Posted on 09/13/2004 11:29:07 AM PDT by NorCoGOP
AUBURN, Ala. -- There are two main contenders in the presidential election this November. One is George W. Bush and the other is anybody other than Bush. I am still trying to figure out how you check that on the voting ballot.
When I ask people why they are voting for the Democratic candidate, the main response I get is that they are anti-Bush.
So basically, this election is not about who is better qualified to lead the most powerful nation in the free world, it is more about who can bash the current president more.
The front runner in the anti-Bush race is John Kerry. His one-two punch to Bush is anything regarding the War in Iraq.
Kerry and many outspoken people in Hollywood say they support our troops overseas, but they don't support "Bush's" war.
This confuses me because Kerry voted in support of the war. But then Kerry voted against giving money to support the troops.
Now Kerry and his supporters say they are mad at Bush for America's occupation in Iraq.
Now I have to ask, when did our troops become occupiers instead of liberators? This is the question Senator Zell Miller asked at the Republican National Convention.
"Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator. And nothing makes this Marine madder than someone calling American troops occupiers rather than liberators."
Now, don't start getting upset at another Republican taking cheap shots at Democrats. Miller is a Democrat from Georgia.
Does it upset or scare anybody else that our troops are currently being labeled as occupiers by the Democratic Party?
God help us the day that American troops, defenders of our freedom, become occupiers instead of liberators.
Our troops do not fight for occupation, but for liberation and freedom at home and abroad. Every time our freedom is threatened, our troops step up to preserve and protect it.
"No one should dare to even think about being the commander in chief of this country if he doesn't believe with all his heart that our soldiers are liberators abroad and defenders of freedom at home," Miller said in his speech.
I'll agree with those who think our current president is not the best speaker in the world. And sometimes he is not the brightest person. But Bush is decisive and he stands firmly behind what he believes.
He supports our troops and fights to defend our freedom.
He's not the type to lead this country in one direction then veer off in another. Kerry's voting record regarding the war shows that he doesn't know exactly where he's going.
With that type of leadership, who knows where we will be in four years. The two-steps-forward, four-steps-back dance that Kerry likes to do scares me.
In November, I will vote to re-elect Bush to another four years as president. I totally believe that he is the man for the job, and I will sleep better at night knowing that he is our commander in chief.
Its hard to be friends with a narcissist.
BTTT
Kerry is as likable as Dutch Elm disease. Hell - Kerry gets treated for Dutch Elm disease...
In related news today, the Democratic Candidate for President appeared in a Massachuesetts family court today to formally petition that his name be changed from John Forbes Kerry to Anybody But Bush.
****........It was Kerry's style that bothered people the most, suggesting that the senator may be saddled with
a negative public image similar to the one that plagued Gore in 2000, when many voters saw the vice president
as boring and stiff.
Those interviewed last week said Kerry came across as rich and affected, and seemed to say merely what he
thought people wanted to hear.
Stopped in a parking lot in Herculaneum, Mo., a half-hour south of St. Louis, Tom Nations and his wife
explained why they supported Clinton twice and would back his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, if she ever ran
for president, but won't vote for Kerry.
"I don't want the nation put in the hands of Kerry," said Nations, 50, a manager for a car dent-removal
company. Pressed for why, he paused before adding: "Kerry is just a speechmaking type. He just stands there
and is like, 'Four score ... ,' you know? I don't think he's prepared for what the country is going through."
His wife, Karen, a hairdresser, agreed. "I just want to feel safe and protected," she said. "Kerry, it's like he's
rehearsed in his speeches and guarded with what he says."
Several people said they would vote for the president as "the lesser of two evils."
"I like [Bush] less than I did then," said E. Keith Dean, 78, a Bush supporter in 2000, as he paid his lunch tab
at Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House in Huntington, W.Va.
But the president's criticism of Kerry as an untrustworthy politician seems to have stuck with Dean, a retired
architect: "I do think there's some validity to this, 'You can't trust what he says.' [Kerry] just changes from one
time to another. I don't have any confidence in him."
In the wooded hills of Braxton County, W.Va., where small farms dot the landscape along the Elk River, many
said they considered voting Democratic this time but lack faith in Kerry's ability to handle the country's
problems. Gore defeated Bush by just 190 votes here..........****
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-te.election13sep13,1,6569662.story?coll=bal-home-headlines
> ... anybody other than Bush. I am still trying to
> figure out how you check that on the voting ballot.
The collectivist and tribal 3rd party candidates are
probably going to tally higher than average this year.
A slogan of "Anyone But Bush" does not translate to
a vote for Kerry, particularly when Kerry has the
sex appeal of a Russian truck.
This all cannot be welcome news at Kerry-Edwards, Inc.
maybe his daughters
Quite frankly, Teresa Heinz Kerry bugs the hell out of me.
Has anybody else noticed that John Kerry's numbers started dropping around the same time that they put Teresa out there just prior to the convention. Before that, she mostly stayed in the background. I think she is part of the drag.
I agree, maybe his daughters. Other than that, and his close friends, whoever they might be, I don't know. He's thoroughly self-involved, money-obsessed, and has no substance. My friends all have high standards, are moral, intelligent and fun. They're not perfect, but what friendship is about in part is overlooking flaws because the good stuff is worthwhile. I can't imagine spending an afternoon with Kerry.
It's hard to be friends with a narcissist.
At some point, you have to ask yourself if it's even worth the effort.
"Does anyone really like Kerry?"
Does anyone really KNOW Kerry?
(except of course the butler and servants)
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I bet Mary Mapes, CBS producer, likes Kerry .....
The words "occupier" and "occupation" are getting mixed up here. Bush has said several times that we do in fact occupy Iraq, but also that we didn't go in to occupy them. My problem is still that we invaded Iraq to find WMD, but then when they weren't there we were suddenly there to liberate them. Liberation for the Iraqi's turned in to the soundbite for a failed invasion. The Iraqi's and the US are much safer without old Saddam, but liberation was not the reason for being there in the first place.
Kerry, and a lot of others only voted to give the President the authority to seek allies for the war.
I can understand why some of them voted against the 87 billion. There was no plan for where the money was going, and as it turns out we don't know now where a lot of it went.
Zell miller hurt Bush's chances more than he helped. He reminded me of the crazy old man that used to yell at us for walking in his yard....lol.
I am still, at the moment undecided.....someone please give us someone else to pick from!
Money can't buy you an election.
Zell Miller woke up the Reagan Dems. Zell Miller has made the point many times that the Democrat Party is no more. It was hijacked by Socialists (Clintons) and every marginalized loony faction you can think of. National security has, in Miller's eyes, taken a back seat to Unions, queers and perverts of every stripe. I believe you, newbie, want someone else to run because you can not nor will not recognize a LEADER when you see one.
All political pondering aside, I would like for all those undecided voters out there to really look at who John Kerry is. Lets not let the sound bytes rule our decision making process this year. http://www.kerryquotes.com/votingrecord.htm
I am not pushing this site, but it was just one of the thousands I got with a quick check on google. If after reading what he has voted for, you can make a compelling argument on what John Kerry stands for and how John Kerry is qualified to lead our country, I am willing to listen. Not like many of my Democratic friends who seem to suffer from ABB (anyone but Bush) disease. How is it that a man who missed 64% of the votes in 2003, says he is qualified to lead this nation in what could be looked on as the most dangerous time in our country's history? We should be able to get off Vietnam and look to who is more qualified to do the job. By the way, this health care reform he is talking about, does anyone realize that if it is put into play the way he would like, it would cost us over 1 TRILLION dollars. Now how does that become a platform to run on???? Anyone, please anyone inform me WHAT THIS MAN STANDS FOR......
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