Kerry, What Were the Lies?

What Exactly had the "Attack Squad" Done?

Published on March 12, 2004 By JillUser In Politics

I honestly want to know what the lies were that Sen Kerry was referencing in his remarks. I have heard Bush reference Kerry's history of flip flopping. Those weren't lies. If it is about his plans for our taxes, please be specific about what those plans are. I want to hear more from Kerry than Bush bashing and about his Vietnam Vet record. Dole was an honorable veteran. It didn't warrant his becoming president.

What is it that Kerry will do for us other than reversing the Bush tax cuts? What is he for other than being "not Bush"?

These are genuine questions. This is not meant to get anyone defensive.

Comments (Page 1)

JeremyG

on Mar 13, 2004

enough with the "flip flop" already. He didnt flip flop on anything. He had one opinion when he was told that there was proof of WMD in Iraq, and another when he found out that was bogus....just like the rest of us.

psychx

on Mar 13, 2004

That just shows hes flexible with the times...

messybuu

on Mar 13, 2004

Sometimes being too flexible is a bad thing.

psychx

on Mar 13, 2004

yeah just trying to lie to myself so I can at least somewhat like Kerry since I cannot stand Bush

Draginol

on Mar 13, 2004

That's the thing, Kerry's mantra seems to be "I'm not Bush! I'm not Bush!"

BulbousHead

on Mar 13, 2004

Kerry's mantra seems to be "I'm not Bush! I'm not Bush!"

A fact of which I would be similarly proud. And enough reason for me to vote for the man.

psychx

on Mar 14, 2004

anyone could win with that mantra.

JillUser

on Mar 14, 2004

So, if Kerry is simply nothing but "not Bush" you people will vote him in? That is a very sad statement indeed. I still haven't had the questions of my article answered except possibly the answer simply is that he isn't for anything solid other than being "not Bush".

psychx

on Mar 14, 2004

Well if you really want to know where he stands let's see what I can name...

Kerry wants to repeal the tax cuts for people that earn $200,000 a year but wants to keep them for the middle class. He says he will halve the deficit in one 4 year term and spend $72 billion a year to offer health insurance to 27 million that are uninsured.

Kerry's foreign policy includes "a new era of alliances" to sidestep the current go solo style the White House has been doing. His foreign policy advisers include some of Clinton's people.
In 2002 he voted in favor of going to war with Iraq but changed his opinion and has attacked Bush for misleading the public with the actual threat Baghdad posed and he also voted against the $87 billion for the U.S. campaign in Iraq which led some people to call him a hypocrite.

He wants to send some sort of special presidential envoy to try and establish new peace talks in the middle east

For the trade market he promised a 120 day review of all U.S. trade agreements and he plans on using the world trade organization to put a check on China's currency practices

as for using immigrants as temporary workers here is what he said

"As president, I will support sensible reform of our immigration system that protects workers and also provides employers with the employees that they need. I will immediately resume our dialogue with President Fox and put in place an earned legalization program that will allow undocumented immigrants to legalize their status if they have been in the United States for a certain amount of time, have been working, and can pass a background check. This makes sense for the economy, provides fairness to people in our communities who have worked hard and paid taxes, and will also allow us to strengthen our homeland security by bringing undocumented workers out of the shadows and into the light of greater accountability."
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0107b.html

I hope this sheds some light on some of his stands

BulbousHead

on Mar 14, 2004

So, if Kerry is simply nothing but "not Bush" you people will vote him in? That is a very sad statement indeed.

Correct. I would vote for a rock or an old tire or a lump of coal before I voted for Bush.

he isn't for anything solid other than being "not Bush".

Again, this is virtually all the qualification I need.

Draginol

on Mar 14, 2004

How exactly will Kerry reduce the deficit? He makes vague statements. Raising taxes on "the rich" won't have much affect on the deficit.

The US is already working with most countries quite effectively. I don't see why France and Germany's "help" is very critical for really anything.

I would rather the US do things based on what is good for the United States rather than subverting our interests to that of France and Germany. Does Kerry sweat whether California and Texas (which each have a similar GDP to France and Germany) agree with his policies?

Most of the European nations actually supported US action in Iraq. You wouldn't know that from the spin from the left. But UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Poland, Czech, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Hungary -- to name a view, supported us. No one seems to bother noticing that Japan has been supporting us as well with cash and troops. Australia has troops on the ground as well. So much for "unilateralism".

Of course Kerry cares about France, he's French.

Kerry has an easy ride right now. The zealots on the left like Bulbous will back anyone but Bush. But most Americans want to know what Kerry wants to do. They aren't melodramatic and don't see Bush as god or satan. They see a mixed bag and want to know whether Kerry is offering anything better.

So far all Kerry has made clear is that he'll raise taxes and subvert our interests to that of the UN and France/Germany. I don't see that as an improvement over Bush. It's too bad those on the left frothing at the mouth can't articulate why they despise Bush's policies since then it would be easier for them to articulate how they think Kerry would change those policies.

vincible

on Mar 14, 2004

Kerry's mantra seems to be "I'm not Bush! I'm not Bush!"

No, that's the mantra of some of his supporters.

This is silly. Bush has been in the national spotlight for four years--of course everyone has an opinion of him, positive or negative. Kerry hasn't really been in the spotlight for more than a month or two--remember Howard Dean was getting all the press until Iowa. Very few people--even political junkies--know Kerry's positions in real detail, especially since media coverage of the primary tended to focus on the horse-race aspects of the campaign rather than candidates' positions.

I am sure if you wait a couple months there will be plenty of discussion of the details of Kerry's positions. They exist--just look at his campaign website. But for now, it's still March. There's over half a year until the election. Most people haven't really tuned in, and those who have tuned in are those who feel strongly enough about Bush they don't really need to find out much about Kerry to make up their mind which way to vote.

xr700

on Mar 14, 2004

Presidents can't win a campaign by not firmly establishing their plan of action. In 2000 I paid attention to the news and read up a lot but I still couldn't understand what Gore was actually for. I remember that he was a very boring man like Kerry, and that he lost the election after several recounts which still showed him losing. Yes, Bush sued to end the recounts, but that was most likely due to being tired of hearing recounts every day. The liberal ideal has always been to 'raise the taxes on the rich,' and I think that's crap. First, you're punishing people for being succesful. Why is that fair? Why is it that people who have worked hard or have had the intelligence to accumulate a large sum of money be forced to give it others? The American Way has always been that hard work brings reward, but the liberals want to give all of the cash away. Only 1% of our population pays over 50% of our taxes. That's ridiculous. People constantly talk about our national debt, and that's just crap. Would Gore have not gone to war over terrorist attacks? People say 80 billion dollars like it's a large sum. That's a trifling amount in our government budget.

loumud

on Mar 15, 2004

Does kerry's doctor know he is off his medication?

loumud

on Mar 15, 2004

Does this say enough?

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 1:23 p.m. EST
Ed Koch 'Disgusted With Al Gore'

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch said Tuesday that a speech last week by former vice president Al Gore accusing President Bush of "betraying" America left him "disgusted."

"I happened to have seen [the speech] on television," Koch told radio host Sean Hannity during a broadcast from Palisades, N.J., where Hannity was promoting his just-released book, "Deliver Us From Evil."

"I was disgusted with Al Gore," Koch told Hannity.

"I supported Al Gore in the last election," he explained, before adding that now "I would never vote for him for anything, including dog catcher."

Gotham's one-time top Democrat announced last year that he intended to support President Bush, primarily because he approves of the way Bush has handled the war on terrorism.

His support for Bush prompted Hannity to ask if Koch would consider addressing the GOP's New York City convention this September.

Koch said he'd be happy to address the convention, but only if he was allowed to point out his differences with Bush on domestic issues.

The ex-mayor's comments about Gore were greeted with wild applause by Hannity's live audience.

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