Posted on 07/24/2003 1:06:40 PM PDT by PhiKapMom
July 24, 2003
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Dean On Dems: “‘All these guys running say how terrible Iraq is,’ Dean told Iowa voters … ‘Where were they four months ago when we really needed them to stand up to the president of the United States?’” (Jeff Zeleny, “Potential For War Troubles Field Of Democratic Hopefuls,” Chicago Tribune, 1/20/03)
Dean Accused Sen. John Kerry Of Being “Dean Lite.” “Speaking to the crowd minutes later, [Dean] added, ‘I appreciate Sen. Kerry saying we don’t want Bush lite, and we don’t. But Sen. Kerry, we don’t want Dean lite, either.’” (Joel Siegel, “Sen. Kerry Throws His Weight Around Upstate,” Daily News [New York], 6/1/03)
Dean Lite: Noun Or Adjective: “Dean is pulling the Democratic Party hard to the left - throwing red meat to liberal activists … polarizing the electorate.” (Deborah Orin, “Kerry Follows Dean’s Lead,” The New York Post, 7/17/03)
Dean Campaign Accused Kerry Campaign Of Plagiarism. ‘“You get the feeling they’re hiring Jayson Blair to write their speeches,’ said Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi, referring to the New York Times reporter who had to quit because of plagiarism.” (Deborah Orin, “Kerry Follows Dean’s Lead,” The New York Post, 7/17/03)
December 16, 1998: Said Any Delay In Attacking Iraq Would Give Saddam Time To Build WMD. “[W]e believe that the President has made the correct decision to undertake military action against Iraq at this time. Any delay would have given Saddam Hussein time to reconstitute his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and undermine international support for our efforts.” (Rep. Gephardt and Sen. Daschle, Joint Statement On Military Action Against Iraq, 12/16/98)
October 11, 2002: Said “We Must Do Everything In Our Power.” “‘September 11 has made all the difference,’ Gephardt said. ‘We must now do everything in our power to prevent further terrorist attacks and ensure that an attack with a weapon of mass destruction cannot happen.’” (Craig Gilbert, “Congress OKs Force In Iraq,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/11/02)
* July 20, 2003: Reports Indicate Dean Thought War Was “Mistake.” “He [Dean] also has said the questions about the prewar intelligence and the continuing postwar violence have made it ‘more and more clear ... what a mistake this administration made in launching a preemptive war in Iraq.’”(Ronald Brownstein, “Criticism Of War Seen As Risk For Democrats,” Los Angeles Times, 7/20/03)
Two Days Later: Gephardt Said Administration Has Made Us “Less Safe.” “I’m running for president because I believe George Bush has left us less safe and less secure than we were four years ago… I’m seeking the presidency because foreign policy isn’t a John Wayne movie, where we catch the bad guys, hoist a few cold ones, and then everything fades to black …” (Representative Richard Gephardt, Remarks At The San Francisco Bar Association, 7/22/03)
December 16, 1998: Called For Regime Change In Iraq. “I hope that today’s strike is the beginning of a sustained effort to move from containment of Saddam Hussein’s regime to its replacement.” (Sen. Bob Graham, “Statement About The United States’ Strike On Iraq,” Press Release, 12/16/98)
June 23, 2002: Called WMD Threat And Merger With Terror Groups “Ultimate Nightmare Scenario.” “What we’re concerned about with Iraq is its intention and capabilities to develop weapons of mass destruction, and the merger of that capability with terrorist groups, that is the ultimate nightmare scenario…”(Fox News’ “Sunday,” 6/23/02)
* July 10, 2003: Dean “Convinced More Than Ever” War Resolution Was Mistake. “‘I am now convinced more than ever that it was a mistake to have given this administration a blank check to engage in this war, as too many in Congress did when they supported the Iraqi war resolution,’ Dean’s statement said.” (Scott Shepard, “Democrat Kerry Demands Bush ‘Tell The Truth’ About Iraq War,” Cox News Service, 7/10/03)
Four Days Later: Graham Suggested Potential Need For Impeachment Proceedings Against President Bush. “If the standard of impeachment that the Republicans set for Bill Clinton - a personal, consensual relationship was the basis for impeachment, would not a president who knowingly deceived the American people about something as important as whether to go to war meet the standard of impeachment?” (Ken Thomas, “Graham’s Criticism Of Bush Misses The Count,” The Associated Press, 7/14/03)
February 23, 1998: Said Saddam Used WMD In Past And Had Intent “To Continue To Do So.” “Saddam Hussein has already used these weapons and has made it clear that he has the intent to continue to try, by virtue of his duplicity and secrecy, to continue to do so. … It is a threat with respect to the potential of terrorist activities on a global basis.”(Sen. John Kerry, Press Conference, 2/23/98)
October 10, 2002: Described Iraq’s WMD As A “Real And Grave Threat” To US. “Mr. Kerry, a Vietnam War veteran and potential 2004 presidential contender, said Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction posed ‘a real and grave threat’ to the United States.” (Dave Boyer, “Key Senators Of Both Parties Back Bush On Iraq War,” The Washington Times, 10/10/02)
* March 17, 2003: Dean Called War In Iraq “Mistake.” “Mr. President, we think this war is a mistake … This is the wrong war at the wrong time.” (Howard Dean As Quoted In Christopher Graff, “Howard Dean Says He Will Back Troops, But Not War Policies,” The Associated Press, 3/17/03)
Two Weeks Later: Kerry Called For “Regime Change” In America. “‘What we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States,’ Kerry said in a speech at the Peterborough Town Library.” (Glen Johnson, “Kerry Says Us Needs Its Own ‘Regime Change,’” The Boston Globe, 4/3/03)
February 5, 1998: Recognized “Saddam Hussein Leaves Us Little Choice” But “Use Of Force.” “[C]learly the intransigence on the part of the Iraqi government and Saddam Hussein leaves us little choice at this point … So I would think that, if nothing changes, the use of force at some point would be inevitable.” (William Neikirk, “Congress Talks Tough On Iraq,” Chicago Tribune, 2/5/98)
September 25, 2002: Decried “Accusations” Over “National Security.” “We ought not politicize this war. We ought not politicize the rhetoric about war and life and death. … We have to rise to a higher level. … It is not too late to forget the pollsters … the campaign fundraisers … [the] accusations about how interested in national security” different parties are. (Senator Tom Daschle, Congressional Record, 9/25/02, p. S9187)
* March 5, 2003: Dean Called War In Iraq “Appalling.” “It’s appalling. They [the Bush Administration] are putting us in harm’s way because of their obsession with Iraq, which does not now and is not going to have nuclear weapons.” (Howard Dean As Quoted In John Whitesides, “Dean Says Bush Putting U.S. ‘In Harm’s Way,’” Reuters, 3/5/03)
Two Weeks Later: Daschle Said He’s “Saddened” Over Administration’s Diplomacy. “I’m saddened, saddened that this president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we’re now forced to war. Saddened that we have to give up one life because this president couldn’t create the kind of diplomatic effort that was so critical for our country.” (Senator Tom Daschle, Remarks At The American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees Conference, 3/17/03)
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hehe ! Yep ! Ole da$$hole is a regular clown !This is what he does to pull out of his depressions:
That is how it sounded to me as well. I don't think he could stand her being President and he, The First Husband! His ego would never permit that and can you imagine how tight his chain would be if she were President? Glad I am not the only one that thinks that way!
I took that Viking phrase in her book and the "First Mate" quip as VERY derogatory.
Pending some really horrible disaster the antiwar surge in the media will fail the Democrats just as it did in 1972, and for the same reason, timing. Had McGovern come along in 1968 or that election happened in 1970 it might have been different. Had Bush intervened in Iraq in April of next year it might have been different. But as it is, it's nothing but the hopeful bleating of a predestined loser.
Dean disagrees. For him the issue is one of creating an image that differentiates him from his rivals. This certainly does that, but at the risk of placing his party in a platform position where a failed Dean candidacy drags them all down with him, as happened in '72. Clinton knows what to do when your opponent is holding a winning hand, as Gingrich and the Republicans did in 1994, and that is to co-opt it for one's own platform, as he did, and rode to subsequent re-election. I suspect that if Hillary! runs at all in 2004 she'll be wearing a hawk's feathers.
You can't be serious! You see what I must deal with! My years of struggle against lies, stupidity, ignorance, cowardice, FJB's, VRWC's, and those who say that I am somehow unpatriotic simply because I happen to disagree with this administration!
Read his speeches .. he to mentioned the nuke programs in his SOTU and other speeches
The Dems can't go after Bush without going after Clinton
State of the Union 1998
Saddam Hussein has spent the better part of this decade, and much of his nation’s wealth, not on providing for the Iraqi people but on developing nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them. The United Nations weapons inspectors have done a truly remarkable job, finding and destroying more of Iraq’s arsenal than was destroyed during the entire Gulf War. Now, Saddam Hussein wants to stop them from completing their mission. I know I speak for everyone in this chamber, Republicans and Democrats, when I say to Saddam Hussein, you cannot defy the will of the world. And when I say to him, you have used weapons of mass destruction before.We are determined to deny you the capacity to use them again.
I wouldn't rule her out yet
I believe Hillary is going to make a run for it. If she does, The Dems are in big trouble methinks.
I ask you to vote up or down on judicial nominations and other important appointees. (Applause.)
Bill Clinton's SOTU 2000
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