1998: Kerry calls for ground troops to topple Saddam; Clinton not tough enough

The Boston Globe | February 23, 1998 | Aaron Zitner, Globe Staff

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I am pro-war when the time calls for it.

[torchthemummy]

"Great find!

Someone should put this in an ad.

Kerry 1971
Kerry 1998
Kerry 2002 (when he said Saddam had WMD)
Kerry 2004"

Some people have complained that W is being too nice. It is these kind of juggernauts that are being saved for maximum effect. Some say it may be too late to win some votes. But just like in Florida, to win some votes you have to cancel others . Not after the fact like when the Dems tried to steal Florida but before the fact by demoralizing voters for Kerry. There is so much ammo saved and some will trickle out just after the DNC convention and then shortly after Sept. 11 and then....Ka Boooooom!!!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Nice job pulling all that together.

I read it the same way, Peach. Evidently he doesn't know there's a record of what he says.

OR HE BELIEVES that the Main Stream Media can drown out anything else that comes up and if quizzed he can deny it. He NEVER gives a straight forward statement on anything it seems to me. His statements are long, with lots of conditions and qualifiers.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

You might find this of interest.

[windchime]

"What the hell happened to the guy?"

Thanks!

I think he says whatever is immediately advantageous and is without core beliefs. Until his recent "ascension", I didn't pay much attention to him, but my bet is that it isn't a new characteristic.

[windchime]

"He NEVER gives a straight forward statement on anything it seems to me. His statements are long, with lots of conditions and qualifiers."

Thanks!

Exactly! His survival is dependent upon the MSM.

[OXENinFLA]

It's a VRWC I tell ya!!!!

[Grampa Dave]

"I think he says whatever is immediately advantageous and is without core beliefs. Until his recent "ascension", I didn't pay much attention to him, but my bet is that it isn't a new characteristic."

You are correct. This is a long time pattern, and we haven't been that aware of it.

Now he is under a microscope, and his friendly mediots can't hide what he says one day/year and reverses himself the next day/year.

[Kate of Spice Island]

bump

[windchime]

"Now he is under a microscope, and his friendly mediots can't hide what he says one day/year and reverses himself the next day/year."

That is why I have difficulty believing he will be the dem candidate in November.

[Grampa Dave]

"That is why I have difficulty believing he will be the dem candidate in November."

I think that any rat will have problems with what they said and did from now on.

That goes for Sinator Hildebea$t and the remainder of the drawfs from this year.

Look at what we did to Clark and Dean in such a short time.

I'm sure that this one reason al Querry is taking forever to name his veep candidate. As soon as whomever is named, Free Republic and other conservatives will have a book on it that will not be good reading for the rats.

[windchime]

"I'm sure that this one reason al Querry is taking forever to name his veep candidate. As soon as whomever is named, Free Republic and other conservatives will have a book on it that will not be good reading for the rats."

I'm sure many here have a little info stash on some of the potential picks. Susan Estrich claimed tonight on H&C that it will be Edwards. A trial lawyer would be a particularly good selection. :)

The Trial Lawyer’s Shtick

[Grampa Dave]

Freepers have a ton of stuff on the Breck Girl posing as a male rat senator.

[windchime]

That's good! So maybe we should tell sKerry to 'bring 'im on'.

[Grampa Dave]

al Kerry will probaby wait until the rat convention to announce his Kerrorist VP candidate to avoid the hellfire and brimstone explosion that will happen.

[Grampa Dave]

al Kerry will probaby wait until the rat convention to announce his Kerrorist VP candidate to avoid the hellfire and brimstone explosion that will happen.

[windchime]

I think he will, too.

[nutmeg]

BTTT

[SunkenCiv]

Definitely need to send what you've found to the GWB campaign HQ.

If The Bush Administration Lied About WMD, So Did These People
compiled by John Hawkins

[SunkenCiv]

Can't quote 'em, but can we link to 'em? Let's find out: Kerry names 1969 self as VP [the Onion]

some related topics on FR:

• McCain rejects Kerry's VP offer
• Kerry and Barry in 2004
• John Kerry Picks Moqtada al-Sadr as His VP Running Mate
• Nader Rejects Black Caucus' Call to Drop Out of Race

Isn't it obvious? Ralph Nader will be Kerry's running mate! this message reprised from another thread.

George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent