Posted on 09/07/2004 2:17:21 PM PDT by Stoat
Cheney replied, "No, I just tell the truth, and that French lookin' feller thinks it's hell."
I want to know if we have Kerry's comment today about being "confused and having trouble making up his mind" on tape.
I don't care if it's out of context, it's relevant.
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"I WON'T HAVE IT!! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't! I won't!
Who's got the crybaby picture? Kerry's reaction is typical of the girly-men's hissy fits. I can just see him stamping his foot, putting his hands on his hips and saying "Well!"
Bottom line, the last thing we need after watching 400 kids killed and shot in the back is a president who is "sensitive" to terrorism or has some "anti-war" issues.
My brother committed suicide after 18 months in 'Nam. He returned injured and was subjected to degradation, spit, insults, drug addition, unemployment, etc. Kerry is an insult to all the men who served over there.
"Sounds like he is guaranteeing that if he and the President are reelected that we will not be attacked again"
Perhaps you might care to re-read the article, because nowhere in it is such a thing even remotely suggested, nor has it been suggested or implied by any statements from the Administration.
Naturally, the Vice President was speaking in terms of degree and likelihood. Terrorists are, of course, more likely to strike a weak nation than a strong one. One of the only consistent positions of Kerry has been in his refusal to endorse any form of proactive stance toward terrorism, preferring to adopt the approach of appeasement and endless, unenforced non-decisions via the U.N.
It's precisely this sort of blatant misrepresentation that will help Bush and Cheney in their reelection bid, as the vast majority of Americans are not dumb enough to buy it.
Please keep it up! You're helping our President tremendously!
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I hate to be the skunk at the tea party---and I'm as big a Cheney fan as you'll find---but I think Cheney's words were, well, "inelegant". Now that the Breck Girl has done his whiny reposte, it would be very magnanimous of Cheney to come out and say he did not mean it the way it came out.
(Although Cheney is not known for mis-speaking.)
On the other hand....it may have been a very artful bait to put Team Kerry into that petulant, whining frame of mind they were in the entire month of August.
All that said, I didn't like the comment when I saw it. And I love the guy!
Sorry, but I don't think that the Vice President has anything to apologize for. He spoke the obvious, documentable truth.
Sometimes the truth is inelegant, but we are at war and elegance needs to take a back seat to the defense of our nation.
I applaud him for his speech and I hope that he continues with similar themes in his speeches in the days ahead.
Please, don't take offense. I agree with everything Bush and Cheney have done in the WOT. We just happen disagree on this small quote...and I don't even disagree that strongly. Actually, the more I think about it, I think there's some kind of strategery behind it.
Speaking the truth, as our President and Vice President do, is always the best strategy :-)
The American public, at least those who are fully awake, is sick of Oprahfied spin. They understand that our nation and our culture are under attack by an enemy who cares nothing for nuance, "sensitivity" and appeasement. They want you, me,your families and everyone we know DEAD. That's all they care about....our President and Vice President understand this, and they know that the majority of the American public understands it as well, and they demand (and deserve) the unvarnished truth.
It's quite refreshing. :-)
I'm 100% for Bush/Cheney, but I think Cheney said this very badly. It does come off as a threat. He could have said it better.
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Well, I would suggest that the prospect of a Kerry Presidency is indeed a threat to the security of our nation, and the Vice President is "telling it like it is", as is is habit.
I think that we are unused to our elected officials, particularly the Vice President, in being quite so direct and this may strike some as being overly harsh. During these times, however, I believe that it's essential to make it clear that we must not follow a "business as usual" (endless appeasement of terrorists, terror supporting states and the U.N.)approach, but a more substantive one. This requires a change in style for delivering the message, and it may take a while to get used to.
My hope is that his speaking the honest, unvarnished truth won't turn off too many people but will instead help to illustrate some of the many distinctions that exist between President Bush, Vice President Cheney and their detractors.
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