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wildflower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:39 PM
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"This is the most obtuse, head-in-the-sand, ostrich policy I've seen"
Kerry's been giving a fiery floor speech on the energy bill.

He described meeting with NASA and how it is now a certainty that the Arctic ice sheet will melt. "Say goodbye to Florida..."

He asked "Do any of you get letters from your constituents saying I want dirtier air?"

Doesn't understand how the congress can blindly ignore all the scientists across the globe.

Addressing all of the problems with the bill.

-wildflower

P.S. CSPAN2
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:41 PM
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1. He went OFF on Halliburton, too.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:42 PM
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2. Did John Kerry say.....
..."This is the most obtuse, head-in-the-sand, ostrich policy I've seen"? If he did, well good for him.
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wildflower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:43 PM
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5. He surely did!
I may have mixed up the order of the adjectives, but I'm positive that that is what I heard...
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:45 PM
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6. That was the line! n/t
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:42 PM
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3. I appreciate hearing this. Heaven knows the media won't report it.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 11:55 AM
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19. heheh...It's now Friday afternoon and you are 100% right.
Edited on Fri Jul-29-05 11:56 AM by blm
Too bad democracy depends on a free press, because this nation has no independent media anymore.
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Rosco T. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:42 PM
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"Say goodbye to Florida..."
.. and that's bad how?
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skids Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:45 PM
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7. All the toxins that will be released into the sea. n/t

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FloridaPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 09:09 PM
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17. Florida! How about every city on the ocean or near the oceans.
NYC - LA, Galveston, Seattle etc. That includes Europe and every country on the planet.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:42 PM
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4. Troops protecting oil
I liked that too, he addressed that a couple of months ago too. This is an awesome speech. If people in this country heard it, there's no way they'd support this piece of crud bill.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:45 PM
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8. I do wish he had said same in October of 2004. n/t
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:59 PM
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14. I do too
But he did say most of the rest of it, including not being dependent on the Saudi Royal family.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 09:04 PM
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16. true 'nuff
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 09:11 AM
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18. Kerry's linked environment and alt.fuel to national security for over 3yrs
Edited on Fri Jul-29-05 09:12 AM by blm
now. He said it at every rally and speech I heard.

The problem was that the news shows would edit it out. If you didn't see it or watch Cspan, or go to Kerry's website, the GOPcontrolled media wasn't going to report it, let alone DISCUSS it as the public would expect and deserve.
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wildflower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:47 PM
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9. Do you know when there will be a replay? Everyone should see it.
I heard Mike Malloy talk the other night about this bill, things I hadn't even realized were in it. And tonight Kerry addressed them all.

-wildflower
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splat@14 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:49 PM
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10. Where the hell was his rhetoric during the debates!
Would have been better then. He's really sharp, he should have nailed Bush to the wall and showed him on national TV for the lying fuck he is.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:58 PM
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13. Much of it was
I've head almost all of that during the campaign. It's hard to get a 30 minute speech into 2 minute debate responses.
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Island Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:49 PM
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11. Meanwhile, Shrub is listening from the White House
trying to figure out what the hell an obtuse is. Too bad it's Laura's night out a Chippendale's.

That was a brilliant floor speech Senator Kerry!
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wildflower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 08:51 PM
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12. LOL, doesn't it have something to do with geometry? n/t
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Ranec Donating Member (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-28-05 09:04 PM
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15. Good!
Edited on Thu Jul-28-05 09:05 PM by Ranec
Democrats need to make the Republicans own up to all of their bad policies. Telling it like it is!

One of two things will happen: the plan will be defeated, or the R's look bad for passing it. Either way we win. Keep it up! Don't Give in!
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