[GailA]

We will not quickly join those who march on Veterans' Day waving small flags, calling to memory those thousands who died for the "greater glory of the United States." We will not accept the rhetoric. We will not readily join the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars -- in fact, we will find it hard to join anything at all and when we do, we will demand relevancy such as other organizations have recently been unable to provide. We will not take solace from the creation of monuments or the naming of parks after a select few of the thousands of dead Americans and Vietnamese. We will not uphold traditions which decorously memorialize that which was base and grim.

It is from these things the New Soldier is asking America to turn. We are asking America to turn from false glory, hollow victory, fabricated foreign threats, fear which threatens us as a nation, shallow pride which feeds off fear, and mostly from the promises which have proven so deceiving these past ten years.

john kerry

[submarinerswife]

When is the speech?

[The G Man]

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I, too, need to know the time. It probably is when I have a doctor's appointment, so I am counting on Freeperville for the facts. I am anxious to hear what Mr. Furious has to say.

Reports this morning said he wanted to come out swinging against the Swiftees but was advised against it. Will he come out swinging today?

I also want to see the reception he is given.

Questions for those in the know: I heard on the radio yesterday that the VFW as an organization does not endorse candidates. True?

[Cboldt]

Looking for the time of Kerry's speech in Nashville, I found this gem from ABC news ...

As for the Kerry campaign -- as one Democratic strategist surveying the the last three weeks said, they have gone from "delusion obliviousness straight to panic. Not even a pause at anywhere constructive."

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html <-- The Note

[G.Mason]

I'm beginning to think the results of this "meeting" will be hard for the alphabet media to cover up.

IMHO ... Democrats will have learned one thing from this campaign. They must somehow gain control of all media outlets, allowing only their propaganda to be heard.

All conservative radio must be silenced. All opposing TV networks removed from the air. Conservative bloggers banned from the internet. And last, but not least, all supporters of, and the Swifties themselves, must be interred in indoctrination camps, until they get their minds right ... Luke!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"... now, fellahs... we're all fellow veterans here, right? 'Let bygones be bygones'... yes, sir, that's always been my motto, by golly! Heh-heh-heh... my goodness... I don't think I've ever seen quite this many torches and pitchforks at any American Legion function before this, in all honesty. Is this something new you men have started up just recently, or -- hey! YOU, there! SIR! Yes, you, the one swinging that bicycle chain over his head! That's just about close enough, thank you very much! I... I... holy geez, is that an actual scaffold you guys are putting together, back there...?"

[texasflower]

The President spoke somewhere around 9:45 or so.

Maybe the same time?

[goldstategop]

One safe prediction: John F*ckin' will show up late.

[old and tired]

Thanks for posting this. I want to know the time too. I'm like a kid on Christmas morning. I can't wait to see Kerry implode.

[Republican Red]

CNN reported yesterday that they have seen parts of Kerry's speech and he is going to attack the Swift Boat Vets and question what they have done for the past 35 years (I'm a Senator and you're not!).

Then I hear on Fox & Friends a Kerry spokeswoman questioned on whether an apology would be appropriate. She answered yes.

Who knows what the strategy. If Kerry attacks fellow vets he will probably get booed. If he apologizes now, he comes off as giving into his enemy's demands.

It will be interesting. Can Kerry pull this off or will the nail be hammered in today?

[NavVet]

I hope some Veterans will be passing out copies of Kerry's comments about the VFW and American Legion.

[VRWC_minion]

For the pool, put me in for 57 minutes late.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

This is amazing. The time is not available anywhere. Only information in the news or websites is that Kerry is speaking today, this morning, or Wednesday morning. I wonder if the media is purposely avoiding giving out the time to help protect Kerry's image. Remember that almost every time he gives a speech, his poll numbers go down.

[2Jedismom]

Somebody ping me when it begins, please! :-)

[maggief]

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites) (D-MA) (L) arrives at a rally in Nashville, Tennessee, with former Senator and astronaut John Glenn, August 31, 2004. Photo by Jim Young/Reuters

[Wayfarer]

Speech is at 11:00 AM.


http://www.tennessean.com/elections/2004/archives/04/08/56686177.shtml?Element_ID=56686177

[rod1]

Wonder if John F'N will bring Hanoi Jane with him to warm up the crowd?

[alnick]

Here's some interesting viewing while you wait:

http://www.gopconvention.com/interactive/

There's a video of an interview with Ari Fleischer there.

Enjoy. :o)

[franklog]

I'm not in a place where I can do this right now, but some enterprising freeper could probably fax a copy of the anti-Vet VVAW flyer discussed on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1204101/posts

To the location where the speech is being held, most likely found at this site:
http://members.tripod.com/~Post_119_Gulfport_MS/tn.html