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04/28/2004 Entry: "Wes Clark joins the smackdown."
Wes Clark joins the smackdown.
And he nails it.
Republicans have tried to use this event to question his patriotism and his truthfulness, claiming he has been inconsistent in saying whether he threw away his medals or ribbons. This is no more than a political smear. After risking his life in Vietnam to save others, John Kerry earned the right to speak out against a war he believed was wrong. Make no mistake: it is that bravery these Republicans are now attacking.Although President Bush has not engaged personally in such accusations, he has done nothing to stop others from making them. I believe those who didn't serve, or didn't show up for service, should have the decency to respect those who did serve — often under the most dangerous conditions, with bravery and, yes, with undeniable patriotism.
Replies: 25 people speak up
Unrelated.....
Specter 51%
Toomey 49%
AP calls it, 97% reporting.
CNN already calls Joe Hoeffel's campaign dead. That the SCLM for you. BLAH!
Posted by Johnny @ 04/28/2004 01:29 AM NY
Unrelated.....
Specter 51%
Toomey 49%
AP calls it, 97% reporting.
CNN already calls Joe Hoeffel's campaign dead. That's the SCLM for you. BLAH!
Posted by Johnny @ 04/28/2004 01:29 AM NY
And what did Bush do with his medals?
Posted by Prime @ 04/28/2004 01:58 AM NY
It isnt about Bush
It's about Kerry. It's about how he flip flops on issues. It's about how when under pressure how Kerry cant seem to get the story right. It's about actions and how Kerry puts them into words or more succinctly how Kerry screws it up. I't how Bill Clinton can say in a few words what Kerry cant do with the whole dictionary. It's about how Kerry said Bush's military record will not be discussed and then when cornerd on ABC by some one who was there ( mr. Gibson) Kerry jabs at Bush over what? That's what its about. Karen Hughes is in Kerrys head and Kerry is losing, to a "girl" as some have said. I might note also ABC is not a republican entity.
Posted by Robin Hacker @ 04/28/2004 06:37 AM NY
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Posted by mabush @ 04/28/2004 08:21 AM NY
It amazes me that the Republicans are still whining about Kerry's flip-flops when the list of Bush's flip-flops is AT LEAST as long! Pot, meet kettle!
Posted by Tina @ 04/28/2004 09:56 AM NY
Jeez, did I just see Hacker give Bill Clinton a backhanded compliment?
Posted by lonestar @ 04/28/2004 10:05 AM NY
I really wish that Clark was still running.
Anyway, if flip-flopping means you sign up to serve your country during war, and then when you return (after being shot at and injured) your thoughts on the value of said war have changed a wee bit--well, I'd rather have a flip-flopper over someone who deliberately lies over and over again to justify his bad decisions.
Posted by Uncle Mike @ 04/28/2004 10:17 AM NY
republicans consider it flip floping to realize you were wrong, admit you were wrong, and then change your opinions and life choices accordingly. i personally call that integrity, and personal growth.
but then again, these are people who believe that god created the earth in 7 days, and that we all descended from 2 people (wow thats a lot of incest, explains a few things about robin), you really have to take anything these people say with a grain of salt, conservative is really just a nice way of saying "backwards"
Posted by justin @ 04/28/2004 10:36 AM NY
Mr. Hacker - Um...yes, it is about bush. As General Clark and others have said, bush has done nothing to stop those hyped up attacks against Senator Kerry's service and subsequent activism to end the war. Is bush the president or not? If he is, then he has the authority to stop that nonsense.
Posted by skywalker77 @ 04/28/2004 10:48 AM NY
Very glad to see Gen. Clark on
this blog. As I was saying before
robin, it take's a man to admit a mistake, and Sen. Kerry is the man.
Bush can't seem to remember making
any mistakes. I know one important one. He was born. As for karen
hughes, the name fit's her. HUGH!
If brains were rocket power, the
whole bunch in the wh could'nt make it across the street.You stick with nimrod, and come time to go to crawford, please be on the first bus. thank you....
Posted by Don Harrilla @ 04/28/2004 11:56 AM NY
Good for Clark -- and about time. The slimers need some smacking. The cowards in the Administration need to be booted about, then out!
Posted by Scorpio @ 04/28/2004 01:42 PM NY
Robin, the political smears are being done by Bush's lackeys, not by the man (and I use the term loosely) himself. Kerry is answering Hughes directly, Bush is hiding behind a woman's skirts.
When Kerry makes a change in his opinion, it's seen as a flip-flop, when Bush does it, it's not defined by the same words used on Kerry. Why is that? The news networks are using two sets of words for the same set of actions, and it's not right. Screw fairness, it's not right. And I beg to differ, but Jack Welch used to be the President of ABC, and he's good buds with Bush. I'm pretty sure that he left with ideological compadres in charge of that network, so no strictly speaking they are not. But they are acting as if they are the propaganda arm of the Republican Party. I'm sure Jack made sure of that before he golden parachuted out.
Posted by Stentor @ 04/28/2004 01:47 PM NY
Yeah, you can't trust Kerry under pressure - he might take a month off in Crawford after hearing dire warnings of an impending attack.
Posted by George Johnston @ 04/28/2004 01:48 PM NY
I just call it like i see it.
Yes I understand it as do about 52% of the voters as of the latest polls.
If Kerry keeps on this path he will lose in November.
Sorry ;-)
Posted by Robin Hacker @ 04/28/2004 01:55 PM NY
This isn't about Bush OR Kerry. It's about Wes Clark, and how I want to take him home with me and dress him in BDUs and just, you know, just hug him for a while. OK, I'm done.
Posted by Mary @ 04/28/2004 02:57 PM NY
unfortunately, everyone loses in november either way, just like we all lose every november. the best we can hope is that kerry will be marginally better than bush. at least he wont make things any worse intentionally, but i doubt that anyone will be able to undo the damage that bush has done to our culture. the whole system is broken, and the only way to fix it is to break it the rest of the way and start over, and no one is willing to do that. dont worry though, soon enough the ice caps will melt, the ozone will be gone, and the air will be unbreathable do to pollution and deforestation, so we will all be dead one way or another. let's just hope there's an afterlife so i can say "i told you so"
Posted by justin @ 04/28/2004 03:57 PM NY
It takes an intelligent individual to keep abreast of the information and alter opinion and tactics as the facts change in any given situation. It shows thinking!!!! It is not a virtue of President Bush to remain stubbornly fixed on a position when the factors are no longer viable....that type of attitude merely illustrates failure to admit error and total incompetence!!!
Posted by Leo @ 11/01/2004 01:26 PM NY
It takes an intelligent individual to keep abreast of the information and alter opinion and tactics as the facts change in any given situation. It shows thinking!!!! It is not a virtue of President Bush to remain stubbornly fixed on a position when the factors are no longer viable....that type of attitude merely illustrates failure to admit error and total incompetence!!!
Posted by Leo @ 11/01/2004 01:26 PM NY
It takes an intelligent individual to keep abreast of the information and alter opinion and tactics as the facts change in any given situation. It shows thinking!!!! It is not a virtue of President Bush to remain stubbornly fixed on a position when the factors are no longer viable....that type of attitude merely illustrates failure to admit error and total incompetence!!!
Posted by Leo @ 11/01/2004 01:26 PM NY
It takes an intelligent individual to keep abreast of the information and alter opinion and tactics as the facts change in any given situation. It shows thinking!!!! It is not a virtue of President Bush to remain stubbornly fixed on a position when the factors are no longer viable....that type of attitude merely illustrates failure to admit error and total incompetence!!!
Posted by Leo @ 11/01/2004 01:27 PM NY
It takes an intelligent individual to keep abreast of the information and alter opinion and tactics as the facts change in any given situation. It shows thinking!!!! It is not a virtue of President Bush to remain stubbornly fixed on a position when the factors are no longer viable....that type of attitude merely illustrates failure to admit error and total incompetence!!!
Posted by Leo @ 11/01/2004 01:29 PM NY
It takes an intelligent individual to keep abreast of the information and alter opinion and tactics as the facts change in any given situation. It shows thinking!!!! It is not a virtue of President Bush to remain stubbornly fixed on a position when the factors are no longer viable....that type of attitude merely illustrates failure to admit error and total incompetence!!!
Posted by Leo @ 11/01/2004 01:29 PM NY
It takes an intelligent individual to keep abreast of the information and alter opinion and tactics as the facts change in any given situation. It shows thinking!!!! It is not a virtue of President Bush to remain stubbornly fixed on a position when the factors are no longer viable....that type of attitude merely illustrates failure to admit error and total incompetence!!!
Posted by Leo @ 11/01/2004 01:29 PM NY
It takes an intelligent individual to keep abreast of the information and alter opinion and tactics as the facts change in any given situation. It shows thinking!!!! It is not a virtue of President Bush to remain stubbornly fixed on a position when the factors are no longer viable....that type of attitude merely illustrates failure to admit error and total incompetence!!!
Posted by Leo @ 11/01/2004 01:29 PM NY
