Posted on 08/09/2004 11:38:51 PM PDT by kattracks
NEXT TIME John Kerry accuses President Bush of misleading the American people, remember Mary Ann Knowles.Knowles is the Hudson woman whose battle with breast cancer Kerry has turned into a campaign anecdote. Here is what Kerry said about Knowles during his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on July 29:
“What does it mean when Mary Ann Knowles, a woman with breast cancer I met in New Hampshire, had to keep working day after day right through her chemotherapy, no matter how sick she felt, because she was terrified of losing her family’s health insurance? America can do better. And help is on the way.”
What it means is that John Kerry is fibbing. As Union Leader correspondent Scott Brooks reported on Sunday, Mary Ann Knowles did not have to work through her chemotherapy for fear of losing her health insurance. Employed by Elderhostel, the Boston-based non-profit travel organization for people 55 and older, Mary Ann had 26 weeks of paid disability at her disposal. More was available for a long-term illness. She did not have to work through her chemotherapy. She chose to.
Knowles would have lost some income had she taken the disability leave, said her husband, who is unemployed. But she would not have lost her health insurance, as Kerry has repeatedly misstated.
Asked if the Kerry campaign bothered to get the details of Knowles’ personal story, spokeswoman Judy Reardon said Kerry’s use of the words “every day” in describing Knowles story was “a colloquialism.” She went on: “When a woman has a mastectomy and goes through therapy, I don’t need to double-check on her.”
In other words, Kerry knowingly used the words “every day” when he did not mean “every day,” and he used the phrase: “she still has to go to work every day — just to hang on to their health insurance” when she did not have to work every day and was in no danger of losing her health insurance.
In short, he lied. Repeatedly.
With all that has come to light about Kerry’s voting record and his Vietnam service, his misrepresentation of Marry Ann Knowles’ story should surprise few. Kerry cannot even get his own personal history straight, so how can we expect him to correctly relay someone else’s?
LOL, When has this guy told the truth?
following the al gore 'lie your way into office' campaign strategy.
I think Al Franken better start writing a sequal to his Lying Liars screed.
You see, Clinton repeatly claimed the very mild early 1990s recession was the "worst economy in the last 50 years." He was elected despite that lie. This along with Clinton not being removed from office after lying in Federal Court testimony, led the Dims to conclude that lying is legit public policy discourse. [Clinton also lied in agreements with Congress on legislation.]
This is maybe the most unforgivable sin of Clinton. He made lying, not embellishing, not putting yourself in the best possible light, not spinning, but out right lying part of public discourse in the US. It has been picked up by other Dims and they think it is the key to winning elections. They do not understand that Clinton one with his charisma despite lying and they do not have the same charisma. Maybe a few more years of not controlling any part of the government will convince the Dims they must return to honesty.
THIS is the best the Democrat party could do? Pathetic.
That and the lawyer brigaid waiting in the wings everywhere.
Shaping up to be a whole new screw job in November.
Cheese!
And I'm happy to report that, barring further complications, I will be able to return to work in early September. : )
if this guy doesn't realize that lying during a nationally televised speech is as dumb as dirt, then he's simply not qualified for the office to which he aspires.
Nice idea if it were true---seems to me that about half of the country believes lying is acceptable since they support the "great liars" of our time (Kerry and Clinton)---seems I also read something about it being ok to 'cheat on tests' in our schools of higher education as well, so am afraid "truth" is not what it used to be--
Both that you're not being fooled and that you're not going to be sick.
From now on just remember this, you're not allowed to be sick. Ya dig?
Cheese!
Geez. The man can not tell the truth about anything.
It's just one lie after another,whenever Kerry opens his mouth,or puts pen to paper.
They never had honesty. If they did they would never get elected to anything.
Great news about September,my friend. :-)
Congenital Liar for President....Pride of the DNC....To Replace Slick Willie and The Bride of Chucky
Wow another lie, and we thought albore had the al-time candidate record.
Kerry is surpassing him, wish I could run a poll, hmmmm.............
Forked tongue and all that, maybe next time these guys will learn, altho I hope not, LOL.
Which followed the Clinton 'lie your way into office.
Problem for Kerry and Gore is that Clinton coupled that with a practiced ability to ingratiate himself whomever he applied himself to. That is, Clinton pretended to buy into you before asking you to buy into him.
Kerry and Gore simply don't have the charm to carry off the same whoppers that Clinton can.
fruit loops.... fruit loops
Amen to that. I've been getting a bit buggy here. I miss my crew, God bless 'em.
From now on just remember this, you're not allowed to be sick. Ya dig?
Sir, yes SIR! 
Thanks! Couldn't have done it without the Good Lord's help and everyone's prayers! The last doctor I saw (infectious disease specialist) was really amazed at my recovery. Now all I need to do is get the oncologist's blessing, get my left kidney repaired, and I should be good for awhile. : )
Still praying for you,my friend. :-)
Kerry tells Kerrytruth. Translated to English - lies. All lies. The lies are the only good things that can be said about him.
I think I'm getting physically sick of his mug and I never listen to him any more. He's not allowed on my TV set. Visually or audibly. He effects me exactly the way X42 did.
Please dear Lord, don't make us endure John Kerry as X44 one day. We just can't take it.
Of course Kerry is not qualified. As Gardner said - the guy is a traitor to his country, and an incompetent coward. And most everyone knows Kerry as a flip-flopping fool. He's a man whose very name is about to be associated in the dictionary with - dishonor.
But when there's a problem every day, as with Clinton, I think it all starts to blend together. It becomes too much. Many people can hold one or two things against a man, for good reason - but not 1000. I think Clinton was well received, only by some, because those some couldn't see 1000 things wrong with the guy, but would have rejected him for just one.
The point is that people with cancer who can work, should work. They live longer if they are occupied at something useful. She lived for four years after the metastasis was diagnosed which is above average. She missed very little work until the last two months of her life. Kerry is trying to use a sad situation to capitalize on peoples ignorance. Thats the general game plan of the Democrats since FDR, I guess.
I am happy to hear you are recovering, Jay! Keep up the good work - your artwork to makes searing points.
Kerry lied? AGAIN? Is he related to Al Gore? Wasn't this about the time during the 2000 campaign when Gore's penchant for mendacity came to America's attention? Isn't it time for American to wake up to the fact that Kerry's reckless disregard for the truth makes Gore look like George Washington by comparison?
This guy Kerry is close to replacing Klinton as the world's best liar!!!!!!
He flips, he prevaricates, he exaggerates but he never, ever tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Kerry lying is not the important issue (even if it is important to me). His campaign people don't have the skills. If someone did not actually get this story from Mary Ann first, to use and then arrange a meeting to make it happen, then they are stupid, lazy, and not doing their jobs. It shows.
But more importantly, this is being reported. The dam is busting. The Swift Vets story is not going away. There is probably more coming, and it won't be pretty.
DK
Careful. I agree with what you say, but if we go over the top with this, President Reagan's "welfare queen" could come back to haunt us.
This is great news!
When Clinton lied during his first State of the Union about a couple who "were forced into bankruptcy" due to medical bills, no one in the media bothered to check it out, except for one reporter for a British paper. He discovered that the hospital had a large fund to help those unable to pay their bills. The couple chose to use medical as the excuse to get out of a whole bunch of other bills.
Now, Kerry is getting outed by an American newspaper for basically the same lie to the American people. Great news!!
The man is absolutely frightening. And I don't just mean the way he looks. Ha ha.
But he is even more of a liar than Clinton. The prospect of having a man of such bad character as president should scare even loyal Democrats.
I wish Mr Bush would be bold during the convention, and the debates, and just come out and call him on it. Tell America what a liar Kerry is. The media and the elites would explode with rage but it just might resonate with voters.
I once beat Michael Jordan in one on one basketball. I can run a mile in 2 minutes flat. I keep a live dragon in my basement. Of course you understand these are all just colloquiallisms.
Ginger was just a Hollywood tramp.
Kerry is learning from Clinton. It eems that the Dems HAVE to lie because truth is NOT on their side.
Kerry will simply say he was confused, he really meant Ginger.
Great Liars of the Past and Present. Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Saddam, Clinton, Gore, etc.
I was astounded by the amount of cheating, far far worse than when I was an undergrad. They were looking on other students papers with little regard for being caught.
Their has been a quantum change in morality in America and that is no understatement. Clinton simply proved how pernicious it has become.
Yes, but F'kin hasn't the charm.
John Kerry invented Viet Nam.
Correction, I do know that their should have been there.
How could such an awful show have such an impact on America?
Mary Ann
Well make that two reason's, Mary Ann and her shorts. I still think she was tough as nails, the sexiest girl alive, that is except for my wife.
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