March 19, 2004
Kerry steps in it... again
Drudge nails the story once again.
KERRY CALLED SECRET SERVICE AGENT 'SON OF A B*TCH' AFTER SLOPE SPILL
Dem presidential candidate John Kerry called his secret service agent a "son of a bitch" after the agent inadvertently moved into his path during a ski mishap in Idaho, sending Kerry falling into the snow.When asked a moment later about the incident by a reporter on the ski run, Kerry said sharply, "I don't fall down," the "son of a b*itch knocked me over."
The Secret Service agent in question has complained about Kerry's treatment, top sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
Last month, Kerry began receiving Secret Service protection.
"Obviously, the complications and burden of being monitored 24-hours a day is not just an a simple inconvenience," a government source explained Friday. "But Senator Kerry should understand agents are working for his safety and well-being."
On Friday, Kerry, his snowboard strapped to his back, hiked past 9,000 feet on Durrance Peak, then snowboarded down the mountain, taking repeated tumbles. Reporters counted six falls, although Kerry was out of sight for part of the descent.
Kerry has a lot of nerve publicly calling this secret service agent down. This guy is sworn to take a bullet for him and he treats him this way. What arrogance.
March 17, 2004
How is this for "bad taste"?
Just when you think you've seen everything. NBC News in Dallas reports that Urban Outfitters is selling a "Dress up Jesus doll", complete with a variety of clothing that Jesus can wear while hanging on the cross.
Some people are outraged over a sacred symbol that is being sold for laughs.The novelty item gives buyers the chance to dress up Jesus in different outfits.
"I did a double take. It just seemed unbelievable to see something like that," said Gerry, a man who didn't want to use his last name.
From a distance, the item looks like a kid's dress-up game. But when you look closely, it is a magnetic Jesus dress-up figure.
"I basically stood there speechless," Gerry said.
Gerry stumbled upon the dress-up Jesus at an Urban Outfitters store at the King Of Prussia Mall.
He said he was shocked by the magnetic game showing Jesus on the cross, clad in underwear with interchangeable outfits like a devil costume, a skull T-shirt and a hula skirt.
Gerry said he e-mailed Urban Outfitters to complain that the item was in horrible taste.
In an e-mail response to Gerry, the company said it doesn't sell the dress-up Jesus to provoke or offend people, but rather sells it to reflect a diversity of opinion among its customer base.
God is a big God and He can take the ribbing, though I wouldn't think He is terribly amused. Click for the entire story
March 11, 2004
Gay Marriages Halted
A bit of sanity in California today...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an immediate halt to gay marriages in San Francisco, delivering a victory to conservatives who have fought for a month to block the ceremonies. Meanwhile, Massachusetts lawmakers reconvened Thursday to consider a ban on gay marriage. They gave preliminary approval to a proposal that would ban gay marriage but allow civil unions.
I didn't think the California Supreme Court had it in them to actually interpret the law. This is a refreshing change of pace. They have not commented on the legality of the gay marriages that have already taken place and will hear the case in May or June. Read the entire story here.
March 09, 2004
Something in the water?
More proof that someone in California is smokin' that wacky weed. The associated press reports this laughable item.
A proposed amendment to California's constitution would give 16-year-olds a half-vote and 14-year-olds a quarter-vote in state elections.State Sen. John Vasconcellos, among four lawmakers to propose the idea on Monday, said the Internet, cellular phones, multichannel television and a diverse society makes today's teens better informed than their predecessors.
Read all about it. You might want to swallow your soda first so it doesn't come out your nose...
March 06, 2004
John Kerry's Waffles
Gotta love those yummy John Kerry waffles! Let's face it, the majority of Americans, especially Democrats, have no idea who John Kerry really is.
Is he a man of character? Does he stand by his words? What DOES he stand for? According to the voting records and his public statements, Kerry is a man of small character and very little integrity. Need proof?
Slate Magazine, known for their liberal bias, has published a fantastic article by Michael Grunwald. John Kerry's Waffles: If you don't like the Democratic nominee's views, just wait a week is a stinging indictment of Kerry's pandering and inability to do anything more than pander to whoever is listening to him.
Read the article and refer to this chart to get a clearer picture of the person that the Democrats are rallying around for the 2004 elections. The truth is beginning to get out, and it will crush Kerry on November 2nd, 2004.
| Issue | Kerry's Original Position | Kerry's Revised Position |
|---|---|---|
| Welfare Reform | In 1988, Sen. Kerry voted against a proposal to require at least one parent in any two-parent welfare family to work a mere 16 hours a week, declaring the work requirement "troublesome to me." | During his 1996 re-election campaign, when his Republican challenger, Gov. William Weld, was calling him soft on welfare, Kerry voted for the much stricter welfare reform law that Clinton signed into law. |
| Mandatory Minimums | In 1993 and 1994, the senator from liberal Massachusetts voted against mandatory minimum sentences for gang activity, gun crimes, drug trafficking, and drug sales to minors, explaining in an impassioned speech that long sentences for some dealers who sell to minors would be "enormous injustices" and that some convicted drug offenders were "so barely culpable it is sad." He also said congressionally imposed mandatory minimums made no sense and would just create turf battles between federal and local prosecutors. | Today, presidential candidate Kerry strongly supports mandatory minimum sentences for federal crimes, including the sale of drugs to minors. |
| Affirmative Action | In 1992, Kerry created a huge stir among liberals and civil rights groups with a major policy address arguing that affirmative action has "kept America thinking in racial terms" and helped promote a "culture of dependency." | Today, Kerry's campaign Web site vows to "Preserve Affirmative Action," noting that he "consistently opposed efforts in the Senate to undermine or eliminate affirmative action programs, and supports programs that seeks to enhance diversity." It doesn't mention any downside. |
| Death Penalty | During one of his debates with Weld in 1996, Kerry ridiculed the idea of capital punishment for terrorists as a "terrorist protection policy," predicting that it would just discourage other nations from extraditing captured terrorists to the United States. | Kerry still opposes capital punishment, but he now makes an exception for terrorists. |
| Education Reform | In a 1998 policy speech the Boston Globe described as "a dramatic break from Democratic dogma," Kerry challenged teachers unions by proposing to gut their tenure and seniority systems, giving principals far more power to hire and fire unqualified or unmotivated teachers. | Today, Kerry once again espouses pure Democratic dogma on education. His Web site pledges to "stop blaming and start supporting public school educators," vowing to give them "better training and better pay, with more career opportunities, more empowerment and more mentors." It doesn't mention seniority or tenure. |
| Double Taxation | In December 2002, Kerry broke with Democratic dogma yet again in a Cleveland speech, calling for the abolition of the unfair "double taxation" of stock dividends in order to promote more investment and more accurate valuations of companies. | Five weeks later, after President Bush proposed a second round of tax cuts that included an end to this double taxation, Kerry changed his tune. He voted against the dividend tax cuts that were ultimately enacted by Congress and now hopes to roll them back as president, along with Bush's other tax cuts for upper-income Americans. |
| Gas Taxation | In 1994, when the Concord Coalition gave Kerry a failing rating for his deficit reduction votes, he complained that he should have gotten credit for supporting a 50-cent increase in the gas tax. | Today he no longer supports any increase in the gas tax. |
| Social Security | During the 1996 campaign, when I was a Globe reporter, Kerry told me the Social Security system should be overhauled. He said Congress should consider raising the retirement age and means-testing benefits and called it "wacky" that payroll taxes did not apply to income over $62,700. "I know it's all going to be unpopular," he said. "But this program has serious problems, and we have a generational responsibility to fix them." | Kerry no longer wants to mess with Social Security. "John Kerry will never balance the budget on the backs of America's seniors," his Web site promises. |
| Trade | Kerry has been a consistent supporter of free trade deals, and as late as December, when reporters asked if there was any issue on which he was prepared to disagree with Democratic interest groups, Kerry replied: "Trade." Slate editor Jacob Weisberg came away impressed by the depth of Kerry's commitment to the issue: "Unlike Edwards, he supports international trade agreements without qualification." | But that was three months ago! In recent weeks, when Kerry has talked trade, he has talked nothing but qualification, calling for "fair trade" rather than "free trade," claiming to agree completely with the protectionist Edwards on trade issues, and vowing to "put teeth" into environmental and labor restrictions in agreements like NAFTA. |
March 02, 2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction Redux
Finally, a compiled list of what Democrats and Liberals have had to say about Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction. The hypocrites are laid bare for all to see. I love truth. It reveals who the liars and scoundrels are.
What Did The
Democrats Say About Iraq's WMD
JANUARY 30, 2004
"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the
capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles
to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 |
Source
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose
is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by
Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
- President Bill Clinton, Feb.
17, 1998 |
Source
"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability
and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 1, 1998
|
Source
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has
ten times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National
Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998 |
Source
"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent
with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions
(including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect
Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by
Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton.
-
(D) Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, others, Oct.
9, 1998 |
Source
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons
of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in
the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection
process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec.
16, 1998 |
Source
"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons
of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
- Madeline Albright, Clinton
Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999 |
Source
"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant
and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has
ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building
weapons of mass destruction and th! e means of delivering them."
- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept.
19, 2002 |
Source
"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and
chemical weapons throughout his country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 |
Source
"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven
impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue
for as long as Saddam is in power."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 |
Source
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and
developing weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept.
27, 2002 |
Source
"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We
are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of
chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked
on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological
warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is
seeking nuclear weapons..."
- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct.
3, 2002 |
Source
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the
authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam
Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of
mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our
security."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA),
Oct. 9, 2002 |
Source
"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working
aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have
nuclear weapons within the next five years ... We also should
remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has
made in development of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV),
Oct 10, 2002 |
Source
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence
reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his
chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery
capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid,
comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members
... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein
will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and
chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear
weapons."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY),
Oct 10, 2002 |
Source
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence
that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a
developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of
mass destruction."
- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec.
8, 2002 |
Source
"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a
brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He
presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so
consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is
miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and
his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the
threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is
real..."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA),
Jan. 23. 2003 |
Source