Kerry's Speech to the VFW and the Veteran Vote / Barf alert

NPR ^ | 08/18/04 | crusty codger

[crusty codger]

NPR barf alert.

http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3857271

[crusty codger]

I still cannot believe that my tax dollars are being spent to fund this leftist radio organization. I have even stopped sending money to the blues show's that I do listen to.

[marty60]

Well I watched his speech. It was one of the most desperate hype of Gov programs I've ever seen. he promised the Vets everything including the kitchen sink. Ofcourse he didn't tell them how he would pay for all this largess. (Read hang onto your wallets boys)

[TomGuy]

Today, Kerry was vehemently against GWB's plan to reposition and remove troops, but......

Per FoxNews,
on August 1, 2004, Kerry was advocating troop reductions.



Another significant flipflop from the flipflopper.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Wed Aug 18,12:47 PM ET

War veterans Jere Hill, middle, from Warham, Mass., and Robert Gibson, right, from Lexington, Ky., stand with their backs turned during Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites)'s speech at the 105th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004. Man in foreground is unidentified. Kerry received a polite if not overwhelmingly positive reaction from the VFW. But there was a clear divide, with scores of veterans sittings with their arms folded while others clapped. (AP Photo/David Kohl)

[July 4th]

Did you just catch NBC Nightly News? They just had an objective segment on the difference in crowd reaction between Bush's speech and Kerry's at the VFW. I was shocked that they actually said that Kerry got a "chilled" reception.

[Ed_in_NJ]

If Jacques showed up for work once in a while, perhaps he would understand what's going on in the world (not LIKELY, but PERHAPS).

[July 4th]

That is just awesome!

[Socratic]

"...enormous reduction in the level of troops..."

He doesn't mean fewer troops, merely cutting them off at their knees.

[sgtbono2002]

I applaud these two men and only wish there were 500 more in the crowd who did the same thing.

[cricket]

Was in the next room; but could here Kerry's voice; a total drone with painfully repetitios and slow EXCRUCIATING!; found myself wondering; where does one go from here; just in case he succeeds in stealing this electoin. Rush later disected it; point by painful, point./

. . .no more than a disgusting sock puppet.

[cricket]

Interesting that such an empty suit would come up with these specifics for 'change'. I wonder if he had access to some inside info. . .and jumped the gun on Bush.

Who knows; I doubt that Sandy Berger's pants are the only pants to be 'stuffed' with secret files. . .

In any event, Kerry has changed his position.

Guess they don't think their audience is paying attention. And so far, they do not appear to care, one way or the other. . .so long; of course, as it is not GW.

[crusty codger]

JFnK always plays to the crowd.

[crusty codger]

And the mass media still will not expose this twerp!

[crusty codger]

Good news from Ohio!

[crusty codger]

And they were Sad so Sad while stating this fact.

[crusty codger]

Do you not understand that JFnK is a man of the people? (/sarcasm)

[crusty codger]

Don't you realize that I am a decorated Vietnam war veteran. I am John Forbes Kerry the lineal descendant of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. How dare you question my flip flopping comments on how the U.S. of America should be run. (/sarcasm)

[CedarDave]

Did you notice that the time between flip-flops is decreasing, maybe exponentially. Maybe by the end of the campaign he will be flip-flopping between the beginning and end of the same speech!

[Boazo]

[crusty codger]

Nice edit!