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Blast from the past... Jeanne Kirkpatrick's speech to the 1984 Republican convention
CNN archives
| 08/20/84
| Jeanne Kirkpatrick
Posted on 11/16/2004 9:03:39 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter
Some things just don't change.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: foreignpolicy; jeannekirkpatrick
Jeanne Kirkpatrick's speach to the 1984 Republican convention. When reading, replace all reference to the Soviet Union with the terrorist organization of your choice. Like I said, some things just don't change.
To: gov_bean_ counter
They understand just as the distinguished French writer, Jean Francois Revel, understands the dangers of endless self- criticism and self-denigration. He wrote: "Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself."
Hey, that's not bad for a Frenchie! He musta been one of the good ones.
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posted on
11/16/2004 9:07:36 AM PST
by
XJarhead
To: gov_bean_ counter
That was always my dream ticket. Jean Kirkpatrick and Dick Cheney, in any combination. Lots of spine and mental horsepower there.
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posted on
11/16/2004 9:08:52 AM PST
by
SMARTY
('Stay together, pay the soldiers, forget everything else." Lucius Septimus Severus, to his sons)
To: gov_bean_ counter
That's a great speech- and definitely worth reading again. Thank you for posting.
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posted on
11/16/2004 9:12:37 AM PST
by
RushCrush
(Iowa is BUSH COUNTRY!)
To: gov_bean_ counter
Jeanne Kirkpatrick was the toughest Republican dames of her time. It is so sad that a woman of such dead-on-balls, foreign policy acumen be stunted by the bottle.
I respect/miss her deeply.
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posted on
11/16/2004 9:21:16 AM PST
by
johnny7
(“We blowed 'em up real good!” -John Candy & Joe Flaherty, SCTV)
To: gov_bean_ counter
To: gov_bean_ counter
Thank you for posting this. The Democratic ostriches in 2004 as opposed to 1984 knew that they were in grave danger of losing due to not being serious about national security. They acted on this knowledge in their rhetoric at convention and on the campaign, but the ostrich was still visible under the hawk veneer.
To: johnny7
Didn't realize that was the cause of her disappearance.
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posted on
11/16/2004 9:36:39 AM PST
by
Buck W.
(How can anyone who works for a living vote democrat?)
To: gov_bean_ counter
The famous "blame America first". Sounds exactly like the democrats today.
To: Buck W.
She's on the board of something now... I forget what but she did have a drinking problem.
Just found out myself a couple of months ago. Big deal... so did I... it doesn't affect your politics!
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posted on
11/16/2004 10:23:53 AM PST
by
johnny7
(“We blowed 'em up real good!” -John Candy & Joe Flaherty, SCTV)
To: gov_bean_ counter
Reading her speech to the 1984 convention, I was reminded how much we miss her clear voice and solid convictions on right vs wrong.
Currently, Zell Miller is helping to fill the void.
However, I might make an exception to my opposition to cloning - if we could find a way to make a few more Jeanne Kirkpatricks.
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posted on
11/16/2004 10:36:40 AM PST
by
HardStarboard
(Surrounded by Kerry/Edwards Signs in Washington State)
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