You know, Bush LOST that debate with Gore. He LOST the election.

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Thu Sep-30-04 12:17 PM
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You know, Bush LOST that debate with Gore. He LOST the election.

Edited on Thu Sep-30-04 12:32 PM by bigtree

Tonight we'll watch Bush lose again, this time to our impressive candidate who is tanned, rested, and ready to kick that counterfeit loser's ass back to Crawford (if they still want him).

I like all of the images of John that I have watched throughout the campaign, whether snowboarding or imploring his colleagues on the Senate floor, whether windsurfing or listening to working Americans on front porches around the nation, whether he was in full hockey gear, gliding around the rink like an ice dancer or standing with his band of brothers who have maintained their loyalty and admiration for him all of these years since their deadly duty in Vietnam.

Who stands with Bush? A shallow, scared crowd made to fear each other, and encouraged by the counterfeit loser to scramble for the few scraps of commerce left in the wake of their corporate cabal's hijacking of our hard earned contributions, through no-bid contracts through the Pentagon and other areas of government; to tax breaks weighted to the wealthiest 1% of Americans. Divide and conquer, the adage goes. And so goes the Bush presidency.

But, we have the real deal in John Kerry. A true uniter. A real fighter, who has been on our side for decades: from his leadership as a Swift boat commander in the bloody Vietnam war, from his leadership in Iran-contra investigations, to his leadership fighting for victims rights as a prosecutor, to his 19 years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to his fights to help protect and preserve the environment.

His finest moment came during his testimony in 1971 before the Senate Foreign Relation's Committee:

"Finally, this administration has done us the ultimate dishonor," he spoke. They have attempted to disown us and the sacrifices we made for this country. In their blindness and fear they have tried to deny that we are veterans or that we served in Nam. We do not need their testimony. Our own scars and stumps of limbs are witness enough for others and for ourselves. We wish that a merciful God could wipe away our own memories of that service as easily as this Administration has wiped away their memories of us. But all that they have done and all that they can do by this denial is to make more clear than ever our own determination to undertake one last mission-to search out and destroy the last vestige of this barbaric war, to pacify our own hearts, to conquer the hate and the fear that have driven this country these last ten years and more, so when thirty years from now our brothers go down the street without a leg, without an arm, or a face, and small boys ask why, we will be able to say "Vietnam" and not mean a desert, not a filthy obscene memory, but mean instead the place where America finally turned and where soldiers like us helped it in the turning."

John embraces and masters every challenge he faces, bringing out the best in himself and those around him. This a glimpse from 'The American Windsurfer':

John Kerry waded upwind at the event Site in Hood River, Oregon. It was mid-afternoon and the Senator had been struggling with unfamiliar equipment in an unfamiliar territory since 9:00 AM. As far as the windsurfers on the Columbia River Gorge were concerned, Kerry was just another ordinary windsurfer trying to find balance in the shifting winds of the day. With him were Olympic champion Mike Gebhardt and Sam Grossman, a windsurfing friend who flew in with the Senator that morning. It takes an average windsurfer a day or two to acclimate themselves to the Gorge's extreme conditions. John Kerry did not have that luxury. Gebhardt, a three time Olympic Champion, sailed with the Senator all morning, barking instructions at him. Later in the afternoon, Gebhardt and I rested on the bank watching Kerry drag his equipment up wind for the umpteenth time- we marveled at the man's endurance. "You know, not many people from his position of power and wealth would put up with this kind of humiliation," said Gebhardt to me. "You really feel stupid having someone like me yelling instructions at you. It's degrading, you feel like a school kid . . .This sport is incredibly humbling and it's great to see a guy like that out there trying! Really impressive!" When we bade farewell that afternoon, Kerry's exuberance was unmistakable. With a youthful dragon-slayer's delight written all over his face, John Kerry made me feel like I'd just witnessed the best day of his life. However humbling or frustrating it may be, this man clearly thrives on challenges, has the capacity to endure, and can elevate his skills to match the foe.
http://www.americanwindsurfer.com/mag/back/issue5.5a.html

I am constantly impressed by this man. He has overcome even the cancer that threatened to destroy him and I am confident that he has the resolve to rid us of our own cancerous regime that grows out of the White house. Onward to the next battle John! Victory is at hand!