Ayers: John McCain is a War Criminal

Bill Ayers hasn't changed. He's still a radical and an extremist.

He hasn't abandoned his terrorist, anti-American, subversive past. His mindset is basically the same.

Last week, Ayers was on Larry Elder's radio program. Listen to Ayers, the man who gave Obama his entry into politics:



Transcript

BILL AYERS: The Weather Underground, indeed, did take responsibility for a handful, maybe a dozen, you know, extreme acts of vandalism. That's true. That's true.

And so compared to what was going on everyday in Vietnam, including the illegal bombing of cities, which John McCain took part in, and he is, of course, a war criminal, as is everyone.

As several people admitted when they came back, including the Vietnam Vets Against the War, war crimes were not a matter of choice. They were a matter of policy - bombing vast stretches of countryside because you had extra ordnance. That's what John McCain did. So he actually killed people. I actually didn't kill people.

Who's the, who's the one who should account for themselves?

Obviously, Ayers doesn't respect the veterans of the Vietnam War. He considers those Americans to be guilty of war crimes.

His efforts to overthrow the U.S. government were just acts of vandalism. He minimizes his role in plotting against America and organizing violence.

From Prairie Fire:

PRAIRIE FIRE is written to all sisters and brothers who are engaged in armed struggle against the enemy. It is written to prisoners, women's groups, collectives, study groups, workers' organizing committees, communes, GI organizers, consciousness-raising groups, veterans, community groups and revolutionaries of all kinds; to all who will read, criticize and bring its content to life in practice. It is written as an argument against those who oppose action and hold back the struggle.

PRAIRIE FIRE is based on a belief that the duty of a revolutionary is to make the revolution. This is not an abstraction. It means that revolutionaries must make a profound commitment to the future of humanity, apply our limited knowledge and experience to understand an ever-changing situation, organize the masses of people and build the fight.

Ayers calls for "armed struggle against the enemy" - America.

How can this "armed struggle" be deemed a legal war?

It's a disgrace that he paints John McCain and Vietnam vets as war criminals while considering himself to be just a vandal.

I wonder if Obama, in his heart, thinks like Ayers. I wonder if Obama agrees that John McCain and Vietnam veterans are war criminals.

We know Obama thinks Iraq is a "dumb war." Does he think Vietnam was a "dumb war," too?

We know that John Kerry, speaking on behalf of Vietnam Vets Against the War, told of war crimes committed in Vietnam.

It's so odd that Kerry wants to be considered a war hero, yet he sounded like Ayers when he testified before the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations in 1971.

According to Ayers, if you served in Vietnam, you're a war criminal. You committed atrocities in an illegal war.

He despises John McCain and Vietnam vets. He doesn't dance around the issue. He voices his anti-Americanism without hesitation.

John Kerry Embraces Barack Obama

Democrat John Kerry, loser of the 2004 presidential election, has endorsed Barack Obama.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Senator John Kerry embraced the presidential candidacy of Senator Barack Obama here on Thursday, saying Mr. Obama “had the greatest potential to lead a transformation, not just a transition.”

“Who better than Barack Obama to bring new credibility to America’s role in the world and help restore our moral authority?” Mr. Kerry said, speaking at a rally at the College of Charleston. “Who better than Barack Obama to turn a new page in American politics, so that Democrats, independents and Republicans alike can look to the leadership that unites to find common ground.”

Who better?

Any of the Republican candidates, except Ron Paul.

Mr. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat who was the party’s presidential nominee in 2004, said he was endorsing Mr. Obama’s candidacy because he believed he was uniquely situated to inspire “millions of Americans to join together and come together in a movement” to demand real change in Washington.

It was just outside of Charleston where Mr. Kerry formally opened his own presidential campaign, standing in Patriot Point’s harbor against the backdrop of an aircraft carrier on Sept. 3, 2003. After losing to President Bush, Mr. Kerry had planned to make a second bid for the White House in 2008, but decided against it and has remained on the sidelines for the last year throughout the party’s nominating fight.

South Carolina was selected as the site for the endorsement, aides said, to bolster Mr. Obama’s effort to win the state’s Democratic primary on Jan. 26. It was designed to send the message to voters here that he believes Mr. Obama is a better candidate than John Edwards, Mr. Kerry’s former running mate, who has vowed to keep his own presidential candidacy alive.

Way to stab former running mate Edwards in the back!

It reminds me of Al Gore refusing to endorse Joe Lieberman in his run against Ned Lamont in 2006.

“There are other candidates in this race with whom I have worked and whom I respect,” Mr. Kerry said. “Each of them could be president tomorrow. But I believe that more than everyone else, Barack Obama can help our country turn the page and get America moving by uniting and ending the division that America faces. He has a superb talent, as all of you know, to communicate the best of our hopes and aspirations for American and the world.”

The endorsement was weeks in the making. In the final days before the Iowa caucuses, Mr. Kerry was on the verge of announcing his support for Mr. Obama, aides said, but a final decision wasn’t made because it was not clear how it would affect the campaign. So Mr. Kerry decided to hold off on the endorsement until after New Hampshire primary.

When the two men embraced, beneath magnolia trees at a sun-splashed rally that drew a sea of people here, it brought the relationship of the men full circle.


Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) receives a hug and an endorsement from Senator John Kerry (D-MA) after speaking during a campaign stop at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, January 10, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Lott

What an emotional moment!

Hillary should get out there and tear up. She should talk, with her voice cracking, about how moved she was when the men embraced.

It was back in 2004 when Mr. Kerry selected Mr. Obama — then a state senator, vying for a United States Senate seat — to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. The speech elevated the stature of Mr. Obama almost overnight, launched the reprinting of his book, “Dreams From My Father,” and set his political career in overdrive.

Yes, Obama owes everything to Kerry.

I get the feeling Kerry is jealous of Oprah.

Andrew Meyer: "Don't Tase me, bro"

Some statements resonate. They stir emotions. They become part of the nation's collective soul.

"Don't Tread on Me!"

"Remember the Maine!"

"The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"

"I am not a crook."

"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."

Will "Don't Tase me, bro," achieve that status?

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A University of Florida student was Tasered and arrested after trying angrily and repeatedly to ask U.S. Senator John Kerry about the 2004 election and other subjects during a campus forum. Tuesday morning, a judge ordered the student released from jail on his own recognizance.

Videos of Monday's incident posted on several Web sites show officers pulling Andrew Meyer, 21, away from the microphone after he asks Kerry about impeaching President Bush and whether he and Bush were both members of the secret society Skull and Bones at Yale University.

"He apparently asked several questions — he went on for quite awhile — then he was asked to stop," university spokesman Steve Orlando said. "He had used his allotted time. His microphone was cut off, then he became upset."

As two officers take Meyer by the arms, Kerry, D-Mass., can be heard saying, "That's alright, let me answer his question." Audience members applaud, and Meyer struggles for several seconds as up to four officers try to remove him from the room.

Meyer screams for help and asks "What did I do?" as he tries to break away from officers. He is forced to the ground and officers order him to stop resisting.

As Kerry tells the audience he will answer the student's "very important question," Meyer yells at the officers to release him, crying out, "Don't Tase me, bro," just before he is shocked by the Taser. He is then led from the room, screaming, "What did I do?"

Meyer was arrested on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace, according to Alachua County jail records, but the State Attorney's Office had yet to make the formal charging decision. Police recommended charges of resisting arrest with violence, a felony, and disturbing the peace and interfering with school administrative functions, a misdemeanor.

On Tuesday, Mayer [sic] was ordered released from jail on his own recognizance. Attorney Robert Griscti, who represented him, did not return messages seeking comment.

To me, it appears that Tasing Meyer was excessive.

However, if he didn't want "bro" to Tase him, he should not have resisted arrest.

Meyer had already made enough of a disturbance that he was certain to have been interviewed by media. His message was going to be heard if he had cooperated with police.

Here's Kerry's statement on the incident:

In 37 years of public appearances, through wars, protests and highly emotional events, I have never had a dialogue end this way.

I believe I could have handled the situation without interruption, but again I do not know what warnings or other exchanges transpired between the young man and the police prior to his barging to the front of the line and their intervention.

I asked the police to allow me to answer the question and was in the process of answering him when he was taken into custody.

I was not aware that a taser was used until after I left the building. I hope that neither the student nor any of the police were injured.

I regret enormously that a good healthy discussion was interrupted.

Well. Kerry's not taking sides. He's giving himself plenty of flip flop room.

It's important to remember that this happened at a John Kerry event.

George Bush has nothing to do with this.

The PATRIOT Act has nothing to do with this.

John McCain Takes Kerry and Russert to School

On today's Meet the Press, Iraq was the topic of a debate between '08 Republican presidential candidate John McCain and '04 Democrat presidential nominee loser John Kerry.

Actually, McCain was also debating Democrat hack Tim Russert. No surprise there.

It's worth watching the segment. Here.

Talking heads like to write off McCain as looking too old to be viable as a presidential candidate. I didn't see that.

McCain certainly was sharp this morning, and he looked dramatically better than the frighteningly, freakishly Botoxed Kerry.

Where to begin?

Here's the transcript.

There were a number of lively exchanges. On a number of occasions, McCain put Kerry to shame.

McCain kept Kerry on defense throughout the segment.

Example:

SEN. KERRY: Let me, let me speak to that also. I read and listened to the testimony of John McCain questioning General Petraeus. And John McCain...

SEN. McCAIN: Good.

SEN. KERRY: ...asked him about—John McCain asked him about being a central front. And he said, “How do you know it’s a central front?” And he said, “Because I talked to the head of the national intelligence and another general, and they tell me al-Qaeda says it is their central front.” Now, al-Qaeda can choose to make it their central front, but we’re not leaving al-Qaeda to that front. Everything in the Democratic proposal that has 52 votes, a majority of the Senate, says we will leave troops to continue to chase al-Qaeda. That’s number one.

Number two, Tim, al-Qaeda views Shia as apostates. They are not legitimate Muslims. The fact is you’re better off as a Christian or as a Jew than as a Shia in the eyes of al-Qaeda. And Iran, linked as it is already to Maliki, who was in Iran a month ago, holding hands with the leader of Iraq, they’re already linked. The Shia will never allow al-Qaeda to take over Iraq. The Kurds will never allow al-Qaeda to take over Iraq. That’s 80 to 85 percent of the country. And the Sunni in Anbar have now decided they don’t want al-Qaeda. We are the attraction for al-Qaeda. And if we begin to reduce our footprint, as the Iraq Study Group has said we should do, as General Jones said we should do, as those seven soldiers of the 82nd Airborne, two of whom were just recently killed, wrote in The New York Times the other day, as we should do, then al-Qaeda, believe me, will be driven out by the Iraqis themselves.

SEN. McCAIN: Surely you don’t believe that General Petraeus reaches his conclusions by talking to somebody. He lives and works there.

SEN. KERRY: I’m quoting what General Petraeus said.

SEN. McCAIN: Gen-oh please.

SEN. KERRY: I’m quoting what he said to you, John.

SEN. McCAIN: General Petraeus, General Petraeus has said hundreds of times that it is the central front in the war against terror in al-Qaeda...

SEN. KERRY: I’m just quoting what he said to you.

SEN. McCAIN: ...because of the conditions, because of the conditions on the ground and you are quoting him incorrectly, and...

SEN. KERRY: No, I’m quoting him absolutely correctly.

SEN. McCAIN: ...selectively. No.

SEN. KERRY: And moreover, you’re not answering the fundamental issue.

SEN. McCAIN: But the fact is, but the fact is when, when, when Senator Kerry says that we will just take care of al-Qaeda, then you go into a place where they’re fighting. “Excuse me, sir. Are you al-Qaeda or Sunni or Shia?” Please. We’ve got to have sufficient—and General Jones did say if we set a date for withdrawal, and it’s on the record, if we set a date of—for withdrawal...

SEN. KERRY: Yes it is.

SEN. McCAIN: ...then the United States security interests will be negatively impacted and harmed in the area, as well as Iraq.

SEN. KERRY: Once again, you use the words withdrawal.

SEN. McCAIN: So please don’t misquote General Jones again, please.

SEN. KERRY: We will have troops in Iraq.

SEN. McCAIN: You are setting a date for withdrawal.

SEN. KERRY: We have all acknowledged that there will be some troops there to finish the training, finish standing them up.

MR. RUSSERT: How many?

SEN. KERRY: To chase al-Qaeda.

In this follow-up exchange, Russert couldn't keep from staying out of the mix. He switched from his moderator role to one of advocate. He probably saw that Kerry was being humiliated and he instinctively went after McCain, even using a Ross Perot "Can I finish?" line.

MR. RUSSERT: What’s wrong with that?
SEN. McCAIN: I hope, I hope that next week you’ll take 60 seconds and get the quotes from General Jones, who said if we set a date for withdrawal, it will harm the United States’ national security...

SEN. KERRY: I’m not arguing that. He did say that.

SEN. McCAIN: ...interest in the region; and General Petraeus, his comments as to why he believes that al-Qaeda is now the central Iraqi...

MR. RUSSERT: General Jones did say that, but he said something else, and let me start with that...

SEN. McCAIN: Sure.

MR. RUSSERT: ...Senator McCain. “Although the administration has said repeatedly that security improvements will create ‘breathing space’ for Iraqi sectarian and political forces to move” towards “national reconciliation, the Jones commission turns that equation on its head, saying that long-term security advances are impossible without political progress. Despite all that remains to be done on the military front,” the Jones commission “says, ‘the single most important event that could immediately and favorably affect Iraq’s direction and security is political reconciliation. Sustained progress within the Iraqi Security Forces depends on such’” an “‘agreement.’” So the president’s strategy has been...

SEN. McCAIN: Now, now wait a minute. First of all, that’s a Washington Post story interpretation of General Jones’ report.

MR. RUSSERT: He was on this program last week and acknowledged that’s exactly...

SEN. McCAIN: Yes. And he acknowledged exactly that. And he also acknowledged that without the, the military security situation, it was also impossible for...

MR. RUSSERT: But...

SEN. McCAIN: ...the political situation...

MR. RUSSERT: But what he said was...

SEN. McCAIN: ...to move forward.

MR. RUSSERT: ...the current administration...

SEN. McCAIN: And he also said that...

MR. RUSSERT: Let me just finish, because he said the current administration’s thinking is that you cannot have political reconciliation without first having security. He says it’s the opposite, that you cannot have security...

SEN. McCAIN: He doesn’t say it’s the opposite.

MR. RUSSERT: ...unless you have political reconciliation.

SEN. McCAIN: Tim, I’ve known Jim Jones for 30 years. It’s not what he’s saying. What he’s saying is we have to have now political progress; and he, like all of us, are very frustrated by the lack of political progress, that the Maliki government has not done the things we want them to do. And we have every right to expect it and, unless there is political progress, that we are not going to succeed in Iraq. We all understand that. We all comprehend that. But you—any counterinsurgency expert will tell you that you have to have a military security environment on the ground, and then the other aspects of it move forward. And I think it is moving forward, but it’s hard, and it’s tough, and it’s long, and it’s full of disappointments. And to say that somehow with a few troops that we can handle this situation of Iranian further incursion into southern Iraq, the—of the Syrians continuing their dislocation in the region in support of Hezbollah and Hamas, I think is a basic misreading of the security situation we face when we, “withdraw,” as is what the Democrats and John Kerry wants us to do.

Another example of Kerry looking foolish:

SEN. McCAIN: I’m telling you right now that Iraqi and American soldiers and Marines are fighting together in neighborhoods in Baghdad and Anbar and other places, and we are proud of the work that the Iraqi military is doing, and they’re getting better every day. And I’m convinced that, in a relatively short period of time, they will take over more and more of those responsibilities as they were. And I think it’s wrong to denigrate the sacrifices that Iraqi soldiers are making right now on behalf of their country...

SEN. KERRY: Nobody denigrated them.

SEN. McCAIN: That—you’re saying they’re ineffective. They are effective, and they’re fighting alongside of Americans, and I’m proud of them.

MR. RUSSERT: Senator McCain...

SEN. KERRY: I never used the word “ineffective.”

SEN. McCAIN: And I’m proud of them.

SEN. KERRY: What I said is they are not standing up at the levels that they should be...

SEN. McCAIN: They are standing up well. They are standing up well.

Kerry made yet another error when he pulled out something from the New York Times and began reading.

SEN. KERRY:You know, let me read you—these are seven troops. They wrote it in The New York Times, 82nd Airborne. They’ve been there the whole tour. And they wrote, “To believe that Americans, with an occupying force that long ago outlived its reluctant welcome, can win over a recalcitrant local population and win this counterinsurgency is farfetched. As responsible infantrymen and noncommissioned officers with the 82nd Airborne Division soon heading back home, we are skeptical of recent past coverage portraying the conflict as increasingly manageable.” And they go on to say it, two of them, Sergeant Mora and Sergeant Gray were killed the other day, one wounded—and another one wounded. These, you know, you got to listen to these people.

It was an uncomfortable moment. It felt exploitative.

McCain countered with strength and sincerity.

SEN. McCAIN: On this issue of bringing up men and women who are serving and how they feel about the war, look, I hear from them all the time. I lament the loss of those brave, young—two young Americans who wrote that piece. I hear from hundreds of them every day, just like in Vietnam, despite what the, the—what was accepted, Americans wanted to win in Vietnam, they want to win here. I hear from these men and women, hundreds of them, all the time. They want us to win. And to go back to the same failed strategy of before and somehow say that everything’s going to be fine in the Middle East if we draw—if we announce that we’re leaving, I think does not comport with the reality or history. And we’ve been through these fights before as to whether the United States should direct its influence throughout the world, and I believe that this is some way a repeat of that. But the fact is that we are succeeding militarily. We are succeeding in a new tactic, and that is succeeding. And in Anbar province,by the way, I asked General Petraeus, he said the reason why we had that success in Anbar province is we had the extra 4,000 Marines to send there. And that was—solidified that position. We all want to see progress. We are seeing progress. To pull the plug at this particular time, I believe, would be disastrous for the future of this country.

I listen to McCain.

I listen to Kerry and his sidekick Russert.

I agree with McCain.

John Kerry: END IT IN SEPTEMBER

John Kerry is joining MoveOn.org and Americans Against Escalation by putting out a call to action.

On Tuesday, Kerry sent out this e-mail to supporters:

Here's the reality this week: Karl Rove is gone but a broken Iraq policy remains.

I'm not sure if I've ever seen a party cling so disastrously to a policy that is as wrong as it is unsuccessful.

The pressure for change has been building day by day since I offered legislation last year to set a deadline to redeploy American troops, and still they insist on more of the same.

So, we need to push even harder.

This September we'll be attempting again to break the Republican roadblock on Iraq policy to get a new course.

All summer, our friends at Americans Against Escalation in Iraq have been organizing in swing districts and states across the country to put even more pressure on Republicans to do what is right and break with the President.

Now, next Tuesday August 28th, they and MoveOn.org will be holding events all around the United States to try to set the stage for the fights in September. These "End it in September" town halls and vigils will put even more pressure on Republicans, giving them lots to think about as they end their August recess in their home districts.

You can go here to sign up to host an event, or find out about events in your area.

It will be a big month ahead, and the chances of us getting a new direction are better than ever. A large event with lots of participation next week can set up our efforts for next month. We're getting closer; I can feel the mounting desperation in my Republican colleagues. But we have to make sure that any talk from them is backed up by real action. We won't stand for anything less than a firm deadline that will force this President to change policy.

Do what you can to turn August 28th into the largest series of events yet in the fight for a new Iraq policy.

I'll try to keep you updated when the legislation starts to move in September. It will be a busy month for the effort to get a new course in Iraq, so let's keep the pressure up on Republicans and get some movement on that.


Sincerely,

John Kerry

PS: Don't forget to vote in the Roadblock Republicans radio contest. The voting is going fast and furious, and the winner gets aired in the states of the Roadblock Republicans during the height of the fight for a new course in September. So, click here to vote.

It makes sense that Kerry is joining the radical Left-wing to "end it in September."

Kerry isn't concerned about the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq. He either doesn't care about the consequences of a sudden, massive U.S. troop withdrawal or he's clueless about history.

There's evidence that Kerry doesn't care and he's clueless.

He's sucking up to the radical Left-wing. He wants their money. He started on a fundraising campaign as soon as he was declared the loser of the 2004 presidential election. It's been full speed ahead ever since.

Kerry doesn't care about what a U.S. troop withdrawal would mean for the Iraqis or the long term consequences for the region. He cares about raising money.

In terms of cluelessness, that's well-documented.

An example:

RUSH: I want to go back and play this John Kerry sound bite again. It's from July 19th. He's on C-SPAN. He gets a call, and the caller says, "I remember the horrible killings after Vietnam when the boat people coming over here, and I really hate to go off and leave our allies over in Iraq and I'm concerned about that."

KERRY: Let me just say to the first part of your question, with respect to boat people and killing, everybody predicted a massive bloodbath in Vietnam. There was not a massive bloodbath in Vietnam. There were reeducation camps, and they weren't pretty and, you know, nobody likes that kind of outcome, but on the other hand I've met a lot of people today who were in those education camps, who are thriving in the Vietnam of today.

RUSH: This is simply unbelievable. No massive bloodbath in Vietnam. No massive bloodbath in Cambodia, and of course no massive bloodbath, folks, in China or the Soviet Union. No massive bloodbath in Cuba, and more recently, no massive bloodbath in Rwanda. The level of tolerance for bloodbaths exhibited by John Kerry and his pals in the Democrat Party is truly amazing.

Kerry is a fool.

He's as naive as Barack Obama.

Sometimes, I really can't believe how invested the Dems and the libs are in defeat. Their political goals are their highest priority. Their selfishness and recklessness is stunning.

Their willingness to spin and rewrite some of history's most horrific events is unconscionable.

It's disheartening that there are fellow Americans willing to do anything to prevent a better life for the Iraqis and others in the region, as well as a safer world for us and all freedom-loving people.

Mark Green, Ambassador to Tanzania

Late on Friday, Mark Green was confirmed to be the new ambassador to Tanzania.

And John Kerry was once again confirmed to be a... jerk. (That term isn't my first choice, but it will suffice.)

Kerry was the... jerk on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that put a hold on the nomination of Mark Green.

In spite of overwhelming bipartisan support for Green, Kerry chose to obstruct Bush's choice.

At the 11th hour, Kerry backed down.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed former Rep. Mark Green as the new ambassador to Tanzania by unanimous agreement late Friday.

The action was among the last items the chamber finished before adjourning until Sept. 4.

Green's nomination had been in limbo for most of July because of a hold or block by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.

Kerry relented Thursday night after meeting with Green and considering the bipartisan support of the Wisconsin delegation for the former Republican lawmaker.

The Massachusetts Democrat had objected to the Bush administration nominating a political appointee like Green to a post he believed should be filled by a career diplomat.

...Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Middleton, and chairman of the Foreign Relations subcommittee on African Affairs, supports Green's nomination and has called Green better qualified than his two predecessors, both political appointees.

Feingold, Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Milwaukee, and all eight Wisconsin House members have backed Green's ambassadorial bid citing his volunteer teaching in East Africa and his involvement in issues that affect Africa and developing nations while he was a member of the House International Relations Committee.

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, a Democrat, also announced support for Green's nomination although the Hobart Republican ran an unsuccessful campaign last year against her and Gov. Jim Doyle.

Kerry's decision to end his objections to Green is the latest development in what was supposed to be a non-controversial nomination. Ambassadorial nominations to posts in Africa don't normally attract much attention, but Sen. Christopher Dodd, another Democratic member of the Foreign Relations Committee, placed a hold on Green in June.

This was such a sleazy move by Kerry. What a loser! He really is a loser.

Some Wisconsin Dems had the decency to support Green's nomination. It's a shame that the atmosphere in Washington has become so poisonous that simply doing the right thing, like supporting Green, has become noteworthy.

I think it's disgusting that the haughty Kerry wouldn't end his hold until he met with Green and was pressured by Wisconsin Democrats.

Talk about an abuse of power!

Congratulations to Mark Green, ambassador to Tanzania.
_____________________

From WisPolitics.com, Mark Green statement on confirmation:

I am excited about this opportunity to serve our country in an important part of the world. Tanzania is an key ally and a good friend of the United States. I am very grateful to the president for giving me this chance to continue my public service.

My confirmation was only possible because of the steadfast friendship and support I received from so many good people. In particular, I want to thank Senator Feingold, Congressman Ryan, the entire Wisconsin congressional delegation, and other leaders from both sides of the aisle for their hard work and help.

On a personal note, Sue and I are thrilled about returning to a region where we lived and taught some 20 years ago. I can't wait to get back to Tanzania and to get back to work for the American people.

That's a very nice statement. Green is a classy guy.

Part of me wishes Green had issued a statement like this:

It's about time my nomination was confirmed.

I'm exceedingly qualified for the position. Nonetheless, John Kerry tried to kill my nomination.

He made a fool of himself and I hope leaders from both sides of the aisle take note.

I hope the American people see Kerry for what he is: a major league... jerk.

Barbara Lawton, Mark Green, and John Kerry

The bitter John Kerry is obstructing President Bush just for obstruction's sake.

Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton has joined the effort to get Kerry to lift his unreasonable hold on Mark Green's nomination to be ambassador to Tanzania.

Read Lawton's letter to Kerry.

She writes:

I was enthusiastic in my support for your candidacy for president in 2004. I was on the ticket opposing Mark Green’s gubernatorial bid last year. Mark Green and I disagree on many issues, but those differences do not negate the fact that he is well-suited to serve our nation as ambassador to Tanzania.

I appreciate your thoughtful and critical consideration of diplomatic appointments, but Mark Green’s does not fall into the category of payback for a campaign contributor. Mark Green brings cultural appreciation and competency that stems from family roots in Africa and was developed in his years in the Peace Corps in Kenya. When you combine that deep, personal commitment to a troubled continent with political acuity and experience, Mark Green is poised to perform very well as a diplomat and we stand to benefit from his service.

I agree with our Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold that Mark Green’s nomination should not suffer the shadow of a recess appointment.

Translation:

Dear Senator Kerry,

I respectfully request that you stop being such a doofus.

John Kerry Obstructs Mark Green's Nomination

The Democrats are doing everything they can to shut down the Bush presidency.

The despicable loser John Kerry placed a hold on former Wisconsin congressman Mark Green's nomination to be ambassador to Tanzania.

When President Bush nominated Green, this is what Russ Feingold had to say:

“I congratulate Mark Green and his family on his nomination to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania. Mark is well qualified for this position and I intend to support his nomination. As Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, I believe Mark would preserve and strengthen the longstanding relationship between the United States and Tanzania, which is increasingly important to Tanzania’s political and economic development, as well as regional security.”

Even the radical Leftist Feingold had the decency to acknowledge Green's qualifications for the position and pledge his support.

Kerry, on the other hand, has decided to refuse to allow Green's nomination to move forward.

Why?

According to an aide, Kerry's lame excuse for putting the hold on the nomination was because Green was a political appointee rather than a career foreign service officer.

Washington -- Mark Green's nomination as ambassador to Tanzania appeared in jeopardy Friday because of opposition from Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.

..."There is no further action expected on this nomination," the aide said.

In other words, Kerry killed Green's nomination.

...Green, 47, a Republican from Green Bay, served eight years in the House of Representatives, ending in January.

...While in Congress, Green paid visits to Africa, and 20 years ago, he and his wife were volunteer teachers in Kenya.

Green may not be a Foreign Service officer, but there's no question that he's uniquely qualified to serve as ambassador to Tanzania. Absolutely no question about that at all.

Kerry's "hold" is totally unwarranted.

It's a purely political "hold."

As of April, there were 156 U.S. ambassadors, 65% of them career Foreign Service officers and 35% of them political appointees, the State Department said.

If approved, Green would replace the current ambassador, Michael Retzer, also a political appointee. Retzer took his oath of office in August 2005.

Kerry sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The committee approved Green's nomination on June 27, meaning it was destined for consideration in the full Senate, but Kerry put the hold on the next day, his aide said.

What a cheap, spiteful move by Kerry!

Really disgusting!

...A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) had no immediate comment.

I can guess what Reid would say.

"Good job, Kerry."

...White House spokesman Alex Conant said Green was not the only person whose nomination to an ambassadorship was being held up. "These are well-qualified individuals who will do an excellent job representing the nation," Conant said. "All of our nominees deserve a fair, up-or-down vote."

As usual, the Democrats are the Party of NO, continuing their pattern of obstruction.

...At a June 19 hearing, which Feingold led, the senator heralded Green's genuine and continued interest in Africa, and he called the nomination a "wise appointment on part of the administration."

On Friday, Feingold said that Green was "well qualified," and that he hoped the hold on the nomination would be released soon so Green could be confirmed as soon as possible.

"There is no good reason to delay this nomination," Feingold said.

Translation: Kerry is being unreasonable.

This isn't the first hold placed on Green's nomination.

Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd placed a hold on the nomination June 27 because of a flap involving Retzer and the head of the Peace Corps in Tanzania. That hold was lifted the next day.

Dodd, a former Peace Corps volunteer, said in lifting the hold that he was confident Green "will be a welcome alternative to his predecessor."

If presidential candidate Chris Dodd can back Green, certainly Kerry can quit obstructing Bush.

What is Kerry's problem?

I don't get why he would cross Feingold this way. After all, they joined forces for their measure on troop withdrawal from Iraq. I thought Feingold and Kerry were allies.

Guess not.

In spite of Kerry's disgraceful obstruction, there is still a chance that Green will serve as ambassador.

It's within Bush's power to bypass the Senate and advance Green's nomination as a recess appointment, which he could do as early as August.

I strongly urge President Bush to go the same route that he used to get John Bolton to be ambassador to the United Nations. He should do a recess appointment.

Other than Kerry, there's nothing holding back Green's nomination.

Bush should do what's right and appoint Green.

Not only would he be sending a qualified individual to Tanzania to serve as ambassador, but he also would be sending a message to Kerry.

Kerry is not the president.

No Retreat, No Surrender

Tom DeLay's new book will be released on Monday March 19.

Its title is No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight.

That has to rub Bruce Springsteen and John Kerry the wrong way.

In Kerry's failed 2004 presidential bid, the campaign frequently used Springsteen's song "No Surrender."

Springsteen made appearances with Kerry, drawing massive crowds to rallies. Alas, it wasn't enough to boost Kerry to the presidency.

We made a promise we swore we'd always remember
No retreat no surrender
Like soldiers in the winter's night with a vow to defend
No retreat no surrender

Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend
No retreat no surrender

With the strains of "No Surrender" probably still ringing in Kerry's ears, Tom Delay has laid claim to the words.

That's gotta hurt.

Not only does Bruce Springsteen have to deal with what must be a very annoying reminder of failure via DeLay's book title, CBS is teasing its Anderson Cooper interview with Simon Cowell on 60 Minutes this Sunday with a swipe at Springsteen.

Watch a short clip of the interview.

NEW YORK -- Simon Cowell says he's bigger than The Boss. In an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," the "American Idol" judge says he's worth five times more to Sony BMG than Bruce Springsteen.

"I sell more records than Bruce Springsteen, sure," Cowell says of the 57-year-old rocker, who signed a contract that was reported to be in the neighborhood of $100 million.

"I mean, in the last five years, I've probably sold over 100 million records. If (Springsteen) got one hundred (million dollars), I should have got five hundred (million dollars)," he says.

...Interviewer Anderson Cooper asks Cowell, 47, whether his deal with Sony BMG is in the same neighborhood as Springsteen's.

"A hundred million ... that's a great deal," Cowell says.

Was he referring to himself or Springsteen?

"For him," Cowell says, grinning. "For him it's a good deal."

Cowell is right. He's responsible for bringing in more bucks for Sony than Springsteen.

I can't feel sorry for Kerry or Springsteen. They're both drowning in money.

Millions of dollars must make the agony of defeat sting a lot less.

It has to help ease the pain of retreat and surrender. Just a little?

John "The Botcher" Kerry Backs Out

Dems to Kerry: "Thanks, but no thanks."

It's official. The distinguished John Kerry has dropped out of the 2008 presidential race.

He has abandoned his dream.

He's been relegated to the dustbin of history as a presidential wannabe, a loser, like his colleague Teddy Kennedy.

From The Boston Globe:

Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, plans to say he will remain in the Senate to recommit himself to efforts to extricate the United States from the war in Iraq. His decision to stay out of the presidential race reflects a realization that he would have had an uphill climb in capturing the Democratic nomination, given the other party heavyweights who are already in the race, according to the officials, who spoke to the Globe on condition of anonymity.

Kerry plans to make his plans known with a speech on the Senate floor this afternoon, and is taping a message to e-mail his supporters to explain his decision.

Kerry, the party's 2004 presidential nominee, has been acting like a 2008 candidate virtually since he lost to President Bush -- traveling the country, spreading money to other Democratic candidates, and keeping in place a campaign infrastructure that was ready for another presidential bid.

But according to Kerry associates, the senator's plans changed dramatically in the fallout of his election-eve ``botched joke" about the education levels of US troops. The harsh reaction to that incident -- from many Democrats as well as Republicans -- displayed to Kerry the extreme skepticism within his own party about whether he should mount another run.

So it's the "botched joke" that came back to bite Kerry.



Yeah, right.

Kerry's trying to paint himself as a victim of a misunderstanding. The poor man was mocked because he screwed up a joke. Now, his dreams are dashed.

What a load!

The reality is Kerry is a loser and the Dems would be crazy to look to him as their presidential savior.




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On the Senate floor this afternoon, Harry Reid told John Kerry how he really feels about him.

"So I say to John Kerry: I love you, John Kerry. And I'm so sorry that things didn't work out for our country, but that doesn't take away from the fact that I will always care about you greatly and remember the times we've spent together."

How sweet!

Clearly, Reid was deeply moved by John Kerry's announcement that he would not be seeking the presidency again, at least not in 2008.

"We came close ... certainly close enough to be tempted to try again," the Massachusetts senator said, recalling his defeat.

"There are powerful reasons to want to continue that fight now. But I have concluded this isn't the time for me to mount a presidential campaign."

So there will be no presidential mounting for John Kerry. Tsk, tsk.

Don't fret, Mr. Kerry. Harry Reid loves you!

Here's a pic of Kerry overcome with emotion as he cuts and runs from the 2008 presidential race.

(Note: In spite of how it may look, the pic is not a pick. "But there--but there was no piick!! I--I did not pick!! There was no piick!!")



This image from video provided by Senate TV shows Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., becoming emotional while speaking about the U.S. policy in Iraq, which he said threathens everything he's been fighting for since his return from Vietnam, on the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007. In his closing remarks Kerry, the Democrats' losing presidential candidate in 2004, said he will not run for the White House again in 2008. (AP Photo/Senate TV)



Yes, just think of all that Kerry's been fighting for since his return from Vietnam. We know, Mr. Kerry, "courageous" Winter Soldier.

Dem Beach Blanket Bingo

So how's that Dem 2008 presidential field shaping up?

We have the modest Barack Obama.



We have the modest Hillary Clinton.



Comparing Obama and Hillary is like comparing apples and oranges, but I think Obama wins the swimsuit competition.


Maybe the evening gown competition can help Hillary gain some points on Obama.

I think both will bomb out of the talent portion of the 2008 presidential pageant.

This may all be moot.

Does former cocaine use automatically disqualify a contestant?

I doubt it, not among the Dems.

Then, we have John Kerry.



Hmmm.

He's wearing a shirt. That's a strike against him.

The Botcher

Sparks from the Anvil has a stack of more terrific cartoons.

Wordsmith has added to his Kerry the Botcher cartoon compilation.



What a great cartoon!

It reminds me of one of the latest buzz phrases of the Dems, "The war in Iraq has lasted nearly as long as World War II."

The comparison is stupid, as stupid as the John "Our troops aren't smart" Kerry apologists.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Americans gave their lives in World War II.

Iwo Jima has an area of approximately 8 square miles.

Over 6,800 Americans died in the battle for the tiny island (February 19-March 26, 1945).

In only 36 days, thousands of American troops were killed to secure that piece of land in the Pacific.

I can't help but wonder how John Kerry and the cut and run Dems would have waged that battle.

Could it be any crystal clearer?

Today's Democratic Party is NOT the party of FDR and Harry Truman.

Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, Russ Feingold, John Murtha, and Howard Dean are an entirely different species of Democrat.

Think of what a mistake it would be to give 21st Century Dems control of Congress during wartime.

Keep that in mind next Tuesday.

The Message Heard 'Round the World

Within hours of Charlie Sykes posting this photo, it circulated around the world. John Kerry became THE joke.

A close examination of the photo shows the soldiers are members of the Minnesota Army National Guard. The patches on their arms are that of the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry division, based in Bloomington, Minn.

...Major Jay Adams, chief of public affairs with the 13 Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and Logistics Support Area Anaconda, confirmed the soldiers holding the banner in the photo are members of the 1/34th.

Adams said the sign was "created as a humorous response to remarks made during a recent political speech and demonstrates the wit and longstanding sardonic humor of the American soldier at war."

Chuck Triggs said his son, a member of the Minnesota National Guard, is one of the soldiers in the picture.

I absolutely love it.

I love that our troops in Iraq got their message out to the disgusting John Kerry.

To use Kerry words, it's "crystal clear." The troops are openly mocking the disgraceful Kerry. Their sign is very clever and very funny.

Do you think that Kerry is enjoying the banner? He likes a good joke, right? And our troops are smart enough not to botch it!

I also love that ONE picture via the New Media had the power to expose and effectively stifle the ridiculous "botched joke" spin of Kerry, the Dems, and their lib media mouthpieces.

On Tuesday, responding to a question from a reporter after Kerry delivered his "I apologize to no one" statement, he admonished Republicans and the White House:

Shame on them. Shame on them. And may the American people take that shame to the polls with them next Tuesday.

I say, "Shame on Kerry. Shame on Kerry. And may the American people take that photo by members of the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry division, based in Bloomington, Minnesota to the polls with them next Tuesday."

What I love most about this fantastic photo is that our troops sent a message to our enemies.

They reminded the terrorists, the enemies of freedom, that the Democrat appeasers do not speak for all Americans.

Our enemies believe that the Dems are succeeding in breaking the will of the American people, as in Vietnam. With the help of John Kerry and those of his cut and run ilk, our enemies think that they have us on the ropes.

Not so.

These soldiers told our enemies, at home and abroad, that they do not share the views of the Party of Appeasement.

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Listen to Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Charlie Sykes talk to the father of one of the soldiers in the photo here.

Dick Cheney and John Kerry

I love Dick Cheney's line about John Kerry's various degrees of apologies.

He was forced to make statement after statement to address his disgraceful remarks insulting the intelligence of American troops, the best and the brightest.

As the day went on, it became clear that the Dems were willing to throw Kerry overboard. Therefore, he had no choice but to back off the "botched joke" excuse. Kerry was obviously being pressured by his party to apologize.

According to The New York Times, Dick Cheney said, "He was for the joke before he was against it."

HAHAHA

John Kerry Retreats

John Kerry has decided NOT to stay the course.

He's starting to abandon his broken policy of "I apologize to no one."

Kerry and the Dems realize that it's time to cut and run.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Kerry apologized for "a botched joke" about President Bush's Iraq policies that led Bush and fellow Republicans to accuse him of insulting U.S. troops. Even some Democrats assailed Kerry, who had some campaign appearances scratched Wednesday.

"Of course I'm sorry about a botched joke. You think I love botched jokes?" Kerry said during an appearance on Don Imus' nationally syndicated radio program. "I mean, you know, it's pretty stupid."

Kerry, D-Mass., said he meant no offense to troops. "You cannot get into the military today if you do badly in school," he said. But he said the White House was purposely twisting his words, and asserted that it is Bush who owes troops an apology for a misguided war in Iraq.

"I'm sorry that that's happened," he said of his comment. "But I'm not going to stand back from the reality here, which is, they're trying to change the subject. It's their campaign of smear and fear."

A number of elected officials are weighing in today on Kerry's "botched joke."

A string of Kerry's fellow Dems have cancelled campaign appearances with the troop-bashing Kerry.

"Whatever the intent, Senator Kerry was wrong to say what he said," said Democratic Rep. Harold Ford Jr., running for the Senate in Tennessee.

"Sen. Kerry's remarks were poorly worded and just plain stupid," said Montana Senate President Jon Tester, a Democrat trying to unseat GOP Sen. Conrad Burns. "He owes our troops and their families an apology."

"I'm sorry he did what he did. But I think the issue ... we want to make sure it doesn't confuse the subject of the war in Iraq," Democratic Rep. Ben Cardin, running for Senate in Maryland, said on CNN.

A spokesman for Democratic congressional candidate Bruce Braley in Iowa said Braley had decided independently to cancel an event with Kerry scheduled for Thursday. Braley, who is running against Republican Mike Whalen, said in a statement that the White House and Kerry should stop bickering and focus on how to change course in Iraq.

Meredith Salsbery, a spokeswoman for congressional candidate Tim Walz, said Kerry made the final decision but acknowledged campaign officials were worried that the controversy would distract from his effort to unseat incumbent Republican Rep. Gil Gutknecht.

Kerry spokesman David Wade confirmed he no longer would appear at a Philadelphia rally on Wednesday for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Casey.

"We made a decision not to allow the Republican hate machine to use Democratic candidates as proxies in their distorted spin war," Wade said.

...Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, head of the Democratic campaign effort, called the White House attacks on Kerry an effort by Bush "to divert attention from his failed Iraq policy."

"Instead of going on television attacking John Kerry and everyone else under the sun, the president ought to be sitting at his desk coming up with a plan for Iraq," Schumer said.

Chuckie is so lame.

The White House isn't attacking Kerry. It's standing up for our troops.

Why do you think Kerry's remarks have touched such a nerve?

I think it's because Kerry's comments tap directly into the great divide in this country.

--Victory v. Defeat

--Supporting the mission v. Undermining the mission

--Fighting our enemies v. Appeasing our enemies

--Supporting our troops v. Disdaining our troops

The head of the Democratic party also downplayed Kerry's remarks. "Kerry made a blooper. Bloopers happen," Howard Dean told reporters in Burlington, Vt.

If anyone knows bloopers, Dr. Dean knows bloopers.



This isn't about a "botched joke" or a "blooper."

It's about the impression that Democrats and their lib media mouthpieces aren't with us in the borderless War on Terror.

Lynne Cheney posed THE question to CNN's Wolf Blitzer last week: "Do you want us to win?"

That gets right to the heart of the matter.

When The New York Times splashes stories revealing national secrets that aid and abet our enemies--

When John Kerry says, "And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night,terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the--of--the historical customs, religious customs"--

When John Murtha accuses our American soldiers of murder, "they killed innocent civilians in cold blood"--

When Dick Durbin says, "If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime—Pol Pot or others —that had no concern for human beings"--

When Ted Kennedy says, "Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management: US management"--

It's "crystal clear" what the Dems and the Leftist propaganda media outlets think of our military.
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Kerry has conceded, sort of.

He issued an apology, or as The New York Times puts it, "Kerry Offers Apology for Iraq Remark."

That's a slimy Times headline. It wasn't an "Iraq remark" that caused members of Kerry's own party to run from him as if he had the plague. It was a remark disparaging the troops.

Everyone knows that. It's pathetic that The Times can't be honest.

From The Times:

Senator John Kerry tried this afternoon to put what he called a “poorly stated joke” behind him for good, offering an apology for anything he said on Monday that might have been interpreted as an insult to American troops in Iraq.

“As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loves ones: my poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and never intended to refer to any troop,” Mr. Kerry said in a statement. “I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended.”

Blah, blah, blah. It wasn't a poorly stated joke. The Times later refers to it as "Mr. Kerry’s gaffe."

Give me a break!

He trashed the troops, a pattern he's maintained since he came back from Vietnam.

Here's Kerry's statement:

As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loved ones: my poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and never intended to refer to any troop.

I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member, or American who was offended.

It is clear the Republican Party would rather talk about anything but their failed security policy. I don't want my verbal slip to be a diversion from the real issues. I will continue to fight for a change of course to provide real security for our country, and a winning strategy for our troops.

Kerry regrets that his words were misinterpreted. In effect, he blames those doing the "misinterpreting."

That's a crock.

It's cowardly.

What a loser!

Soldiers' Message to John Kerry

John Kerry,

Please report for duty.

American soldiers need your HALP!

Straight out of Iraq, they're sending you a crystal clear message.



Get it?

It's no joke.

h/t Charlie

American Legion to Kerry: APOLOGIZE NOW

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 31 -- The National Commander of The American Legion called on Sen. John Kerry to apologize for suggesting that American troops in Iraq are uneducated.

"As a constituent of Senator Kerry's I am disappointed. As leader of The American Legion, I am outraged," said National Commander Paul A. Morin. "A generation ago, Sen. Kerry slandered his comrades in Vietnam by saying that they were rapists and murderers. It wasn't true then and his warped view of today's heroes isn't true now."

..."While The American Legion shares the senator's appreciation for education, the troops in Iraq represent the most sophisticated, technologically superior military that the world has ever seen," Morin said. "I think there is a thing or two that they could teach most college professors and campus elitists about the way the world works.

"And while we are on the topic of education, why doesn't the senator and his comrades in Congress improve the GI Bill so all of today's military members - reserves and guard included - can achieve the educational aspirations that the senator so highly values?" Morin said. "The senator's false and outrageous attack was over-the-top and he should apologize now."

The American Legion is disgusted with Kerry and rightly so.

We know what a loser Kerry is. He's a lost soul.

What's also bugging me about this is the lib media's failure to report the story fairly. In my view, that makes them complicit in Kerry's insults.

They are focusing on the White House's supposed attack on Kerry rather than emphasizing how disgraceful Kerry's words are.

The lib media aren't demanding that Kerry apologize.

George Allen says, "macaca," and they go off the deep end.

No double standard there.

Nooooooooooo.

The Ugly Truth About John Kerry

U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass, speaks in support of California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides at a rally held at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Ann Johansson)


John Kerry disgusts me.

He is desperately trying to spin his way out of taking responsibility for his brutal attack on the intelligence of our brave military men and women.

Read more.



I am calling for John Kerry to resign.

He disgraced his country as a young man and he continues to disgrace his country today.

Kerry said:

"You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

I guess Kerry still thinks it's the Vietnam era.

He wants to relive those glory days. He thinks it's 1971 and he's testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee again.



I personally know extremely intelligent young men that have made the choice to join the military during this time of war.

How dare Kerry suggest that serving the United States is for idiots and fools!

How dare he disparage the fallen and their grieving loved ones this way!

Once a Winter Soldier, always a Winter Soldier.

DISGUSTING
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Kerry refused to apologize for his despicable remarks in a statement that was packed with lies and personal attacks.

“If anyone thinks a veteran would criticize the more than 140,000 heroes serving in Iraq and not the president who got us stuck there, they’re crazy,” Mr. Kerry said in a statement. “I’m sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to serve in war, but love to attack those who did.”

“I’m not going to be lectured by a stuffed-suit White House mouthpiece standing behind a podium, or doughy Rush Limbaugh, who no doubt today will take a break from belittling Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease to start lying about me just as they have lied about Iraq,” Mr. Kerry went on. “It disgusts me that these Republican hacks, who have never worn the uniform of our country lie and distort so blatantly and carelessly about those who have.”

He tried to paint himself as the victim of partisan attacks, when in reality he has victimized our U.S. military personnel.

The only thing that can alter the impact of what Kerry said in Pasadena yesterday is a full and sincere apology.

He's not willing to do it.

KERRY: "I apologize to no one."

Big mistake.

Big, BIG mistake.
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Watch video of Kerry's "crystal clear" refusal to apologize for insulting our military here.

Left Nuts: John Kerry and George Soros

During a speech in New Hampshire last week, John Kerry referred to Kim Jong Il's developing nuclear arsenal as the "Bush Bomb."

Here's a treat!

John Kerry is so proud of that speech that he wants YOU to see him deliver it.

Watch the entire New Hampshire speech here.

That link was included in an October 16 e-mail message from the man himself, John Kerry.

It arrived in the mailboxes of the 3 million members of the Kerry community.

Here are some excerpts from John Kerry's message:

Dear Mary,

In the last week, I've traveled hundreds of miles, spoken to thousands of voters, campaigned for dozens of candidates. And let me tell you this: There is something big taking hold out there.

It's something that the Rove Republicans can't stop -- no matter how shameless they are, how much fear-mongering they do, or how many vicious attack ads they launch.

None of it will work. Not if we hold our ground.

...Over the next 10 days, I'm going to be alerting you to crucial ways in which you can have a powerful impact in the closing weeks of this campaign.

I will be telling you about an amazingly important project to expose the people behind tens of millions of dollars of deceptive last-minute advertising.

I'll be inviting you to jump into the action as our three-million-person johnkerry.com community works side-by-side with MoveOn.org Political Action on a large-scale grassroots campaign that will have volunteers calling voters.

And I will be telling you which House and Senate candidates need our last minute support as the Republicans try to use money, lies and fear-mongering to stave off defeat.

It's a typical partisan message, not unusual in the final weeks before an election.

"Shameless," "vicious," "Rove Republicans," blah, blah, blah.

What is noteworthy about the message is Kerry's vow to work "side-by-side with MoveOn.org Political Action on a large-scale grassroots campaign."

MoveOn.org is a far Leftist radical group and Kerry is eagerly hitching his horse to the MoveOn wagon.

The guy is out of touch with most Americans. He is not mainstream. He's not moderate. He's a liberal extremist.

Although Kerry does not speak for mainstream America, he certainly does speak for what has become the mainstream of the Democratic Party.

The Dems are extreme.


Kerry is in bed with radical George Soros. Because of his wealth, Soros is able to pull the strings of the Democratic Party.

Soros bankrolls MoveOn. It's his baby.

Last week, Soros was interviewed by Charlie Rose. He was hawking his new book, The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror.

Here are some of the pearls of wisdom that Soros offered during the interview:


"The main source of terrorism in my opinion is occupation and humiliation."

"Abu Ghraib turned them into terrorists or insurrectionists."

"They were not terrorists when they went in there, but they were terrorists when they came out."

This is how Soros explained the fortune he spent trying to get Kerry elected in 2004:

"If we could possibly remove George Bush from the White House, the world would greatly benefit."

"People don't realize how much power and influence we have lost in so short a time."

"It could have been avoided with a different leadership."

"It would have made a tremendous contribution to mankind."

In short, Soros is a Leftist nut, a very wealthy nut.

He draws parallels between President Bush and Hitler.

"The Bush administration and the Nazi and Communist regimes all engaged in the politics of fear ... Indeed the Bush administration has been able to improve on the techniques used by the Nazi and Communist propaganda machines by drawing on the innovations of the advertising and marketing industries."

Kerry has no qualms about being very public in regard to his connection to Soros' MoveOn.

There is nothing moderate about Kerry.

Increasingly, there is nothing moderate about the Democratic Party.

Dems cannot take control of the House or Senate.

It is crucial that conservatives get out and vote to keep the extremist Dems from assuming power and blocking the President's agenda and putting our safety in the hands of the Party of Appeasement.

George Soros is not mainstream America.

John Kerry is not mainstream America.

The Democratic Party is not mainstream America.

Has-Been John Kerry and the Bush Bomb

It's clear to me that John Kerry will not win his party's nomination for president in 2008.

Pathetically, it's not clear to John Kerry.

On FOX News Sunday this morning, Kerry displayed why he lost to George W. Bush in 2004 and why the Dems are not going to rally around Kerry as their savior in 2008.

He was at his flip-floppiest best.

I always am amused by Kerry's arrogance and condescension when he's being so illogical.

Examine what he says and one discovers that he's foolish, not wise.

Read the transcript of Chris Wallaces' interview with John Kerry.

Wallace couldn't get Kerry to understand the contradiction in his complaints about President Bush supposedly acting unilaterally in Iraq and his demand that the Bush administration engage in one-on-one talks with North Korea.

It's amazing that in such a brief interview Kerry manages to say so many lame things.

Highlights:

KERRY: Well, let me begin by saying that North Korea is a renegade nation and it's a nation we all understand does threaten.

That said, I think the administration — and just listening to what I could hear — I couldn't hear all of it — of the secretary's comments, they're living in a world of make-believe, Chris. They're living in a complete fantasy with respect to the foreign policy they put in place.

It is a failure. It's a failure in Afghanistan where they have a sort of cut-and-run policy of not completing the job. We have seven times the troops in Iraq.

"Cut-and-run policy" in Afghanistan -- How stupid!

Kerry's trying to turn the "cut-and-run" line against the Bush administration.

It doesn't work.

Let me go back in time. Bill Clinton was in office for eight years. When he started out in office, there was enough fuel for bombs for about one to two bombs. They were members — North Korea was a member of the non-proliferation treaty and North Korea had not tested.

At the end of Bill Clinton's term, they had enough fuel for one to two bombs, they were members of the non-proliferation treaty, and they had not tested.

Now they have enough fuel for nine to 10 bombs. They say they're going to build — get enough for five to six more. They've pulled out of the non-proliferation treaty. We no longer have cameras in the reactor. We no longer have inspectors in the reactor. We no longer know where the fuel rods are. We know that they have now tested.

The United States of America is less safe, and the six-party talks have been a cover to get away from the idea, because George Bush and Dick Cheney decided ideologically in 2002 they would break off the oil trade, they would not build the nuclear reactors, they would not keep the framework that had been agreed on, and from that moment on, it's been downhill with North Korea.

Kerry attempts to deceive Americans.

NORTH KOREA CHEATED.

The North Koreans played Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright for fools.

The Clinton administration was completely impotent in containing and halting North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

KERRY: And the fact is with respect to the threat of the United States, while we knew they probably were cheating, we were on a road where we had them in the non-proliferation treaty. They didn't have additional bomb capacity, and they hadn't tested.

And if we had stayed on that road, then we could have perhaps had a better opportunity to be able to curb this.

One other very critical thing. Eisenhower taught us this. I mean, Richard Nixon taught us this. By working through the diplomatic process and doing it in a legitimate way that builds you credibility, you bring people to your side so that if and when it comes to the moment of crisis, they're prepared to be with you.

Nations are not prepared to be with us today because this administration has broken faith with all of that kind of effort.

Yeah, right.

Kerry is clueless.

Kim Jong Il is a nutjob.

Kerry completely dismisses the cheating. North Korea's word is not good.

What Kerry and those of his ilk don't admit is that North Korea never intended to live up to the promises it made to the United States under Bill Clinton.

The situation we find ourselves in today in regard to North Korea cannot be blamed solely on George Busn and Dick Cheney.

Kerry likes to say, "Bush lied. Bush misled."

In reality, Kerry is being misleading.

WALLACE: I'm going to ask you a question, and then you can answer the whole thing. You made a speech in New Hampshire on Friday night where you blistered the Bush approach to North Korea. Let's take a look at that.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

KERRY: When George W. Bush turned his back on diplomacy, Kim Jong Il turned back to making bombs, and the world is less safe today because a mad man has the Bush bomb.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

WALLACE: The Bush bomb?

KERRY: Yes.

WALLACE: I mean, don't you really think you should blame this on Kim Jong Il, not President Bush?

KERRY: It's a bomb that has been developed because of the unwillingness of this administration to engage in opportunities that every expert says have been there all the time.

President Carter went over there in 1994 and President Carter negotiated an agreement. Now, rather than continue that agreement in 2002, this administration just arbitrarily decided, out of ideological whatever — anything but Clinton — they proceed down a different road.

And things have gotten worse. Things have gotten worse in Afghanistan. Things have gotten worse in Iraq. They're not telling the truth to the American people about a civil war in Iraq.

They don't listen to the generals on the ground in Iraq. The generals have said it's a debacle. They've said Rumsfeld doesn't have credibility. They're not standing down while the Iraqis supposedly stand up.

In every aspect of our foreign policy, this administration has misled Americans and misled the world. And they don't have credibility. Chris, this is not political. This is not political.

THE BUSH BOMB!

Kerry blames Bush for Kim Jong Il's development of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

How irresponsible! How thoroughly misleading!

In one breath, Kerry calls Kim Jong Il a madman, and in the next, he argues that the madman can be trusted.

Our enemies benefit tremendously when partisan, politically opportunistic hacks like Kerry keep attacking the President.

By trying to weaken Bush, they are weakining the United States.

It is entirely self-serving. It's disgraceful.

WALLACE: Well, it's a little political.

KERRY: No, it's not political. No, it's not political. It used to be that foreign policy was something that was done on a bipartisan basis. It used to be that the politics ended at the water's edge.

And the fact is that they have so left people out of this process, so disregarded all the advice that they've been given, even their own advice in their administration, that they've now isolated themselves in the world.

No kidding.

Politics used to end at the water's edge.

The fact is despicable Dems like Kerry are more concerned about their personal political goals, their quests for personal power, than they are about the future of America.

So Kerry spews the sort of garbage that the rabid Dem base wants to hear, in hope of getting their support and raking in contributions.

And these lines from Kerry really bugged me:

KERRY: In the same way now, this vote — look at what the president's done. He said he would go to war as a last resort. He didn't. He said he would exhaust the remedies of inspections. He didn't. He said he would build a legitimate coalition. He didn't.

For years, Iraq refused to comply with UN resolutions. Saddam Hussein refused to cooperate with inspections.

Kerry knows that he's distorting reality. He knows that he's lying.

It really drives me nuts when libs criticize the coalition. It's one of Maureen Dowd's favorite pastimes.

Kerry and his fellow libs are so disrepectful. They regularly diminish the contributions and sacrifices of our coalition partners.

Kerry should tell the families of the fallen from coalition countries that their loved ones' service wasn't legitimate.

What would Kerry consider a "legitimate" coalition to be? One that includes France?

He's wasting his time.

Dems are not going to back Kerry when there are so many others acting as useful idiots for our enemies.

Such Dems are plentiful.

Kerry can ratchet up his rhetoric, but I doubt that Dems will be sold on it.

His comments won't accomplish anything in terms of his presidential pipe dream, but they will continue to hurt the country.

Kerry undermined the country as a young man and he's still doing it today.

Some things never change.