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2004-10-10 Home Front: Politix

Kerry Calls Terrorism a Nuisance (and spews other bullshit)

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-10-10 6:02:27 PM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 You can't get any more European than that. The old..."If we close our eyes tight enough and can't see the terrorists standing in front of us, they can't hurt us."

Hell, he already looks French enough.

Posted by 98zulu 2004-10-10 6:43:24 PM|| 2004-10-10 6:43:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I was just over at the Freep, Barbara and Zulu. There's a thread with a link to Bush/Cheney.com. Kerry's "nuisance" quip is already grist for a new ad.

The link has the transcript up. Can only imagine what the video is going to look like.

Jack.

Posted by Jack Deth 2004-10-10 6:57:37 PM|| 2004-10-10 6:57:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 This terrorism-as-nuisance theme emerged in a long article/interview in today's New York Times Magazine (link here) which also contained these blindingly iridescent examples of utter incoherence:

"I think we can do a better job," Kerry said, "of cutting off financing, of exposing groups, of working cooperatively across the globe, of improving our intelligence capabilities nationally and internationally, of training our military and deploying them differently, of specializing in special forces and special ops, of working with allies, and most importantly -- and I mean most importantly -- of restoring America's reputation as a country that listens, is sensitive, brings people to our side, is the seeker of peace, not war, and that uses our high moral ground and high-level values to augment us in the war on terror, not to diminish us."

and

"We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they're a nuisance," Kerry said. "As a former law-enforcement person, I know we're never going to end prostitution. We're never going to end illegal gambling. But we're going to reduce it, organized crime, to a level where it isn't on the rise. It isn't threatening people's lives every day, and fundamentally, it's something that you continue to fight, but it's not threatening the fabric of your life."

And if that doesn't convince you to keep this friggin' dimwit out of the White House, nothing will.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-10-10 7:05:08 PM|| 2004-10-10 7:05:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 John Fraud Kerry has his head up his ass so far he can't see what is going on.

I get so fed up with his "sensitive" bullshit.

Kerry has not had much success in attracting other countries to his way of thinking.

Soooooo, he equates terrorism to prostitution and gambling and that these things are nuisances. What a dumb fuck. What the hell part of we are in a world wide war against terrorism that he doesn't get. I guess all of it.

I worry that US voters will be duped by der slickness and lies. Some voters are fickle and piss away their vote for some of most damnable reasons.

Posted by John Q (Citizen) aka John QC aka JQC 2004-10-10 7:38:56 PM|| 2004-10-10 7:38:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 We should be sensitive. 3,000 of our brothers and sisters were murdered and the same has been promised to the rest of us. I am very sensitive to that kind of thing. So we should kick ass until the rest of the world gets the idea that that is not the sort of thing one should do unless they wish their 72 virgins sooner rather than later.

Wow, now I feel as sensitive as Alan Alda.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-10-10 7:45:29 PM|| 2004-10-10 7:45:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Mrs. D, I would say that you have a very sensitive perception of the situation!

Posted by John Q (Citizen) aka John QC aka JQC 2004-10-10 7:55:50 PM|| 2004-10-10 7:55:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Among other complaints about Kerry's thinking, such as it is: prostitutes and gamblers don't try to impose their behaviours on innocent bystanders by violence. Even organized crime operates within pretty strict parameters, ie the Mob doesn't try to take over the elementary school PTA or undermine the government. I was always given to understand that the Mob are a actually a pretty patriotic bunch -- after all, their ancestors made the Exodus same as us law-abiding folk.

Besides, the argument has always been that the adolescent, naive, stupid, fat, over-aggressive Americans are oblivious cowboys, who by definition are incapable of sensitively listening to their sophisticated, nuanced, cultured elders.

I think Kerry is overcompensating for the anti-American nonsense his boarding school chums recited to torment him.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-10 9:10:34 PM|| 2004-10-10 9:10:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I just had the pleaure of mailing in what I am sure will be one of MANY ballots that will defeat this idiot at the polls. This suit is empty and should not even be elect dog catcher let alone a US Senator! I think they have become our house of lords with everything that is bad about them and none of the good.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-10-10 9:13:25 PM|| 2004-10-10 9:13:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Here's a definition of "nuisance" I just Googled: "One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother: Having to stand in line was a nuisance. The disruptive child was a nuisance to the class."

When have terrorists of any type been a nuisance? I don't think the British ever considered the IRA annoying. What about the Israelis? I'm sure they look at the problems over there as being simply inconvenient. (Sarcasm.)

I hope no one ever looks at terrorism as a nuisance. What the hell is wrong with this guy? He's scary. He plans on fighting a sensitive war against the future nuisances. Riiiight.

Posted by nada 2004-10-10 9:37:59 PM|| 2004-10-10 9:37:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Yeah, that Jap attack on Pearl Harbor was a nuisance, too. How could anybody vote for this schmuck?!

Posted by Dar 2004-10-10 9:49:51 PM|| 2004-10-10 9:49:51 PM|| Front Page Top

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