Posted on 01/17/2005 10:17:16 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
BOSTON— U.S. Sen. John Kerry, in some of his most pointed public comments yet about November's presidential election, invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Monday as he criticized President Bush and decried reports of voter disenfranchisement on election day.
Kerry, Bush's Democratic challenger, spoke at Boston's annual Martin Luther King Day Breakfast. He reiterated that he decided not to challenge the election results, but went on to say that "thousands of people were suppressed in the effort to vote."
"Voting machines were distributed in uneven ways. In Democratic districts, it took people four, five, eleven hours to vote, while Republicans sorted through in ten minutes - same voting machines, same process, our America," he said.
In his comments, Kerry also compared the democracy-building efforts in Iraq with voting in the U.S., saying that Americans had their names purged from voting lists and were kept from casting ballots.
"We're here to celebrate the life of a man who if he were here today would make it clear to us what our agenda is, and nothing would be made more clear on that agenda that in a nation which is willing to spend several hundred million dollars in Iraq to bring them democracy, we cannot tolerate that too many people here in America were denied that democracy," Kerry said.
Aren't democrat districts run by democrats? J effin'K needs to be punched in the mouth.
FMCDH(BITS)
One of the talking heads on Sunday..Nora O'Donnell.said that Edwards was far ahead of Kerry in lanning and organizing for 2008. I guess he won't do a "Lieberman" and wait for Kerry to decide...so we may well be treated to the sight of the 2004 Dem ticket lambasting each other on the priary circuit..
"What a loser."
A self-serving, egotistical, race-baiting loser! What an old tool J'Effin is!
One of the talking heads on Sunday..Nora O'Donnell.said that Edwards was far ahead of Kerry in lanning and organizing for 2008. I guess he won't do a "Lieberman" and wait for Kerry to decide...so we may well be treated to the sight of the 2004 Dem ticket lambasting each other on the primary circuit..Who knew Edwards believes in "pre-emptive" strikes?
In Democratic districts, it took people four, five, eleven hours to vote, while Republicans sorted through in ten minutes - same voting machines, same process, our America," he said.
I think that says more about democrats' abilities to follow the rules.
It is rather digustingly TRANSPARENT, isn't it?
My newest, wonderful dream. John Kerry meets me in a bar, finds out that I voted for Bush, then challenges me to a fistfight in the alley.
Thank you for stating this, Senator. That means that either the Democrats running those districts are stupid, the Democrat voters are stupid, or both!
Conversely, the Republicans running the other districts are smarter, the Republican voters are smarter, or both! HA!
All but Hillary are already running hard to port. Hillary is trying to outflank the GOP already on the right while throwing an occasional bone to the moonbats. It'll be interesting to see Hillary can continue on that path or will be forced leftwards by the moonbats like Dean did to Kerry.
No to both. His running all over the Middle East bashing Bush and the US before our troops in Iraq and leaders in Syria and Egypt show he hasn't changed since his traitorous activities in 1971. I'd like someone to find and post the picture mentioned on W's Fox News program thread last night: the one where he is shown running down the steps of the Capital on 9/11 ignoring others who may have needed his help in escaping what was thought to be an attack on the building.
When Kerry opens his mouth he sounds silly. He is simply making foolish excuses for his own mistakes. Kerry cannot connect to the majority of voters. Kerry remarks hurt the Democrat Party more than help the Democrat Party. Hopefully,
Dean will be selected as the Democrat Party head. Dean and Kerry together will destroy the Demeocrat Party for many years to come because neither understand their attitude and message are large percentage of the party's problems. Negative complaining is not enough to win elections. They must have real solutions to problems.
When Kerry opens his mouth he sounds silly. He is simply making foolish excuses for his own mistakes. Kerry cannot connect to the majority of voters. Kerry remarks hurt the Democrat Party more than help the Democrat Party. Hopefully,
Dean will be selected as the Democrat Party head. Dean and Kerry together will destroy the Demeocrat Party for many years to come because neither understand their attitude and message are large percentage of the party's problems. Negative complaining is not enough to win elections. They must have real solutions to problems.
Although coverage of his Iraq visit was limited, from what I read he'd gone back to his VVAW days of sedition and anti-Americanism. And with the troops, no less!
First, isn't long lines of people waiting to vote a good thing and an especially good thing for Rats? Second, where is the documentation of these 11 hour waits?? Because a Rat makes a charge, does not make it true.
Pray for W and Our Troops
"In Democratic districts, it took people four, five, eleven hours to vote, while Republicans sorted through in ten minutes - same voting machines, same process, our America," he said."
Total BS! I've read right here on FR how many Ohio Freepers in Republican districts had long waits as well.
And NOBODY had to wait 11 hours!!!
Since this session of Congress has begun has Kerry even attended a Senate session or taken a floor vote which is what he is paid to do? Seems like he's been to Iraq, bemoaning our policy, visiting Chirac and bemoaning our policy and at least he's in his home state, bemoaning our policy, but as a US Senator shouldn't he at least be in D.C. bemoaning our policy? IF i showed up for work as seldom as this guy I would be FIRED!Oh, wait, he was fired on Novemeber 2!
11 hours to vote? Where did that happen? Fantasy Land...
This guy is dillusional. Maybe its time to up the medication!
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