http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ichabodcrane/ en-us Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:41:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825461/posts Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) has a piece at The Huffington Post called, "Standing with Harry Reid," where Kerry writes that "the [Republicans are] going after my friend and Majority Leader Harry Reid" who is being "unfairly attacked" for his comments on Iraq. Kerry writes: ... the worst part is, the whole attack is based on a completely out-of-context quote. This is what Harry Reid really said, "And as long as we follow the President's path in Iraq, the war is lost. But there is still a chance to change course - and we must change course." Any questions? Well, yes,... The New Editor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825461/posts#comment Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:41:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813312/posts WASHINGTON — Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich will face off next week with Sen. John Kerry in a debate over climate change. The debate is scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. FOX news online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813312/posts#comment Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:56:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813227/posts Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry came to the strong defense of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday for her trip to the Mideast, saying in San Francisco that a high-profile critic of the trip, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has little credibility on the issue. Romney's "knowledge of foreign affairs extends to briefing papers -- not experience,'' Kerry said of the former Massachusetts governor. "I'd rather have Nancy Pelosi's input than his." SF Chron http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813227/posts#comment Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:48:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1812035/posts Bush bypasses Senate to name ambassador By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer 7 minutes ago President Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress where Democrats had derailed Fox's nomination. Democrats had denounced Fox for his 2004 donation to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The group's TV ads, which claimed that Sen. John Kerry exaggerated his military record in Vietnam, were viewed as a major factor in the Massachusetts Democrat losing the election. Recognizing Fox did not have the votes to obtain Senate confirmation, Bush... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1812035/posts#comment Wed, 4 Apr 2007 20:48:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796189/posts March 6, 2007 Kerry Statement on Libby Guilty Verdict WASHINGTON DC – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today offered the following statement on the CIA Leak case, which reached a verdict in Washington today. “This verdict brings accountability at last for official deception and the politics of smear and fear,” Kerry said. “This trial revealed a no-holds barred White House attack machine aimed at anyone who stood in the way of their march to war with Iraq. It is time for President Bush to live up to his own promises and hold accountable anyone else who participated in this smear. It... johnkerry.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796189/posts#comment Tue, 6 Mar 2007 19:17:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792912/posts "A Senate hearing that began with glowing tributes to a St. Louis businessman and his qualifications to become ambassador to Belgium turned bitterly divisive Tuesday after he was criticized for supporting a controversial conservative group," the Associated Press reports from Washington: Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., grilled nominee Sam Fox about why he donated $50,000 to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth during the 2004 presidential race. . . . "Might I ask you what your opinion is with respect to the state of American politics as regards the politics of personal destruction?" Kerry asked near the end of the hearing... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792912/posts#comment Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:18:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774103/posts Beat John Kerry? Are the Massachusetts Republicans crazy? Oh sure, it was a heady moment on Wednesday afternoon, when Liveshot pulled a Finneran on the Senate floor and started blubbering - and he hasn’t even been convicted of a felony. And then there were all the jokes on TV Wednesday night, like Dennis Miller on Fox saying that now Kerry can go back to his old job as a statue on Easter Island. But then the local GOP got carried away. The headline yesterday said the Republicans are “ready to pounce.” Pounce? That rhymes with bounce, as in out of... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774103/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:13:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773574/posts Now will the moonbats finally peel the old 2004 Kerry-Edwards bumperstickers off their Volvos? What a shame we won’t have John Forbes “Liveshot” Kerry to kick aroundanymore! From “Do you know who I am?” to “Do you know who I was?,” somewhere, Manny Ortiz weeps. Who will the windsurfing caucus back now? In Green Bay, they’re draping “Lambert Field” in black crepe. What happens tothe “magic hat” he wore during - yes, Christmas in Cambodia? Can he get back to training to run “again” in the Boston Marathon, not to mention hunting that 24-point buck that he claimed he stalked... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773574/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:12:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772940/posts Just breaking.......he's suppose to announce this today! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772940/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:46:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1759423/posts One reason that I'm reasonably sure that there won't be too many pictures of Senator Kerry with the troops is the PAO is well aware of what troops will do. So here are the pictures that are available so far, officially, from the US Army. Since no commanders volunteered to host Senator Kerry, I think it's safe to say that Colonel Sutherland drew the short straw for the suicide mission. Black Five http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1759423/posts#comment Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:40:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1757027/posts Israeli Foreign Minister Tzip Livni , left, meets with U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass), right, and Christopher Dodd (D-Conn), center, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1757027/posts#comment Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:41:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1748771/posts Just announced: Kerry will hold off until spring because all of his money people have backed off. (Translation: they think he's an idiot too.) (Translation2: Theresa cut his allowance. FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1748771/posts#comment Tue, 5 Dec 2006 16:52:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747028/posts [snip] Behind the scenes, Kerry apparently has been having doubts, calling current and former Democratic confidantes to inquire just how much his gaffe hurt his presidential chances, according to several Democrats who spoke on condition of anonymity because the conversations were private. Kerry, who turns 63 later this month, had been planning to announce a comeback campaign in December or January. He had thrown himself into helping his party reclaim Congress in the midterm election, campaigning for roughly 80 House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates. [snip] Nonetheless, Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, hope to boost their public reemergence with... IHT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747028/posts#comment Fri, 1 Dec 2006 18:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1746496/posts WASHINGTON: Enough with The Joke, John Kerry says. The Massachusetts senator and former Democratic presidential nominee said Wednesday night that it is time to move on from his botched attempt at humor before the Nov. 7 congressional elections. Kerry had said people might get "stuck in Iraq" if they do not study hard and do their homework. He said he was trying to poke fun at President George W. Bush, but Bush and others accused him of criticizing the troops. "This is getting silly," Kerry said on CNN's "Larry King Live." "The country needs to think about a policy that... IHT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1746496/posts#comment Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:01:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745149/posts Democratic Sen. John Kerry, mulling a second bid for the U.S. presidency, finished dead last in a poll released Monday on the likability of 20 top American political figures. Among those placing ahead of Kerry were about a dozen potential 2008 White House rivals, including Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. "This is bad, bad news for Kerry," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in Hamden, Connecticut, which conducted the survey. "Americans know who he is, and have pretty much decided they don't like him," said... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745149/posts#comment Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:00:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744786/posts Americans have the warmest feelings about former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, according to a poll released Monday that scores the popularity of national leaders. The Quinnipiac University's "thermometer reading," taken the week after the Nov. 7 election, asked voters to rate their feelings for 20 leaders on a scale of 0 to 100. Giuliani, a Republican weighing a presidential bid in 2008, scored the highest at 64.2. Obama and McCain, who are also considering a 2008 campaign, finished next at 58.8 and 57.7. President Bush was 15th out of... Northwest FL Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744786/posts#comment Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:02:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738580/posts NRO's The Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738580/posts#comment Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:36:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1734971/posts Senator Kerry Nov. 1, 2006 Damn you. You are a bumbling idiot. My son, Cory, left the Computer Engineering Program at West Virginia University, a superlative educational institution to volunteer to serve in the United States Marine Corps. He made it to Recon in less than one year, completing over a dozen schools,finishing with top scores in every single one of them. Cory, along with every Recon Marine, was/is a brilliant young man. They all volunteered - there is no draft as there was when you were in the Armed Forces. Cory, along with 3 other Recon Marines, died as... from a fallen marines mom http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1734971/posts#comment Wed, 8 Nov 2006 19:05:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732237/posts A West Point Cadet sends this along with the photo below: I'm a cadet at West Point, and tonight at our game against the Air Force Academy, a big sign emerged, and it was shown to the Corps of Cadets, who cheered wildly, and then shown to the Air Force cadets, who also cheered. Blackfive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732237/posts#comment Sat, 4 Nov 2006 17:15:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730308/posts Democrats stampeded over each other yesterday to disassociate themselves from John Kerry, their presidential candidate two years ago, who has handed Republicans an election lifeline with remarks implying US troops in Iraq are there because they are stupid.Senator Kerry, speaking to a group of students in California on Monday, said: “You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.” A video of his speech was placed swiftly on the internet and then... The Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730308/posts#comment Wed, 1 Nov 2006 23:39:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729522/posts After listening to John Kerry this afternoon I am deeply disappointed how he handled defending his derogatory statements about our troops. I fully expected him to use far more imagination to spin his insults about our troops. I think Johnny is losing his touch. It's up to us to come up with some spins he can use attempting to defend the indefensible. I call Freepers to think of the most outlandish spin control for him. This will be a challenge trying to think like a socialist. All I ask is give it your best shot. There are no prizes only... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729522/posts#comment Wed, 1 Nov 2006 00:33:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729460/posts Here`s a pic I saved from 2 years ago when sKerry was on the road campaigning and happened upon two Marines at a Wendys. I thought given his latest backstabbing comments, this pic should be properly captioned... photobucket.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729460/posts#comment Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:11:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729378/posts hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729378/posts#comment Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:10:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729102/posts JOHN KERRY'S OPINION ON MILITARY SERVICEThe Poodle recently told a group of college students the following: "You know, education...if you make the most of it...you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well...if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." Well isn't that just so very special! Now we know what The Poodle things about all of your sons, daughters, fathers, brothers and sisters who are "stuck in Iraq."! They just couldn't cut it in school. They weren't smart enough. Now they have found themselves stuck in the military and... Nealz Nuse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729102/posts#comment Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:20:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727715/posts Barbra Streisand made a political pit stop at the palatial pad of Sen. John Kerry the other night, shortly after the Demmie diva mocked President Bush from the stage at the TD Banknorth Garden. According to our Streisand spies, the Funny Girl and her hubby, James Brolin, pulled up to 19 Louisburg Square after midnight in a rather un-divalike minivan for a late-night supper and political gabfest with her fave Boston liberal and his daughter, Alexandra. Earlier in the evening, after belting out “Happy Days Are Here Again” during the soapbox portion of the show, Streisand told the throng “I... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727715/posts#comment Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:20:31 GMT