I am begging you to vote for John F. Kerry

I cant believe I am hearing this: George Bush has never fought in a war in his life, what makes him so tough? talking! I cant believe you have let yourself be spun so much. Kerry fought for your country. He is a 'hero'. I know who seems more qualified in my eyes.

Quite frankly your nation spends too much on defense, george bush certainly does, he has turned a budget surplus to a defecit and he hasn't caught Bin Laden, so this is the tough texan thats going to make you sleep sound in your bed. Good luck!

Originally posted by FlyersFan
-If we fully controlled the oil market ... why are gas prices so friggn' high?
And home heating oil?

- Who said that this wasn't part of it? The 'big oil' people love oil at $50 +! For a start it means massive profits and on even their small (and till now) low profit operations now.

- Fully complete our transition to pariah state? I think the world already
calls us that. I don't care. That's their problem. JEALOUSY.

- No, it's your problem too. It is no answer and will hurt you too.

....and what's with this idiotic jealousy crap? Are you like 10yrs old or something? That's how kids talk.....or how spoilt brats are comforted by their daft mothers....no dear, they're just jealous of you.

Certainly as far as western europe is concerned I can promise you that 'jealous' is certainly not an adjective I or anyone I know would use to describe how we feel about the USA and Americans at the moment. Don't be so silly.

- Totally alone in the world. I'd LOVE for America to give it a try.

- Given your status as a net importer of almost everything I doubt that very much. How about a no/low value dollar?

First thing ... pull all our donation $$$ out of foreign countries.
Stop all aid. Spend it here. Our infrastructure and poor need it here.

- except those 'repatriated dollars would have collapsed in value as you left or were ejected as every market going got out of dollars.

- Yes, we need each other ultimately. It would be good for the
world to remember that they need America. But I think it's having
too much fun bashing America and hating us instead of looking
inward at their own problems and fixing them.

- Well if you want to sit there and insist it's all the fault and/or responsibility of everybody else but you guys (despite you lot having had the lion's share of the ownership and responsibility for just about everything in the post-war period) feel free.

I am trying to rack my brain to figure out why so many people disllike Bush. Seriously what has the guy done to deserve such a backlash???

I think Bush did a tremendous job after 9/11 and the Afghanistan campaign was a huge success. True Bin Laden has not been captured or killed but we have not had a single terrorist attack on US soil since.

On the economy he has neither helped nor hindered the recovery. It is not his job to either. Greenspan controls the interest rates and the economic cycle.

Now he has lost focus on the budget deficit and has not addressed the upcoming issue of just who is going to support the baby boomers when they retire. If Kerry had a clear laid out plan to balance the budget over the coming years he would get my vote. But he hasn't. Why not? Guess he is just as clueless as Bush on this issue.

And that brings us to Iraq. Now in my view Bush and his team have made some big errors in this campaign. I don't believe anyone can really fault the guy for removing the evil dictator Saddam Hussein. It was without doubt the right thing to do. This was the US's first go at trying to invade a nation and install a new government without the world's support so they were bound to fark up a few things which they certainly have. But I do believe they have learned alot and this will serve the US well when we invade the next country down the track.

Would a Kerry led invasion have been more successful? Probably not. He would have farked up a few things, maybe different things than Bush, but he would have made mistakes just the same. We are new at these pre-emptive strikes so the first few will be messy. So I can't really favor Bush over Kerry or vice-versa on Iraq. Like it or not the US is now on an irrevocable path to clearing out the evil regimes on this planet with no turning back. The cost is going to be enormous but the rewards are going to be even greater. It really has to be done and I don't think anyone can dispute this. As the saying goes evil flourishes when good men do nothing.

Then we have the small side issues of gay marriage etc which to be honest are not going to shape this countries future in any great way so I could really care less. So I still can't find any great reason to favor one candidate over the other. None have a great personality or leadership qualities. None have any great ideas or policies. I am baffled why the country is so divided over these two men who are in the end so similar.

Originally posted by mrdependable
I am trying to rack my brain to figure out why so many people disllike Bush. Seriously what has the guy done to deserve such a backlash???

I refer you to the previous statements.

And that brings us to Iraq. Now in my view Bush and his team have made some big errors in this campaign. I don't believe anyone can really fault the guy for removing the evil dictator Saddam Hussein. It was without doubt the right thing to do. This was the US's first go at trying to invade a nation and install a new government without the world's support so they were bound to fark up a few things which they certainly have. But I do believe they have learned alot and this will serve the US well when we invade the next country down the track.

I cant believe I have read this, Saddam Hussein was a bad man but what right do you have to remove him? I certainly hope they have learned and wont start illegal wars they have no right to do so.

Would a Kerry led invasion have been more successful? Probably not. He would have farked up a few things, maybe different things than Bush, but he would have made mistakes just the same. We are new at these pre-emptive strikes so the first few will be messy. So I can't really favor Bush over Kerry or vice-versa on Iraq. Like it or not the US is now on an irrevocable path to clearing out the evil regimes on this planet with no turning back. The cost is going to be enormous but the rewards are going to be even greater. It really has to be done and I don't think anyone can dispute this. As the saying goes evil flourishes when good men do nothing.

Would Kerry have invaded iraq illegally I doubt it. You needed a UN mandate, one you weren't prepared to wait for. The only way to remove a leader is for a valid reason and to be supported by the international community. Instead money and corruption and lies won out.
DONT VOTE FOR GEORGE BUSH!

Sorry, but this country needs a leader that does what he says he'll do, and not one that says whatever the polls say he should say.
Kerry has no values or beliefs. His position changes whenever the polls change, and that is no way for a leader to react! Bush, on the otherhand, is a man of conviction, and is the only choice if you want a true leader!


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Yes, it seems the Bush supporters on the board have finally come out of the wood work in answer to this very sorry plea.

I too have already cast my ballot via absentee for George W Bush.

I also received a personal letter from the Governor of my home state of Pennsylvania after I wrote him a scathing letter about disenfranchising my military comrades over seas by not extending the date of receipt for their ballots that they did not receive in time by no fault of their own. Seems with all the mail he has been getting he has changed his tune. Lucky for him...it would have cost him the next election...

I will not beg, as I way too much pride for that. But I whole heartedly encourage all of you who care about your safety and that of your children to get out and vote for President Bush. The mass exodus from the military alone if the admitted war criminal and proven liar Kerry is elected will make this nation much less safe. You want to see a draft? If Kerry gets in you�ll see one�he�ll have to draft people to fill the void left after everyone gets out�

i wont beg anyone to vote for bush or kerry but i would ask all of you voting tomorrow just to think for a few moments on the words of bush 6 months after 9-11...

Six months after he said Osama bin Laden must be caught dead or alive, this president was asked, 'Where's Osama bin Laden?' He said, 'I don't know. I don't really think about him very much. I'm not that concerned.'

"We haven't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure.

And, again, I don't know where he is," Bush said during the 2002 news conference. "I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him."

i cant understand how anyone can have trust & faith in someone who can make such a callous & unconcerned comment about americas greatest tragedy & his lack of concern to bring the organiser to justice.

just my thoughts

You don't need to beg. Kerry will win.

All the poles are pointing to him. Even the norths in my neo mags.

Tomorrow we will have a fresh new president that listens to the people and George Bush will still be a loser.

I also believe John Kerry is a great man who will be a better commander in chief when he wins tomorrow. You know whats going to be funny is when Fox News shows president bush leaving the white house on Jan 20th for the last time, lets see them spin that. GO KERRY!

Originally posted by mrdependable
I am trying to rack my brain to figure out why so many people disllike Bush. Seriously what has the guy done to deserve such a backlash???.....

.....I am baffled why the country is so divided over these two men who are in the end so similar.

- I'll agree there are similarities but I think there are a lot of differences when it comes down to it.

One could go on and on...and on and on and on but here's my take on it....

There is the continual compulsive Bush administration's reflex to always skew benefits heavily towards the already ultra-priviledged and superwealthy.

Payroll taxes and income tax. Says it all. Bush has massively shifted the burden off of the broadest most wealthy backs and towards the middle and working classes and then looked them in the eye pretending to be their friend. That generates a lot of bad feeling.

There is also the small matter of his offensive on freedoms, born out of his utter and stunning failure on 9/11 which was born out of his idiotic insular ME policies etc etc.

Then there is the outright fraud and corruption. Both personally and in terms of that which he has enabled or excused his corporate mates from.

.....and I can't wait to see the list of pardons he issues on his way out the door.


Get the idea?

Originally posted by bigdanprice
Come on, This man and his father got us into this mess and you want him to get you out. Please. Bin Laden was set up by the US; you are reaping what you have sown. Stop with the high minded patriotic bull #. You need someone to heal your stance with the world. There are a hundred people waiting to take BL place. We will not achieve peace by blowing people up. You need to ask why do they want to blow us up, what have we done?

I await my flaming but I speak the truth..

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I agree with you 110%

I.

Originally posted by LostSailor
What have we done?

Well, first off we are a free country, Bin Laden doesn't like that.

We are a capitalistic country, Bin Laden hates that.

We are a democracy, Bin laden hates that.

We are a world power, Bin Laden hates that too.

He hates everything that makes America great.

He hates everything we stand for.

Hello.

Question, so, you think Bin Laden actually wake up one day, and said "GUYS! I HAVE A GREATE IDEA! LET'S ATTACK AMERICA!"

And all that with no reason at all?

Please replay on this.

Thank you on your time.

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