Nuance and Rhetoric Primer
For those who swallow the sound bites whole without taking the time to examine what's being fed; the $87 Billion dollar vote is a red herring. The initial bill called for $60+ billion to fund the military forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and police in Miami with the remaining $20+ billion for rebuilding, contracts and reparations in Iraq designated as a loan to be paid back to the US taxpayer. This is the bill that Dubya said he would veto. This is the version that John Kerry supported. See, he didn't feel the US taxpayers needed to shoulder the burden of rebuilding the schools, hospitals and infrastructure in Iraq without repayment. The threat of the presidential veto and the majority not wanting to seem like they don't support our military rushed back into rewriting the emergency budget addendum and took out the part where Iraq's oil is used to pay us back. This version is the one that John Kerry opposed. So the truth here is, Dubya was willing to chuck all of the funding for the military over ensuring the US taxpayer wasn't burdened with the rebuilding of Iraq and John Kerry was so sure that our citizens shouldn't carry that load that he was willing to be one of the few voices of dissent over the financial impact to the people of the United States.
He changed his mind. For.Good.Reason........... the taxpayer impact.
Kickin' Townhall's Doors
* The Iraqi Olympians are ingrates..... we give them freedom, cluster bombs, civil unrest and they have the audacity to snub the leader of their invading force. Feh, Dennis Prager reserves the right to piss on their heads.
* Joel Mobray attended the march in NYC Sunday. Hundreds of thousands showed up, minute fractions were arrested but what caught Joel's eye was a flaming dragon, a couple of signs and some girl's fake tits. Priorities.
* Phyllis Schlafly thinks Alan Keyes is a brilliant orator and from Massachusetts she's 0 for 2.
* Larry Kudlow's in favor of 527s. Apparently because they're doing such a good job of focusing the nation's attention away from the issues. Nothing beats rabid controversy to degrade the level of discourse even more.
Convention-al Wisdom
* Rudy Giuliani did a fine job with the ol' 1, 2 punch on John Kerry and his campaign last night. Trouble with Rudy is, although he played the brief role of hero during the 9-11 saga, he's still missing key elements in his credibility. As much as he'd like to ride the tragedy wave, it will eventually wane and his city readiness planning leaves much to be desired. Remember, he's the poster child for family values and art appreciation.
* John McCain. *sigh* It's like watching the most loyal puppy dog get kicked repeatedly and then keep coming back for more because the desire to be appreciated is stronger than the desire to leave. Wouldn't it be cool if before he criticized F-9/11, he had actually seen the movie? His comment (still looking for transcript) on Hardball last night was interesting, he lauded field service in Vietnam over those who chose other avenues to avoid the war. Whoops.
Posted by kerry at August 31, 2004 03:22 PM | TrackBackAgain the monkeys oversimplification of an article written by someone with an opposing view completely missed the mark.
The monkeys railed on Joel Mobray for pointing out minor infractions in the protests in NYC this past weekend, complete missing Joel's point that the leftist movement is one of many oxymorons and well.. apparently... morons. Greenies littered NYC with discarded signs and water bottles? That doesn't seem very enviromentally friendly. A "hippy" who is supposed to buck the trendiness and fashion-minded culture of their time had fake breast implants? (Brings to mind the song "Walking on the Sun" by Smashmouth).
Posted by: Andy Rose at August 31, 2004 09:11 PM