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2004-09-01 Home Front: Politix
Kerry Challenges Bush on Terror Policies
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Posted by CrazyFool 2004-09-01 4:25:57 PM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 You know, I was a lieutenant on a Navy Swift boat in Vietnam for four months, which I believe makes me the eqivalent of perhaps Douglas MacArthur as a military strategist. At least that's what Lovey tells me.
I could go on, but... surfs up! Ta-ta!
Posted by John Fn Kerry 2004-09-01 4:36:10 PM||   2004-09-01 4:36:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 they were cordial, applauding his lines about ensuring health care for vets, etc. The vets had the grace not to emulate the hate-filled left, they just sat on their hands for the most part
Posted by Frank G  2004-09-01 4:58:30 PM||   2004-09-01 4:58:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "I wouldn’t have ignored my senior military advisers."

I doubt that Bush ignored any of them. Advisers have all sorts of opinions to give... it's the duty of the president to make a choice.

"I would have made sure that every soldier put in harm’s way had the equipment and body armor they needed."

That's why you voted against the bills which would provide for that.

"I would have built a strong, broad coalition of our allies around the world."

Good luck with bringing Putin, Chirac and Schröder aboard. It was not so much a matter of countries but of irresponsible statesmen in this issue. Also I doubt that 5000 French and 2000 German soldiers would have made a difference.

Oh and what kind of a SALUTE is this?
Posted by True German Ally 2004-09-01 5:04:52 PM||   2004-09-01 5:04:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 He pandered like a true pro. They were far far too kind to him - perhaps it's all about the wallet... I was disgusted by both.
Posted by .com 2004-09-01 5:08:54 PM||   2004-09-01 5:08:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 TGA, that's a girlie-man salute.

If Kerry has some magical ability to get France and Germany to commit troops, then I suppose the next question is whether he put that ability at the disposal of the President and was rebuffed.

Posted by Matt 2004-09-01 5:29:22 PM||   2004-09-01 5:29:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 As a result, he said, "today’s terrorists have secured havens in Iraq that were not there before.

Haaahahahahahaa!!!!! Does this mean that when Hussein was in charge, there weren't ANY terrorist havens in Iraq? Does Kerry really, REALLY believe this???
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-01 8:14:00 PM||   2004-09-01 8:14:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Of course he believes it. Kerry believes whatever AlGore programs him to. You do know AlGore invented JFK right?
Posted by Silentbrick  2004-09-01 8:18:03 PM||   2004-09-01 8:18:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 #5 Matt:
TGA, that's a girlie-man salute
You guys need to think up another way to insult Kerry, without insulting girls.

I've never even been in the military (worked for them as a civilian), but I can salute better than that wussie-assed clown.

Use your imaginations, guys! Let's think up the ultimate insult for Kerry, without insulting girls in the process. (Insulting lawyers, on the other hand, is not only OK but encouraged. :-p)
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-09-01 8:39:33 PM||   2004-09-01 8:39:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Barbara - Not fair - you can't just take away girlie-man and wuss and all gender-related taunts without telling us what wouldn't offend! That's the woman gamer in you! Shame! You gotta replace it with something we can use...

So what wouldn't offend our classy kick-ass RB Femalians?
Posted by .AbuConfused 2004-09-01 8:54:08 PM||   2004-09-01 8:54:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I've seen that salute somewhere before. I think it was when Howdy Doody visited Korea in 1953.
Posted by tu3031 2004-09-01 9:01:24 PM||   2004-09-01 9:01:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Ã¼ber-wuss
Posted by Frank G  2004-09-01 9:13:11 PM||   2004-09-01 9:13:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 AbuConfused - Obviously I favor "wussie-assed clown," but Frank G.'s "ueber-wuss" works, too. :-p (Frank, how do you make the umlaut?)

I'm not really that insulted - I just think "girly-man" is too easy. We're more imaginative than that, aren't we?

And I STILL salute better than that wanker.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-09-01 9:19:37 PM||   2004-09-01 9:19:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Well at least I didn't see anything about the French mentioned in his speech bullshit drab, so he apparently at least figured out he was addressing the American Legion instead of the French Foreigh Legion. "I'm a hero don't you all know that by now?"
Posted by Bill Nelson 2004-09-01 9:29:53 PM||   2004-09-01 9:29:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 alt-0252
Posted by Frank G  2004-09-01 9:39:38 PM||   2004-09-01 9:39:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Ã¼ - hold the alt down while typing 0252 - for others, check out the character map in windows

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Posted by Frank G  2004-09-01 9:41:28 PM||   2004-09-01 9:41:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Oh and what kind of a SALUTE is this?
Posted by: True German Ally

That, dear friends is a feeble attempt at the salute and smile of the late great Stan Laurel.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-09-01 9:54:47 PM||   2004-09-01 9:54:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Oh, that tears it, Frank. Consorting with the enemy and giving away State Secrets. Turn in your Man Show VIP Pass. No more front-row seats for the Girls on Trampolines segment.

Lol! ;^)
Posted by .com 2004-09-01 9:55:06 PM||   2004-09-01 9:55:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Good catch, TGA! Captures the visage quite nicely, heh. In case you missed it, I offer this photoshopped image...
Posted by .com 2004-09-01 10:01:37 PM||   2004-09-01 10:01:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 That's blasphemy, .com ! I will never be able to look at my heros the same way again. You have SEARED---I say SEARED those awful images into my memory forever......AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-09-01 10:04:38 PM||   2004-09-01 10:04:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 :-) my bad, but Barb's one of us- just different in good ways LOL
Posted by Frank G  2004-09-01 10:09:37 PM||   2004-09-01 10:09:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Yo, Barbara, I was aiming for topicality. But I gladly take up the gauntlet of finding the ultimate non-gender-based insult for Kerry.
Posted by Matt 2004-09-01 10:21:12 PM||   2004-09-01 10:21:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 AP - Oops! Arrggghhh! I thought TGA posted the Laurel link - duh! Thanx! Sorry about your eyes, bro! I offer some possible curative respite on another RB thread, but I won't be so crass as to point out which one. You'll know it when you see it, heh.
Posted by .com 2004-09-01 10:27:51 PM||   2004-09-01 10:27:51 PM|| Front Page Top

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