[Vision2020] ANOTHER National Democrat on Iraq
Tim Lohrmann
timlohr@yahoo.com
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 11:21:34 -0700 (PDT)
Tom,
Does the opposite apply as well?
If someone is a leftwinger should we discount what
he/she says as well?
Tom Brokaw once appeared on the front of MOTHER
JONES magazine. Too leftie to believe?
Or do political views somehow only affect the
credibility of those of this or that persuasion?
TL
--- Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com> wrote:
> No, Mr. Lohrmann. However, I believe that the same
> level of faith and
> confidence that people place in Rush Limbaugh should
> also be placed in John
> McCaslin, expecting that all things uttered or
> published by these
> self-righteous right wingers is extremely tainted.
>
> Tom Hansen
> MOscow, Idaho
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Lohrmann [mailto:timlohr@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:49 PM
> > To: thansen@moscow.com
> > Cc: vision2020@moscow.com
> > Subject: RE: [Vision2020] ANOTHER National
> Democrat on Iraq
> >
> >
> > Tom,
> > Do the politics of the messenger mean that
> Kerry
> > didn't make the statement?
> > TL
> >
> > --- Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com> wrote:
> > > Of course, one must realize that John McCaslin
> > > stands slightly to the right
> > > of Rush Limbaugh as relfected in the articles
> > > authored by him at:
> > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/archive.shtml
> > >
> > > Tom Hansen
> > > Moscow, Idaho
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com
> > > [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> > > > Behalf Of Tim Lohrmann
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 6:09 PM
> > > > To: vision2020@moscow.com
> > > > Subject: [Vision2020] ANOTHER National
> Democrat on
> > > Iraq
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Visionaries,
> > > > The Democrats' Iraq stances are looking
> > > > increasingly schizophrenic, no?
> > > > TL
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > INSIDE THE BELTWAY
> > > > > By John McCaslin
> > > > >
> > >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > > KERRY'S WAR
> > > > >
> > > > > Suffice it to say that Democratic
> > > presidential
> > > > > hopeful John Kerry has made "Iraqgate" the
> theme
> > > of
> > > > > his campaign.
> > > > >
> > > > > On virtually every stump he's stood on
> this
> > > > > week, the Massachusetts Democrat has
> complained
> > > that
> > > > > President Bush sidestepped the
> congressionally
> > > > > approved path to war by bypassing the United
> > > > > Nations, by not building an international
> > > coalition,
> > > > > and simply by not doing what it was that he
> had
> > > > > promised to do (actually, one could argue
> that
> > > the
> > > > > senator is wrong on all three counts).
> > > > >
> > > > > Forget that Mr. Kerry voted in favor of
> the
> > > > > Iraq war resolution. He did so, he now says,
> > > with
> > > > > the understanding that Mr. Bush would
> exhaust
> > > every
> > > > > remedy first. What was the big hurry, in
> other
> > > > > words.
> > > > >
> > > > > But let's revisit Nov. 17, 1997, when
> > > nobody
> > > > > else in Washington except the Inside the
> Beltway
> > > > > column led with an item headlined, "Finish
> the
> > > > > mission."
> > > > >
> > > > > "Debate on whether to take out Saddam
> > > Hussein,
> > > > > the Iraqi strongman, is over as far as one
> > > > > Democratic senator is concerned," or so we
> had
> > > > > written.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is
> > > calling
> > > > > for a 'strong' military attack in response
> to
> > > the
> > > > > Iraqi leader's 'horrific objective of
> amassing a
> > > > > stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.'B
> "
> > > > >
> > > > > Weapons of mass destruction? That's
> what
> > > Mr.
> > > > > Kerry called them.
> > > > >
> > > > > "As the senator points out, military
> might
> > > is
> > > > > the only language Saddam knows B and fears.
> > > 'Saddam
> > > > > Hussein should pay a grave price, in a
> currency
> > > that
> > > > > he understands and values, for his
> unacceptable
> > > > > behavior,' says Mr. Kerry. 'This should not
> be a
> > > > > strike consisting only of a handful of
> cruise
> > > > > missiles hitting isolated targets primarily
> of
> > > > > presumed symbolic value. But how long this
> > > military
> > > > > action might continue and how it may
> escalate
> > > ...
> > > > > and how extensive it would reach are for the
> > > [White
> > > > > House National] Security Council and our
> allies
> > > to
> > > > > know and for Saddam Hussein to find out!'B "
> > > > >
> > > > > Just as you wished, Senator.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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