Sunday, April 18, 2004
The Old Liberal Lion's Wretched Tales
"Some have called for a retreat against this war on terrorism, while others feel it is a time to roll out some political sloganeering against a wartime President in an election year."
"I'll discuss one person's view that will illustrate just how seductive a mistress election year politics can be."
"As of late, the senior senator from Massachusetts has behaved a bit... erratic. He has, for over a year now, preached the politics of conspiracy, with George W. Bush playing the part of the chief conspirator."
In some of his more notable performances:
"On September 18, he announced regarding the war in Iraq:
"There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud." (website)(Click Here)
One day later, on September 19, Kennedy accused the Bush administration of attempting to bribe countries into service in Iraq, most notably Turkey.
(website)(Click Here)
On October 16, Kennedy also denounced Bush on the floor of the Senate, saying Bush had "trumped up reasons" and "doubletalk" in regard to the war in Iraq. Still feeling his extremist oats that day, he called Bush the dreaded "L" word (no, not Liberal...), but "Liar" (website)(Click Here)
Most recently, Kennedy was at his apocalyptic best. On April 5, speaking before The Brookings Institute, he continued his unhinged charges against Bush, proclaiming Iraq as "George Bush's Vietnam." (website)(Click Here)
"This from the senator whose brother, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of these United States, enters the White House in 1960 with just 780 American military advisors in South Vietnam."
"By the time of his assassination, President Kennedy had more than 18,000 advisors in Vietnam to support the fragile regime of Ngo Dinh Diem, which in the end fell, as did 58,000 U.S. servicemen."
On January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy said in his Inaugural Address to the nation,
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
"If he were alive today, President Kennedy would be hard pressed to hear any of his noble ambitions in younger brother Edward's recent words. I believe he would be as disgusted as I am."
"President Bush has a daunting task ahead of him. If he is to meet the June 30 transfer of power to Iraq, he will need to stay focused and resolute.
"Fighting terrorism is hard enough. He should not have to fight elements of his own government as well. Senator Kennedy's words are not only disgraceful, they are poison."
"In the sunset of his life in government, Ted Kennedy will be remembered more for his party politicking than anything else."
"Some have called for a retreat against this war on terrorism, while others feel it is a time to roll out some political sloganeering against a wartime President in an election year."
"I'll discuss one person's view that will illustrate just how seductive a mistress election year politics can be."
"As of late, the senior senator from Massachusetts has behaved a bit... erratic. He has, for over a year now, preached the politics of conspiracy, with George W. Bush playing the part of the chief conspirator."
In some of his more notable performances:
"On September 18, he announced regarding the war in Iraq:
"There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud." (website)(Click Here)
One day later, on September 19, Kennedy accused the Bush administration of attempting to bribe countries into service in Iraq, most notably Turkey.
(website)(Click Here)
On October 16, Kennedy also denounced Bush on the floor of the Senate, saying Bush had "trumped up reasons" and "doubletalk" in regard to the war in Iraq. Still feeling his extremist oats that day, he called Bush the dreaded "L" word (no, not Liberal...), but "Liar" (website)(Click Here)
Most recently, Kennedy was at his apocalyptic best. On April 5, speaking before The Brookings Institute, he continued his unhinged charges against Bush, proclaiming Iraq as "George Bush's Vietnam." (website)(Click Here)
"This from the senator whose brother, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of these United States, enters the White House in 1960 with just 780 American military advisors in South Vietnam."
"By the time of his assassination, President Kennedy had more than 18,000 advisors in Vietnam to support the fragile regime of Ngo Dinh Diem, which in the end fell, as did 58,000 U.S. servicemen."
On January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy said in his Inaugural Address to the nation,
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
"If he were alive today, President Kennedy would be hard pressed to hear any of his noble ambitions in younger brother Edward's recent words. I believe he would be as disgusted as I am."
"President Bush has a daunting task ahead of him. If he is to meet the June 30 transfer of power to Iraq, he will need to stay focused and resolute.
"Fighting terrorism is hard enough. He should not have to fight elements of his own government as well. Senator Kennedy's words are not only disgraceful, they are poison."
"In the sunset of his life in government, Ted Kennedy will be remembered more for his party politicking than anything else."
