Thursday, July 29, 2004
John Kerry did a pretty damned good job of defining "values" tonight, & they are better "values" than the Republicans have. This guy is absolutely qualified to be President. He is more qualified now as a candidate than Bush is after four years in office. Flip flops? Maybe you don't understand the intricacies of Senate voting, bills that come on the floor in four or five different versions as wording is changed & amendments are added or subtracted.
What does this team have to say about fighting terrorism? Can it be clearer than what John Edwards said: "And we - John and I -we will have one clear unmistakable message for Al Qaida and these terrorists: You cannot run. You cannot hide. We will destroy you." What else do you need to hear? That we'll convert them to Christianity & then destroy them?
Yeah, Kerry's speech was padded, but at the core I heard a real person; I believe this guy means what he says. You don't have to give people nicknames & vacation on a ranch & talk like you're not a child of privilege - pretending to be a "regular guy" as Bush does. Kerry was in that boat in Vietnam. Did Bush ever see a man get his head blown off? He should try to imagine it, if he hasn't yet. That's war, & it's happening right now.
I have been waiting a long time for national figure to say something necessary about the Saudi Royal family. Because we must start separating the politics of Islam from the politics of oil. & to say that religion is a personal matter, you don't have to wear it on your sleeve. Because John Kerry is a Roman Catholic, & few Catholics will buttonhole you about your beliefs; Catholicism is a much more diverse church - in belief & believers - than Bush's Texas brand of Methodism.
What about all those voters - there is a multitude - who voted for Gore four years ago but the polls say are now locked for Bush? If I'm just getting to know John Kerry, do they know him yet? & do they really understand why they say they will vote for Bush? That's for another day.
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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
What does this team have to say about fighting terrorism? Can it be clearer than what John Edwards said: "And we - John and I -we will have one clear unmistakable message for Al Qaida and these terrorists: You cannot run. You cannot hide. We will destroy you." What else do you need to hear? That we'll convert them to Christianity & then destroy them?
Yeah, Kerry's speech was padded, but at the core I heard a real person; I believe this guy means what he says. You don't have to give people nicknames & vacation on a ranch & talk like you're not a child of privilege - pretending to be a "regular guy" as Bush does. Kerry was in that boat in Vietnam. Did Bush ever see a man get his head blown off? He should try to imagine it, if he hasn't yet. That's war, & it's happening right now.
I have been waiting a long time for national figure to say something necessary about the Saudi Royal family. Because we must start separating the politics of Islam from the politics of oil. & to say that religion is a personal matter, you don't have to wear it on your sleeve. Because John Kerry is a Roman Catholic, & few Catholics will buttonhole you about your beliefs; Catholicism is a much more diverse church - in belief & believers - than Bush's Texas brand of Methodism.
What about all those voters - there is a multitude - who voted for Gore four years ago but the polls say are now locked for Bush? If I'm just getting to know John Kerry, do they know him yet? & do they really understand why they say they will vote for Bush? That's for another day.
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