JaxSon
September 3rd, 2004, 02:38 PM
Kerry says Bush 'unfit to lead this nation' (http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/03/kerry.reax/index.html)
Striking back less than an hour after the completion of the Republican National Convention, where he was the subject of countless GOP barbs, Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry re-entered the fray, calling President Bush "unfit to lead this nation."
"I have five words for America: This is your wake-up call," the Massachusetts senator told a cheering crowd at a midnight rally in Springfield, Ohio.
"We all saw the anger and distortion of the Republican convention," Kerry said. "For the past week, they attacked my patriotism and my fitness to serve as commander-in-chief.
"Well, here's my answer: I'm not going to have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have and by those who have misled the nation into Iraq."
Who was it that praised Kerry for his Vietnam service? It was Cheney who said that Kerry “speaks often of his service in Vietnam, and we honor him for it.” It was also McCain and Giuliani...and others. And who was questioning his commitment to defend this country? Just about everybody at the podium...including a whole lot of senior military brass including generals and admirals standing up supporting Pres. Bush. You can find links to everybody's speeches here from CSPAN. (http://www.c-span.org/2004vote/convention.asp?Cat=Special_Topic&Code=GOP&Rot_Cat_CD=GOP)
Kerry is just a petty, petty man. What everybody was doing was attacking his record and actions AFTER he came back from Vietnam. And, he doesn't seem to like that very much. So, he goes back to whining about how he is being mistreated. Aww, poor baby. Que lastima...nobody is showing him his proper respect. Maybe he's forgotten about the constant barrage of "anger and distortion" that the demos and their minions have unleashed on the President since before the primairies even started.
The speech followed Wednesday night's attacks on Kerry by Vice President Dick Cheney and by renegade Democratic Sen. Zell Miller, who savaged Kerry as unfit to serve as commander-in-chief.
The Georgia senator blasted the party he still nominally belongs to as one "motivated more by partisan politics than by national security," while Cheney said Kerry "does not seem to understand the first obligation of a commander in chief, and that is to support American troops in combat."
He then proceeds to slam Cheney for avoiding Vietnam service:
"The vice president even called me unfit for office last night," Kerry said. "I guess I'll leave it up to the voters whether five deferments makes someone more qualified to defend this nation than two tours of duty."
Now who is whining about somebody else's Vietnam record?
Kerry is just a sad individual who is starting to lose it...in more ways than one.
Striking back less than an hour after the completion of the Republican National Convention, where he was the subject of countless GOP barbs, Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry re-entered the fray, calling President Bush "unfit to lead this nation."
"I have five words for America: This is your wake-up call," the Massachusetts senator told a cheering crowd at a midnight rally in Springfield, Ohio.
"We all saw the anger and distortion of the Republican convention," Kerry said. "For the past week, they attacked my patriotism and my fitness to serve as commander-in-chief.
"Well, here's my answer: I'm not going to have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have and by those who have misled the nation into Iraq."
Who was it that praised Kerry for his Vietnam service? It was Cheney who said that Kerry “speaks often of his service in Vietnam, and we honor him for it.” It was also McCain and Giuliani...and others. And who was questioning his commitment to defend this country? Just about everybody at the podium...including a whole lot of senior military brass including generals and admirals standing up supporting Pres. Bush. You can find links to everybody's speeches here from CSPAN. (http://www.c-span.org/2004vote/convention.asp?Cat=Special_Topic&Code=GOP&Rot_Cat_CD=GOP)
Kerry is just a petty, petty man. What everybody was doing was attacking his record and actions AFTER he came back from Vietnam. And, he doesn't seem to like that very much. So, he goes back to whining about how he is being mistreated. Aww, poor baby. Que lastima...nobody is showing him his proper respect. Maybe he's forgotten about the constant barrage of "anger and distortion" that the demos and their minions have unleashed on the President since before the primairies even started.
The speech followed Wednesday night's attacks on Kerry by Vice President Dick Cheney and by renegade Democratic Sen. Zell Miller, who savaged Kerry as unfit to serve as commander-in-chief.
The Georgia senator blasted the party he still nominally belongs to as one "motivated more by partisan politics than by national security," while Cheney said Kerry "does not seem to understand the first obligation of a commander in chief, and that is to support American troops in combat."
He then proceeds to slam Cheney for avoiding Vietnam service:
"The vice president even called me unfit for office last night," Kerry said. "I guess I'll leave it up to the voters whether five deferments makes someone more qualified to defend this nation than two tours of duty."
Now who is whining about somebody else's Vietnam record?
Kerry is just a sad individual who is starting to lose it...in more ways than one.