March 24th, 2004
“Clinton was accused of wagging the dog… if anybody has wagged the dog, is not Bill Clinton, is George Bush.” Let me ask, How can Bush continue to claim that he has done such a great job on the so-called War on Terror? How can we continue to support a president that mislead us into an unnecessary war?
To date, 586 US servicemen and women have lost their lives in Iraq. During the same period, 2,920 military personnel have had their lives altered due to some sort of combat related injury… All, I’m sure, believed that they were sacrificing in defense of their fellow citizens… We’ve all been deceived.
If you haven’t heard testimony from Richard A. Clarke before, a 30 year veteran of the Reagan, Bush I, Clinton and Bush II White House, I urge you to listen to this radio interview.
March 22nd, 2004
“The president dragged me into a room with a couple of other people, shut the door, and said, ‘I want you to find whether Iraq did this [9/11].’ Now he never said, ‘Make it up.’ But the entire conversation left me in absolutely no doubt that George Bush wanted me to come back with a report that said Iraq did this.
“I said, ‘Mr. President. We’ve done this before. We have been looking at this. We looked at it with an open mind. There’s no connection.’
“He came back at me and said, “Iraq! Saddam! Find out if there’s a connection.’ And in a very intimidating way. I mean that we should come back with that answer. We wrote a report.”
“We got together all the FBI experts, all the CIA experts. We wrote the report. We sent the report out to CIA and the FBI, and said, ‘Will you sign this report?’ They all cleared the report. And we sent it up to the president and it got bounced by the National Security Advisor or Deputy. It got bounced and sent back saying, ‘Wrong answer… Do it again.‘”
Richard A. Clarke,
60 Minutes (March 21, 2004)
White House Counter-Terrorism Adviser
(Reagan White House, Bush (I) White House, Clinton White House, Bush (II) White House)
“Evidence from intelligence sources, secret communications, and statements by people now in custody reveal that Saddam Hussein aids and protects terrorists, including members of al Qaeda.”
George W. Bush,
State of the Union, White House (January 28, 2003)
Texas National Guard (AWOL from duty, 1972-1973)
“How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?”
John F. Kerry,
Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (April 23, 1971)
Future Democratic Presidential Nominee
Decorated Vietnam Veteran (Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat Valor, and three Purple Hearts)
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March 18th, 2004
Last week, as anticipated, George W. Bush dipped into his $150 million money-bag to attack John F. Kerry, the future Democratic presidential nominee. Without loosing a beat, George W. Bush is following the same script that has worked so well for his administration over the past three years: 1. Question your opponent’s patriotism, and 2. Invoke the tragic memory of 9/11.
Here’s how George W. Bush mis-leads us in his latest attack ads:
1. Question your opponent’s patriotism: In the early- and mid-90s, after the Cold War ended, both parties sought to cash-in the so-called “Peace Dividend” by cutting back on military spending; and, instead, use that money to pay down the national debt and reinvest here at home. At the time, both parties called for closing military bases and for cutting “wasteful weapons programs.” For example, George H. Bush (George W. Bush’s father, and the 41st President) called for shutting down production of the B-2 bomber, reducing missile programs and mentioned that, “By 1997 we will have cut defense by 30% since I took office.” (George H. Bush, State of the Union address, January 28, 1992.)
Of course, George H. Bush wasn’t the only one trying to cash-in the “Peace Dividend.” Dick Cheney, the Secretary of Defense under George H. Bush, and the current Vice President, during a hearing at the Senate three days after the 1992 State of the Union address, said:
Overall, since I’ve been Secretary, we will have taken the five-year defense program down by well over $300 billion. That’s the peace dividend… And now we’re adding to that another $50 billion… of so-called peace dividend.
In his attack ad George W. Bush ignores the consensus that existed on the Peace Dividend; and, instead, questions John F. Kerry’s patriotic instincts when in 1995 the Senator sought to reduce the intelligence services’ budget by $300 million, out of an estimated annual budget of $28 billion (or 1% of that year’s estimated budget). If calling for a 1% reduction in defense related spending leads George W. Bush to question one’s patriotism, what does he have to say about his father’s call to reduce total military spending by 30%? For that matter, what does George W. Bush have to say about Dick Cheney, his own Vice President, who called for cutting military spending by $300 billion?
2. Invoke the tragic memory of 9/11: Since 9/11, George W. Bush has regularly invoked that day’s memory to justify virtually every policy action he’s made, all the while reluctantly complying with and halfheartedly supporting 9/11 inspired reforms. In his latest ad, George W. Bush uses images of the World Trade Center and of flag-covered caskets as his image, framed by an American flag in the background, comes into focus. Some families of the 9/11 victims have reminded the President that images of that day should not be used lightly, nor exploited for political gain. The families have also asked George W. Bush to cooperate with the 9/11 Commission investigating that day’s events. Until recently, George W. Bush had refused to meet with members of the Commission. Then, after some urging by 9/11 families, he changed his mind and agreed to meet for an hour with two members of the Commission. And now, after more clamoring for George W. Bush to cooperate, he has finally agreed to meet “as long as needed” with only two members of the Commission. This pattern of forced compliance also preceded the formation of the Department of Homeland Security. Initially, George W. Bush refused any call to reform federal security agencies. Like with the 9/11 Commission, it was only after public urging that George W. Bush relented and appointed Tom Ridge to lead a group charged with exploring possible reforms. Again, George W. Bush unenthusiastically supported Tom Ridge’s initial suggestions. Subsequently, George W. Bush was forced by legilators to support — and fund — the formation of the Department of Homeland Security.
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March 8th, 2004
Over the past year, nine men and one woman stepped forward to challenge Bush on our behalf when many said that he was simply unbeatable. During that period one fact was made clear: Our collective interests are better guarded, respected and represented with a Democrat in the White House. And it now appears that likely Democrat to carry our flag will be John Kerry. I know that some of us, myself included, supported other candidates during the early primaries; however, now it’s time to walk side-by-side, and provide Kerry the tools he’ll need to stand-up to Bush (and his arsenal of millions of dollars).
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Bush will try to rob us of our flag bearer by distorting Kerry’s record, and by painting him as un-patriotic and un-fit to govern. Bush will use his arsenal of millions of dollars to distort, ridicule and caricature Kerry. We simply cannot let Bush rob us of our representative. The best way to counter Bush’s attacks is by providing Kerry with the resources to stand-up to Bush when the attacks commence.
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