Heinz-Kerry is a hypocrite

Speaking to the Pennsylvanian delegation at the statehouse in Boston, Heinz Kerry delivered an impassioned plea against hate politics:

"We need to turn back some of the creeping, un-Pennsylvanian and sometimes un-American traits that are coming into some of our politics."

"My prayers for you, for me, for the country, for the world, are that we keep this at a high level, with dignity, with respect and with a great idealism and courage that took our forefathers to build this great nation."

According to multiple sources who attended the event, Heinz Kerry upon finishing the speech pushed her way through the Secret Service to get to Pittsburgh Tribune Review reporter, Colin McNickle. Upon getting to Mcnickle, Heinz Kerry asked, 'Are you from the Tribune Review?' Mcnickle said, 'Yes, I am.'

At this point and in an irritated fashion Heinz Kerry said, 'Of course, understandable. You said something I didn’t say. Now Shove it!'

The tape of the incident is being edited to air on Pittsburgh's WTAE-TV and, according to a media source, ABC NEWS is set to run with it thereafter.

A witness of the incident said reporters were "stunned" by Heinz Kerry's outburst, especially in light of the speech she had just given.

Check out the video.

MoveOn.org pushing lie

President Bush led America and the coalition forces into Iraq because Saddam Hussein failed to comply with U.N. resolutions requiring him to account for missing weapons of mass destruction; the fact that al Qaeda terrorists were being harbored in Iraq; the fact that negotiations took place between Iraq’s chemical weapons expert and bin Laden in building the chemical plant in Sudan that Bill Clinton blew up; the fact that Hussein was paying $10,000 and upped it to $20,000 to terrorist families who blew themselves up; besides other reasons Hussein was not someone that could be trusted not to eventually teach or hand over WMD to terrorists. Despite all these facts, MoveOn.org continues to argue there is and was no connection or threat between al Qaeda and Hussein/Iraq. Despite the fact that former Democrat Congressman Lee Hamilton stated that there were connections between al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein, but that they did not find evidence of direct involvement in planning and executing the 9-11 attacks between them.

The Commission ultimately concluded it had seen "no evidence" that the contacts "ever developed into a collaborative operational relationship." Nor was there evidence that "Iraq cooperated with al Qaeda in developing or carrying out any attacks against the United States."

The key word in the final report's phrasing is "operational," which was omitted from an earlier report by the September 11 commission's staff that said the contacts had not developed into a "collaborative relationship." MoveOn.org is using the rejected "collaborative” in its memo to Bush bashing supporters.

Here is MoveOn.org’s latest move to discredit President Bush:

Dear MoveOn member,

Now we know the truth: the "Saddam-al Qaeda link" is a sham. President Bush and Vice President Cheney's claim that Iraq and al Qaeda were working together was one of their main rationales for the war. But now the facts are clear:

"We have found no collaborative relationship between Iraq and the terrorist network"
-9/11 Commission 6/04

Unfortunately, 40% of Americans believe the administration's insistence on this story, and it's likely Bush and Cheney will continue making this connection, against all evidence, unless we force them to stop. Join us in demanding that President Bush and Vice President Cheney STOP misleading the public about Iraq and al Qaeda by signing our petition at:

http://www.moveonpac.org/alqaeda/

Even now, President Bush can't seem to admit the truth:

"The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and al Qaeda is because there was a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda."
-President Bush in response to the Commission's findings

More than half a million Americans responded to our petition calling on Congress to censure President Bush for misleading the country about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Now we know we have been misled again about the reasons for war but Bush and Cheney just won't admit it.

Nine hundred Americans have now been killed in Iraq and taxpayers have paid tens of billions because George W. Bush misled us. He needs to be held accountable and he needs to apologize for his lies. Bush and Cheney have staked their reelection on these falsehoods. Join us in demanding the truth from our leaders about the supposed Iraq-al Qaeda connection at:

http://www.moveonpac.org/alqaeda/

Thanks for your help,

--Eli Pariser

Executive Director, MoveOn PAC

Hillary kicks off convention

The Hillary Clinton promotion machine has e-mailed everyone to inform them to tune-in Monday night as Hillary helps kick-off the Democrat National Convention:

Dear Friends,

The Democratic National Convention is almost here! Tune in on Monday evening, July 26th, at 10 p.m. as Hillary kicks off the festivities along with Former President Bill Clinton, Former President Jimmy Carter, Former Vice President Al Gore, and others.

Hillary has been a strong supporter of the Kerry-Edwards ticket and is eagerly awaiting the nomination in Boston of the next President and Vice President of the United States.

"I'm looking forward to being at the convention and strongly supporting John Kerry and John Edwards," she said. "After four years of the Bush administration and their attempts to divide this country, America is ready to have the strong, centrist and consistent leadership that John Kerry and John Edwards will offer."

Don't miss Hillary introducing Bill Clinton at what is sure to be a great convention. Check your local listings for details.

Sincerely,

Patti Solis Doyle

Executive Director

The Big Show starts

The Democrat Convention begins today amid unparalleled security, protesters and sanitized speeches.

The Kerry campaign is editing speeches to take out Bush bashing. The campaign recently suffered a set back thanks to their Hollywood friends at a fund-raiser where individuals like Whoopi Goldberg vulgarized Bush’s name resulting in a backlash.

The Kerry campaign may have some trouble making sure that there is no Bush bashing, given the level of hatred exhibited by Democrats for President Bush.

Even Kerry slipped into Bush bashing during a visit to Ohio, "When I see people on the other side of the fence say, 'Four more years,' I sometimes say to myself, 'Four more years of what?'" said Kerry.

"Four more years of jobs being lost?" Kerry asked rhetorically. "Four more years of the deficit growing bigger and bigger? Four more years of losing our allies around the world?"

The message to expect from the Convention is, "When we leave here after four days of this convention everybody in America is going to know about John Kerry, they're going to know about his service to our country, and more important, they're going to know about his vision for our country," Democrat National Chairman Terry McAuliffe said.

The service to the country is to highlight Kerry’s service in Vietnam. However, don’t expect any pictures of him demonstrating against the war with Jane Fonda or the notorious Vietnam Veterans Against the War.

Joe Wilson missing

Joe Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador seems to be missing. Wilson received publicity for suggesting that President Bush had lied about then-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's attempt to buy uranium yellowcake from Niger. It has since been exposed that Wilson is a serial fabricator. Interestingly, the name of Wilson’s website, www.RestoreHonesty.com, notwithstanding. Now when you visit Wilson's website, all you get is an invitation to join the Kerry campaign or go to the Kerry website. There is no sign of poor old Mr. Wilson.

Edwards’ rural appeal

North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, appearing on ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopolous," was asked to explain to conservative, rural voters his stance against limits on abortion, a constitutional ban on flag-burning and support for certain gun controls.

"I don't think somebody should be able to walk out of prison, convicted of a violent crime, walk across the street and buy a gun," the vice presidential hopeful said of his vote, along with Kerry's, in favor of gun show sales restrictions.

"I don't think it's the role of government to decide what a woman will do," Edwards said on the abortion issue, though he deviated from the views of some Democrats by saying he believed the procedure should be restricted late in pregnancy "except for a serious threat to the physical health of the mother."

As for flag-burning, Edwards said, "I don't think we should be tinkering with the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights for the first time in the country's history."