Reply #26: I don't know where you were in 2004. [View All]

[Unbowed]

I heard Kerry give a lot of damn good speeches in '04. He even warned us what would happen if Bush were elected again.

Did anyone listen? Nooooo. The media didn't cover it. They would take one sound bite (out of context, of course)and present him in the worst possible light. What was represented as John Kerry wasn't even close to being the same guy that I saw on the streets of my town shaking hands and laughing with little kids or kicking ASS in speeches in large auditoriums. He drew huge crowds of people who waited in line hours just to listen to him and (if lucky) shake his hand.

News flash for ya: that's not ABB. Not by a frigging long shot!

There was something different in this speech in that it (like recent speeches) have been single-topic speeches. You don't have the luxury to do that during an election. You can hone in and come off tougher when you are on a single topic than when you are trying to outline an entire plan for country and foreign policy in under an hour: the environment, the war, the economy, job creation, immigration, health care, social security, civil liberties, etc.

Gore, Clark, Hillary and 2008 are completely off topic. It is a bit petty (I want my Dem not your Dem) to bring up who YOU WANT in 2008. Well Bully for you! I'm sorry if you are "concerned" about John Kerry. (How would you like it if people started posting how concerned they are about Gore possibly deciding TO run? Let me put it this way: saying things about John Kerry because you support Gore honestly does not speak well of Gore supporters. A word to the wise: a candidate is also judged by his or her supporters.)

Frankly, I'm happy to have John Kerry or anyone else speaking out: certainly someone has to! So let the rest of us worry about 2006 because if we don't start doing that there may not be a 2008. If Bush retains Congress these bastards will feel invincible. What has happened to us thus far will be just the warm-up to be assured.