Kerry Defends Right to Criticize Bush

[Khephra]

Kerry Defends Right to Criticize Bush
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: December 5, 2003


Filed at 6:14 p.m. ET

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Democrat John Kerry, challenging the notion that questioning President Bush is unpatriotic, on Friday defended his right to criticize, saying he left ``some blood on a battlefield that President Bush never left anywhere.''

Campaigning at a local high school, the presidential candidate dismissed recent New Hampshire polls that showed him trailing rival Howard Dean by double digits and vowed to win the state -- although he distanced himself from the idea that New Hampshire is a must-win state.

``I'm the only other candidate beside Howard Dean that's raised over $20 million,'' he said. ``I have offices and efforts going on in 18 different states. We're ready to compete beyond New Hampshire.''

A student asked Kerry how he would counter Republican claims that Democrats are unpatriotic if they question Bush. ``I left some blood on a battlefield that President Bush never left anywhere,'' said Kerry, a decorated Vietnam War veteran. ``I'm not going to let President Bush or Dick Cheney or Tom DeLay or Don Rumsfeld or any of these people raise one question about the patriotism of any Democrat.''

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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Kerry-Bush.html

[eileen from OH]

1. good for him. . .

and, while Dean is my #1 guy, Kerry scored major points with me when he defended Tom Daschle in a similar way. Yeah, yeah, I got my doubts about Daschle's leadership of the Senate but Kerry came out with guns blazing when DeLay impugned TD's patriotism and this is more of the same.

I'm one of those people who has a favorite but sees wonderful things in all our candidates. (Welllll, okay, maybe not Joe, but even he is better than. .. better than. .. .oh, crap.)

eileen from OH

[sistersofmercy]

3. LMAO!

Because everyone I see say "I see wonderful things in all the candidates" always follows with "Well, ok, maybe not Joe..." including myself.

[Fleshdancer]

2. Great answer!

It's ridiculous that we would even have to defend our opposing views. :eyes:

[sistersofmercy]

4. Good for Kerry!

He's telling it like it is w/o an anger stance and he's gathering steam!

[asjr]

6. kerry

And that anger will resonate with voters. I am still angry over electioon 2000 and a lot of others are also. I hope all of them criticize Shrub right up to election 2004. That may be the only way we can win. The media will not tell the truth--our candidates can.

[goforit]

5. I don't know Kerry....now that eminem his on the burner ya better watch it

LOL!!!!!

Of course you have the right to speak!!!!
It's a "democracy" after all!!!!

LOL!!!!

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. Well done, Kerry.

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[bpilgrim]

8. white hot

:toast:

peace