| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Me#1You#10
Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2004
Posts: 6503
|
 Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 1:14 am Post subject: Taranto: "Noooooooo!" |
 |
|
Just a little dose of Taranto...his tenacity on exposing His Fraudulency at every opportunity is quite remarkable... (Globe story link added)
| Quote: | BEST OF THE WEB TODAY
Noooooooo!
BY JAMES TARANTO
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
If Cindy Sheehan thinks she's disillusioned, just wait till erstwhile supporters of John Kerry* see this piece in yesterday's Boston Globe, headlined "Kerry Said to Weigh Politics in 2002 Vote":
Senator John F. Kerry voted for the Iraq war resolution in 2002 after weighing the political ramifications and being told by his future campaign manager that he would never be elected president in 2004 unless he sided with President Bush on the issue, according to a forthcoming book by Kerry's former strategist. And here we thought Kerry voted for the war, opposed the war when the actual shooting began, voted against a supplemental appropriation to fund the troops, explained that "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," continued to defend his vote for the war, and only after the 2004 election announced that he was against the war and for an immediate retreat because it was the right thing to do!
* See "Senator Quagmire," Best of the Web Today, Sept. 10, 2003. We scooped the Globe by almost four years!
Best of the Web Today |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
LewWaters
Admin
Joined: 18 May 2004
Posts: 4042
Location: Washington State
|
| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:04 am Post subject: |
|
|
Add to this, the latest email from Kerry, stumping for Moveon.org's call for Batiste to be reinstated by CBS.
| Quote: | "John Kerry" {info@johnkerry.com}
To: lewwaters@I’llnevertell.com
Subject: The Cost of Speaking Out on Iraq
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 16:58:41 -0500
Hi Lew,
The events of last week demonstrate to all of us that we still have miles to go to win the struggle to force a new direction for our policy in Iraq.
Unfortunately, at a time when direct talk is so vital, there is still an effort to marginalize those who speak out against the policy of the Bush White House and the GOP.
Join MoveOn's effort to support a brave career military man who provides one of the most credible and courageous of those voices.
A few weeks ago, the very effective grassroots veterans organization VoteVets released a series of ads featuring retired military leaders speaking out about the broken policy in Iraq. One of them, General John Batiste, spoke forcefully about Bush's "failed strategy that is breaking our great Army."
The price of speaking out? General Batiste was fired from his job at CBS.
Now, there are other retired military members voicing support for the policy of George Bush, and none of them have been fired for it.
This is another in a long line of attempts to make speaking out costly to those who do it, from the Dixie Chicks being pulled from radio play lists to the savage attacks on Jack Murtha -- the smear of Matt Dowd after he spoke out against his old boss -- or the way in which retired military leaders who dared call for Don Rumsfeld's resignation were dismissed and even attacked as disloyal, painted as threats to civilian control of the armed forces. That is cheap and it is shameful.
At a time when the administration cannot let go of the myths and outright lies it broadcast in the rush to war in Iraq, those who know better must speak out.
I know from experience how hard it can be to speak out against a war when there are many powerful forces trying to silence you. But I also know how important speaking out can be -- especially when it comes from those who know what it means to wear the uniform of our country. We need more truth about Iraq, not silenced voices.
So join our friends at MoveOn.org in calling for the reinstatement of General John Batiste.
If we stand together and speak with many strong voices, all calling for a new direction in Iraq, we will bring change.
Sincerely,
John Kerry |
NOTE: Emphasis added. Originals were links.
_________________
Clark County Conservative |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Me#1You#10
Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2004
Posts: 6503
|
| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 1:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| It's also rather amusing that Kranish finds evidence of Kerry's political calculus worth headlining. Where ya been Michael? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Navy_Navy_Navy
Admin
Joined: 07 May 2004
Posts: 5777
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:13 am Post subject: |
|
|
MoveOn?
They still around? I thought they flaked out with Err Amerika.
_________________
~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GoophyDog
PO1
Joined: 10 Jun 2004
Posts: 480
Location: Washington - The Evergreen State
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject: |
|
|
This came as a surprise? We had eight years of presidency by popular poll when Clinton was in office and a look at any front page article shows the same happening again by the senate and the house.
What does surprise me is the lack of "trial balloons" being sent up to see which way the wind is blowing before they decide which way to go. The recent border legislation is a prime example.
_________________
Why ask? Because it needs asking. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
noyesj
Seaman Apprentice
Joined: 20 May 2004
Posts: 77
Location: n w washington (that is the state)
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
it seems that the sen. form mass. still not turning up his hearing aid
and heard about him self being tossed in the GUTTER as far as anyone
listening to him about anything.
_________________
noyesj USAF 1953-1959 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
streetsweeper95B
PO2
Joined: 25 Nov 2004
Posts: 365
Location: Texas
|
| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I once stated elsewhere here that this dawg is gonna keep popping up......he's working the backgroud below radar & he's gonna keep doing it.
_________________
"Proud Member of the Freak Show" |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
