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  • Bill Clinton: John Kerry Soft on National Security

    07/10/2005 9:29:30 PM PDT · by bitt · 125 replies · 2,886+ views
    http://www.newsmax.com ^ | Sunday, July 10, 2005 | staff
    Ex-President Bill Clinton criticized Sen. John Kerry on Friday, saying he lost his presidential bid last year because he was soft on national security. Addressing Colorado's Aspen Ideas Institute, Clinton dissected Kerry's campaign with event moderator Walter Isaacson. According to the Aspen Times, Clinton "blamed the Democratic candidate's soft stand on security" for his defeat. He recalled that while campaigning on behalf of the Massachusetts Democrat last October, "it was clear even Kerry's supporters weren't clear on the candidate's position on national security." "I think, in the end, he lost in a close race because of the security issue," Clinton...
  • Kerry pins loss on Sept. 11

    01/31/2005 1:24:09 AM PST · by kattracks · 79 replies · 2,243+ views
    New York Daily News ^ | 1/31/05 | HELEN KENNEDY
    WASHINGTON - Capping his week-long return to the spotlight, a defensive John Kerry appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday to explain his election loss - and was hit with yet more questions about Vietnam. Kerry ultimately chalked up the results to 9/11, saying it was hard for people to forsake their President after such a national trauma. But host Tim Russert's lengthy grilling about details of a mission on the Cambodian border 36 years ago showed how well Kerry's opponents undercut his valorous record, and how badly Kerry fought back. "I believe that 9/11 was the central deciding issue...