Posted on 10/28/2004 2:14:18 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana
WASHIGTON, D.C. – Billionaire investor, donor to radical causes and political activist George Soros, speaking at the last hurrah event of his whirlwind anti-Bush tour, told a luncheon audience at the National Press Club: “Now that I am at the end of my tour, I am not reassured... The race is too close for comfort.”
“I embarked on the tour because I was worried that the dramatic deterioration in Iraq did not produce the decisive lead for John Kerry I had confidently expected,” Soros conceded.
Asked what he will do if George W. Bush wins another term, Soros lamented, “I shall go into some kind of monastery. If we endorse him [Bush], my next question will be ‘what’s wrong with us?’” Competing for attention at the National Press Club was a contingent from the National Legal and Policy Center that has been shadowing Soros during his recent appearances in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida.
At a separate press conference, the Center announced the formation of their “Soros Truth Squad,” touting the fact that just hours before, it had filed suit with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaining of the activities of two nonprofit organizations that hosted Soros’ current round of anti-Bush speeches.
Also the subject of formal complaint by the Center: Soros himself. The Center alleges that Soros has failed to report “significant travel, public relations and other costs associated with his speaking tour.”
During the Center’s presentation, a representative who came over from the Soros luncheon contingent shouted out that the allegations against Soros were false. Peter Flaherty, the president of the Center, countered that Soros had not yet been served with the complaint, so how could the gentleman know it was falsely based?
Meanwhile at the luncheon, NewsMax was on hand to ask Soros about the just filed complaint. With no small amount of irony, Soros replied, “It’s a shady group supported by a shady billionaire ... I think I was well within my rights under the First Amendment.”
The Soros luncheon was crashed by a heckler who grabbed the microphone and held up a picture of his dead son – apparently the victim of a drug overdose (Soros supports the legalization of marijuana, the use of methadone and even the clinical dosing of addicts with heroin).
A couple of burly men in suits wrestled the man roughly out of the ballroom, smacking him into a door jam before resuming their stations to the left and right ends of the head table.
Soros stayed on topic. “Some people have a false understanding of where I stand [on drugs].
Soros opined that Kerry was going to win Ohio, owing in no small measure to the 850,000 newly-registered voters there. He added that he hoped the Republican “voter suppression” would not dampen the grass roots movement against Bush he has been fostering during his round of speeches.
“I am very concerned about the election being dependent on the Courts. Knowing who will be president on Nov. 2 is rather slim,” Soros said. “It’s all very demeaning of the democratic process in this country.”
Conceding that his hope for a “democrat landslide” has gone by the boards, his only direct remark about candidate Kerry was that he knew him personally and that he would make “a good president.”
Another tepid endorsement of Kerry came as he explained that in his opinion Kerry understood that “offense is not necessarily the best defense if it offends those whose allegiance we need. John Kerry is aware of this other dimension... He is nuanced because reality is complicated...
“John Kerry won all three debates but President Bush invokes his faith and that inspires his followers… Bush has shown that he is incapable of recognizing his mistakes. He insists on making reality conform to his beliefs even at the cost of deceiving himself and deliberately deceiving the public.”
“We have been spared a terrorist attack at home but it is quite a stretch to attribute that to the invasion of Iraq,” Soros argued. “The insurrection in Iraq, however, is a somber reality and it doesn’t make us safer at home. Our security, far from improving as President Bush claims, is deteriorating.”
Soros concluded: “If we elect President Bush the war on terror will never end. The terrorists are invisible, therefore they can never disappear. It is our civil liberties that may disappear instead.”
Meanwhile, back at the “Soros Truth Squad,” Flaherty noted emotionally, “God is right here at the National Press Club! ...I wonder if he has embarked on his tour because he wishes that he were the candidate, instead of Kerry?”
Well, sounds to me like he and Kerry were hoping the bloodshed in Iraq wounld help Kerry, another group also believes that OBL and his thugs.
I'm not Catholic, but I hope he joins the monks who take a vow of silence.
He's Jewish. LOL...
Do you really need more proof the left wants our soldiers to die, and Iraqis to be slaughtered to advance their agaenda?
“I am very concerned about the election being dependent on the Courts. Knowing who will be president on Nov. 2 is rather slim,” Soros said. “It’s all very demeaning of the democratic process in this country.”
Which party has 10,000 lawyers waiting to fly to battleground states, Georgie Boy?
Pull your funding and call off the lawyers and you won't have to worry about demeaning the process, you assclown.
Did it ever occur to this fool that is exactly what most Americans think about skerry supporters?
I regret that he didn't bet his entire, vast fortune on this lost cause.
George Soros is a despicable, greedy pig. Anything he supports is tainted with the stench of defeat.
I'm convinced now more than even that the last two weeks have been nothing but a campaign to prevent a landslide and a mandate.
Actually, the better question is, 'Why do they hate us?', right?
Perhaps he refers to the fact that the President continues to treat proven liars and traitors with patience and grace.
"The terrorists are invisible, therefore they can never disappear."
But Kerry said he could absolutely guarantee no more attacks. It's Bush that said it was an endless battle. Sounds like Soros is on the same page with Bush.
Which church is going to get his 'donation' of all his worldly assets? (like that is ever going to happen..)
A cheerleader for doom and gloom sums up the entire Dem strategy of the past year and a half.
And George Soros leading the way!
No. sKerry is "nuanced" because he has no core, no principles and no idea what he is talking about.
Add Chris Matthews to that list. He salivates as he talks about bloodshed in Iraq. Fortunately whenever someone turns that wannabe-Kerry's press secretary, I leave the room.
Of course he knew that when he opened up his wallet on day one. Which is why he opened up his wallet.
Sorry, George. No refund. But thanks for the business anyway.
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