http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lurch/ en-us Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:33:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274788/posts THE grass-roots protests that have engulfed Iran since its presidential election last week have grabbed America’s attention and captured headlines — unfortunately, so has the clamor from neoconservatives urging President Obama to denounce the voting as a sham and insert ourselves directly in Iran’s unrest.... ....What comes next in Iran is unclear. What is clear is that the tough talk that Senator McCain advocates got us nowhere for the last eight years. Our saber-rattling only empowered hard-liners and put reformers on the defensive.... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274788/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:33:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263526/posts The Internal Revenue Service has filed a tax lien seeking more than $800,000 from Sen. John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, escalating a dispute over payroll taxes that the lawmaker's office blames on faulty government paperwork. The episode has left a candidate who fell just a few percentage points short of winning the White House trying to convince the government's tax collector that his campaign already paid the taxes and doesn't owe any more. The IRS filed the lien in the District of Columbia earlier this year, claiming that a previous attempt to collect the money was unsuccessful. "We have made... Wash Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263526/posts#comment Wed, 3 Jun 2009 05:48:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210693/posts Senate Foreign Relations Chair John Kerry (D-Mass.) on Friday morning applauded President Obama's video address to Iran. "President Obama's eloquent address to the people and leaders of Iran commemorating Nowruz can be a watershed moment in public diplomacy, with a unique president using the powers of persuasion to great effect," Kerry said in a statement. The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210693/posts#comment Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:19:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189453/posts US Senator John Kerry made a rare visit to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip on Thursday, but stressed this did not reflect a change of policy towards the territory's Islamist rulers listed by Washington as a terror group. The visit "does not indicate any shift whatsoever with respect to Hamas," said Kerry, who heads the Senate's powerful foreign relations committee. His first stop in the impoverished Palestinian enclave was the American school left in ruins by the deadly 22-day Israeli offensive that ended on January 18. Talking to a Palestinian lawyer amid the dust and rubble, Kerry defended Israel for responding... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189453/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:45:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136736/posts One Democratic operative suggests keeping track of Barack Obama’s cabinet selections with a March Madness-type tournament chart. While no official announcements have been made, a controlled series of leaks have given a good sense of who's still in contention, and which big names have been bounced from the bracket. The new administration still has some major posts to fill, including heads for the departments of Defense, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Labor, and Energy, not to mention the Environmental Protection Agency. But a number of the biggest prizes seem to have already been won, and a handful of serious contenders... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136736/posts#comment Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:14:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124677/posts There's an old saying that politics in America is played between the 40 yard lines. What this means, for those unfamiliar with football, is that we're a centrist country, never straying very far to the left or the right in elections or national policies. This has been true for decades. It probably won't be after today's election. For the first time since the 1960s, liberal Democrats are dominant. They are all but certain to have a lopsided majority in the House, and either a filibuster-proof Senate or something close to it. If Barack Obama wins the presidency today, they'll have... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124677/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 15:45:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073976/posts http://www.tinypic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073976/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:49:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071845/posts Democrats have come up with a new line of attack line against John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin, saying she's another Dick Cheney. Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) described Palin as a member of the "flat-earth caucus," who McCain picked purely to please the conservative base. "With the choice of Gov. Palin, it’s the third term of Dick Cheney," Kerry said on ABC News' "This Week." "He’s chosen somebody who doesn’t believe climate change is man-made." Kerry added that Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters should be offended if people suggest Palin was selected to draw some of the female vote away... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071845/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:26:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070192/posts The Observer finds that Teresa Heinz Kerry appears to believe that the results in Ohio in 2004 are illegitimate: This convention, Ms. Heinz Kerry said, is “full of meaning and full of opportunity, and if you, as I, believe, and I know a lot of you do, we did not lose the last election, nor did Al Gore lose his last election. We won it.” While many Democrats remain angry about conflicts over voter registration and the provision of voting machines, in particular, fewer believe that those provided the margin of victory, or that Kerry was robbed of victory the... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070192/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:50:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069109/posts ..Kerry on a bad day is something to behold. The senator can, famously, radiate a sort of anti-charisma that doesn't repel so much as baffle. When he showed up in Lowell, the crowd instinctively pushed toward him, propelled by the electric charge people feel when they see someone famous. But then came the inevitable disappointment. Kerry was uncomfortable, not entirely engaged. His back-slapping was unconvincing. To denote exuberance, he clapped his hands—but just once. It looked as if he was trying to kill a fly. BostonMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069109/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:25:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064206/posts Is U.S. Senator John Kerry really feeling that threatened by a first-time, relatively unknown, challenger? First it was an allegedly torrid Senate summer schedule that Kerry said made it impossible for him even to think about debating his Democratic primary opponent, Edward O'Reilly, before the Sept. 16 election. O'Reilly, a Gloucester attorney, had asked Kerry for a series of 23 debates in public forums and television appearances. That's obviously excessive, but wouldn't one or two be a good compromise? Apparently not. Roger Lau, Kerry's campaign manager, said on July 28 that Kerry couldn't even discuss debates until he knew when... Newburyport News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064206/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:27:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062601/posts Barack Obama has yet to name a vice presidential nominee and some are wondering if he might turn to Massachusetts to round out the ticket. John Kerry for vice president? Don't dismiss the notion just yet. Some political insiders are telling WBZ it could happen. So why would Obama reach out to Kerry as his choice? Kerry brings more money and name recognition to the table than any other name on the Obama list so far. Americans do tend to love a comeback kid and this would be the most amazing political comeback since Richard Nixon came back from the... WBZTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062601/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:08:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051121/posts Here is the political question of the morning: When is the term “tar baby” not a racial slur? Answer: When a liberal Democrat uses it. If you’re a Republican and those two words pass your lips, stand by for a barrage, no matter what the context. Just ask Sen. John McCain or ex-Gov. Mitt Romney or late White House spokesman Tony Snow. Over the last couple of years, they’ve all had to issue groveling apologies for mentioning the old Uncle Remus character. But that didn’t stop “outraged community leaders” from tearing into them as arrogant and out-of-touch. Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051121/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:23:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2032857/posts OK when do we hold JANE FONDA accountable for shooting her idiot mouth off and causing so many of the worlds biggest problems? Look how many died in Vietnam after we pulled out? She was instrumental in deceiving the US. Her and John Kerry (did you know he was in Vietnam?) who was there for 3 months, got 3 purple hearts, and "committed atrocities" And how about that stupid "China Syndrome" movie that convinced us all how EEEEEEEeeevil nuclear power was? We could have been a lot less dependant on foreign oil, and needed 2 less Gulf Wars (its all... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2032857/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:52:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027663/posts LOWELL – Gloucester attorney Ed O’Reilly got enough support from party officials today to ensure that he will give US Senator John F. Kerry his first Democratic primary challenge in 24 years. At the state Democratic Party convention at the Paul E. Tsongas Arena, O’Reilly got 22.5 percent of the 2,574 ballots cast, more than the 15 percent he needed to secure a spot on the primary ballot. Kerry got the majority of votes, which means he'll get the party's endorsement. "Party officials said this campaign is a nuisance. And it is. It’s a total nuisance," O’Reilly said to the... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027663/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 21:00:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998343/posts .........On Sunday afternoon, John F. Kerry entered through a back door, rushing past a lesser shrine to his own failed presidential aspirations: an 8-by-10 photo of him and John Edwards as they accepted their party's 2004 nomination, taped to a wall, unframed. Kerry mounted a chair, his pompadour nearly brushing the low ceiling, and launched into what he calls his stump speech to 150 or so activists at the party's steak-sandwich fund-raiser. Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998343/posts#comment Tue, 8 Apr 2008 11:07:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988940/posts March 20, 2008 2:45 PM In an interview with Massachusetts' SouthCoastToday (watch it HERE), Obama-backing Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says among other reasons he's supporting Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, is his belief that "it would be such an affirmation of who we say we are as a people. if we could elect an African-American president, young leader, who is obviously visionary about the ability to inspire people." Kerry said that a President Obama would help the US, in relations with Muslim countries, "in some cases go around their dictator leaders to the people and inspire the people in ways that... ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988940/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:54:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975952/posts Lessons Learned, Kerry Hits Trail for Obama By Peter Slevin Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 25, 2008; A04 DALLAS, Feb. 24 -- Sen. John F. Kerry is attending to some unfinished business. Four years ago, his bid to topple President Bush fell short, damaged by a series of Texas broadsides that became known as the Swift boat attacks. His demise spawned a term that came to signify a political low blow. Now Kerry has returned to the campaign trail, this time as a spirited foot soldier for Sen. Barack Obama, the Illinois Democrat who aims to succeed where Kerry... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975952/posts#comment Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:26:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1951384/posts No other message--Drudge has a siren going with the headline that says "Kerry for Obama." The Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1951384/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:29:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945393/posts 12/28/2007 Senator Kerry: Veto of Defense Authorization Bill a "Disgrace" Boston, MA – Sen. John Kerry issued the following statement today regarding President Bush's expected veto of H.R. 1585, the fiscal year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. "Only George Bush could be for supporting the troops before he was against it,” said Kerry. “We fought against this White House to provide our men and women in uniform a decent pay raise and now three days after Christmas George Bush says he'll veto it. What a disgrace. This fight has just begun and it won't end until we do right by... kerry.senate.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945393/posts#comment Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:03:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938182/posts U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Nusa Dua on Bali island, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. If China and other emerging economies don't contribute to reining in greenhouse gases, 'it would be very difficult' to get a new global climate deal through the U.S. Senate, even under a Democratic president, Kerry said. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938182/posts#comment Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:56:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928804/posts WASHINGTON - Senator John F. Kerry, in aggressively pursuing a forum in which to disprove allegations about his Vietnam military service, is drawing new attention to an issue that he was slow to address during his 2004 presidential campaign but that he now contends is vital to his political future. Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928804/posts#comment Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:45:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924601/posts 11/09/2007 Kerry Spokesman Sets Limbaugh Straight on Swiftboat Smears WASHINGTON D.C. – Kerry spokesman David Wade issued the following statement today in response to Rush Limbaugh, who said on his radio show that Kerry’s Swift Boat attackers in 2004, “were right on the money and nobody has disproven anything they claimed in any of their ads, statements, written commentaries, or anything of the sort.” “At first I thought, that’s not Rush, that’s just the OxyContin talking. Nonetheless, this is a despicable but unsurprising new lie from a man whose closest brush with combat came when customs officials tried to take... kerry.senate.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924601/posts#comment Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:09:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903810/posts Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) on Thursday demanded an apology from conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, who called soldiers who oppose the Iraq war “phony.” “This disgusting attack from Rush Limbaugh, cheerleader for the chicken-hawk wing of the far right, is an insult to American troops,” Kerry said. “Mr. Limbaugh owes an apology to everyone who has ever worn the uniform of our country, and an apology to the families of every soldier buried in Arlington National Cemetery.” Speaking on Wednesday with a listener who said he used to be in the Army, Limbaugh described veterans who call for withdrawal... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903810/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:43:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885896/posts 08/22/2007 Kerry Statement on Bush Speech to the VFW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2007 CONTACTS: Amy Brundage/Vincent Morris, 202-224-4159 BOSTON – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today made the following statement in response to the speech today by President Bush to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City, Missouri in which the President invoked comparisons to the Vietnam War to defend his war policy: “Invoking the tragedy of Vietnam to defend the failed policy in Iraq is as irresponsible as it is ignorant of the realities of both of those wars,” Senator Kerry said. “Half of the soldiers whose... kerry.senate.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885896/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:58:18 GMT