Political Ghost story,...Creepiest Kerry Flip-Flop Yet (MUST READ!!!!)

opinionjournal.com ^ | 3/3/04 | Dennis Roddy

[cody32127]

It happened at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner of the Allegheny County Republican Party, March 20, 1991, at the William Penn Hotel.

At the time the first George Bush was still flush with victory in the Persian Gulf, and dinnergoers chortled over a videotaped presentation of assorted senate Democrats backpedaling in the wake of a war they'd opposed. Ted Kennedy was shown. News clips were shown. But for Kerry, the speaker simply read the two letters, to everyone's amazement.

[cody32127]

Wow!

[cody32127]

"If only the political parties were reversed, this would have the makings of a great Angry Left conspiracy theory."


How true!!

[VRWCTexan]

Can you imagine the campaign ad ?

[anniegetyourgun]

And then Kerry vamps this guys wife? I'm sorry, but this Kerry guy is starting to creep me out more each day....

[Pan_Yans Wife]

ping

[Freedom2specul8]

Thought I'd see if you wanted to ping your list here. ;)

[FairOpinion]

The article has a link to another excerpt, which actually prints parts of those letters:


Both Sides With John Kerry

Former Democratic front-runner Howard Dean recently criticized current Democratic front-runner John Kerry for taking the wrong positions (by Dean's lights) on both the liberation of Kuwait, which Kerry opposed, and the liberation of Iraq, which he supported. As we all know, Kerry has tried to have it both ways on Iraq, voting "yes" on the October 2002 resolution authorizing war, then proclaiming himself shocked that President Bush actually waged the war Congress authorized.

It turns out Kerry was no less two-faced about Kuwait 13 years ago. The New Republic's blogger Noam Scheiber credits TNR intern Josh Benson with digging up an item that appeared in the magazine's March 25, 1991, issue, quoting a pair of letters Kerry wrote to constituent Wallace Carter of Newton Centre, Mass.:

Jan. 22, 1991: "Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition . . . to the early use of military force by the US against Iraq. I share your concerns. On January 11, I voted in favor of a resolution that would have insisted that economic sanctions be given more time to work and against a resolution giving the president the immediate authority to go to war."

Jan. 31, 1991: "Thank you very much for contacting me to express your support for the actions of President Bush in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. From the outset of the invasion, I have strongly and unequivocally supported President Bush's response to the crisis and the policy goals he has established with our military deployment in the Persian Gulf."

http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110004620#bothsides

[prion]

Holy cow! Talk about getting your ultimate revenge...

[BlueNgold]

Can someone get the text of the letters? And Sen Heinz' comments?
That would be awesome!

[Phsstpok]

Rush talked about this on the air today

[FairOpinion]

Following your links, I found and posted the two letters in my post 7.

From the tone of the letters, it doesn't sound like a flip-flop -- it sounds like he had two letters -- one to send to those who supported the war, claiming he supported it also, and one for those who opposed the war, claiming he opposed it as well.

This is LYING, deliberately, and consciously.

[Ole Okie]

And then Kerry vamps this guys wife?

Just a gigolo.
Everywhere I go,
People know the part I'm playing.
Paid for every dance........

The bid is up to 550 mil. Any heiresses out there who can beat that? Step right up, step right up. John Effing Kerry-Heinz57 will entertain your bid. Chance to be co-President.

[nobody_knows]

And THAT'S why I never talk about my enemies in public! They kill you, then sleep with your wife! Just DAMN!

[atomicpossum]

...and, on the door handle of that airplane, was a bloody hook.....

heeheeheehee.

[cody32127]

Thats where I learned of it

[dead]

Creepy! Maybe I should have put Heinz's head in his hands instead of Kerry's!

[syriacus]

Quite a telling story. Thanks for posting it.

[dead]

I mean Edwards!

[Cboldt]

Sounds as though there are two PAIRS of letters, one PAIR in 1991, a newer pair after 2002.