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Sen. John Kerry Keeps 2008 Options Open [he came just a whisker away from being president...]
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Posted on 01/02/2006 5:03:22 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Sen. John Kerry Keeps 2008 Options Open
By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press WriterMon Jan 2, 3:55 AM ET
It's almost as if Sen. John Kerry never stopped running for president. He still jets across the country, raising millions of dollars and rallying Democrats. He still stalks the TV news show circuit, scolding President Bush at every turn.
His campaign Web site boasts of an online army of 3 million supporters.
The Massachusetts Democrat, defeated by Bush in 2004, insists it is far too early to talk about the 2008 race, but some analysts assume he has already positioning himself for another shot at the White House.
"Obviously, Kerry has all but said he wants another crack at the thing," said Neal Thigpen, a political science professor at South Carolina's Francis Marion University. "He's going to make a second try."
While most losing presidential nominees quickly fade into the political landscape, Kerry has worked hard at maintaining a high public profile.
"He's continuing the fight he began in 2004," said Kerry spokesman David Wade. "He wants to make it very clear he's a fighter who is going to continue to fight for his agenda."
Borrowing a page from Republican Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record)'s 2000 postelection playbook, Kerry has kept much of his presidential political organization intact. He has also used his fundraising prowess to aid Democrats across the country, collecting chits that could be called if he seeks the party's White House nomination.
"He believes in his heart and soul that he came just a whisker away from being president," said Ronald Kaufman, a veteran GOP operative with Massachusetts roots.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hanoijohn; johnfkerry; kerry; kerry2008
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I think us Freepers should do our part to raise money for him. John Kerry as the Democratic opponent in 08 would be the best thing possible for us.
To: AmericanChef
The more dem candidates in the primary the better. It uses up their war chests and bleeds the donors dry. It can also drive the eventual candidate to the extreme left. This results in a strong victory in the primaries but a weaker candidate in the election. The average person want safety and to be left alone to do their thing in peace. That means the gun control nuts lose, the enviro-facists lose, the pro "repeal the tax cut" crowd loses and the GOP stays in charge.
To: wvobiwan
Whisker: The missing Boonie hat.
To: TomGuy
In 2008, Democrats will probably be eager for a fresh face, said Thigpen, citing New York Sen.Hillary Clinton Fresh face ? Not hardly. I wonder how many JK supporters actually support him as opposed to being just anti-Bush.
64
posted on
01/02/2006 7:29:43 AM PST
by
1066AD
To: polymuser
Seems like the Kerrys and Clintons should switch spouses.
i'm sure the rapist has had some ketchup poured on his cigar.
To: JohnLongIsland
66
posted on
01/02/2006 7:40:26 AM PST
by
stocksthatgoup
("It's inexcusable to tell us to 'connect the dots' and not give us the tools to do so." G W Bush)
To: Sub-Driver
"He believes in his heart and soul that he came just a whisker away from being president,"
John Kerry has a soul?
67
posted on
01/02/2006 7:41:58 AM PST
by
jerry639
To: Sub-Driver; Laurita; CMS; The Sailor; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; Defender2; OneLoyalAmerican; ...
"Yes, indeed- John Kerry thinks it's 1971 all over again. Yesterday, on "Face the Nation"
John Kerry once again slams American troops- Check it out-
"And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the-of-the historical customs, religious customs."
Here is the transcript for "Face the Nation"-
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/face_120405.pdf
You will find this statement at the bottom of page 4 and the top of page 5.
"When former Attorney General Ramsey Clark isnt defending Saddam Hussein, or giving speeches for the crypto-Stalinist International ANSWER, hes acting as counsel for the Palestine Liberation Organization, trying to prevent families of murdered Jews from collecting on judgments against the PLO."
Little Green Footballs ^ | November 28, 2005 | Charles Johnson
From Kerry's "The New Soldier":
Al Hubbard Sgt., 22 Troop Carrier Squadron Aug. 65-June 66
Emotions: Walking down the flight line at Saigon past stacks of aluminum cases containing American bodies and past stacks of aluminum luggage containing American currency. Seeing the tight, sad face of an Airman loading the bodies aboard a dirty Air Force Transport and the wide smiling face of a stewardess greeting the passengers aboard a clean Pan American Clipper Jet. Hearing a Vietnamese beg you to leave his country and an American colonel tells you to bomb his country. Hearing a Vietnamese invite you to live in his home, after the war and an American explain why you cant live in his block, after the war. Flying over barren, brown, safe American held terrain and over lush, green unsafe enemy terrain. Feeling happy to be leaving a country in which you do not belong and sad to be returning to a country in which you are not allowed to belong. Sacrificing a portion of your consciousness so you wont have to deal with being there and building mental blocks so you wont have to deal with having been there.
- Al Hubbard, proven fraud who never set foot in Viet Nam. The only Vietnamese he ever met was when he was collaborating with the North Vietnamese in Paris on the American Communist Party's nickel.
John Kerry's explanation: "He (Hubbard) simply exaggarated his particular position.
But nobody knew it at the time.
And those things happen."
Free online version of
hanoi kerry's playbook "The New Soldier"
You can read it online right now.
68
posted on
01/02/2006 7:50:15 AM PST
by
68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(Be wary of the "Move On FReepers" who scream and howl "Move On Tonk, Get Over It")
To: All
There is no need to impeach Hanoi Kerry from the US Senate
He is there illegally!
WAKEUP AMERICA!
For those who "forgot" what Hanoi Kerry
did in the past read on and learn the truth.
Hanoi Kerry was still a USNR officer while he:
gave false hearsay testimony to Congress
negotiated with the enemy
helped the US lose a war
abetted in the deaths of millions
created a hostile environment for all servicemen
Why is Kerry still in the US Senate?
This is in violation of
U.S. Constitution Amendment 14 Sec 3 (1868)
Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress,
or elector of President and Vice President,
or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States,
or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath,
as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States,
or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer
of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same,
or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.
But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.amendmentxiv.html
The FBI has proof of his giving aid and comfort to the enemies
Hanoi Kerry Timeline of a traitor
includes FBI files
May 1970
Kerry and Julia traveled to Paris, France and met with Madame Nguyen Thi Binh, the Foreign Minister of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of Vietnam (PRG), the political wing of the Vietcong, and other Viet Cong and Communist Vietnamese representatives to the Paris peace talks, a trip he now calls a "fact-finding" mission.
(U.S. code 18 U.S.C. 953, declares it illegal for a U.S. citizen to go abroad and negotiate with a foreign power.)
http://www.archive-news.net/Kerry/JK_timeline.html
a) A person charged with absence without leave or missing movement in time of war,
or with any offense punishable by death,
may be tried at any time without limitation.
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ucmj.htm#*%20843.%20ART.%2043.%20STATUTE%20OF%20LIMITATIONS
904. ART. 104. AIDING THE ENEMY
Any person who--
(1) aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or
(2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or [protects or gives intelligence to or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly;
shall suffer death
or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct.
http://www.military-network.com/main_ucmj/SUBCHAPTERX.html#904.104
Why are the "Move On FReepers" so careful NOT to attack hanoi kerry
head on and refuse to join in the demand to oust the traitor from the US Senate?
"Move On FReepers" "swore" klintoon, hitlery, hanoi kerry, sanbdi ber(bur)glar, al bore, jane beno,
would be prosecuted for
pardongate, chinagate, the bribes in upstate NY in the 2000 NY Senate race, waco, etc, etc,
"when" the "time was right".
"Move On FReepers" : Go back to DU where you came from!
69
posted on
01/02/2006 7:52:29 AM PST
by
68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(Be wary of the "Move On FReepers" who scream and howl "Move On Tonk, Get Over It")
To: Justanobody
I know...how much will it cost to set him up overseas somewhere. We can start a fund. I can't stand him at all. He has no manners or character. I can't even be sure that he was a good Vet...I guess NOT!!!
To: napscoordinator
I can't even be sure that he was a good Vet... When I hear "its" name, I don't think "vet" I think TRAITOR!
See Mr. Tonkin's posts 68 and 69.
71
posted on
01/02/2006 8:01:22 AM PST
by
Just A Nobody
(I - LOVE - my attitude problem! WBB lives on. Beware the Enemedia.)
To: Sub-Driver
This guy REALLY thinks he ought to be President. Somebody get him a "head squeezer" right away. He has issues....the ones in his head, not his political ones.
72
posted on
01/02/2006 8:01:33 AM PST
by
Dawgreg
(Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
I hope this traitor tries again, let him give his liberal, leftist, American hating DU dummies something to fight each other about
A house divided, cannot stand
73
posted on
01/02/2006 8:01:34 AM PST
by
apackof2
(You can stand me up at the gates of hell, I'll stand my ground and I won’t back down)
To: WilliamofCarmichael
Yep, once he turned against the Americans when he came back from Nam - he was a traitor. If he would have shut his mouth and gotten a job like everyone else who came back from NAM, we would have been happy with his service to the country, but because of his politics would not have won the election, but he would not have called a traitor imo.
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Hey, hey, ho, ho; Kerry: sign the one-eight-oh! The unrestricted one, that is. Protest sign from the '04 sKerry FReep ready for a dust off (no pun intended).
75
posted on
01/02/2006 8:04:17 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(What ever happened to "Politics stops at the water's edge?")
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
John Kerry is a no good S.O.B. Bump.
76
posted on
01/02/2006 8:15:03 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; All
77
posted on
01/02/2006 8:30:02 AM PST
by
ALOHA RONNIE
("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
78
posted on
01/02/2006 8:41:43 AM PST
by
Alamo-Girl
(Monthly is the best way to donate to Free Republic!)
To: mlc9852
You took those words right out of my mind as I read that sentence.
To: Sub-Driver
"It's almost as if Sen. John Kerry never stopped running for president." Almost?
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