John Kerry BLASTS ABC’s Desperate Docudrama !!!

[kpete]

From Firedoglake

Then I’m working this morning, in the middle of a conference call actually, when my cell phone rings. It was John Kerry.

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Instead of the fiction written to excuse the invasion of Iraq by exploiting the 3,000 mothers and fathers, sons and daughters who were lost that day — they were attacked and killed not by Saddam Hussein but by Osama bin Laden – we need the truth.

Here’s a little truth: The President pretends Iraq is the central front on the war on terror. It is not now, and never has been. His disastrous decisions have made Iraq a fuel depot for terror – fanning the flames of conflict around the world.

The terrorists are not on the run. Worldwide, terrorist acts are at an all-time high, more than tripling between 2004 and 2005. Al Qaeda has spawned a vast and decentralized network operating in 65 countries, most of them joining since 9/11. The Taliban now controls entire portions of southern Afghanistan, and just across the border Pakistan is just one coup away from becoming a radical jihadist state with nuclear weapons. The Middle East is more unstable than it has been in decades. Hezbollah flags fly from rooftops in Shiia slums of Sadr City and Iran is rebuilding Southern Lebanon. We have an Iraqi Prime Minister sustained in power by our forces, who will not speak against the Hezbollah terrorists, who will not say that Israel has a right to exist, and who will not condemn the Iranian nuclear program, who will not even as a national leader support the national army over the Shiite militia. In other words, the Iraq government that the administration cites as the front-line force in the fight against terrorism won’t even take our side when we are fighting terrorists. No American soldier should be asked to stand up for an Iraqi government that won’t stand up for the values and interests that draw them into battle every day. Oh, and the 9/11 commission recently gave our government a failing grade on implementing intelligence reforms.

I love watching movies, but with the world looking the way it is right now I think this is a good time to stick with just the facts. After Iraq, we’ve all had enough fiction to last a lifetime.

Senator John Kerry

more at:
http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/08/john-kerry-blasts-abcs-desperate-docudrama/

[David Zephyr]

1. Good stuff from a good man!

:thumbsup:

[rzemanfl]

2. The President called your cell phone? n/t

[MH1]

9. Taylor Marsh's cell phone.

(read the link)

Bet kpete wishes it was hers though.

;-)

[rzemanfl]

15. Listening to Kean lie on TV has raised my blood pressure to the

point where I am missing things.

[MH1]

19. lol

I can relate.

[blm]

24. My ears are steam-cleaned by now.

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[Liberalynn]

3. To quote a fantastic song

"Go, go, go, go Johnny go, Johnny be good!"

[saltpoint]

4. I would say the Bush administration has two responses to a scathing

assessment like that.

One, they can smear Kerry and other Democrats as they have in the past;

and

Two, they can smear Kerry and other Democrats as they have in the past.

On points, John Kerry wins hands-down, as he did in the debates with Bush, and as he and John Edwards did in Ohio in 2004.

[blm]

5. Kerry's targeting Cheney and the 9-11 movie on CNN Sunday? Good news

This is the first I heard of it. Wolf will be in full WH lapdog mode, I'm sure.

[infogirl]

6. still a kerry girl!

he is prez elect...

[ginnyinWI]

7. He's never stopped fighting these bastards

Since the election he's done everything he can to make America right again.

[blm]

23. He's been doing it since 1970 - I don't believe he intends to stop.

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[Blue_In_AK]

8. John Kerry is my president. n/t

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

10. Ohhhhhh BURNNNNNNNN!!!!! Keep It Up John! Awesome Response.

I'm so fucking proud of my Dems on this issue. They have issued some amazing fucking responses to this. This one particularly is a powerfully scathing response and just confirms as always that Kerry fuckin rocks.

:yourock:

[blm]

26. The GOPs have proven to be uncivil opposition. There is no need to

put a glove over the fist.

[globalvillage]

11. Awesome.

After quick pleasantries, Kerry took off. If Iger’s office door was open at the time he could have heard Kerry all the way from Massachusetts. Talk about ticked. He let rip. Let’s just say Kerry’s fed up and he’s not going to take it anymore. After our conversation, which lasted around 15 minutes, I got a statement from him that says it all.

http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/09/08/john-kerry-blasts-abcs-desperate-docudrama/

Sen Kerry will NOT let what happened to him happen again. He defended Murtha, he defended Lamont, and now he's standing up for Clinton.

BTW, did anyone defend Sen Kerry when that little weasel Gregg trashed him yesterday on the senate floor? I hoped Harry Reid would at least point out that senate rules prohibit senators from making personal attacks. Anyone know if he did?

[JanusAscending]

20. Hey GV !

I missed that yesterday in the Senate. What did Gregg say about Kerry? Was he(JK) there on the floor to hear it, or was it behind his back? Someone needs to "slap the shit" out of that horse's ass!!:spank:

[globalvillage]

22. Hey DC!

Oh, man. What a jerk Gregg is. He made a couple of pretty nasty remarks. Sorry I can't look it up for you right now, I'm headed to Boston for the speech!!!
Talk to you later. Watch for the live blog today from Faneuil Hall. I promise to get some good pics for you!

[ginnyinWI]

12. well-deserved kick! n/t

[politicasista]

13. A cool kick

Go Kerry!:kick:

[Kajsa]

14. You tell 'em, Kerry!

Kerry tells it like it is!

:applause:

[Skip Intro]

16. K&R for Kerry!

[porphyrian]

17. I'm gonna start liking him if he isn't careful. - n/t

[MH1]

18. Smack!

I :loveya: Taylor Marsh. I'm glad Kerry called her...she has such a descriptive manner of relating the conversation...

After quick pleasantries, Kerry took off. If Iger’s office door was open at the time he could have heard Kerry all the way from Massachusetts. Talk about ticked. He let rip. Let’s just say Kerry’s fed up and he’s not going to take it anymore.

Heh heh. I :loveya: pissed-off Kerry, too.

[Old and In the Way]

21. Now that's straight talking.

"After Iraq, we’ve all had enough fiction to last a lifetime."

[mbee]

25. President Kerry's last line was priceless -

"I love watching movies, but with the world looking the way it is right now I think this is a good time to stick with just the facts. After Iraq, we’ve all had enough fiction to last a lifetime."

[blm]

27. This country and the world is screaming out for TRUTHTELLERS.

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[emmadoggy]

28. Hot Damn!! Kick some ass, John!!

:bounce: :smoke: :headbang: :applause: :woohoo: :popcorn: