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THE FACTS ABOUT SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC)EDWARDS IN DEPTHSENATOR JOHN EDWARDS: UNACCOMPLISHEDAND INEXPERIENCEDKerry And Family Question Edwards’ Experience Kerry Attacked Edwards’ Maturity And Experience; ‘When I Came Back From Vietnam…I Don’t Know If John Edwards Was Out Of Diapers Then.’ “‘In the Senate four years – and that is the full extent of public life – no international experience, no military experience, you can imagine what the advertising is going to be next year,’ Mr. Kerry said. With a grin, he added: ‘When I came back from Vietnam in 1969 I don’t know if John Edwards was out of...

  WHO IS JOHN EDWARDS? A Disingenuous, Unaccomplished Liberal And Friend To Personal Injury Trial LawyersCLICK FOR EDWARDS' LIBERAL INTEREST GROUP RATINGSCLICK FOR EDWARDS' LIBERAL RECORD ON KEY VOTESCLICK FOR EDWARDS AT ODDS WITH JOHN KERRYTHE FACTS ABOUT SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC)EDWARDS IN DEPTHSENATOR JOHN EDWARDS: UNACCOMPLISHED AND INEXPERIENCEDKerry And Family Question Edwards’ Experience Kerry Attacked Edwards’ Maturity And Experience; ‘When I Came Back From Vietnam…I Don’t Know If John Edwards Was Out Of Diapers Then.’ “‘In the Senate four years – and that is the full extent of public life – no international experience, no military experience, you can imagine what...

WHO IS JOHN EDWARDS? An Unaccomplished Liberal In Moderate Clothing And A Friend To His Fellow Personal Injury Trial Lawyers. “Edwards has become a captive of the trial lawyers and the left-wing special interests in Washington. He has lost touch with the average American. Clearly, he is not ready for ‘prime time.’” (Marc Rotterman, “Way Out Of Touch,” The [Raleigh] News And Observer, December 8, 2002) THE FACTS ABOUT SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC) EDWARDS IS UNACCOMPLISHED AND “NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME” • Short Of His Work To Protect The Interests Of Personal Injury Trial Lawyers, Edwards’ Four-Year Record Is...

Thursday, May 13, 2004Kerry’s Hindsight Is Badly Flawed KERRY’S HINDSIGHT IS BADLY FLAWED _______________________________________________________________KERRY’S OPINION: “‘When Bill Clinton left office, not one young American was dying in war anywhere in this world,’ Kerry said.”  (David Hammer, “Kerry Invokes Clinton's Name, Says Arkansas Can Be Won,” The Associated Press, 5/13/04)RNC CHAIRMAN ED GILLESPIE: “Even with the benefit of hindsight, John Kerry does not recognize the attack on the World Trade Center in 1993, the Khobar Towers bombing, the bombings of our Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the attack on the USS Cole as acts of war waged against us.  He...

Tuesday, March 30, 2004   STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE Kerry Actually Spoke Against It Before He Announced He Was For It _____________________________________________________KERRY FOUR YEARS AGO SAID SPR WOULDN’T AFFECT GAS PRICES In February 2000, Kerry Said Release Of Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve Would Not Be “Relevant.” “Without being specific, Kerry, a key member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, suggested the US could retaliate economically in other trade areas. He also said he does not want a release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. A release ‘is not relevant. It would take months for the oil to get...

Sunday, March 21, 2004 Kennedy Stands By International Man Of Mystery   KENNEDY STANDS BY INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY Massachusetts' No. 2 Says CIA Knows Of Kerry's Foreign Leader Endorsements__________________________________________________________KENNEDY: FOREIGN LEADERS WHO ENDORSED KERRY NOT "BIG MYSTERY" Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Says CIA Knows Which Foreign Leaders Have Endorsed Kerry. KENNEDY: "The fact is, he's obviously met leaders over a period of time. And everyone – the CIA knows who they – the White House is really interested in those leaders? They control the CIA – the CIA gives them those lists. Everyone knows at the United Nations...

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 Why John Kerry Opposed Funding Our Troops  WHY JOHN KERRY OPPOSED FUNDING OUR TROOPSOne Question, Five Months, Many Answers, Including One Really Confusing One_______________________________________________________________Sen. Kerry, You Voted Against $87 Billion To Provide Body Armor For Troops In Combat, Higher Combat Pay, And Better Health Care For Reservists And Their Families.  Why?March 16, 2004 “I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.” (Richard W. Stevenson and Adam Nagourney, “Bush’s Campaign Emphasizes Role Of Leader In War,” The New York Times, 3/17/04)March 6, 2004“‘That $87 billion has nothing to do with the preparatory money’...

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 JOHN KERRY: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY V Kerry’s Foreign Support Claim Has Been His Mantra For Months, But He Still Hasn’t Named Names _______________________________________________________________KERRY STANDS BY WHAT HE SAID LAST WEEK Boston Globe Reporter Corrected His Report Of Kerry’s Wording.  “The Boston Globe reporter who was covering a Florida fundraiser for Kerry on March 8 wrote in a pool report, which was distributed to the rest of the press corps, that Kerry said he had spoken with ‘foreign leaders’ who had indicated they want him to beat Bush. But on Monday, the reporter said that, upon...

Friday, March 12, 2004  POST POST MORTEM A Decade After His Proposed Intel Cuts, Kerry Is Revising And Extending His Remarks ________________________________________________________IN 1994, PROPOSED ACROSS THE BOARDINTELLIGENCE CUT OF $6 BILLIONProposed Immediate $1 Billion Cut And Five Year Freeze In Spending LevelIn 1994, Kerry Proposed Amendment To Gut Intelligence Budget By $6 Billion Across The Board.  The amendment cut $1 billion from FY 1994 and $5 billion for FY 1995 through 1998.  75 Senators, including Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) voted against Kerry’s amendment.  (Amdt. To H.R. 3759, CQ Vote #39: Rejected 20-75: R 3-37; D 17-38, 2/10/94, Kerry Voted Yea;...

Thursday, March 11, 2004    SMEAR FACTOR Kerry Election Strategy Clear: Smear _________________________________________________________“‘We’re going to keep pounding, let me tell you. We’re just beginning to fight here,’ Kerry said. ‘These guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group I’ve ever seen. It’s scary.’”  (Jill Zuckman and Jeff Zeleny, “Unscripted Kerry Calls GOP Liars,” Chicago Tribune, 3/11/04)JOHN KERRY HAS BEEN SMEARING PRESIDENT FOR MONTHS February 2004: Kerry Campaign Advisor Stated “[E]verything Is On The Table. Everything.”  (Robin Toner, “G.O.P. Revives Line Of Attack Against Kerry,” The New York Times, 2/5/04)December 2003: Kerry Uses F-Word To Attack Bush Iraq Policy. “I...