For Dr. Fate: Kerry Presser today to answer RW stupidity

[TayTay]

Kerry to Respond to Republican Attacks

Below are the details for the press conference today:


WHO: John Kerry
WHAT: Press Conference responding to Republican Attacks
WHEN: Today, Tuesday, October 31, 2006

2pm Eastern Standard Time, 11am Pacific Time

WHERE: Grand Hyatt Seattle

Parking is available for trucks at the loading dock located on 8th Avenue between Pike and Pine St.


Hey Doc, what is it, your Birthday or something today?

[Coexist]

1. let's see who covers it.

can't wait.

[blm]

2. HEY SEATTLE FOLKS - Get there and support Kerry - counter the RW.

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[malaise]

3. This is great

Go Dems! Whip them! Drive them out!

[C_U_L8R]

4. Give em hell John !!

[stillcool]

5. I have no idea what the remarks were about...

or why the white house wants an apology. But, I do hope that John takes the opportunity to rip someone a new one.

[emulatorloo]

6. his press release rips a few new ones

http://www.johnkerry.com/news/releases/release.html?id=33

October 31, 2006

Statement of John Kerry Responding to Republican Distortions, Pathetic Tony Snow Diversions and Distractions


Washington – Senator John Kerry issued the following statement in response to White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, assorted right wing nut-jobs, and right wing talk show hosts desperately distorting Kerry’s comments about President Bush to divert attention from their disastrous record:

“If anyone thinks a veteran would criticize the more than 140,000 heroes serving in Iraq and not the president who got us stuck there, they're crazy. This is the classic G.O.P. playbook. I’m sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to serve in war, but love to attack those who did.

I’m not going to be lectured by a stuffed suit White House mouthpiece standing behind a podium, or doughy Rush Limbaugh, who no doubt today will take a break from belittling Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease to start lying about me just as they have lied about Iraq. It disgusts me that these Republican hacks, who have never worn the uniform of our country lie and distort so blatantly and carelessly about those who have.

The people who owe our troops an apology are George W. Bush and Dick Cheney who misled America into war and have given us a Katrina foreign policy that has betrayed our ideals, killed and maimed our soldiers, and widened the terrorist threat instead of defeating it. These Republicans are afraid to debate veterans who live and breathe the concerns of our troops, not the empty slogans of an Administration that sent our brave troops to war without body armor.

Bottom line, these Republicans want to debate straw men because they’re afraid to debate real men. And this time it won’t work because we’re going to stay in their face with the truth and deny them even a sliver of light for their distortions. No Democrat will be bullied by an administration that has a cut and run policy in Afghanistan and a stand still and lose strategy in Iraq.”

[shah269]

7. So now he developes a back bone!

Where was his back bone a few years agoe!

[stillcool]

9. I think you need to read up...

on my senator, his votes, his positions, and what he actually says and does. The world is alot bigger than your television screen.

[Ian David]

8. I hope Kerry gives a good speech about who REALLY supports the troops.

Who Supports The Troops? Democrats, As It Turns Out...
by Hunter
Tue Oct 24, 2006 at 12:13:37 PM PST

Via Bob Geiger, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America took a look at 324 legislative votes in the last five years which affected American troops and veterans. Legislative proposals included veterans' benefits, healthcare, and medical research dedicated towards injured soldiers (head injuries, etc.) Based on these votes, IAVA calculated which senators and congressmen had a history of supporting the troops, and which didn't, and graded them on a curve.

You can see the full results at the IAVA website, here. But Bob has put the Senate rankings in order of letter grade, and produced this handy chart. As you'll note, based on the over 300 votes the IAVA used in its calculation, all Senate Democrats have been more supportive of the troops -- when it comes to their actual votes, over the past five years -- than any of the Senate Republicans.



The IAVA is a nonpartisan organization. That the results -- who supports the troops, and who doesn't -- are so strikingly partisan is another demonstration of Republicans talking the talk, and the Democrats walking the walk.

Also see daulton.

More:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/24/151337/66


But imagine... a politician who accidentally mis-speaks... that's just unheard of!

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