More Kerry patriot games
Jonah Goldberg:
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"According to The Washington Post, after one of these outbursts, Kerry was asked by reporters if he knew anything about Karl Rove's draft record. Kerry said he didn't, but 'I'm just not going to be accused by any of these people of not being strong on defense, period.'
"So there you have it. Kerry leaves us with nothing but bad choices. If we truly think Kerry is, in fact, too soft of defense we can either A) lie, B) tell the truth and weather the accusations that we are 'questioning his patriotism,' or C) simply cut to the chase and question his patriotism directly.
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"Here's the kicker, as Kondracke and others have noted. Kerry is lying when he says the White House has been questioning his patriotism. The only politicians who've been throwing around the unpatriotic charges have been the Democrats.
"During the primaries, Howard Dean declared, John Ashcroft 'is no patriot. He's a direct descendant of Joseph McCarthy' and John Kerry declared that Bush's economic policies are 'unpatriotic.' When pressed on such statements, the Democrats routinely cite Bush's record on this or that.
"Get it? If I point out John Kerry voted against, say, the MX Missile, I'm questioning his patriotism. But when John Kerry questions Bush's patriotism, he's merely criticizing Bush's record.
"Welcome to the funhouse, folks."
Jonah Goldberg:
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"According to The Washington Post, after one of these outbursts, Kerry was asked by reporters if he knew anything about Karl Rove's draft record. Kerry said he didn't, but 'I'm just not going to be accused by any of these people of not being strong on defense, period.'
"So there you have it. Kerry leaves us with nothing but bad choices. If we truly think Kerry is, in fact, too soft of defense we can either A) lie, B) tell the truth and weather the accusations that we are 'questioning his patriotism,' or C) simply cut to the chase and question his patriotism directly.
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"Here's the kicker, as Kondracke and others have noted. Kerry is lying when he says the White House has been questioning his patriotism. The only politicians who've been throwing around the unpatriotic charges have been the Democrats.
"During the primaries, Howard Dean declared, John Ashcroft 'is no patriot. He's a direct descendant of Joseph McCarthy' and John Kerry declared that Bush's economic policies are 'unpatriotic.' When pressed on such statements, the Democrats routinely cite Bush's record on this or that.
"Get it? If I point out John Kerry voted against, say, the MX Missile, I'm questioning his patriotism. But when John Kerry questions Bush's patriotism, he's merely criticizing Bush's record.
"Welcome to the funhouse, folks."
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