Kennedy on CNN: "We Need John Kerry," Rushing Back to Iowa!

[Raya]

Ted Kennedy just on CNN strongly backing Kerry and once again dismissing any suggestion that Kerry’s IWR vote meant Kerry wanted war. Kennedy looked like he was bursting with excitement!

“I know John very well” said Kennedy. “I met him on the capitol steps when he came back from Vietnam as a young war hero and testified against the war.”

“I have work with him for 18 years on the Foreign Relations Committee.” Kennedy insisted Kerry is the most knowledgeable and solid of the presidential candidate. “In these times we need a steady hand at the helm. We need John Kerry.”

Smiling at the good new re IOWA polls, Kennedy beamed “We are on fire in IOWA. I am looking forward to getting back there!”

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In the mean time Kerry, rallying his fellow war veterans reaffirms is his peace Activist spirit declaring “There is no glory in war.”

I have noticed that the book on Kerry “Tour of Duty” is by noted historian Douglas Brinkley, and the Movie on Kerry “Brothers in Arms” is a new PBS documentary.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a candidate with truly legitimate life of courage and preparedness to lead to run against Bush.


Article:


Kerry rallies veterans in Waterloo
By ANELIA K. DIMITROVA
Register Staff Writer
01/14/2004
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Waterloo, Ia. –
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Backed by four Texas brothers who fought in Vietnam and his former gunner, Gene Thorson of Ames, the senator looked to history for solutions to the problems he said plague the United States today.

Kerry spoke for 15 minutes after a 15-minute clip was shown from the PBS documentary "Brothers in Arms," which features Kerry and other Vietnam soldiers.

Citing his combat experience and the lessons he and the nation learned in Vietnam and other wars, Kerry said the Bush administration has ignored the wisdom of the past and lost its legitimacy in the eyes of the American public and the world.

"We are at war again in ways that defy the lessons of Vietnam," Kerry said.

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[bigtree]

1. He would be the first Vietnam Vet elected president.

He's an excellent figure to effect the passing of the torch of our democracy to a new generation of patriots.

“I know John very well” said Kennedy. “I met him on the capitol steps when he came back from Vietnam as a young war hero and testified against the war.”

[quinnox]

2. This is exciting

The nomination has really turned into a horse race where it is hard to say what might happen. Kerry may even pull out a miraculous come-from-behind win in Iowa. Edwards also has a shot at a surprising second place. And Gephardt and Dean are still right there in the thick of things as well.

Amazing how fortunes can change so quickly.

Go Kerry!

[PROGRESSIVE1]

3. As a Clark supporter I am pleased to see that Kerry is doing so....

well. I was a Kerry supporter before he voted for IWR. I switched to Clark because he opposed the war in Iraq. With these new allegations coming out that he basically supported a war against Iraq, I may have to give John Kerry a second look.

I was GREATLY disappointed to see this information come out!

[blm]

4. I wouldn't say any of them really supported war.

Except maybe Lieberman. However they did support a resolution that expected full diplomatic measures BEFORE use of force was determined.

Democrats have to open their eyes and stop using IWR as a defining issue. If Bush had implemented IWR the way it was written there would have been no use of force.

[sandnsea]

5. Kerry supported holding Saddam accountable

He did not support a war in Iraq. He would not have handled the situation the way Bush did and a war would never have happened. Kucinich believed we should make sure and get inspectors back in Iraq too, he just thought we could do it through diplomacy alone. Kerry decided diplomacy alone had gone on long enough and a threat of force was necessary. Decide however you like, but please make your decisions on the actual views of the candidates about Iraq, not just a vote.

[JohnKleeb]

6. I believe Ted Kennedy said his and Kerry's vote meant the same

Not sure, but I do like Kerry as you know, and I count him as my number 2 choice and I am glad he has made a comeback in Iowa.

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17. Wish we all could put the IWR aside. Clear that lots of good Dems voted y

[iowapeacechief]

19. Just to complexify things in Iowa...

...we're watching our Sen. Harkin (who reluctantly voted for IWR) campaigning for Dean (who claims he opposed IWR) while Sen. Kennedy (who did vote against IWR) campaigns for Sen. Kerry (who voted just like Harkin). Any litmus left in that test?

[blm]

21. heheh...I hear ya.

While the only REAL antiwar candidate gets ignored by the press.

[sandnsea]

23. Ain't that the sad truth

People are strange animals.

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25. Why are Clark and Kerry competing? They cancel one another it seems

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[Feanorcurufinwe]

9. Ted Kennedy trusts John Kerry to lead our country.

Ted knows 'the Real Deal' when he sees it!

[Raya]

10. Who could deny it! Looks Great!

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26. Is it Teddy that creating buzz in the Kerry campaign

[Raya]

27. No. Kerry is creating the Buzz. But great to have a "Real Deal" Endorsemen

[adadem]

11. I hope

Teddy Kennedy comes to Michigan with Kerry...I'd drive to the U.P. to see that!

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28. Would Kennedy be in Kerry Cabinet?

[Feanorcurufinwe]

29. With as much Senate seniority as he has

I'd bet pretty big the answer is no.

[IndianaGreen]

12. "a candidate with truly legitimate life of courage"

We already have such a candidate, his name is Wes Clark. Unlike Kerry, Clark did not support IWR and did not choose to remain silent about Paul O'Neill's revelations that Bush planned to attack Iraq long before 9/11.

[sandnsea]

13. Silent???

Clark's actual position on Iraq is ambiguous, I don't know why people hang their entire view of this war on a vote. What people's actual plans and views were are MUCH more important than a vote. The only candidate who never talked about war in connection with Iraq is Dennis Kucinch.

And this isn't silent on O'Neill:

"Des Moines, Iowa -- “These are very serious charges by a former high ranking Administration official. We already knew the Administration failed to focus on the threat from Osama Bin Laden and Al Queda. We already knew the Administration broke every promise they made to work through the U.N., use the resolution to enforce inspections, build a coalition, and plan for peace. But Secretary O’Neill’s revelations would mean the Administration never intended to even try to keep those promises. It would mean they were dead-set on going to war alone since almost the day they took office and deliberately lied to the American people, Congress, and the world. It would mean that for purely ideological reasons they planned on putting American troops in a shooting gallery occupying an Arab country almost alone. The White House needs to answer these charges truthfully because they threaten to shatter their already damaged credibility as never before.”

[emulatorloo]

14. Link to Jan 10 Kerry Response to O'Neill revelations

as quoted by sandnsea

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0110.html

On edit: better post title

[sandnsea]

15. Thank you

I tend to want to smack people, don't I?

[blm]

16. Kerry exposed more government corruption than ANY other

person in modern history. That took courage.

Kerry bucked the corporate fatcats and helped craft the Kyoto Protocol. That took courage.

[Cocoa]

18. Clark has a legitimate life of courage too

but, like Dean, I think his antiwar stance should be questioned.

It's only the responsible thing to do when candidates make claims about their positions, to ask if they really mean it.

[WiseMen]

20. I agree. But I think we need to look pass their words now to what they

have done and said in the past.

[George_Bonanza]

22. If Ted Kennedy can "forgive" John Kerry for IWR

Certainly it's good enough for the rest of America.

[WiseMen]

24. I think it should be overwith, off the table, a non-issue, taboo, etc.