Why Kerry?

13»

Comments

  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-22-04 AT 08:12AM (CST)[/font][br][br]I think Judy has made wonderful points. I do think we should let her go on and on - I for one love it. Wouldn't you guys love to sit down in a room together and discuss this. I think we are all a group of intelligent people that respect each other and it would be interesting. I think we would have to have a moderator or everyone would be talking at the same time.
    I just keep going back to the fact the I have a 19 year old son and a 22 year old daughter that tell me no one their age really understands what joining the Armed Forces can mean to them. Oh I'm sure they do now but it is sad to think about the kids that are dying in Iraq joined for free education and travel (as the commercials and recruiters say). You think I am too head strong, you should listen to my daughter (and she is pursuing a degree in HR Management.) Go figure!
    I have heard many vets speak about the Vietnam war and the things they saw and were even ordered to do. These are some of the reasons so many vets came back with poor mental health. I agree with Judy in saying the John Kerry had the courage to stand up and talk about the things that happened. And Don - When you said your friend was lying there wondering why he was shot were you saying he didn't think we should be there?
  • The vascillator is goose hunting in Iowa today. What does he need with a goose? His goose is already cooked. Someone handed him a shotgun and showed him how to pump one into the chamber. He's suddenly got cammo britches on and is a friend to gunowners and hunters across America.

    I understand the senator from MA wished the Boston White Sox well today.


  • But hasn't the NRA already endorsed George?

    Speaking of Boston..... "HOW 'BOUT THEM RED SOX?".......comin' back from three games down.
    The Card's and Astro's in game seven tonight. Only outcome (in my opinion) that could have been better was if the Cubbies were playing the Red Sox in the World Series.
    Dutch2
  • Hey Wild! You want separation of church and state. You didn't want a person's faith coloring his decision yada, yada, yada.

    Lord knows I would never push or shove my principles or values on you. But it is my values and beliefs that compeled me to jump in and ask you those questions. If the president had the ability OR felt he had an obligation to separate his values/principles, from what? If I took my values and put them on a shelf, what do I have left? My religious beliefs do not come into play when I am making management decisions, but my values and principles do and they guide me to make the best choices or determinations. They will be the same whether the person/people in question are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc.

    All people have values and principles of one sort or another. Not all people have a religious denomination. That separation you are looking for exists between the church/temple/synagogue and the government not between man and his soul.
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-22-04 AT 01:16PM (CST)[/font][br][br]While I do not agree with her conclusions, I will say that at least Mwild is making an assessment that makes sense to her. That is to be commended. So many people blindly follow party lines that is refreshing to see people that are not afraid to analyze their own position.

    Forum members are great at thinking through issues, perhaps that comes from being involved in the complexities associated with the HR profession. When one of us is laboring under misperception, it does not take long for others to delve into the detail and find where the problem lies.

    With politics, there is rarely a black and white line of demarkation. Mostly it is all shades of gray and finding your own place to stand in all that gray can be a real challenge. Perhaps that is why this particular election appears to be so close and so passionately contested by so many folk.

    I greatly enjoy reading all of these thoughts - it helps clarify my own.
  • Wow! Very powerful presentation.
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-25-04 AT 02:54PM (CST)[/font][br][br]YOU GO GIRL!! Note: This attagirl should have attached to jmcaa posting!
  • E Wart
    Someone just sent me this and I thought it was very appropriate for HR folks. (The only thing I questioned was recently I know I heard him say he was a lawyer too. But I have never heard which law school or in which state he passed the bar. Also, about his divorcing his wife, I understand it was during a time she was having a very bad time with depression. What a time to duck out. (May be he was the cause of it?):

    Subject: John Kerry Job Application

    JOB APPLICATION

    NAME: John Kerry

    RESIDENCE: 7 mansions, including one in Washington DC, worth
    multi-millions. I served in Vietnam (four months).

    EXPERIENCE:
    Law Enforcement. In my career as a U.S. Senator, I've voted to cut every
    law enforcement, CIA and Defense bill. I ordered the city of Boston to
    remove a fire hydrant in front of my mansion, thereby endangering my
    neighbors in the event of fire. I served in Vietnam (four months).

    MILITARY:
    I served in Vietnam (four months). I used three minor injuries to get an
    early discharge from the military and service in Vietnam (as documented by
    the attending doctor). I served in Vietnam (four months). I then returned
    to the U.S., joined Jane Fonda in protesting the war and insulted returning
    Vietnam vets, claiming they committed atrocities and were baby killers. I
    served in Vietnam (four months). I threw my medals, ribbons or something
    away in protest. Or did I? My book "Vietnam Veterans Against the War:
    The New Soldier", shows how I truly feel about the military. I served in
    Vietnam (four months).

    COLLEGE:
    I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. Unlike my counterpart
    George Bush, I have no higher education and did not get admitted to Harvard
    nor graduate with an M.B.A

    PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:
    After College and Vietnam, I ran for the U.S. Congress and have been there
    ever since. I have no real world experience except marrying very rich women
    and running their companies vicariously through them. I served in Vietnam
    (four months).

    ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
    As a U.S. Senator I set the record for the most liberal voting record,
    exceeding even Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton. I have consistently failed
    to support our military and CIA by voting against their budgets, thus
    gutting our country's ability to defend itself. Although I voted for the Iraq
    War, now I am against it and refuse to admit that I voted for it. I voted for
    every liberal piece of legislation. I have no plan to help this country but I
    intend to raise taxes significantly if I am elected. I served in Vietnam (four
    months).

    My wealth so far exceeds that of my counterpart, George Bush, that he will
    never catch up. I make little or no charitable contributions and have never
    agreed to pay any voluntary excess taxes in Massachusetts, despite family
    wealth in excess of $ 700 million. I served in Vietnam (four months).

    I (we) own 28 manufacturing plants (Heinz) outside of the U.S. in places
    like Asia, Mexico and Europe. We can make more profit from the cheaper cost
    of labor in those Countries, although I blame George Bush for sending all of
    the other jobs out of Country. I served in Vietnam (four months).

    Although I claim to be in favor of alternative energy sources, Ted Kennedy and
    I oppose windmills off Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard as it might spoil our
    view of the ocean as we cruise on our yachts. I served in Vietnam (four
    months).

    RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
    None. However, I served in Vietnam (four months).

    PERSONAL I practice my Catholic faith whenever cameras are present. I ride a
    Serotta Bike. I love to ski/snowboard. I call my Gulfstream V Jet the "Flying
    Squirrel". I call my $850,000 42-foot Hinckley twin diesel yacht the "Scarmouche".

    I am fascinated by rap and hip-hop and feel it reflects our real culture.

    I own several "Large" SUVs including one parked at my Nantucket summer
    mansion, though I am against large, polluting, inefficient vehicles and blame
    George Bush for our energy problems. I served in Vietnam (four months).

    PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE WHEN VOTING IN 2004.

Sign In or Register to comment.