Kerry toughens up rhetoric

[Feanorcurufinwe]

Sen. John Kerry was joined by scores of supporters in putting shoe leather to Phoenix streets Tuesday.

The Massachusetts senator addressed several hundred people in a rally before stepping along Central Avenue as the 12th entry in the Veterans Day parade.

He assailed the Bush administration for treating the war in Iraq as a "public relations-managed affair."

"Shame on this administration for trying to hide the consequences of war from the American people," he said.

"Here we are, creating a new generation of veterans, bringing home our wounded in the dead of night so the news media can't see them; bringing home our dead in coffins draped with the American flag in the dead of night so the news media can't record their return," Kerry said.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1112kerry12.html

Give 'em hell, Kerry!

[mzmolly]

1. "If I saw anyone burning the American Flag I'd punch them in the mouth.."

Senator John Kerry ~ Quote via CNN today.

Not that's some tough rhetoric!

I think he followed by saying he would't ammend the constitution however. ;)

Edited to correct face to mouth...

[Feanorcurufinwe]

2. That quote's in this article as well:

In a possible hint of new aggressiveness, the Kerry camp issued a statement late Tuesday quoting him as saying, "If I saw someone burning the flag, I'd punch them in the mouth because I love the flag, but the Constitution that I fought for preserves the right of free expression."
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1112kerry12.html

Well, nobody ever said Kerry was a pacifist! ;)

[killbotfactory]

3. Well, as long as he sticks to assaulting people.

I guess it's okay.

[mzmolly]

4. He...He...

;)

[cindyw]

5. If I saw a Bush supporter rally in the streets, I'd confront them, but

come hell or high water I'd stand right beside them if someone tried to take away their freedom to speak out.

Kerry was being honest. It is one of my favorite qualities about him.