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Here is a John Kerry quote that appeared in the Bethany College Student newspaper, the Tower, in 1971:

John Kerry, the presumed Democratic nominee for president, was quoted by a student newspaper at West Virginia’s Bethany College in 1971 as saying, “Our democracy is a farce; it is not the best in the world.”

Kerry made the remarks on Nov. 2, 1971, according to the Bethany College student newspaper, The Tower . CNSNews.com has obtained a copy of the article written by John Majors, which details Kerry’s visit to the college and appeared in the Nov. 11, 1971 issue of the newspaper. At the time, Kerry was still a leader of the anti-war group, Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW).

“There is a disbelief in the American Dream,” Kerry was quoted as saying. “People are questioning if it is really a dream or if the dream still exists,” Kerry reportedly told the students gathered in the school’s Weimer Lecture Hall.

Hey Terry McAuliffe- why is John Kerry questioning John Kerry’s patriotism?

BTW- Bethany College is located in Bethany, WV, and is my hometown. It has a population of about 400, which swells to about 1200 when school is in session. My mother has taught English there for over 30 years, and I attended the school for a year. Actually, saying I attended Bethany College is a bit of a stretch, considering my abysmal academic record. Let’s say I lived in the Freshman dorm, worked at the radio station, pledged a fraternity, and played lacrosse there.

A Kerry Tidbit From the PastPost + Comments (34)

In this post below, I begged Democrats to stop whining and to start engaging in honest debate, and the typical response from those on the left was akin to this comment:

“Gosh, John, you’re right; it’s all over. We should just vote for Nader, stop our bitchin’ and moanin’, and manfully handle this devastating insight into our candidate’s honesty, decision-making & voting record.”

Not at all. Just have your candidate stop lying and have him actually defend his record. Every time Kerry is asked a question about his record, he avoids any response and immediately launches into a salvo about how bad Bush is. The Gibson interview was a prime example- every time he was asked a question, he tap-danced for a moment and tried to bring up Bush’s Vietnam record.

Another thing- can you guys officially stop overlooking everything said by that walking, talking, piece of bile that you call the DNC Chairman? After his laughable cries to have the ‘Republican attack dogs’ called off yesterday, McAuliffe dove back into the DNC cesspool and started trying to spread this vile new meme:

Democrats began a weeklong attack on Vice President Dick Cheney’s record yesterday, with party chief Terry McAuliffe calling him “the last guy who should be lecturing John Kerry” and a Democrat-leaning group suggesting that Mr. Cheney’s wife became pregnant to help her husband avoid serving in Vietnam…

Mr. McAuliffe then questioned Mr. Cheney’s personal qualifications.

“You remember Dick Cheney,” he said. “When John Kerry was risking his life for his country in Vietnam, Dick Cheney was getting deferments because, in his words, he had ‘other priorities than military service.’ “

Let’s just make sure we have the facts straight. When the Republicans mention the effects of Kerry’s no vote on a military spending bill, they are ‘questioning his patriotism.’ When Democrats claim that Cheney knocked up his wife in order to avoid Viet Nam, it is substantive debate.

I am sick of the way Democrats and the left get a free pass. Rush Limbaugh says something about Chelsea Clinton looking like a dog and every Republican in the world is tarred with guilt by association. The SELECTED AND ELECTED leader of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE runs around making comments like this and worse, ad no one cares.

Hanks has more info on this latest trip to the sewer by the Democrats.

Terry Strikes BackPost + Comments (10)

Kevin Drum, always working hard to advance memes that villify the right wing with guilt by association, posts this picture:

Kevin then notes:

Earlier today I said that although we liberals should be more accomodating toward religion, it was still perfectly OK to blast away at folks who use religion as a thin cover for “their own little liberal-hate cults.” Well, this is the guy I was talking about. Feel free to spare no invective against cretins like this. Better yet, demand that if conservatives don’t loudly denounce him then they obviously support what he’s saying.

Sure. He is a scumbag, and I bet the overwhelming majority of Republicans have no time or patience for him or his ilk. Now here is one for you:

The difference, of course, is that this represents the mainstream thought processes of the Democratic party. Bush is Hitler, Ahscroft should have been aborted.

You would think that a member of the party that routinely embracing the rhetoric and behavior of the ANSWER crowd would know better than to engage in these childish polemics, but, I guess not. Oh, and btw – here is what one of the elected representatives of the Democratic Party had to say:

At a pre-march rally on Saturday night at the D.C. Armory by RFK Stadium, California congresswoman Maxine Waters told George W. Bush to “go to hell.” Going to hell with him, said Waters, should be John Ashcroft, Don Rumsfeld, and Condi Rice. In a brief, non-impromptu speech, that’s what a member of the United States Congress chose to say. (You’ll be amused

If The Shoe FitsPost + Comments (42)

Quit your damned whining. If John Kerry claims his patriotism has been questioned one more time, I am going to lose it. And like the DNC pet that he is- Oliver laps it up every time.

The Republican comments and commercials about Kerry that are starting this week are not questioning his patriotism. They are questioning his honesty, his willingness to make the right choices, and they are highlighting his past votes. And that is fair game, and you guys need to quit whining.

I find it absurd that Terry McAuliffe can even make statements like this with a straight face:

“George Bush has sent Dick Cheney to kick off a misleading ad campaign attacking John Kerry’s commitments to defending America. And Dick Cheney is still able to stand by with a straight face and watch these attacks unfold,” McAuliffe said during a news conference.

“It’s time for Dick Cheney to call off the Republican attack dogs. The American people have better things to do with their time than listen to more misleading attacks from a man who has been misleading them from the day he took office,” McAuliffe said.

Hehe. Do I have to start putting up vile anti-Bush McAwful quotes, or can I trust you to google for yourself?

Another Note to Unhinged LiberalsPost + Comments (35)

Quit defending Kerry over the medal flap. He has lied repeatedly about the issue, and no amount of righteous indignation, absurd outbursts, and silly attacks on President Bush can take back the lies.

When are these pols going to learn they can’t get away with it anymore?

At any rate, I find it rich that Kerry’s only defense of his repeated lying is a transparent and lame attack on Bush:

I mean, this is a controversy that the republicans are pushing. The Republicans have spent $60 million in the last few weeks trying to attack me. And this comes from a president and a Republican party that can’t even answer whether or not he showed up for duty in the national guard. I’m not going to stand for it.

Good- you shouldn’t stand for it- you should sit there and STFU and hope the situation blows over as soon as possible, because you are caught in a lie. And, btw, so much for not wanting to discuss Bush’s military service (didn’t Kerry get the notes that there is no there there?)- I guess we will just call that flip-flop number 2000.

At any rate, Kerry needs to be careful- he actually challenged Charlie Gibson to ‘go back and get the file footage,’ something I am very in favor of. I would like to have a video of Kerry throwing military medals away shown over and over and over again, every night on the news, all the way up to the election.

Note To Unhinged LiberalsPost + Comments (15)