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I've been unlucky enough to catch TV appearances by Kerry's spokesperson, Stephanie Cutter lately. For a fairly attractive, seemingly intelligent young woman, she spews such absolute garbage and lies, it's almost laughable. I began to wonder if she actually believed the stuff she says, so I ran some internet searches on her background. She's the real deal alright -- started in the Clinton WH -- need I say more. However, I did find a very interesting article from Dec. 2003 in kos (not familiar with the site) which is VERY revealing about not only Ms Cutter but THE KERRY CAMPAIGN....

During my lifetime, five events have most affected Florida and its prosperity: mosquito control; air conditioning; jet air travel; Fidel Castro; and the creation of Social Security and other retirement income programs. The first three are deeply entrenched in our society, and I look forward to Castro passing from the scene. Social Security, however, is at a crossroads. President Bush and his Republican allies in Congress seem determined to unravel the most important social safety net in this nation's - and Florida's - history. The strength of the current Social Security program is that it gives workers a guaranteed, inflation-protected...

INGRAHAM: I just -- every time I hear someone in a position of power say that the war on terror has been abandoned when we have three quarters of the al Qaeda leadership in our custody, when our men and women in battle have done such an enormously great job all around the world, not just in Afghanistan, not just in Iraq, but our special forces operating in every country from The Philippines to Indonesia, all over this are globe. I think it's an insult to the troops, and I don't think Senator Graham really means it. B. GRAHAM: It's...

Bob is quoting Michael Moore's Material to Alan...and before that.... He asked Bob Graham about his books thesis that Bush needs to be impeached and removed from office for miss-leading the public. Then Hannity read some quotes to Bob. Then said what is wrong with that, and then Bob goes on to say that Bush should have done a comparative between the threat of al-Qaida and the threat from Iraq. Then he went on and on and said that Bush just miss-lead the People about WMDs and the ability or the lack of there of to deliver these WMDs to...

GRAHAM LOSES NOTEBOOKConfused On Iraq And WMD___________________________________________________________________________________________“The most hyperbolic and unhelpful statement so far, some Democrats said, was the suggestion Monday by Sen. Bob Graham (Fla.), also a presidential candidate, that if Bush misled the American people, it might rise to the ‘standard’ of an impeachable offense.” (Jim VanderHei and Helen Dewar, “Democrats Sharpen Attack On Bush Over Iraq,” The Washington Post, 7/16/03)THE MISSING ENTRIES  July 14, 2003: Suggested Potential Need For Impeachment Proceedings Against President Bush.  “Graham was asked if he would support impeachment if Democrats were in control of the House, which brings impeachment charges for the Senate to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christine Iverson202-863-8614Washington, DC—RNC Communications Director Jim Dyke released the following statement regarding Senator Bob Graham’s conference call today for the Kerry Campaign. “Senator Graham is right. Intelligence does matter. That's why it's so troubling that John Kerry did not bother to show up for 76 percent of his Senate Intelligence Committee hearings. The Kerry campaign says the percentage would change if non-public committee hearings were included but refuses to release the records” “However, we know Senator Graham keeps notebooks which are obsessive in their attention to detail. Perhaps one of these notebooks sheds light on Senator...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Sen. John Kerry released the following statement today on allegations made in Sen. Bob Graham's (D-Fla.) new book: "Sen. Graham is a respected member of the United States Senate and a former chairman of the Intelligence Committee. These are serious allegations being made by a well respected and informed leader. If the White House and the FBI did in fact block an investigation into the ties between the Saudi government and the 9- 11 hijackers, then this would be a massive abuse of power. We need an independent investigation into these allegations immediately to...

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry called Sunday for an investigation of a fellow senator's claim that the Bush administration blocked an inquiry into allegations that Saudi Arabian government agents aided two of the hijackers involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Referring to allegations in a new book by Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.), Kerry said, "These are serious allegations being made by a well-respected and informed leader. If the White House and the FBI did in fact block an investigation into the ties between the Saudi government and the 9/11 hijackers, then this would be a massive abuse of power."...

WAR ON TERRORISM Angry Graham says crisis of intelligence is ignored U.S. Sen. Bob Graham of Florida said in his new book that the country has yet to respond effectively to the threat of terrorism. BY FRANK DAVIES fdavies@herald.com WASHINGTON - Mild-mannered Sen. Bob Graham, after dealing firsthand with the investigation of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the buildup to the Iraq war, is leaving office an angry man. If one theme emerges from his new book, Intelligence Matters, it's that his Senate colleagues, much of the public and, above all, President Bush are not responding to the crisis...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Senate Intelligence Committee chairman asserted Sunday that the general who ran the war in Afghanistan said more than a year before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that his resources were being shifted in preparation for taking on Saddam Hussein. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., contends that just months into combat in Afghanistan, Gen. Tommy Franks also told him that fighting terrorism in Somalia, Yemen and elsewhere should take priority over invading Iraq.Graham said Franks told him he thought the United States knew less about the situation in Iraq than did some European governments, and the Bush...

In his new book, "Intelligence Matters," Florida Sen. Bob Graham, former co-chair of the joint House-Senate panel investigating 9/11, charges that the Bush administration was engaged in a "cover-up" to protect a key ally, Saudi Arabia. Graham claims the president coddled the Saudis and pursued a war against Saddam Hussein that only diverted resources from the more important fight against Al Qaeda. ----- Read the interactive expose at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5915547/site/newsweek ----- Read Kerry's statement: Kerry released the following statement today on allegations made in Sen. Bob Graham's (D-Fla.) new book: "Sen. Graham is a respected member of the United States Senate...

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In his new book, "Intelligence Matters," Florida Sen. Bob Graham, former co-chair of the joint House-Senate panel investigating 9/11, charges that the Bush administration was engaged in a "cover-up" to protect a key ally, Saudi Arabia. Graham claims the president coddled the Saudis and pursued a war against Saddam Hussein that only diverted resources from the more important fight against Al Qaeda. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040905/NYSU004 ) Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff reports in the September 13 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, September 6), that Graham was furious when the White House blacked out 28 pages...

Florida's national security threat Posted: August 23, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com The leading Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat from Florida, the former president of the University of South Florida, chose to ignore repeated warnings that her faculty included terrorist supporters. Betty Castor is seeking the seat vacated by Sen. Bob Graham. Her biggest claim to fame is her tenure as president of the university at the time it employed Sami al-Arian. Al-Arian awaits trial in January on a 50-count federal terrorism indictment, stemming from Palestinian Islamic Jihad operations he allegedly managed with several others from...

Chrissy Mathews, Andrea Mitchell and Howard Fineman were discussing Kerry picking Edwards when one of them said Kerry wanted Sen. Bob Graham as late as last night but he failed the vetting process. Another tidbit, Teresa doesn’t care for Edwards because of what went on in the primaries.

WASHINGTON - As Sen. John Kerry narrows his list of possible running mates, it appears Florida Sen. Bob Graham is still a contender. People familiar with the selection process say the leading candidates are Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and Graham. It appears Kerry has ruled out Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana. Graham has met with Kerry several times recently and has appeared with him at many Florida events. Graham also has provided documents to the Kerry campaign for the vetting process. People close to Graham say that he...

ASHINGTON, June 14 - As Senator John Kerry takes a closer look at potential running mates for the Democratic ticket, he will find that the four senators he is considering have one thing in common: Like him, they are millionaires. According to financial disclosures filed by the Senate on Monday, the four, John Edwards, Bob Graham, Evan Bayh and Bill Nelson, all listed assets in the multiple millions for themselves and their families.The wealthiest was Mr. Edwards, of North Carolina, a former trial lawyer and presidential candidate who reported assets of $14.3 million to $44.7 million. His disclosure forms also...

Ben-Veniste's rudeness was clear for all to see, but to understand just how dishonest was his line of questioning, look at this article from the May 27, 2002, issue of Human Events, a conservative Washington weekly: Sen. Bob Graham (D.-Fla.), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told HUMAN EVENTS May 21 that his committee had received all the same terrorism intelligence prior to September 11 as the Bush administration. "Yes, we had seen all the information," said Graham. "But we didn't see it on a single piece of paper, the way the President did." Graham added that threats of hijacking...

[Editor's note: This article orginally appeared on the cover of the May 27, 2002, issue of HUMAN EVENTS.]Sen. Bob Graham (D.-Fla.), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told HUMAN EVENTS May 21 that his committee had received all the same terrorism intelligence prior to September 11 as the Bush administration. "Yes, we had seen all the information," said Graham. "But we didn't see it on a single piece of paper, the way the President did." Graham added that threats of hijacking in an August 6 memo to President Bush were based on very old intelligence that the committee had seen...

Senator: At Least One Foreign Country Assisted the 9/11 Terrorists Senator Graham knows where the bodies are buried>>> On 11 December 2002, the Senate and House Intelligence Committees released portions of their joint report on intelligence failures regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, on PBS, reported on the release that day. After asking her guests a bunch of predictable questions, and receiving predictable answers, guest host Gwen Ifill asked Senator Bob Graham, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, a good question and got an amazing answer. GWEN IFILL: Senator Graham, are there elements...

The Talk Shows Sunday, March 7th, 2004 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): > L. Paul Bremer, U.S. administrator in Iraq, and Bush campaign chairman Marc Racicot. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla.; Govs. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., and Ed Rendell, D-Pa. THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Matthew Dowd, campaign strategist for President Bush; Tad Devine, senior adviser to Democratic candidate John Kerry.LATE EDITION (CNN) : L. Paul Bremer, U.S. administrator in Iraq; Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas,...