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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 05:31 PM
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Kerry statement on Pentagon’s Talking Points
Below is a statement from John Kerry:



“This is disgusting proof that Republicans are thinking about the politics of Iraq instead of a real debate about the security of our troops. This is how we got into the Iraq mess in the first place. American soldiers are being killed every day in Iraq but somehow Donald Rumsfeld’s crew at the Pentagon has time to write ridiculous talking points that won’t do a thing for young Americans caught in the crossfire. Add this to Karl Rove’s partisan cheerleading and it’s pretty clear where their priorities are. Pathetic. Rumsfeld needs to get focused on our troops, not pages of hollow words and talking points.”



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whometense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 05:32 PM
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1. I can hear him spitting the words out
from his clenched jaw.
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 05:56 PM
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2. Yup!
Rumsssfuckingfeld!
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 06:12 PM
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3. Post in GD, please.
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nolies32fouettes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:32 PM
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4. nice statement! you can sense the anger.
Wish all democrats and the moderate republicans would speak as strongly!
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Island Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:44 PM
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5. It's hard to believe
JK called for Rumsfield to resign more than two years ago, yet his frickin' ass is still there. I'm sure this just eats away at JK knowing that soldiers are dying due to this idiot's incompetence.

I love pissed off Kerry btw.
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 10:18 PM
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6. I cannot believe this. It's so dumb, it's unbelievable.
Edited on Thu Jun-15-06 10:37 PM by TayTay
Sen. Frist: "We need to have a debate on our terms about the War on Terra in Iraq. We need everyone on board and on point for this one."

Sen. McConnell: "Ahm, Chief, we have several Sens who can't remember why we are in Iraq. Ahm, we have explained this to them and re-explained it as we, ahm, changed the reasons for the continued war. I tried several times to explain this to Santorum and Allen. I even used toy army men and an Etch-a-Sketch so they would understand. I drew pictures, mentioned John Wayne movies, nothing worked. I don't know what we can do."

Frist: "Maybe we need something else, something even an idiot .... hey, I have an idea! What about a new guide, 'The Iraq War for Dummies' type thing? That might work. It's certainly appropriate, particularly for those two and for Sessions as well."

McConnell: "Wow, great idea. Wait, wait, we can't do it."

Frist: "Why not? We could get the Pentagon to do it. It's not like their busy getting body armor shipped or anything. They have loads of time to do grunt work for the Republican Party."

McConnell: "Allen could never finish a real book. I don't think he's ever read a complete book in his whole life. He would just flip through it and complain that there weren't enough pictures in it and he got bored."

Frist: "Crap. I keep forgetting about our 'special needs' Senator. Damn. Hey, maybe the drones at the Pentagon could come up with the Cliff Notes version. We could get someone to read it to George and Ricky and Jeff and we could put pictures in it and then tell them that if they memorize the good bitey parts of it, we can give them money to put in their re-election campaigns. Jeff isn't running this year, but he doesn't know that, so I think it will work for him as well. What do you think?"

McConnell: "Brilliant!"

Frist and McConnell together: "Brilliant!"

And so it goes.

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globalvillage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 10:28 PM
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7. LOL.
Brilliant!
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fedupinBushcountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-16-06 09:22 PM
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8. I just read through
the Pentagon/White House propaganda. It is still all about Saddam, I thought we caught him, didn't we? You know he was the problem, well did they forget we have him, nope, gotta keep on bringing him up like he was walking the streets of Baghdad.

Then they cleverly twist Afghanistan and that war to make us think like they are both the same.

Of course what Rumsfuckingfeld/Fuck you Cheney talking points wouldn't be complete without twisting Kerry's words.

Kerry is mentioned 3 times in that propaganda bullshit.

Sen. Kerry: (D-MA) Says Saddam Hussein Is Part Of The "Global Menace" Of Terrorism. CNN'S LARRY KING: "What about enhancing this war, Senator Kerry. What are your thoughts on going further than Afghanistan, all terrorist places ?" KERRY: "Oh, I think we clearly have to keep the pressure on terrorism globally. This doesn't end with Afghanistan by any imagination. And I think the president has made that clear. I think we have made that clear. Terrorism is a global menace. It's a scourge. And it is absolutely vital that we continue, for instance, Saddam Hussein." (CNN's "Larry King Live," 12/14/01)

o Congress had the Same Information: We also know that the intelligence in the PDB was not "markedly different" from that given to Congress. This helps explains why John Kerry, in voting to give the president the authority to use force, said, "I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security." ."(Congressional Record, 10/9/02) It's why Sen. Kennedy said, "We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." (Congressional Record 10/04/02). And it's why Hillary Clinton said in 2002, "In the four years since the inspectors, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability and his nuclear program." (Congressional Record, 10/4/02).

o Sen. Kerry (D-MA) Says Saddam Hussein Is Part Of The "Global Menace" Of Terrorism.

CNN'S LARRY KING: "What about enhancing this war, Senator Kerry. What are your thoughts on going further than Afghanistan, all terrorist places ?"
KERRY: "Oh, I think we clearly have to keep the pressure on terrorism globally. This doesn't end with Afghanistan by any imagination. And I think the president has made that clear. I think we have made that clear. Terrorism is a global menace. It's a scourge. And it is absolutely vital that we continue, for instance, Saddam Hussein." (CNN's "Larry King Live," 12/14/01)
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-16-06 09:43 PM
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9. These people are brain-dead twits.
They are twisting Kerry's words. Kerry, and most sane human beings, were for a credible effort that would defund and defang the international terrorist network as much as possible by dealing with it in a realistic way. Kerry, as we all know, wanted UN proof that Saddam was in league with Al Qaeda and had WMD. He voted for this. The Repigs just can't understand this simple thing. It's cuz they are both willfully stupid and find truth to be irrelevant to their argument.
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