Posted on 11/01/2004 10:21:14 AM PST by Shermy
ORLANDO, Fla. - Declaring "the world is watching," Democrat John Kerry urged voters Monday to make a strong turnout on Election Day and "change the direction of this country" by rejecting President Bush and sending him to the White House instead.
"This is the choice. This is the moment of accountability for America," Kerry said on the tarmac of Orlando International Airport. "It's the moment where the world is watching what you're going to do. All of the hopes and dreams of our country are on the line today."
During a hopscotch tour of battleground states, Kerry said he felt "fabulous" and more than ready to lead, and he portrayed himself as a tough defender of the nation's security.
His last full day of campaigning took the Massachusetts senator from Florida — scene of the disputed 2000 vote that gave Bush the presidency — to the Midwest.
In Orlando, Kerry attended All Saints' Day mass at a church adjacent to St. John Vianney Catholic School, where schoolgirls squealed when he shook their hands through schoolroom windows. The campaign said Kerry spent 27 days in Florida this year — one for each of Florida's electoral votes.
Kerry said in an interview broadcast Monday on CBS' "The Early Show," that voters should reject Republican charges that he's not tough enough to take charge. He recalled his own Vietnam experience.
"When I turned my boat in Vietnam into an ambush and I went straight into the ambush and overran it, I didn't see George Bush or Dick Cheney at my side," Kerry said. "So I'm not going to take a second seat to anybody in my willingness to be tough to defend the United States of America. I did it when it mattered, and as president, I will defend the United States of America with everything I have."
With a quick laundry list of promises — a better prescription drug benefit, more money for public schools, help paying for college, job creation and a pledge for national security — Kerry set off from Orlando for Midwestern states where the presidential race remains virtually tied.
He said that when he mentioned these issues during the debates with Bush, he kept on looking at me like it was some new idea from Mars or something."
"I ask you to join me to change the direction of this country," Kerry said.
Kerry planned to spend the night in La Crosse, Wis., and to make an appearance there on Election Day before returning to Boston to await the election results. President Bush also planned a Tuesday appearance in Columbus, Ohio, to thank campaign volunteers.
If Kerry is elected, the country will switch presidents in wartime for the first time since Lyndon Johnson left office after Richard Nixon was elected in 1968.
In an interview Sunday with The Associated Press, Kerry said he plans "very strong and real steps" to buttress national security if elected president.
"If the American people make me president Tuesday, they will see a flurry of activity and leadership with respect to our national security interests that they've never seen, but I'm going to wait until I'm there," Kerry said.
It's a good thing he'll never get the chance.
He's got a point. The terrorists will be just itching to re-organize and strike our national interests again if Lurch were to win.
We've already have a leader thank you.
Alright! Kerry reliveing 1969 to lead Americans in having our troops killed faster! What a great plan!
He wasn't fit to command a swift boat with 5 people on it. What is going to do when the shooting starts, pick America up and race us down river to escape.
Incomplete headline - AP forgot to mention the 'to Hell' part....
He's having the white flags made as we type.
"The world is watching." Disgusting. Even now, he thinks all we should be worried about is what the rest of the world thinks of us. What an F-ing PANSY FRAUD!
skerry is a demented and mean traitor.
Someone care to Photoshop this?
Yeah, he'll lead us ... right over a cliff.
Drats! I thought the headline said Kerry was
ready to LEAVE America.
Drats!
MV
Correction:
Kerry Says He's Ready to Lead Americans into doom
Osama is ready for Kerry to win and is campaigning for him with his tapes, That should say it all right there. How stupid can these democrats get.
>>Kerry Says He's Ready to Lead Americans
There was poor audio on that part; actually he said he was ready to FLEECE Americans
>>If the American people make me president Tuesday, they will see a flurry of activity and leadership with respect to our national security interests that they've never seen, but I'm going to wait until I'm there," Kerry said.<<<
Whatever....I am getting cheese fries for lunch.
Do they have a lot of carbs??
lol
Kerry was a wanna-be-grunt that managed to stage events for his own benefit.
You know, I never thought of it that way.
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