PROOF that Bush Administration has no clue about Bin Laden:
1. Just one week ago Dick Cheney said:
"John Kerry suggested somehow we are not aggressively pursuing Osama bin Laden because we've got other interests. That's just not the case. We've been in the hunt here now for a good, long period of time. We haven't seen much of him.
You'll notice there haven't been any bin Laden tapes running on the air where he's out broadcasting messages, frankly, because we think he's probably in a deep hole someplace, in hiding."
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-23-2004/0002300907&EDATE=
Hm, Hiding in a hole, VS looking healthy, sitting in a golden robe and laughing at us, same thing, right?
2. "Rumsfeld "raised the possibility that bin Laden was dead": "We haven't caught him... We don't even know if he's alive for sure": Rumsfeld, March 16, 2004, Associated Press.
RUMSELD PINPOINTS BIN LADEN TO EITHER AFGHANISTAN OR SOMEWHERE ELSE:
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4. "I believe he is still alive but I can't prove that... He is not popping up on television...": Powell, September 10, 2004, Chicago Sun Times and Associated Press.
5. Unable to confirm as late as October 19, 2004: "US General Suggests bin Laden is Alive... Lieut. Gen. David Barno, speaking (at the Pentagon (news - web sites)) to reporters, talked mostly of a lack of evidence about bin Laden's whereabouts, health, and current role...": Associated Press.
And note that the first thing Bush did when he heard about the tapes:rather than rush back to the White House to meet with national security advisors, he tried to exploit the news to attack his opponent.
Get rid of these incompetant losers before we all get killed!
http://www.johnkerry.com
http://www.acthere.org/
1. Just one week ago Dick Cheney said:
"John Kerry suggested somehow we are not aggressively pursuing Osama bin Laden because we've got other interests. That's just not the case. We've been in the hunt here now for a good, long period of time. We haven't seen much of him.
You'll notice there haven't been any bin Laden tapes running on the air where he's out broadcasting messages, frankly, because we think he's probably in a deep hole someplace, in hiding."
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-23-2004/0002300907&EDATE=
Hm, Hiding in a hole, VS looking healthy, sitting in a golden robe and laughing at us, same thing, right?
2. "Rumsfeld "raised the possibility that bin Laden was dead": "We haven't caught him... We don't even know if he's alive for sure": Rumsfeld, March 16, 2004, Associated Press.
RUMSELD PINPOINTS BIN LADEN TO EITHER AFGHANISTAN OR SOMEWHERE ELSE:
3. "
4. "I believe he is still alive but I can't prove that... He is not popping up on television...": Powell, September 10, 2004, Chicago Sun Times and Associated Press.
5. Unable to confirm as late as October 19, 2004: "US General Suggests bin Laden is Alive... Lieut. Gen. David Barno, speaking (at the Pentagon (news - web sites)) to reporters, talked mostly of a lack of evidence about bin Laden's whereabouts, health, and current role...": Associated Press.
And note that the first thing Bush did when he heard about the tapes:rather than rush back to the White House to meet with national security advisors, he tried to exploit the news to attack his opponent.
Get rid of these incompetant losers before we all get killed!
http://www.johnkerry.com
http://www.acthere.org/
REPUBLICANS JOINING KERRY IN DROVES! JOHN KERRY: PATRIOTISM OVER PROFITS!
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/Republicans_for_Kerry_2004
http://inprogress.typepad.com/republicanswitchers/
Eisenhower's son: "Sen. Kerry, in whom I am willing to place my trust, has demonstrated that he is courageous, sober, competent, and concerned with fighting the dangers associated with the widening socio-economic gap in this country. I will vote for him enthusiastically."
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=44657
American Conservative Magazine: http://www.amconmag.com/2004_11_08/cover1.html
Republican Ex-Governor will be Voting for Kerry:
"far superior intellect and character than Bush. He speaks honestly to the American people, his ethics are unimpeachable and, clearly, with 20 respected years in the Senate, he has far better credentials to lead the country...And a far greater depth of understanding of domestic and foreign affairs to do it now..."
http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/003498.html#more
"As a former Reagan-administration official, registered Republican, born-again Christian, and traditional conservative, I am going to vote for John Kerry. So are many other old-line Republicans."
http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/003498.html#more
52 NEWSPAPERS THAT ENDORSED BUSH IN 2000 HAVE DUMPED HIM, 41 SWITCHED TO KERRY!
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/2004_Media_Endorsements
The Bangor Daily News:
http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/003617.html#more
"...it has been 40 years since the Sentinel endorsed a Democrat..."
-Orlando Sentinel
"20 years of service in Congress, a brave and decorated U.S. Navy veteran...will be a great president"
-The Muskegon Chronicle
"Kerry has a positive vision for America, plus the proven intelligence, good sense, and guts to make it happen"
-The Lone Star Iconoclast (Crawford, Texas)
"...a willingness to assess the facts honestly, to level with the public, and to tap the best minds regardless of political affiliation."
-Daily Camera
"He builds coalitions and seeks solutions to the kind of problems afflicting everybody."
-The Argus Press
"Kerry sees complicated problems and offers the promise of appropriate solutions ..."
-The Albuquerque Tribune
"We support a statesman..."
- Quad City Times
"...he demonstrates a genuine grasp of the complexities of the problems we face. He speaks with greater candor than Bush...'
-Bremerton Washington Sun
"a tough and realistic stand on terrorism"
- Stamford Advocate
And so on! 52 NEWSPAPERS THAT ENDORSED BUSH IN 2000 HAVE DUMPED HIM, 41 SWITCHED TO KERRY!
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/2004_Media_Endorsements
More:
http://inprogress.typepad.com/republicanswitchers/
http://republicansforkerry.org/
http://republicansforkerry04.org/
http://backtothemainstream.com/
Take action: http://www.johnkerry.com
http://www.acthere.org/
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/Republicans_for_Kerry_2004
http://inprogress.typepad.com/republicanswitchers/
Eisenhower's son: "Sen. Kerry, in whom I am willing to place my trust, has demonstrated that he is courageous, sober, competent, and concerned with fighting the dangers associated with the widening socio-economic gap in this country. I will vote for him enthusiastically."
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=44657
American Conservative Magazine: http://www.amconmag.com/2004_11_08/cover1.html
Republican Ex-Governor will be Voting for Kerry:
"far superior intellect and character than Bush. He speaks honestly to the American people, his ethics are unimpeachable and, clearly, with 20 respected years in the Senate, he has far better credentials to lead the country...And a far greater depth of understanding of domestic and foreign affairs to do it now..."
http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/003498.html#more
"As a former Reagan-administration official, registered Republican, born-again Christian, and traditional conservative, I am going to vote for John Kerry. So are many other old-line Republicans."
http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/003498.html#more
52 NEWSPAPERS THAT ENDORSED BUSH IN 2000 HAVE DUMPED HIM, 41 SWITCHED TO KERRY!
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/2004_Media_Endorsements
The Bangor Daily News:
http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/003617.html#more
"...it has been 40 years since the Sentinel endorsed a Democrat..."
-Orlando Sentinel
"20 years of service in Congress, a brave and decorated U.S. Navy veteran...will be a great president"
-The Muskegon Chronicle
"Kerry has a positive vision for America, plus the proven intelligence, good sense, and guts to make it happen"
-The Lone Star Iconoclast (Crawford, Texas)
"...a willingness to assess the facts honestly, to level with the public, and to tap the best minds regardless of political affiliation."
-Daily Camera
"He builds coalitions and seeks solutions to the kind of problems afflicting everybody."
-The Argus Press
"Kerry sees complicated problems and offers the promise of appropriate solutions ..."
-The Albuquerque Tribune
"We support a statesman..."
- Quad City Times
"...he demonstrates a genuine grasp of the complexities of the problems we face. He speaks with greater candor than Bush...'
-Bremerton Washington Sun
"a tough and realistic stand on terrorism"
- Stamford Advocate
And so on! 52 NEWSPAPERS THAT ENDORSED BUSH IN 2000 HAVE DUMPED HIM, 41 SWITCHED TO KERRY!
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/2004_Media_Endorsements
More:
http://inprogress.typepad.com/republicanswitchers/
http://republicansforkerry.org/
http://republicansforkerry04.org/
http://backtothemainstream.com/
Take action: http://www.johnkerry.com
http://www.acthere.org/
VOTE BUSH IF YOU WANT LESS MARRIAGE AND MORE ABORTIONS
When President Bush took office, the nation's abortion rates were at a 24-year low, after a 17.4 percent decline during the 1990s. This was a steady decrease averaging 1.7 percent per year. (The data come from Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life using the Guttmacher Institute's studies.)
Enter George W. Bush in 2001. One would expect the abortion rate to continue its consistent course downward, if not plunge. Instead, the opposite happened.
We found four states that have posted three-year statistics: Kentucky's increased by 3.2 percent from 2000 to 2003. Michigan's increased by 11.3 percent from 2000 to 2003. Pennsylvania's increased by 1.9 percent from 1999 to 2002. Colorado's rates skyrocketed 111 percent. We found 12 additional states that reported statistics for 2001 and 2002. Eight states saw an increase in abortion rates (14.6 percent average increase), and four saw a decrease (4.3 percent average).
Under Bush, the decade-long trend of declining abortion rates appears to have reversed. Given the trends of the 1990s, 52,000 more abortions occurred in the United States in 2002 than would have been expected before this change of direction.
For anyone familiar with why most women have abortions, this is no surprise:
Two-thirds of women who have abortions cite "inability to afford a child" as their primary reason (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life). In the Bush presidency, unemployment rates increased half again. Not since Herbert Hoover had there been a net loss of jobs during a presidency until the current administration. Average real incomes decreased, and for seven years the minimum wage has not been raised to match inflation. With less income, many prospective mothers fear another mouth to feed.
Half of all women who abort say they do not have a reliable mate. And men who are jobless usually do not marry. In the 16 states, there were 16,392 fewer marriages than the year before, and 7,869 more abortions. As male unemployment increases, marriages fall and abortion rises.
Women worry about health care for themselves and their children. Since 5.2 million more people have no health insurance now than before this presidency -- with women of childbearing age overrepresented in those 5.2 million -- abortion increases.
My wife and I know -- as does my son David -- that doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical insurance, special schooling and parental employment are crucial for a special child. David attended the Kentucky School for the Blind, as well as schools for children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. He was mainstreamed in public schools as well. We have two other sons and five grandchildren, and we know that every mother, every father and every child needs public and family support.
What does this tell us? Economic policy and abortion are not separate issues; they form one moral imperative. Rhetoric is hollow, mere tinkling brass, without health care, insurance, jobs, child care and a living wage. Pro-life in deed, not merely in word, means we need a president who will do something about jobs, health insurance and support for mothers.
Glen Stassen is the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/opinion/9910550.htm
Take action: http://www.johnkerry.com
http://www.acthere.org
When President Bush took office, the nation's abortion rates were at a 24-year low, after a 17.4 percent decline during the 1990s. This was a steady decrease averaging 1.7 percent per year. (The data come from Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life using the Guttmacher Institute's studies.)
Enter George W. Bush in 2001. One would expect the abortion rate to continue its consistent course downward, if not plunge. Instead, the opposite happened.
We found four states that have posted three-year statistics: Kentucky's increased by 3.2 percent from 2000 to 2003. Michigan's increased by 11.3 percent from 2000 to 2003. Pennsylvania's increased by 1.9 percent from 1999 to 2002. Colorado's rates skyrocketed 111 percent. We found 12 additional states that reported statistics for 2001 and 2002. Eight states saw an increase in abortion rates (14.6 percent average increase), and four saw a decrease (4.3 percent average).
Under Bush, the decade-long trend of declining abortion rates appears to have reversed. Given the trends of the 1990s, 52,000 more abortions occurred in the United States in 2002 than would have been expected before this change of direction.
For anyone familiar with why most women have abortions, this is no surprise:
Two-thirds of women who have abortions cite "inability to afford a child" as their primary reason (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life). In the Bush presidency, unemployment rates increased half again. Not since Herbert Hoover had there been a net loss of jobs during a presidency until the current administration. Average real incomes decreased, and for seven years the minimum wage has not been raised to match inflation. With less income, many prospective mothers fear another mouth to feed.
Half of all women who abort say they do not have a reliable mate. And men who are jobless usually do not marry. In the 16 states, there were 16,392 fewer marriages than the year before, and 7,869 more abortions. As male unemployment increases, marriages fall and abortion rises.
Women worry about health care for themselves and their children. Since 5.2 million more people have no health insurance now than before this presidency -- with women of childbearing age overrepresented in those 5.2 million -- abortion increases.
My wife and I know -- as does my son David -- that doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical insurance, special schooling and parental employment are crucial for a special child. David attended the Kentucky School for the Blind, as well as schools for children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. He was mainstreamed in public schools as well. We have two other sons and five grandchildren, and we know that every mother, every father and every child needs public and family support.
What does this tell us? Economic policy and abortion are not separate issues; they form one moral imperative. Rhetoric is hollow, mere tinkling brass, without health care, insurance, jobs, child care and a living wage. Pro-life in deed, not merely in word, means we need a president who will do something about jobs, health insurance and support for mothers.
Glen Stassen is the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/opinion/9910550.htm
Take action: http://www.johnkerry.com
http://www.acthere.org
QUOTES:
"When we work to lift others up, we do God’s work. When we struggle for equality, we do God’s work. When we strive for justice, we do God’s work. And that is the work of America, too."
-John Edwards, January 20, 2003
"War is real. John Kerry has felt the sting of battle. John Kerry is the only man running for President who has actually killed a terrorist." - Max Cleland
"When we work to lift others up, we do God’s work. When we struggle for equality, we do God’s work. When we strive for justice, we do God’s work. And that is the work of America, too."
-John Edwards, January 20, 2003
"War is real. John Kerry has felt the sting of battle. John Kerry is the only man running for President who has actually killed a terrorist." - Max Cleland
MORE CONSERVATIVES DUMP BUSH FOR KERRY:
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Republican Ex-Governor will be Voting for Kerry:
"Kerry has shown himself to be of far superior intellect and character than Bush. He speaks honestly to the American people, his ethics are unimpeachable and, clearly, with 20 respected years in the Senate, he has far better credentials to lead the country...
And a far greater depth of understanding of domestic and foreign affairs to do it now..."
"NEWSPAPERS THAT ENDORSED BUSH IN 2000:
The Bangor Daily News
"Kerry brings to the job of president more than 20 years of Senate leadership, a personal knowledge of war and hope for a new approach to end the Iraqi nightmare and address the nation's domestic problems."
-Bradenton Herald (Fla.)
"We believe John Kerry, a respected United States senator with more than 20 years of service in Congress, a brave and decorated U.S. Navy veteran who endured the hell of combat during the Vietnam War and who volunteered to fight for his country at a moment in time when it was unpopular to do so, will be a great president for the nation over the next four years."
-The Muskegon Chronicle (Mich.)
Kerry has a positive vision for America, plus the proven intelligence, good sense, and guts to make it happen...The Iconoclast wholeheartedly endorses John Kerry."
-The Lone Star Iconoclast (Crawford, Texas)
"...a willingness to assess the facts honestly, to level with the public, and to tap the best minds regardless of political affiliation."
-Daily Camera (Colo.)
"It’s time for new leadership. Let us get back on track by throwing out George W. Bush and electing John F. Kerry."
-Columbia Daily Tribune (Mo.)
John Kerry "served his country, he won medals, he was wounded and he could have been killed...He builds coalitions and seeks solutions to the kind of problems afflicting everybody."
-The Argus Press (Mich.)
"Kerry sees complicated problems and offers the promise of appropriate solutions ..."
-The Albuquerque Tribune
"George W. Bush's administration is flawed beyond repair in a second term." -The Day (New London, Conn.)
"Four years ago, this page endorsed George W. Bush for president. We cannot do so again..." -The Seattle Times
Also: The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.)
http://www.bushrelativesforkerry.com/
Take action: http://www.johnkerry.com
http://www.acthere.org
http://www.actblue.com
"
Republican Ex-Governor will be Voting for Kerry:
"Kerry has shown himself to be of far superior intellect and character than Bush. He speaks honestly to the American people, his ethics are unimpeachable and, clearly, with 20 respected years in the Senate, he has far better credentials to lead the country...
And a far greater depth of understanding of domestic and foreign affairs to do it now..."
"NEWSPAPERS THAT ENDORSED BUSH IN 2000:
The Bangor Daily News
"Kerry brings to the job of president more than 20 years of Senate leadership, a personal knowledge of war and hope for a new approach to end the Iraqi nightmare and address the nation's domestic problems."
-Bradenton Herald (Fla.)
"We believe John Kerry, a respected United States senator with more than 20 years of service in Congress, a brave and decorated U.S. Navy veteran who endured the hell of combat during the Vietnam War and who volunteered to fight for his country at a moment in time when it was unpopular to do so, will be a great president for the nation over the next four years."
-The Muskegon Chronicle (Mich.)
Kerry has a positive vision for America, plus the proven intelligence, good sense, and guts to make it happen...The Iconoclast wholeheartedly endorses John Kerry."
-The Lone Star Iconoclast (Crawford, Texas)
"...a willingness to assess the facts honestly, to level with the public, and to tap the best minds regardless of political affiliation."
-Daily Camera (Colo.)
"It’s time for new leadership. Let us get back on track by throwing out George W. Bush and electing John F. Kerry."
-Columbia Daily Tribune (Mo.)
John Kerry "served his country, he won medals, he was wounded and he could have been killed...He builds coalitions and seeks solutions to the kind of problems afflicting everybody."
-The Argus Press (Mich.)
"Kerry sees complicated problems and offers the promise of appropriate solutions ..."
-The Albuquerque Tribune
"George W. Bush's administration is flawed beyond repair in a second term." -The Day (New London, Conn.)
"Four years ago, this page endorsed George W. Bush for president. We cannot do so again..." -The Seattle Times
Also: The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.)
http://www.bushrelativesforkerry.com/
Take action: http://www.johnkerry.com
http://www.acthere.org
http://www.actblue.com
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