Posted on 10/08/2004 7:43:05 PM PDT by Ron/GA
Few people are approaching Kerry and everyone is crowding around Bush. Looks like a political statement to me!
Terry McAuliffe would spin like a top if his heart was in it, but he's Hill's man and now surely he sees the way will probably be clear for her in '08.
Bush had been with the people in Florida all day the day of the first debate. He looked and sounded tired,although I thought he did well despite that. I didn't think he lost that debate, personally, because Kerry had nothing to say. But tonight...oh, wow, wow! Style, substance, class, courage and (blush) looks. Strictly from a female perspective, you understand.
"Stay safe and make sure ya vote on 11-2-04"!
Unless you are a dimm-o-Rat, as they have changed the day Rats vote to 11/03/04!
LLS
Don't gloat. The Dems want to use tonight's debate to get out the vote. They WANT to make Kerry look threatened.
That ABC report that you were talking about, if you run for office you are required to put all your investments in a trust [can't remember just what they are called], but Bush would have no control over them. IMHO it is reasonable that if he does have an investment in a timber business he would not know about it.
Also, the tax cuts are supposed to benefit everyone, business and individuals. Also, whoever is managing the Bush investments would not be putting his money into something that would lose money. All that is IF the ABC report is true.
Hey ClancyJ good to see you tonight. The President was a totally different man tonight. He was well rested.
Un bleeping believable. I thought for a second I was hearing things. He said it with such a straight face. I'd like to see that replayed a few hundred times in the next couple weeks, but this is probably the last we'll ever see of it.
Did you hear about what the students from the Catholic school in Stubenville did at a Kerry rally? Hid a bunch of signs until he started talking, then silently raised them up, a sea of 'em that said You can't be catholic and pro abortion
The National Catholic Register has an article on their front page titled "Bush vs Kerry: the conscience issues". It's a must read IMO, especially with Kerry wearing his "faith" on his political sleeve.
Here is the link http://www.ncregister.com/current/0912lead1.htm
And the article
Bush vs. Kerry: The Conscience Issues
National Catholic Register
Sept. 12-18, 2004
Using Church documents, Catholic Answers has written a guide citing "Five Non-Negotiable Issues" for Catholic voters.
"These five current issues concern actions that are intrinsically evil and must never be promoted by the law," says the guide. We used the guide as a starting point to compare each candidate’s positions
1. Abortion
The Church teaches that, regarding a law permitting abortions, it is "never licit to obey it, or to take part in a propaganda campaign in favor of such a law, or to vote for it" (Evangelium Vitae, The Gospel of Life, No. 73).
President Bush signed into law the partial-birth abortion ban and the Unborn Victims of Violence Act and nominated several pro-life judges to the federal bench. He mentioned the importance of protecting the unborn in his convention speech.
Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts has voted at least six times to keep partial-birth abortion legal. He voted against the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. He voted at least 25 times in favor of using taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions. Kerry has vowed to keep pro-lifers out of judgeships — and the Supreme Court.
2. Euthanasia
"In euthanasia, the ill or elderly are killed, by action or omission, out of a misplaced sense of compassion, but true compassion cannot include intentionally doing something intrinsically evil to another person" (Evangelium Vitae, No. 73).
President Bush’s justice department challenged Oregon’s assisted-suicide law in court.
John Kerry says he is personally opposed to assisted suicide but won’t challenge Oregon or any other state’s assisted-suicide laws.
3. Embryonic Stem-Cell Research
Human embryos are new lives from conception to eight weeks, with their own DNA, sex, life-expectancy — and right to life. "Respect for the dignity of the human being excludes all experimental manipulation or exploitation of the human embryo" (Pontifical Council for the Family, Charter of the Rights of the Family, No. 4). Recent scientific advances show that medical treatments that researchers hope to develop from experimentation on embryonic stem cells backfire in frightening ways. At the same time, effective treatments have been developed by using morally obtained adult stem cells instead.
President Bush’s embryonic stem-cell decision in August 2001 was criticized by many pro-life groups and praised by others. First Lady Laura Bush spoke at the GOP convention about the importance of respecting human life in stem-cell research.
John Kerry says he will end Bush’s block on funding embryonic stem-cell research. Ron Reagan Jr. spoke at the Democratic convention in favor of embryonic stem-cell research.
4. Human Cloning
"Attempts … for obtaining a human being without any connection with sexuality through ‘twin fission,’ cloning or parthenogenesis are to be considered contrary to the moral law, since they are in opposition to the dignity both of human procreation and of the conjugal union" (Charter of the Rights of the Family, No. I:6). Human cloning also involves abortion because the "rejected" or "unsuccessful" embryonic clones are destroyed, yet each clone is a human being.
President Bush has called human cloning "morally wrong" and called for a ban on all human cloning.
John Kerry voted against a ban on human cloning, and in 2004, he sponsored his own bill to make human cloning legal
4. Human Cloning
"Attempts … for obtaining a human being without any connection with sexuality through ‘twin fission,’ cloning or parthenogenesis are to be considered contrary to the moral law, since they are in opposition to the dignity both of human procreation and of the conjugal union" (Charter of the Rights of the Family, No. I:6). Human cloning also involves abortion because the "rejected" or "unsuccessful" embryonic clones are destroyed, yet each clone is a human being.
President Bush has called human cloning "morally wrong" and called for a ban on all human cloning.
John Kerry voted against a ban on human cloning, and in 2004, he sponsored his own bill to make human cloning legal
5. Homosexual "Marriage"
"When legislation in favor of the recognition of homosexual unions is proposed for the first time in a legislative assembly, the Catholic lawmaker has a moral duty to express his opposition clearly and publicly and to vote against it. To vote in favor of a law so harmful to the common good is gravely immoral" (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons, No. 10).
President Bush supports a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
Sen. Kerry voted against the Defense of Marriage Act in the Senate and wouldn’t vote to even allow a debate on the federal marriage amendment.
Kerry has a plan. But it's a secret.
Tonight gloating is jusssst fine!
Whooo hooo
I agree totally!!
GW Roxs!
I bet Terrrraaaasaa was saying "YES, OH, YES"
And did you catch the "Wanna buy some wood?" punch line? LOL!
Tuesday after the first Monday in November isn't it ? My puter calender says thats the 2nd ...........?!?!?
That is surprising! I wish I hadn't changed the station!
Did anyone else notice how Kerry went into a long "uh, um, eh, um..." stammer? I wish I had that soundbite. "The Great Debater" sounded like he had the taste slapped out of his mouth.
It was also funny when he was trying to set up the "only three will be affected by the tax 'roll-back'" line, he just looked around and basically said, "I only see poor people here tonight."
Hershey, do I want to know what you do? :-D
What was the deal about Bush being surprised about owning a lumber company? Or did Kerry lie?
DOH..........I'm a dummy ! Yer funnin me .......I'm a dork doom on me !........Duh !
Stay safe .....slow thinkin tonight !
But why?
MONEY!
I lost my brain during the first debate, but frankly, I think this one was a huge Dubya win.
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