Cheney's Parade of Misleads and Half-Truths Stops in Missouri, Says Kerry

[PfcHammer]

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Cheney's Parade of Misleads and Half-Truths Stops in Missouri, Says Kerry Campaign

Mon Apr 26, 4:48 PM ET

To: National Desk, Political Reporter
Contact: Chad Clanton or Phil Singer, 202-712-3000, both of John Kerry (news - web sites) for President

WASHINGTON, April 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In an effort to deflect attention from the worst week of its administration (the end of the worst month of fatalities in Iraq (news - web sites), the Supreme Court hearing of the Cheney Energy Task Force case, the Bush-Cheney joint 9/11 testimony, and the 1st anniversary of the Mission Accomplished event that Karl Rove said was a mistake), Dick Cheney (news - web sites) stopped off in Missouri today to attack John Kerry.

Kerry spokesperson Phil Singer said: "Dick Cheney took audacity to a new level today by going after John Kerry for positions that Dick Cheney himself has taken. At the height of the Cold War, Dick Cheney criticized President Reagan for not cutting defense spending. When he was Secretary of Defense and led the Pentagon (news - web sites), Dick Cheney tried to kill or gut many of the same programs he's attacking John Kerry on. Dick Cheney didn't serve in the military but he attacks John Kerry's commitment to defense. The Vice-President's shameful remarks about a decorated war hero like John who risked his life trying to save the lives of others make it clear that the Bush campaign has no problem stomping on the truth."

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[hedda_foil]

1. Oh my goodness, RATE it!!!

I've never seen a press release that's ratable on Yahoo, but this one is. Give it a "5" everybody and keep kicking this thread.

[maddezmom]

3. rated did you?

Its current average rating is 5.00 with 1 vote(s).
Back to article

Cus looks like the same funny business that was going on last night. :(

[Beetwasher]

5. I was the first person to rate this story

That's my 5 and one hell of a press release!

[havocmom]

7. Hey, how come when I rated it , the rating was'5 with one vote' too?

what's up with the YAHOO rating ticker? something is wonkey about this.

[Spazito]

8. Interesting, I rated it a 5 too and it showed only 1 vote

*

[Doug Decker]

10. I rated it a 5, also...

and it showed only 1 vote.

Something is fishy here.

[BiggJawn]

11. Me too. Something's fishy...

I'm printing it before it evaporates...

[truthisfreedom]

17. i just rated it, same thing. said rating of 5 with one vote.

this is being controlled.

[Tuttle]

22. I tried saving it

as a webpage (in MSIE) but it wouldn't save, either -- I selected, copied and pasted for future reference.

Tut-tut

[PfcHammer]

24. you can't save the XML format directly. if you "Print Story" you can

save from your browser.

[sandnsea]

12. This happened yesterday

The rating thingy wasn't working on another story, I forget which one now. Gads.

[acmavm]

14. I just went to the article, and it was rated 0. Not it's rated a 5 with my

input. How can that be? It's 11:52 pm Monday night. Do the ratings disappear after a certain amount of time or something?

[radfringe]

19. 4:10am tuesday morning

ditto on the ratings... said "0" rating

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. It's about time Kerry blasted this SOBS!!!!!!!!

[Catt03]

4. Really good stuff.

Thanks

[leetrisck]

6. Kerry should not respond to Cheney-only to

bush. Cheney is "beneath" Kerry - someone should be speakin for Kerry against Cheney.

[havocmom]

9. No, responding to Cheney is manditory as he is an attack dog

and most of the population must have fugured out bush* is pResident in name only. It is especially good to come out swinging against Cheney considering that Chicken Hawk Dick and the shrub have to hold handies at the 9-11 Commission hearings on Thursday.

Tis a good week to drive home the fact that a vote for bush* is really a vote for Cheney. bush* is just the poster boy for the gang that couldn't get elected themselves.

[truthisfreedom]

18. i agree totally. the moment Kerry gets a veep selected, it's time to stop

even mentioning cheney. REMEMBER THE TACTIC THAT BUSH USED ALL THESE YEARS... he has never ever mentioned Gore's name once. NOT ONCE.

[Demeter]

27. Responding to Cheney shows just how useless Bush is

"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain---I am the great and powerful wizard of Oz!"

[shanti]

13. cheney actually went on teevee to bitch and moan about kerry??

sweet jeebus! i had jury duty today and had to watch daytime teevee news and saw the big dick up there moaning and groaning about kerry. i couldn't believe he had a press conference for that!

is this what i'm missing by watching network teevee? *shaking my head*

[Manix]

15. ...Cheney is a despicable lying son of a bitch!!

[PurityOfEssence]

16. Show me where I ever said I threw all of my medals away.

That's the kind of thing that needs to be said. (Missouri IS the "show me" state, after all...)

Then turn Cheney's despicable voting record on him; there was a long record of votes when Cheney was a Rep that's just ugly, and will show him as the misanthropic, cheapskate thug he is. Let's take this straight to the gutter, and most importantly: have it done by surrogates.

It's just shocking how the Dems can't shoot down well-anticipated attacks; the wingers constantly run circles around us. Why on earth is Eleanor Holmes Norton EVER allowed on Crossfire? She was awful, she's been awful every time, and she's constantly allowed out to screw things up. More than anything else, the accusations must be shot down immediately. Don't shilly-shally and equivocate; hit them hard and demand retractions right there on the spot. Always answer the accusation instantly and turn them on the attacker as an example of his/her immorality.

Kerry doesn't own an SUV; his wife and/or her grown children from a previous marriage do. It's not enough to just refute this, it needs to be beaten into the ground that these people will distort anything for gain, regardless of its accuracy; long after it's died down, this should be flogged for more mileage.

Kerry didn't vote for the war; he voted to give the President that authority ONCE ALL OTHER OPTIONS HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED. Junior never asked for Congress' permission any more than he sincerely tried the options. Bush lied about his intent to avoid war; he wanted to teach Hussein and everyone else a lesson.

There was no Iraq-Al Queda connection, and Bush knew it; that's why the Joint Congressional report was kept on ice when it was ready in December of '02.

Kerry didn't strand the soldiers by voting against the $87B, he didn't like the graft and unaccountability of that greedfest; he voted against Bush's larceny. Junior's way is not the only way of doing things.

Bush was the one who shorted the boys on body armor, and he was also the one who reduced soldiers' pay.

Kerry never said he'd raise taxes by $900B in the first 100 days; this is sheer fabrication. Hell, there are truth in advertising standards that apply to commercials; if this was a product, the spot would have to be pulled.

Kerry has voted to raise taxes ON HIMSELF and other rich people, because he's a decent man who realizes he's been fortunate; Bush devised ways to LOWER HIS OWN TAXES, and has PERSONALLY pocketed close to $100,000.00 due to all of his tax cuts, while cutting aid programs to the needy and claiming we can't afford environmental standards.

Kerry risked his life for his country, VOLUNTEERED to put himself in even more danger than was expected, and then risked his career by taking an ethical stand against the war. Bush never risked anything, and has calculated all of his actions for personal gain.

These things need to be said.

George W. Bush is a liar, a user and a reckless megalomaniac who's completely out of his depth.

But then, you knew that...

[Judi Lynn]

20. It's a great release, and needs airing.

Also, enjoyed Purity of Essence's post just prior to this one.

I, also, have the honor of being the first one, and only one to vote a "5" for the Yahoo article. Strange, isn't it?

[PfcHammer]

21. i fired off a message about ratings to Yahoo! Customer Care. it seems

you can't rate U.S. Newswire Press Releases stories.
hopefully we can get this fixed.

[dusty64]

23. Great to see him hitting

back! I think he ought to pick a VP nominee soon so as to help him fight against these extreme rightwing smears, its a lot for one person to have to handle.

[Mixxster]

25. kick

for good rebuttals in article

[PfcHammer]

26. kick