Posted on 10/06/2004 10:16:44 PM PDT by Merry
Where in Illinois?
He spoke in downtown Chicago during the day. I went to the event in Lake Bluff which is north of Chicago.
Great report! Thanks!
Damn... I am in the north burbs... where did you hear about him being here? I wish I could have gone... :(
It was arranged throught the Independent Republican Women's Club. One of the founders of the group, has a daughter who works for the publishing company. She was the one that did the research for the book. The daughter asked O'Neill if he would speak before her mom's group.
O'Neill said the first 5 donations they received were from classmates of Kerry from Yale.
"He and Buzz Patterson said they were surprised that the Bush campaign wanted nothing to do with them."
I'm not, really. To maintain the appearance of following the letter of the law, you have to also keep it. While the 527s are a loophole, you know that if Bush actively supported the Swift Boat Veterans, he'd be crucified. No matter that the dems are expoiting them furiously...that wouldn't matter in their dim elitist mind. The law only applies to others as far as the dems are concerned. In other words, the laws are to keep others within its limits so the dems can exploit it without retribution. God does not honor that kind of thinking or action. I applaud Bush for trying to maintain this campaign in an honorable way. It's very frustrating to see the other side do the things they do, but to actively join them in it is to become like them.
I think Bush feels that if the Lord wants him re-elected, he will be...so he's trusting in Him. I think that Bush will be re-elected, but the job is not done, just getting him back in. We need to keep pressure on the obstructionist dems so that Bush can get his judges through. When the public doesn't support him by making an outcry against the dems for the filibusters, then we leave Bush to do it single-handedly. I hope that many, and I do mean MANY of the dems doing the filibustering get defeated this time...Daschle, others! They need a wake-up call to see that they are NOT serving the public interest! This is the year to do it. The next cycle will be too late, as senators serve 6 year terms.
Sounds like a great experience. That's usually the proof: the experience of normal people meeting normal people.
Wow... there is a Republican Women's Club in Liberal Illinois? ;) Hmm, I guess I would have looked out of place, since I am a man... ;)
I envy you meeting John O'Neill!
Pic of my friend Theresa with John O'Neill
"Wow... there is a Republican Women's Club in Liberal Illinois? ;) Hmm, I guess I would have looked out of place, since I am a man... ;)"
All the more reason to attend, methinks- go where the girls are, I say.
"(And coincidently enough a DNC delegate)"
-which I'm sure the MSM picked right up ;)
This is confusing. In Unfit for Command, O'Neill cites a chronology of Kerry's service provided by the Navy (at Kerry's request). It says he was honorably discharged from the Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant in 1978.
So how to explain the discrepancy?
Someone in the group asked him about the discharge by Clinton in 2001 and that was his response.
Was it anywhere near the front page?
Don't know if it was a front page article as I got it on-line.
Ah, then surely bait for brownie points on their part since they know Conservatives tend to read more and tend to do a lot of it online.
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