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Posted on 08/02/2004 4:44:02 AM PDT by treeclimber
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry missed most of the public hearings of the Senate Intelligence Committee during his eight years on the panel, according to his colleagues.
During his tenure on the committee, which provides oversight of national intelligence agencies, Kerry was absent for 38 of 49 public hearings, according to Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.
"There's been a total avoidance of discussion of the voting record of John Kerry," said Chambliss last week, following Kerry's acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination. "But that's not surprising. There's one area that he claims to have a lot of expertise and that's in the area of national security and on the issue of terrorism."
Chambliss said Kerry's vice presidential candidate, John Edwards, is a current member of the committee, "And I'll just tell you that in the last year and a half we haven't seen a whole lot of his running mate. And I would hope that he would agree to release to you the record of his attendance at meetings and hearings of the Senate Intelligence Committee over the last year and a half, or his total service on that committee."
Chambliss also questioned some of the votes Kerry did cast.
"For example, in1993 after the World Trade Center bombing Senator Kerry introduced a number of measures that were to reduce funding for the intelligence community by $7.5 billion, including a bill that he introduced in 1995 that called for the reduction in funding for the intelligence committees and intelligence communities by $300 million a year for five consecutive years," he said.
Chambliss points out those five years led up to Sept. 11. Kerry did not get any co-sponsors on that bill.
"He's been in the Senate for 20 years," said Chambliss. "Nobody has come to the platform to say, 'This is what John Kerry has done in his 20 years in the Senate.' They're not doing that because they can't do that."
"The ad might be captioned "The return of the prodigal son", or to continue the theme "The return of the AWOL senator,""
John Kerry did not once go AWOL during his four months serving in Vietnam.
But where has John Kerry been since that time 35 years ago?
In 2003 John Kerry was AWOL from his senate seat 85% of the
time. In his 8 years on the Senate intelligence committe, John Kerry was AWOL 38 out of 49 meetings.
35 years ago is a long time Senator Kerry, what have you done since those four months in Vietnam, when you won your 3 purple hearts, yet will not tell the nation what they were for.
Let's face it. It isn't that the Senator was AWOL, he just never arrived to go AWOL.
Curious...just what was Kerry doing instead of showing up for work???.....
"Kerry no-show in intelligence committee-Missed 38 of 49 public hearings in 8 years "
I he ain't there, how can he be mis-led?????
Fact is, he had no clue.
Just when is Kerry "GOING TO REPORT FOR DUTY"?
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Yes, I did hear two songs by him, on Hannity, and one was in Spang-lish. The other was an Irish song, sung in the key of Scotch. Freaking hilarious! I'd love to see the video.
Thanks. I can use this, not that facts influence the "America is just a place. We stole it from the Indians so what right do we have to keep anyone else out. Constitution? I don't care what it is; it don't mean nothin'. etc., etc.," contingent of voters.
Ping............
Didn't I read somewhere that he has his own intelligence sources. What the heck is that about? Who might they be? I think we have a right to know if he is getting info from another country, or whatever. I guess Jacques Chirac is calling him up and whispering sweet nothings in his ear.
That was his excuse for not taking time to get the White House intelligence reports.
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