Most serious allegations facing Kerry

[quinnox]

What are the most serious and damaging allegations facing Kerry at the moment?

[DuctapeFatwa]

1. That he's a liberal

That could really be a problem with the voting class, regardless of party affiliation.

[quaker bill]

22. It is a terrible allegation

and completely unsubstantiated. He has not been a liberal for at least 10 years.

[JVS]

2. The drudge rumor, because it can just keep giving

I dread a GE campaign where we must constantly worry about eruptions

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. Unlike the doomsday predictions around here, I find all of the above

ludicrous.

[eileen_d]

4. edit

i couldn't find the source, or the source has been edited :wtf:

[Cocoa]

5. sitting too close to Jane Fonda

:eyes:

[quinnox]

6. I forgot about that one

Should have put that so-called controversy into the poll.

[XanaDUer]

8. Right!

That is one I forgot.

[yellowcanine]

14. Not knowing that Jane Fonda was going to go to Hanoi

2 years before she actually went. That is unforgiveable.

[stickdog]

19. Nope.

Lying too close to Bush.

[oasis]

7. Finding Saddam, $25million;finding Osama, $25million;finding "intern"

priceless. :silly:

[quaker bill]

24. True

But none the less I expect the first one to come up with some video will be rewarded.

[mikehiggins]

9. Most damaging allegation?

He looks like an Ent

Its a joke, moderators! A joke for pete's sake!

Come on. It's funny.

[burned]

10. well

What about the one where he voted to give George his war game because he was afraid of being labeled unpatriotic, thus ending his political career, and then thousands and thousands of people died? What about that one? :/

oh right. Thats not an allegation. It's a fact.

I seem to remember a bunch of people being real ticked off at the Dems that voted "aye" on that one. I guess they've all been forgiven.

[Taeger]

11. Skull & Bones ...

Skull & Bones is irrelevant in the regular election. Bush is a member as well. They cancel each other out.

[joshcryer]

12. What about IWR, NCLB, Patriot act, etc?

Those are pretty serious in my mind. But maybe I'm weird.

[MercutioATC]

16. EXACTLY!! His VOTES are the issue, not the media hype.

Kerry and Edwards have lost three huge issues...the war, civil liberties and education because of their votes. THOSE are the most serious allegations.

[Cuban_Liberal]

13. Where's the "special interest money" choice? n/t

[revcarol]

17. The bundling of money.

Gotta have all those rich guys and gals give money in large chunks, just like Bush...He was just like Bush on IWR, Patriot Act...I give up.

[Mairead]

15. Why didn't you include issues?

Because the 'most serious and damaging allegations' are that he's going to make it worse for us.

[stickdog]

18. "Progressive Interventionism"

Meet the new boss.

[quaker bill]

23. I think they call it 'Progressive Internationalism',

But your term is more accurate.

(Same as the old boss)

[BurtWorm]

20. IWR vote.

[LizW]

21. We haven't seen it yet

The killer will come after he's nominated.

[Alinsky]

25. He is a Republican democrat

That he is not even a Democrat but rather a Republican Democrat. See his voting record in counterpunch article.

http://www.counterpunch.org/donnelly02092004.html

It's deplorable. Three-hundred-seventeen bills introduced. Seven passed. And four of those were ceremonial ones -- designating special days. Voted for the horrific Telecommunications Act (in fact, led the charge); voted for the illegal war/occupation; voted for the Patriot Act (in fact, helped draft parts of it when it was first drafted under Clinton); brags about voting for class war on poor moms and kids--Clinton's welfare "reform" -- need I go on?

Yes, I will. One of the few Bills he got passed was 1999's Plan Columbia, the phony Drug War's defoliation of the rainforest with toxic chemicals. Since the Plan was launched some 325,000 acres of South America's oldest democracy have been sprayed with toxins, yet there has been no drop off in cocaine imports to the US. In fact, according to the Harvard Political Review, Columbia's cocaine production increased 11%.


http://www.counterpunch.org/donnelly02092004.html

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[molly]

26. This Donnelly person must be very angry and upset person

Kerry's voting record speaks for itself.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

27. Yes. His voting record DOES speak for itself. The IWR vote speaks

volumes about his lack of integrity.