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John Kerry

Bill Clinton/John Kerry/Joe Biden Liveblog

by: Roatti

Wed Aug 27, 2008 at 21:35:02 PM EDT

(Bumped. - promoted by phillip anderson)

10:59: Obama says change starts not from the top-down, but from the bottom-up.  Amen.

10:57: The crowd is going nuts for Hillary

10:55: Obama enters!

10:53: A good, solid speech by Biden.  His main job was to give McCain a dressing down on foreign policy, which he did.  

10:50: Obama was right to call for more troops in Afghanistan.

10:48: The real central front in the war on terror is Afghanistan and Pakistan.  Yes.

10:46: America needs more than a good soldier- we need a wise leader.

10:44: McCain voted 19 times against the minimum wage! the whoopass has begun.

10:43: Biden is calling McCain his friend.  You know the whoopass is aboout to start.

10:41: A job is more than a paycheck- it's the ability to look your children in the eye and tell them everything's gonna be all right.

10:39: George McCain freudian slip

10:36: Biden's talking about how his mom taught him to be tough- love it!

10:34: That slap at Cheney- HILARIOUS!

10:32: Biden gives well-deserved props to the Clintons.

10:28: Biden apparently called Milosevic a murderer to his face- that's friggin cool.

10:25: Biden's son, Delaware Atty General, Beau Biden is speaking and recapping the car accident tragedy his family suffered right before Biden was sworn in to his first Senate term.

10:21: Pelosi returns to introduce Biden.  The entire hall nominates him by acclamation.  

10:19: Great speech by Duckworth- too bad she lost her congressional  race in '06, but she is now dedicating her life to helping veterans as the head of Veterans Affairs in Illinois.  

10:13: Duckworth is hitting McShame on the his opposition to the GI bill.  Good for her- McShame's opposition to that bill is one of the most disgusting things he has ever done, in a long political career of disgusting acts.

10:09: Tammy Duckworth is now speaking- she's a double amputee (legs) who lost something like half the blood in her body when her helicopter was shot down in Iraq.

10:06: It always moves me to see pictures of our wounded troops- it's really hard to completely comprehend the huge sacrifices they make for our country

10:04: Our military is one of the most diverse institutions in the world, and we should all be damn proud of that.

10:01: Video tribute to the troops- I'm glad they got Steven Spielberg instead of his non-union Mexican equivalent, Senior Spielbergo.

9:59: Chet Edwards, Bush's congressman

9:49: Torture is not only morally repugnant, but militarilly ineffective-yes.

9:47: Claudia Kennedy- first female 3-star general

9:43: Obama's great uncle who liberated Buchenwald- that's what we call an American hero, folks.

9:41: I love this theme of showing how Obama has basically been dictating US foreign policy since Bush decided that the only way to do anything is to copy Obama's ideas.  

9:39: "Years in the Senate or on this earth"- lol

9:38: Kerry hitting McSame on flip-flopping- sweet, sweet revenge!

9:36: Kerry says Obama will shut down gitmo. Good.

Bill Clinton's speech was pretty sweet!

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The Coming Kerry Smackdown

by: phillip anderson

Wed Aug 27, 2008 at 20:41:38 PM EDT

I just got handed the text of the speech that John Kerry is about to deliver here in Denver. It's a devastating, take no prisoners take down of Bush and McSame. If you aren't tuned in to the convention right now, you might want to turn the TV on. This one should be good.

UPDATE: Nico Pitney has more.

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Like Candy From a Baby

by: phillip anderson

Fri Nov 16, 2007 at 17:52:30 PM EST

I love this story:

Kerry takes on the Swift Boat Veterans

At a recent gala dinner for the American Spectator, Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens, a major contributor to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, apparently offered $1 million to anyone who could disprove any of the Swifties' claims about John Kerry's service in Vietnam.

In a letter sent to Pickens today, Kerry has accepted the challenge himself. "I welcome the opportunity to prove that you are a man of your word and that the so-called 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth' lied," Kerry says in his letter. "While I am prepared to show they lied on allegation after allegation, you have generously offered to pay one million dollars for just one thing that can be proven false. I am prepared to prove the lie beyond any reasonable doubt."

Kerry proposes that he and Pickens meet at some mutually agreeable public forum in either Texas or Massachusetts to settle the score. The senator, who doesn't exactly need the $1 million himself, suggests that the oilman come prepared with a check made out to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, an organization that helps veterans with spinal cord injuries and diseases.

Put up or shut up, um, "T." Put your money where your mouth is.

The full text of Kerry's letter is on the flip...

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"Marginal" Madness

by: phillip anderson

Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 17:19:17 PM EDT

You may have noticed the ad in the left hand corner. (It's our very first paid blogad, btw) Apparently Elizabeth at Capitol Confidential noticed as well.

Marginal Madness

U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport, is one of eight members of the House and four U.S. senators competing in an on-line “March Madness” contest for funding from U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-MA, who announced on his Web site that he wants to help Democratic candidates in the GOP’s crosshairs to boost their first-quarter fundraising totals.


“In 2008, the Republicans will launch an all-out assault on our majority in Congress. Our Democratic majority must be sustained and a strong show of early fundraising is the best way to show that we stand by those who want to change the direction of our country,” Kerry’s site states.


“Below, we’ve got a great slate of candidates, and we need your help to choose who to support in this first round of fundraising. So choose two from among the strong Democrats in each column, two House members from the left and two Senators on the right. Deadline for voting is Sunday, March 25 at midnight ET, so vote now! Thank you!”

I have to agree with a few of the critiques offered in comments at CapCon, especially as regards the Senate side. Tom Harkin is far from endangered. And the whole notion of framing the idea around "March Madness" is a somewhat lame. But, I will give Kerry credit for doing something to help out the frosh Reps in marginal districts, districts that the GOP will come after hard in '08.

It would be great if you would consider clicking the ad and playing the game though. It's our first paid ad and some clickage will hopefully help us land some more.

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