Ouch !!! --- That's Gotta Hurt ! --- David Podvin On John Kerry

[WillyT]

“STOP CRYING IN YOUR TEACUPS”
By David Podvin
1/24/04

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That was the response of John Kerry to a liberal who condemned the theft of the presidency by George W. Bush. If the sentiment sounds familiar, that’s because it isn’t original. Kerry borrowed his words from America’s vapid conservative posse for whom chanting the phrase “Get over it” constitutes a dazzling display of wit.

Plagiarizing witticisms from Ann Coulter is not an endearing trait for a potential Democratic presidential nominee. It is one thing for liberals who are still incensed about the stolen election to be treated contemptuously by right wing banshees – it is an entirely different matter to incur such disdain from a man who seeks to be our champion.

But it is not unusual for Kerry to parrot the Republicans or be dismissive of liberal concerns. When members of the Congressional Black Caucus approached the senator for his support in challenging the Jim Crow tactics that subverted the 2000 presidential election, he told them to go away.

Kerry supported the Iraq War Resolution, either because he really believed Bush’s transparent lies (in which case he is not very bright) or because it was the politically shrewd thing to do (in which case he is not very honorable). Whatever the reason, there was no profile in courage from this Massachusetts senator.

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Link: http://makethemaccountable.com/podvin/more/040124_StopCrying.htm

I'm not as pissed at Kerry as Podvin apparently is, but he puts his finger on one of the main things that disappoints and concerns me with Kerry. I'll still vote for John if he becomes the nominee, but it won't be so glady, ya know???

:shrug:

Edited (twice now) for spelling atrocities. :eyes:

[Terwilliger]

1. er...slip of the tongue?

Ferry? Kerry? :shrug: ;-) :hi: :smoke:

[WillyT]

2. Jesus T... I Looked Over Everything But The Subject Line, Thanks Man !!!

:bounce::silly::bounce:

And NO, no Freudian slip here. I promise.

:shrug:

[Terwilliger]

5. I agree with this passage

Kerry supported the Iraq War Resolution, either because he really believed Bush’s transparent lies (in which case he is not very bright) or because it was the politically shrewd thing to do (in which case he is not very honorable). Whatever the reason, there was no profile in courage from this Massachusetts senator.

It does seem awfully duplicitous.

[emulatorloo]

3. A conservative columnist slams Brian Ferry?!?!

I ****love**** Roxy Music, no matter what you say!

[WillyT]

7. LOL !!!

I've got an albumn of his around here somewhere...

:hi:

[MaineDem]

4. Pretty sure this is a dupe

I've seent his going around for a few days now. And also the rebuttal, which is easily overlooked by some.

[sandnsea]

9. dupe, dupe, dupe, dupe, dupe....

It's been going around for months now!! And because it's been going around for months now, along with a whole lot of other whining, I agree with him more than ever. Stop crying in our teacups about every little thing and get out there and tell people why they should vote Democratic and fight for every vote. Aaaggh!

[OneBlueSky]

6. I agree that Kerry has his flaws . . .

and there are certainly some things about him I don't like . . . but my goal is to get Bush out of office and I believe that, with the right VP choice, Kerry has the best chance of accomplishing that . . . is he the perfect candidate? . . . far from it . . . but every one of them has their flaws and weak points . . . the question is, who's flaws and weak points will LEAST affect their chances of winning the election . . . the points you raise concern me, but they won't concern the general electorate in November . . . and that's what counts, imo . . .

[blm]

8. Wanna know how STUPID Podvin is? He claims that Kerry never

once stood up to any Republican president.

Uh....Podvin...name the ONE lawmaker who investigated and exposed the government corruption of Reagan and Bush in BCCI, IranContra and CIA drugrunning, and exposed their illegal wars in Central America.

That would be John Kerry.

Podvin... Did you NEVER read one article or book about those historic investigations? Ever hear of the BFEE? Do you realize that almost everything we know about the BFEE today came from Kerry's efforts to expose their activities?

[Terwilliger]

10. exscuse me, there's a BFEE?

is that why Kerry voted to give it power to go to war? Maybe he didn't know about the BFEE before the vote?

[LBJBestEver]

11. Please stop bashing Kerry <nm>

[Moderator]

12. Dupe

Please continue here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=183161

Thanks,
DU Moderator