Victory]

Yup.

I don't trust a man who doesn't know what side he's on half the time.

Well actually, I'm sure he's on John Kerry's side all the time.

[Freemyland]

Yeah, but don't forget he ran guns to anti-communist forces in Cambodia.

C'mon, don't you see that his pretending to be soft on communism was just a cover?

[Conspiracy Guy]

It’s the Little Old Commie from Massachusetts.

Music intro

The Little Old Commie from Massachusetts.
No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry No.
He’s not worried bout his record cause he has two sets.
No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry No.
He’s as slip’ry as grease up in DC town,
He will vote the bill up and then he’ll vote it back down.

Chorus:

And everybody’s saying that he offers the most threats.
That’s the Little Old Commie from Massachusetts.
He takes both sides, yes he takes both sides.
He’s the biggest dang liar up in DC Town.
He’s the Little Old Commie from Massachusetts.

It’s the Little Old Commie from Massachusetts.
If you hear him speakin out don’t pay attention.
No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry No
In a minute or so he’ll just change direction
No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry No
The man aint trusted in either House.
Cause he always talks out both sides of his mouth.

Chorus:

And everybody’s saying that he offers the most threats.
That’s the Little Old Commie from Massachusetts.
He takes both sides, yes he takes both sides.
He’s the biggest dang liar up in DC Town.
He’s the Little Old Commie from Massachusetts.

Musical Interlude:

No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry No
No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry No
We need to send him home to his heiress wife.
Cause he’s got no business in public life.

Chorus:

And everybody’s saying that he offers the most threats.
That’s the Little Old Commie from Massachusetts.
He takes both sides, yes he takes both sides.
He’s the biggest dang liar up in DC Town.
He’s the Little Old Commie from Massachusetts.

No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry, No
No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry, No
No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry, No
No Kerry, No Kerry, No Kerry, No

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Conspiracy Guy 2/24/04

[VRW Conspirator]

Yeah, but he has now come out in favor of troops in Germany and South Korea, so give the guy a break. He's evolving, in a slow and nuanced kind of way.

Does that mean that Kerry has gravitas without the quagmire?

[No_Outcome_But_Victory]

You sure it wasn't to the Communist forces there?

Now that I could probably believe.

[No_Outcome_But_Victory]

He was for the quagmire before he was against it.

[cwb]

"I don't trust a man who doesn't know what side he's on half the time."

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...and who's wrong the other half:)

[No_Outcome_But_Victory]

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