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Rdtf · CNO Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 2209 Location: BUSHville

is there a transcript of the debate out yet?

homesteader · PO3 Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 294 Location: wisconsin

Edwards trotted out the "Sen. Kerry worked with Sen. McCain on the POW/MIA issue" bit again. Oh for a video clip of Kerry telling Mrs. Hrdlicka (POW/MIA wife) essentially to "shut up" when she was testifying before his committee. (See the Hrdlicka open letter in R&R)

JK · PO3 Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 259

John Edwards makes the case again that all citizens should have the SAME health care benefits as members of Congress... although I am NOT a supporter of universal health care... this issue can affect veterans... I am a believer that the VA health system should be considered for privitization OR as a minimum veterans have a CHOICE in receiving their health care... a veteran like a member of congress should be able to CHOOSE the BEST care available whether that is VA or ELSEWHERE...

Obviously one opposition move is the COST.... sure if we can provide veterans LOW cost health care that's OK, WHAT about the issue of BEST health care... veterans should not be second class citizens but treated fairly like members of Congress and their families...

Any supporters???? suggestions????

JK

Debs · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:25 pm Post subject:

I thought Edwards' comment about Cheney's family and his daughter was the lowest most sleazy, disgusting comment I have heard in a debate. To use an opposing candidate's family situation to further one's political agenda is dirty, sleazy, shameful politics at its worst, and the Kerry crowd are wrong - this will not play well and reinforces the image of the low life ambulance chasing lawyer that Edwards is. Cheney was very gracious and totally diffused the situation and came out shining, whereas Edwards came across looking very small, petty and mean.

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Nomorelies · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject:

Cheney never claimed that Saddam had anything to do with 9/ll. However, we can judge how Saddam felt about it.

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Rdtf · CNO Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 2209 Location: BUSHville

From the debate:
(Cheney agrees kerry is unfit, too. H eis careful to not challenge his patriotism, but makes his point anyway...Note Edwards first line in his response. That's right, Senator Edwards, and your mate Kerry is a prime example).

CHENEY: I'm saying specifically that I don't believe he has the qualities we need in a commander in chief because I don't think, based on his record, that he would pursue the kind of aggressive policies that need to be pursued if we're going to defeat these terrorists. We need to battle them overseas so we don't have to battle them here at home.
I'm not challenging John Kerry's patriotism. I said in my acceptance speech in New York City at the Republican convention that we respected his service in Vietnam, and I got applause for that.

We've never criticized his patriotism. What we've questioned is his judgment.

And his judgment's flawed, and the record's there for anybody who wants to look at it.
In 1984, when he ran for the Senate he opposed, or called for the elimination of a great many major weapons systems that were crucial to winning the Cold War and are important today to our overall forces.

When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and occupied it in 1990 and '91, he stood up on the floor of the Senate and voted against going in to liberate Kuwait and push Saddam Hussein back to Iraq.

The problem we have is that, if you look at his record, he doesn't display the qualities of somebody who has conviction.
And with respect to this particular operation, we've seen a situation in which, first, they voted to commit the troops, to send them to war, John Edwards and John Kerry, then they came back and when the question was whether or not you provide them with the resources they needed — body armor, spare parts, ammunition — they voted against it.

I couldn't figure out why that happened initially. And then I looked and figured out that what was happening was Howard Dean was making major progress in the Democratic primaries, running away with the primaries based on an anti-war record. So they, in effect, decided they would cast an anti-war vote and they voted against the troops.

Now if they couldn't stand up to the pressures that Howard Dean represented, how can we expect them to stand up to Al Qaida?

IFILL: Senator Edwards, you have 90 seconds to respond.

EDWARDS: Thank you.

"One thing that's very clear is that a long resume does not equal good judgment......."

Paul R. · PO3 Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 273 Location: Illinois

Steve Z · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:43 pm Post subject: Transcript

There is a transcript of the Cheney-Edwards debate on foxnews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,134579,00.html
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noc · PO1 Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 492 Location: Dublin, CA

Armybrat/Armymom · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:59 pm Post subject:

Another website to go to for both the Pres and VP debate transcripts is the Commission on Presidential Debates

www.debates.org/pages/debtrans.html

If you're a history buff they also have most of the debate transcripts from 1960 and 1976 through 2004. Real treasure trove.

By the way, I printed out the first two debates, 36 and 32 pages. Had to put new ink cartridges in my printer.

jataylor11 · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 8:25 pm Post subject: