The Ad...
I am going to venture down the political path for a minute. Now that I actually have some time to watch the news and read some articles you might expect some more of these Larry Commentaries in the future. I want to vent a few minutes about the Kerry/Bush election that is coming up soon. I would consider myself a republican (although I am registered as a democrat, just haven’t changed it yet, I had no idea at age 18 what I was or what the difference was) not far right but I really don’t stay in the middle. I suppose I walk just right of the fence, sometimes crossing over. I also will admit that I am a pro-Bush supporter, I might not approve of all that he has done, nor is he the smartest of guys but he gets the job done.
Anyways I want to talk about the controversy over the TV ads and Kerry’s war record. If you haven’t been following the news let me catch you up a second. Apparently there was an ad run by a group of veterans that criticized Kerry’s performance and the three purple hearts that he has. You can read the whole article (actually from a local newspaper) below, I will highlight a few of my peeves for you, you can read over it and make your own opinions and if you don’t like mine… then close the browser! This ad apparently ran in about three states for a week and accused Kerry of inflating his Vietnam War record. I am not in a position to question what the man did 30+ years ago. There are very few people that can remember the exact details of something that took place that long ago. I am not even going to touch on the subject that he might have and will just let him have his three purple hearts and leave it at that. President Bush came forward and criticized this commercial and all other commercials like it saying that “…they’re bad for the system”. Bush also commended Kerry on his service and said that he should be proud of his service and record. Way to go Mr. President. There is enough mud slinging that goes on when election time comes around just between the two major parties that we don’t need little independent groups joining in. Now the President was criticized for not condemning this ad while it was running. Many of the democrats felt that he should have condemned it shortly after it started airing rather than after it stopped (stopped on 8/12). What killed me the most about this article was the fact that President Bush has been slammed with so many ads by private groups with no one putting the pressure on Kerry to condemn these ads against Bush. This quote is found about a quarter of the way through the article…
"The moment of truth came and went, and the president still couldn't bring himself to do the right thing," Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said in a statement. "We need a president with the strength and integrity to say when something is wrong."
"Too little, too late," added party chairman Terry McAuliffe.
Keep in mind that this comes from Kerry’s running mate and possible our next vice-president. Farther down in the article (an advantage for conservatives, something not seen in today’s media) the writer points out the fact that while ads ran and still continue to run against Bush by independent groups Kerry has not condemned these ads although he demanded it from Bush. I love the fact that we need a president with the strength and integrity to say when something is wrong, but Kerry can't even do it himself. Bush has at least said something about the ad, that's more than Kerry can say.
While Kerry and Democrats have demanded that Bush condemn the attack on his war record, the president has been targeted by an estimated $60 million in commercials by outside groups since the campaign began.
Kerry has declined to call for an end to those ads, which helped him at a time when he did not have the funds to compete with Bush' campaign advertising budget.
WOW!!! How one sided is that? Kerry couldn't afford to run his own ads (smear campaign) so he let someone else do it for him, 60 million dollars worth of ads. Then when someone decides to run an ad against him the democrats get their panties in a bunch and demand Bush to criticize these ads that is hurting their candidate. Why didn't they get upset when the same type of ads ran against Bush?
One last point to make then I will close. At the very bottom of the article they accuse the GOP of creating this ad. Tell me something if you are anti-Kerry wouldn't your views lean more to the GOP/Republican party? So, if you made a commercial, don't you think that it would too reflect some of these views?
- Larry
The Article
P.s.: I have included a joke I got today that I just can't help sharing.
On a tour of Texas, the Pope took a couple of days off to visit the coastal area for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the sea wall on Galveston Isle in his Pope mobile when suddenly he notices a frantic commotion just off shore.
There was John Kerry struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 25-foot shark. As the Pope watched, horrified, a speedboat came racing up with two men aboard. One of the men, President George W. Bush quickly fired a harpoon into the shark's side while Dick Cheney reached out and pulled the bleeding, semiconscious John Kerry from the water. Then using (autographed Round Rock Express) baseball bats, the two heroes beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to the beach. "I give you my blessings for your brave actions," he told them. "I heard that there was some bitter hatred between President Bush and John Kerry, but now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not true."
As the Pope drove off, President Bush asked Dick, "Who was that?"
"It was the Pope," Dick replied. "He is in direct contact with God and has all of God's wisdom."
"Well," President Bush said, "he may have access to God's wisdom, but he doesn't know squat about shark fishing. How's the bait holding up?"
Anyways I want to talk about the controversy over the TV ads and Kerry’s war record. If you haven’t been following the news let me catch you up a second. Apparently there was an ad run by a group of veterans that criticized Kerry’s performance and the three purple hearts that he has. You can read the whole article (actually from a local newspaper) below, I will highlight a few of my peeves for you, you can read over it and make your own opinions and if you don’t like mine… then close the browser! This ad apparently ran in about three states for a week and accused Kerry of inflating his Vietnam War record. I am not in a position to question what the man did 30+ years ago. There are very few people that can remember the exact details of something that took place that long ago. I am not even going to touch on the subject that he might have and will just let him have his three purple hearts and leave it at that. President Bush came forward and criticized this commercial and all other commercials like it saying that “…they’re bad for the system”. Bush also commended Kerry on his service and said that he should be proud of his service and record. Way to go Mr. President. There is enough mud slinging that goes on when election time comes around just between the two major parties that we don’t need little independent groups joining in. Now the President was criticized for not condemning this ad while it was running. Many of the democrats felt that he should have condemned it shortly after it started airing rather than after it stopped (stopped on 8/12). What killed me the most about this article was the fact that President Bush has been slammed with so many ads by private groups with no one putting the pressure on Kerry to condemn these ads against Bush. This quote is found about a quarter of the way through the article…
"The moment of truth came and went, and the president still couldn't bring himself to do the right thing," Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said in a statement. "We need a president with the strength and integrity to say when something is wrong."
"Too little, too late," added party chairman Terry McAuliffe.
Keep in mind that this comes from Kerry’s running mate and possible our next vice-president. Farther down in the article (an advantage for conservatives, something not seen in today’s media) the writer points out the fact that while ads ran and still continue to run against Bush by independent groups Kerry has not condemned these ads although he demanded it from Bush. I love the fact that we need a president with the strength and integrity to say when something is wrong, but Kerry can't even do it himself. Bush has at least said something about the ad, that's more than Kerry can say.
While Kerry and Democrats have demanded that Bush condemn the attack on his war record, the president has been targeted by an estimated $60 million in commercials by outside groups since the campaign began.
Kerry has declined to call for an end to those ads, which helped him at a time when he did not have the funds to compete with Bush' campaign advertising budget.
WOW!!! How one sided is that? Kerry couldn't afford to run his own ads (smear campaign) so he let someone else do it for him, 60 million dollars worth of ads. Then when someone decides to run an ad against him the democrats get their panties in a bunch and demand Bush to criticize these ads that is hurting their candidate. Why didn't they get upset when the same type of ads ran against Bush?
One last point to make then I will close. At the very bottom of the article they accuse the GOP of creating this ad. Tell me something if you are anti-Kerry wouldn't your views lean more to the GOP/Republican party? So, if you made a commercial, don't you think that it would too reflect some of these views?
- Larry
The Article
P.s.: I have included a joke I got today that I just can't help sharing.
On a tour of Texas, the Pope took a couple of days off to visit the coastal area for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the sea wall on Galveston Isle in his Pope mobile when suddenly he notices a frantic commotion just off shore.
There was John Kerry struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 25-foot shark. As the Pope watched, horrified, a speedboat came racing up with two men aboard. One of the men, President George W. Bush quickly fired a harpoon into the shark's side while Dick Cheney reached out and pulled the bleeding, semiconscious John Kerry from the water. Then using (autographed Round Rock Express) baseball bats, the two heroes beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to the beach. "I give you my blessings for your brave actions," he told them. "I heard that there was some bitter hatred between President Bush and John Kerry, but now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not true."
As the Pope drove off, President Bush asked Dick, "Who was that?"
"It was the Pope," Dick replied. "He is in direct contact with God and has all of God's wisdom."
"Well," President Bush said, "he may have access to God's wisdom, but he doesn't know squat about shark fishing. How's the bait holding up?"
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