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Another John Kerry Flip-Flop?
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HockeyDad Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, Aug 21 2004, 5:02 AM EST
Joined: 09-20-2000
Posts: 46,164
The Associated Press
August 15, 2004

HOOD RIVER, Ore. β€” Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry does not plan to visit Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley because he is concerned his campaign entourage could distract from recovery efforts, he said Saturday.

President Bush plans a tour today of areas hit by the hurricane. Bush declared a state of emergency at the request of his brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and Kerry said he supports their efforts.

Kerry said he has instructed his Florida campaign staff to provide food, clothing, shelter or other assistance to people whose lives have been disrupted by the hurricane.

β€œFor the moment, our focus is on all of the police and response personnel necessary not being diverted from a visitor and really focusing on the recovery itself,” Kerry said.

FLASH FORWARD A FEW DAYS:

The Associated Press
August 21, 2004

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) β€” John Kerry waded on Friday into neighborhoods blown apart by Hurricane Charley, where he offered supportive words to families during his eighth trip to some of the most closely contested territory in this year's presidential election.

"The courage of everybody is quite remarkable," the Democratic presidential candidate said after talking with residents still without power in one of the hardest hit towns.

"These folks are unbelievable in their spirit."

Florida decided the last presidential election so narrowly that Republican and Democratic campaigns are making sure they don't take any of the state's votes for granted this year.

Florida offers 27 electoral votes to the winner, the fourth-biggest state on the way to the 270 votes needed to win.


usahog Offline
#2 Posted: Sat, Aug 21 2004, 7:13 AM EST
Joined: 12-06-1999
Posts: 22,691
Yea and Yahoo News was running 176 pictures of Kerry in his Campaign running... I especially liked the one at the VFW convention in Ohio where it showed some of the members with their backs to Kerry while he was their...

Vietnam Vets no doubt

Hog
JonR Offline
#3 Posted: Sat, Aug 21 2004, 11:05 AM EST
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I heard a rumor that after kerry/edwards looses the election that CBS is going to give them their on sitcom. It will be about two men running for dogcatcher in a small town, the sitcom will be called "Flip and Flop".

JonR
DrMaddVibe Offline
#4 Posted: Sat, Aug 21 2004, 11:45 AM EST
Joined: 10-21-2000
Posts: 55,513
I was getting my hair cut today, and heard that if they lost the election they were going to run off and hug each other in a foreign country.

Rumours...isn't that a Fleetwood Mac album?
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#5 Posted: Sat, Aug 21 2004, 12:17 PM EST
Joined: 10-01-2000
Posts: 33,248
i'll bet none of you guys ever used the term flip-flop until you heard it from the republican talking points.

you might have said he changes his mind a lot, or he can't make up his mind, but you have been indoctrinated into following talking points and flip-flop is the current "hip" phrase.

do you ever stop to wonder what else, no you don't stop to wonder about anything.

it is much easier to follow the cool phrases and the talking points.
usahog Offline
#6 Posted: Sat, Aug 21 2004, 12:21 PM EST
Joined: 12-06-1999
Posts: 22,691
I don't call him Flip Flop... I call it
Gos Pile according to John...

Hog
JonR Offline
#7 Posted: Sat, Aug 21 2004, 2:36 PM EST
Joined: 02-19-2002
Posts: 9,740
Yo Rick:

Your statement:

"i'll bet none of you guys ever used the term flip-flop until you heard it from the republican talking points.

you might have said he changes his mind a lot, or he can't make up his mind, but you have been indoctrinated into following talking points and flip-flop is the current "hip" phrase.

do you ever stop to wonder what else, no you don't stop to wonder about anything.

it is much easier to follow the cool phrases and the talking points."

Yo Rick:

But not quite as "ORIGINAL" as your "CUT and PASTING" of other peoples thoughts and ideals, especially when you don't give the authors their due.

Rick your on vacation for crying out loud, forget the forum and enjoy yourself, we will be here when you get back.

JonR

Cavallo Offline
#8 Posted: Sat, Aug 21 2004, 3:39 PM EST
Joined: 01-05-2004
Posts: 2,796
i'm wondering if we'll see a red cent of federal aid here where we, too, have had millions of dollars in devastation and damage. we're burying our dead and trying to go on, but NC gov doesn't have a brother in the white house.

guess we'll see in the next few days, but bush so far has been cool on the idea of helping out the NC folks, though we got hit with floods from bonnie, then hurricane charley coming through (doing much worse damage after bonnie softened up the ground -- trees down all OVER the place, buildings smashed, roads impassable, water damage, you name it), and then the pender co. hurricane that wiped out five miles of residences.

but hey, jeb's in FL. that edwards guy is from NC.
mattmelcher Offline
#9 Posted: Sat, Aug 21 2004, 4:33 PM EST
Joined: 02-08-2004
Posts: 96
Sorry Rick, but I've been wearing flip flops for about 25 years. Didn't know they were hip and trendy again.

As for republican talking points, I'm not a republican so I guess I don't get those memo's. Is there someplace special you go to to sign up? Just kidding; The last thing I need is spam from the republicans. I get enough from Kerry/Edwards.

Hope you are enjoying the vacation and don't lose too much money!

matt
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