Why Kerry?
lnelson
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Why are you an avid Kerry supporter?
What quality in him do you see that compels you to support him?
Integrity, Integrity, Integrity?
He cheated on his first millionaire wife, then divorced to marry another millionaire who made him annull the marriage which conceived his children.
He back stabs his fellow soldiers after he returned from the war while they are still fighting. As he would say TIMING IS EVERYTHING.
His book Tour of Duty contradicts alot of what he is telling us now.
Wrong WAR, Wrong TIME, Wrong Place Mr. Kerry
His senate record swings for and against on many issues.
I have been researching as much as possible on Kerry and I have to say I don't trust him as far as I could throw him. He is another self absorbed politican just like Clinton. I never trusted him either. He's running for President because he can.
The media is so biased you really never get the full story. Instead of thinking like what is good for the country people are so divided by party line democrat or republican why not just American.
There are so many contradictions with this guy.
I am not saying Bush is a saint because he isn't.
What I am saying is with all the people in America are these the best we have? I sincerely hope not. Yet for this election between these two candidates Bush is sticking by what he believes, enforces it even through adversity and is making drastic changes in places no one would have thought.
In 2000 when he was elected no one could have imagined what was going to happen. That one event changed us and the President views of what is important to us. We were in a recession prior to Bush becoming elected, jobs were already lost, companies were fleeing to find a better place to do business then 9/11.
These are my opinions and should not be considered as those of other forumites.
Lisa
What quality in him do you see that compels you to support him?
Integrity, Integrity, Integrity?
He cheated on his first millionaire wife, then divorced to marry another millionaire who made him annull the marriage which conceived his children.
He back stabs his fellow soldiers after he returned from the war while they are still fighting. As he would say TIMING IS EVERYTHING.
His book Tour of Duty contradicts alot of what he is telling us now.
Wrong WAR, Wrong TIME, Wrong Place Mr. Kerry
His senate record swings for and against on many issues.
I have been researching as much as possible on Kerry and I have to say I don't trust him as far as I could throw him. He is another self absorbed politican just like Clinton. I never trusted him either. He's running for President because he can.
The media is so biased you really never get the full story. Instead of thinking like what is good for the country people are so divided by party line democrat or republican why not just American.
There are so many contradictions with this guy.
I am not saying Bush is a saint because he isn't.
What I am saying is with all the people in America are these the best we have? I sincerely hope not. Yet for this election between these two candidates Bush is sticking by what he believes, enforces it even through adversity and is making drastic changes in places no one would have thought.
In 2000 when he was elected no one could have imagined what was going to happen. That one event changed us and the President views of what is important to us. We were in a recession prior to Bush becoming elected, jobs were already lost, companies were fleeing to find a better place to do business then 9/11.
These are my opinions and should not be considered as those of other forumites.
Lisa
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I'm changing my vote from Bush to Kerry. Not as an avid fan but as the best choice between the two. As Marc mentioned on another post - I am a GDI. I'm voting Republican in several contests in the state (including Governor), but not for President (or Senator). As I have said on another post - this reevaluation came about this past weekend & with reflection on what I (one lonely - potentially x;-) - voter) want for the country. I think it's fair to say that both sides - pro Bush and pro Kerry have their "stick it to 'em points" & each side enflames the other. I haven't heard much about Kerry cheating in the past(other than from internet sites (drudge report) & foreign newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch x;-)) - but if it is true, well, at least he wasn't a drunk. Backstabbing his fellow soldiers while they were still fighting is one way of looking at it or instead getting involved in the political process to help end the war AND - hey at least he showed up for duty. See, they are all "stick it to 'em" points. Pro-Bush supporters bob and Pro-Kerry supporters weave & then the dance continues. Ultimately, we are alone in the voting booth or filing out our absentee ballots & we all have to make our decision in that moment.
There is one thing that I hope all of us on here can agree on, I'm just happy to live in America and have the right to vote - absentee ballots, electronic voting, etc. So many countries don't afford their citizens the right or have really rudimentary methods for voting - can you imagine having your finger nail marked with black ink to signify you voted? Finally, and I don't know about everyone, but election day can't come soon enough for me! x:-)
While I too will be voting for Kerry -- if anyone could help me see that Bush would be a better choice, I would not be afraid to change. I love this country and the high ideals we try to live up to and by. Of course, it is not perfect -- but when I look at the last few years it is hard for me to believe that we have come to this.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry[/url]
death penalty/gun control/education/environment/
gay rights/security/etc
Basing a major decision such as choosing a president should not be based on whether or not that man is married/divorced/gay/straight/black/white/purple or whatever personal labels you might see. Take the personal issues out of the equation and vote with your brain not your emotions.
I agree in 2000 when Bush became president (not elected by the people)no one knew what was going to happen. How many people would have voted for him if he had said up front "I'm going to attack Iraq whether it's necessary or not"?
>good for the country people are so divided by
>party line democrat or republican why not just
>American.
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Well, lnelson, on the ballot I'll be marking in two weeks, "American" won't be a choice, but Democrat or Republican will be. I will vote for John Kerry in this election because he is the duly nominated candidate of the party that best represents my core values, period.
I am very afraid of people who have those principles as their personal ones. If they prevail, we will have gone the way of the Roman Empire and America will be less than a mere memory ten years after. Those who claim to be afraid of George Bush should be mighty afraid of the reflection they see in the mirror.
Thank God we have the right to go into the booth soon and make our individual choices.
We should be more cognizant of hipocracy in our choice of a national leader, and the issues confronting us. Why isn't anyone talking about Bush's girlfriend having an abortion? Right, who cares about the past??
Aw, c'mon, Don -- the only time I'm afraid when I look in the mirror is when a bad hair day and a hangover coincide on the same morning. Let's not pi$$ on each other's values, okay?
People have mentioned GW drinking or being drunk as comparable to that. Well, I'm the first one to say, I've had those occasions in my youth when I should have been pulled off the road and slammed into a jail. Luckily, like the President, I grew up, wised up and know how fortunate I was to harm no one including myself.
Certainly, Dan Rather and his cronies who used false documentation, have done their best to ensure folks believe the President shirked his Guard duty. I wasn't there and probably most of you weren't, but at the least they've not proven he accused his fellow guard members of commiting atrocities.
Kerry, as does anyone, had the right to protest the war, but not to lie. He had the right to bring forward atrocities if he actually witnessed them and bring other witnesses to testify IF THEY WERE ACTUALLY VETERANS WHO WERE THERE, about those atrocities. But he did have a sworn duty as a member of the military to name names and take actions against those who committed those atrocities. And as long as he had not yet been discharged fully from the military he had to be bound by the oaths he had taken and how he conducted himself in his protesting and meeting in France with the enemy of America.
If he would lie then, he will lie now. If he created one more moment of horrible pain for just one POW by his words and actions, he should be walking in shame and guilt. If he created one moment of a veteran of Vietnam not being welcomed home by this country by his words and actions, he should walk in shame and guilt. Those were his words and his actions, he is accountable.
As a registered independent since I was 18 (more years than I want to admit), the despicable conduct of the much less than honorable leaders of the democratic party have caused me this year to switch to being Republican. Not because I believe that George Bush or any other Republican is perfect, not for the many, many reasons I could list that I don't like about the Democratic policies and beliefs, but because I believe that Mr. Bush and the majority, though not all, of the Republican party honestly do believe in doing what they can for us and they recognize they are human and make mistakes like the rest of us lowly humans, but like most of us, they continue to try and rectify them.
Kerry and his ilk don't seem to believe I am capable of thinking or caring for myself or my country. They present, in my opinion, a holier than thou and Godless mentality that I personally for myself don't choose to believe.
It is Bush for me.
I have lived and voted in many elections -- have never seen this degree of angst based on who one will vote for. I lived through Ronald Reagan's and Bill Clinton's presidencies,and so did you -- yet I felt that one was the worse and one was the best.
Let's all go into the privacy of the voting booth and do the best we can. With any luck, our country will survive no matter the outcome.
We all have a right to believe whatever we want, I may disagree with you but I'll fight for your right to think as you do.
Anne in Ohio
Have a nice day. I must go ply my trade; let's see...what was it again? Oh, right: HR.
They say that the WW II is the greatest generation, but I believe they may be the last generation that understand the meaning of duty, honor and sacirfice. It is difficutlt to admit, but I know these terms are spoken with only hollow detachment by many in my generation. Too many citizen today mistake "living in America" as "being an American" American has alwalys been more of an idea that a place. When you sign on, you do more than buy real estate. You accept a set of values and responsibilties.
This November, our generation, which has been absent too long must grasp the obligation that comes with being an American or fade into the oblivion we may deserve.
I am not ready to join the ranks of ordinary nations...that's why I am voting for Bush.
I've noticed that this elections seems to be uglier than past ones and I think it is because there is too much information on demand to easy and too fast!
Because I believe that a balanced federal budget is important.
Because I believe that a president should be accessible to media and others.
Because I believe that the leader's individual private faith should not determine the course of our nation. Our founding fathers had a clear vision of the separation of church and state and made it part and parcel of our constitution.
Because I believe that everyone should be equal in the eyes of our government, not treated as "less than" for any reason.
Because I believe that we are a part of the global community and that relationship is vital to the health of our nation and our global communities. This does not mean giving other nations control over us, but being aware of the impact our choices have on others and weighing those choices carefully.
Because I believe that few issues are black and white.
Because a president that admits to not reading because "he has people to do this for him" concerns me.
Because I'm sure you'd be one of the first to say, "It's the woman's right to choose", regardless of what George Bush (or any other father) may have wanted.