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Big Vern · 08-09-2004, 11:09 AM

Sign up another person for Bush's "Scared Right" program.

If you think this country will be any less safe under Kerry, you are only lying to yourself and you have also bought into Bush's campaign startegy of scare tactics. Bush is not the sole provider of proctection from terrorism. Bush has merely seen advent of a new stance on terrorism brought about by 9/11. Previously, it was not okay to just go kill potential terrorists. You could watch them hang out in desert via satellite; however, you could not go into a foreign country to kill these terrorists without that country's explicit permission. After 9/11 it has been open season on terrorists - no questions asked. This change in doctrine is the only difference between Bush and his predecessors. The Bush camp realizes this is the only "achievement" they can campaign on. Accordingly, we have terror alerts over nothing; we are constantly put in a state of fear; we are told that only Bush can calm these threats; we are told the John Kerry can not curtail these threats. Get real. This country will be just as safe with John Kerry as it would be with Bush. So, voting for Bush SOLELY on the grounds of protection from terrorism is illogical at best.

What is more, isn't a war on terrorism just as arbritrary as a war on car accidents or a war on cancer? Wouldn't a potential war on cancer save many, many more lives than a war on terrorism? After all, isn't 200 billion dollars is a hefty pricetag to protect against such a rare way to die as death by terrorism?

Lastly, I am fiercely independent with more of a conservative lean, and I understand and feel that Kerry is not the perfect candidate, but I can't believe people are even considering voting for Bush. He is the epidomy of what's wrong with American politics. He is all negative campaigning. Have you heard one message from Bush that only centerred on Bush, his accomplishments, or record? Didn't think so. Have you seen nothing but a smear campaign? Is how you think American politics should be? Ask yourself. Question your vote, and vote with the facts not some lip service and negative campaigns.

08-09-2004, 11:09 AM	#67
Big Vern Hooked iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 362	Sign up another person for Bush's "Scared Right" program. If you think this country will be any less safe under Kerry, you are only lying to yourself and you have also bought into Bush's campaign startegy of scare tactics. Bush is not the sole provider of proctection from terrorism. Bush has merely seen advent of a new stance on terrorism brought about by 9/11. Previously, it was not okay to just go kill potential terrorists. You could watch them hang out in desert via satellite; however, you could not go into a foreign country to kill these terrorists without that country's explicit permission. After 9/11 it has been open season on terrorists - no questions asked. This change in doctrine is the only difference between Bush and his predecessors. The Bush camp realizes this is the only "achievement" they can campaign on. Accordingly, we have terror alerts over nothing; we are constantly put in a state of fear; we are told that only Bush can calm these threats; we are told the John Kerry can not curtail these threats. Get real. This country will be just as safe with John Kerry as it would be with Bush. So, voting for Bush SOLELY on the grounds of protection from terrorism is illogical at best. What is more, isn't a war on terrorism just as arbritrary as a war on car accidents or a war on cancer? Wouldn't a potential war on cancer save many, many more lives than a war on terrorism? After all, isn't 200 billion dollars is a hefty pricetag to protect against such a rare way to die as death by terrorism? Lastly, I am fiercely independent with more of a conservative lean, and I understand and feel that Kerry is not the perfect candidate, but I can't believe people are even considering voting for Bush. He is the epidomy of what's wrong with American politics. He is all negative campaigning. Have you heard one message from Bush that only centerred on Bush, his accomplishments, or record? Didn't think so. Have you seen nothing but a smear campaign? Is how you think American politics should be? Ask yourself. Question your vote, and vote with the facts not some lip service and negative campaigns.