Kerry: Terrorist Shiite Al-Sadr 'A Legitimate Voice'

[RichardP]

Kerry: Terrorist Shiite Al-Sadr 'A Legitimate Voice'
In an interview broadcast Wednesday morning, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry defended terrorist Shiite imam Muqtada al-Sadr as a "legitimate voice" in Iraq, despite that fact that he's led an uprising that has killed nearly 20 American GIs in the last two days.
Speaking of al-Sadr's newspaper, which was shut down by coalition forces last week after it urged violence against U.S. troops, Kerry complained to National Public Radio, "They shut a newspaper that belongs to a legitimate voice in Iraq."
In the next breath, however, the White House hopeful caught himself and quickly changed direction, adding, "Well, let me . . . change the term legitimate. It belongs to a voice - because he has clearly taken on a far more radical tone in recent days and aligned himself with both Hamas and Hezbollah, which is a sort of terrorist alignment."
But Kerry again seemed to voice sympathy for the Shiite terrorist when asked whether he supported al Sadr's arrest. "Not if it’s an isolated act without the other kinds of steps necessary to change the dynamics on the ground in Iraq," Kerry told NPR, in quotes first reported by the New York Sun.
"If all we do is make war against the Iraqi people and continue an American occupation, fundamentally, without a clarity as to who and how sovereignty is being turned over, we have a very serious problem for the long run here," Kerry added. "And I think this administration is just walking dead center down into that trap."
On March 28, the U.S.-led coalition authorities closed al-Sadr's newspaper, al-Hawza, for 60 days, the Sun reported. L. Paul Bremer, the chief U.S. administrator in Iraq, charged that said the newspaper had published false stories blaming the coalition forces for local acts of terrorism.

All you Kerry fans out there... Have a read; you’ll probably still remain in denial… but this guy is showing his true colors, and it isn’t red, white and blue!

[Ahava]

To me Kerry always seemed like a good candidate, these comments are somewhat..stupid though. But I think it shouldn't be exaggerated.

[KSO]

And yet he nailed Jane Fonda...

[TheyAre]

To me Kerry always seemed like a good candidate, these comments are somewhat..stupid though. But I think it shouldn't be exaggerated.

If Bush said something similar I doubt that you'd be so accomodating.

I don't think it should be exaggerated either, in a give-and-take setting like an interview you don't have time to really arrange your thoughts as best you'd like.

But still, its indicative of Kerry's obvious inability to lead this country. If he runs the country like he does his mouth, we're all screwed.

[Ahava]

Originally posted by TheyAre

But still, its indicative of Kerry's obvious inability to lead this country. If he runs the country like he does his mouth, we're all screwed.

Same goes for Bush. So, you're screwed anyway.
Poor Americans.

[RichardP]

Originally posted by Ahava
Same goes for Bush. So, you're screwed anyway.
Poor Americans.

With Bush, we know what we have got… whether you are pro or anti-Bush. Kerry, to me, is an unknown equation, or best said, a blank; until he opens his yap; thus, leaving it ajar, so that we can distinguish his actual viewpoint, from his hoodwinking.
Kerry is cut from the same cloth as Neville Chamberlain… but at least Chamberlain he had no pretence. If Kerry wins the White House, G-d help us, because he sure the hell won’t.

[Ahava]

Originally posted by RichardP
With Bush, we know what we have got… whether you are pro or anti-Bush. Kerry, to me, is an unknown equation, or best said, a blank; until he opens his yap; thus, leaving it ajar, so that we can distinguish his actual viewpoint, from his hoodwinking.

That's true, of course. Go for safe or take a chance..

[Mediocrates]

Dont' forget the forum. When a candidate says on NPR such and such is a legitimate voice of the poor downtrodden freedom fighters yearning to be free you can pretty much understand that he's playing to his audience of late middle aged ex Weathermen wannbes and latte liberals who once went to a pro Cuba rally decades ago that time when they dropped acid.

It's a pretty silly thing for Kerry to say but he's saying it to profoundly silly people. I'm also sure you could get on NPR and claim that such and such candidate is the actual spawn of Satan and Tamerlane with a straight face and Scott Simon or whoever wouldn't blanch. NPR takes it as a badge of honor to support retarded words and insufferable points of view that are patently insane, on principle alone.

[RichardP]

Originally posted by Mediocrates
Dont' forget the forum. When a candidate says on NPR such and such is a legitimate voice of the poor downtrodden freedom fighters yearning to be free you can pretty much understand that he's playing to his audience of late middle aged ex Weathermen wannbes and latte liberals who once went to a pro Cuba rally decades ago that time when they dropped acid.

It's a pretty silly thing for Kerry to say but he's saying it to profoundly silly people. I'm also sure you could get on NPR and claim that such and such candidate is the actual spawn of Satan and Tamerlane with a straight face and Scott Simon or whoever wouldn't blanch. NPR takes it as a badge of honor to support retarded words and insufferable points of view that are patently insane, on principle alone.

Well said... he's a Grade 'A' Twit... I'm being polite!

[philingraham]

Originally posted by RichardP
With Bush, we know what we have got… whether you are pro or anti-Bush. Kerry, to me, is an unknown equation, or best said, a blank; until he opens his yap; thus, leaving it ajar, so that we can distinguish his actual viewpoint, from his hoodwinking.
Kerry is cut from the same cloth as Neville Chamberlain… but at least Chamberlain he had no pretence. If Kerry wins the White House, G-d help us, because he sure the hell won’t.

With Bush we know we have a lyin' SOB. With Kerry we have a lyin' SOB in training...

[Ahava]

Originally posted by philingraham
With Bush we know we have a lyin' SOB. With Kerry we have a lyin' SOB in training...

Like I said: screwed.

[philingraham]

Originally posted by KSO
And yet he nailed Jane Fonda...

But Jane wasn't impressed...

[Mediocrates]

Originally posted by philingraham
With Bush we know we have a lyin' SOB. With Kerry we have a lyin' SOB in training...

The Marion Barry Effect: "Yeah I smoked some crack, partied with some Ho's got caught on tape and went to jail. Elect me. I got NO secrets !!!!!"


These are actual quotes taken from Mayor Marion Barry, of Washington, D.C.

"The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of increment weather." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"I promise you a police car on every sidewalk." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"Bitch set me up." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"The laws in this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"I am making this trip to Africa because Washington is an international city, just like Tokyo, Nigeria or Israel. As mayor, I am an international symbol. Can you deny that to Africa?" -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"People have criticized me because my security detail is larger than the president's. But you must ask yourself: are there more people who want to kill me than who want to kill the president? I can assure you there are." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"What right does Congress have to go around making laws just because they deem it necessary?" -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"People blame me because these water mains break, but I ask you, if the water mains didn't break, would it be my responsibility to fix them then? WOULD IT!?!" -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

"I am a great mayor; I am an upstanding Christian man; I am an intelligent man; I am a deeply educated man; I am a humble man." -- M. Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC

[RichardP]

Originally posted by Ahava
Like I said: screwed.

Let’s be positive, folks, true, Bush seems to be a brick short of a load at times. But Kerry is short of much more and one is ‘honesty’, it isn’t in the guy’s vocabulary. Politicians are infamous for their lack of scruples… but do believe, if when tallying it all up, the bottom line favours Bush. Bush, in my opinion will not sell us out to the Islamo-Fascists; Kerry, on the other hand would sell his mother, apple pie or his ‘soul’ to win the Presidency.

[RichardP]

Originally posted by RichardP
Let’s be positive, folks, true, Bush seems to be a brick short of a load at times. But Kerry is short of much more and one is ‘honesty’, it isn’t in the guy’s vocabulary. Politicians are infamous for their lack of scruples… but do believe, if when tallying it all up, the bottom line favours Bush. Bush, in my opinion will not sell us out to the Islamo-Fascists; Kerry, on the other hand would sell his mother, apple pie or his ‘soul’ to win the Presidency.

I love the Marion Barry quotes... needed a good guffaw today, thanks. Humble; does anyone out there know of a 'humble' politician?