John Kerry Responds to State of the Union Address

[kerrygoddess]

John Kerry Responds to State of the Union Address
January 31st, 2006 @ 7:53 pm

The talking heads are busy spinning Bush’s State of the Union Speech… Here’s the response to the SOTU from Senator John Kerry:

“President Bush tonight described a very different state of our union than the one most Americans live with every day. In fact, he described a fantasyland. In Republican Washington, the rhetoric continues to mislead and the promises continue to be broken. It’s going to take more than poll-tested lines in a speech to strengthen our union. It’s going to take change in Washington to make America stronger.

“President Bush refuses to tell the truth about America’s dependence on oil. It’s the Bush Administration and Washington Republicans who are addicted to oil, and this Administration refuses to break the dependence that undermines our economy and threatens our security. America’s dependence on oil has gotten worse on this President’s watch. He won’t acknowledge that Vice President Cheney let lobbyists write an energy bill behind closed doors that’s helped the big oil companies earn record profits while Americans are squeezed at the pump. We can’t drill our way to energy independence, we must invent our way there, but we can’t do it if this President won’t tell the truth about our energy future.

“President Bush uses national security as a political weapon while day by day we become less secure. We’re bogged down in Iraq where there were no weapons of mass destruction while Osama bin Laden is still on the loose, North Korea has quadrupled its nuclear weapons, Iran is closer to nuclear weapons, and Hamas has come to power. Our brave men and women in uniform deserve presidential leadership equal to their sacrifice. Americans deserve the truth. President Bush needs to stop retreating from reality. We can’t afford leadership that still cuts and runs from the truth."

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[saltpoint]

1. Yes a thousand times to Senator Kerry.

THIS is the man who should have spoken at the Capitol Building this evening to tell the American people the state of their union.

And not Bush.

[kerrygoddess]

4. Agree!

[Mass]

2. Excellent - Thank you

[IndianaGreen]

3. Unfortunately, that lame ass Kaine gave the official Dem response

What a missed opportunity!

[bilgewaterbill]

13. And his message will be overshadowed by Cindy Sheehan's arrest.

[Sparkly]

5. It would have been perfect for Kerry to give the Dem response

and point to Alito as a nail in the coffin, explain to the clueless what happened over the past week, and assert himself on all these issues that were debated last year. Kerry should have been our man today, but oh well.

[IndianaGreen]

6. Yes, Kerry would have been a trillion times better than a rookie

Kerry would have given a memorable speech, not a piece of platitudes and religious mumbo jumbo that says nothing and offers even less.

[truebrit71]

7. Thank you President Kerry...

..but where was that fight when they stole your job from you?

[strangemedicine]

8. Kick. Recommended.

I love this man. Thanks for the link, Kerry Goddess.

[hatrack]

9. This ROCKS! No, let me rephrase that . . .

This R-A-W-K-S!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yourock:

[IndianaGreen]

12. Kerry is a DeGaulle Democrat

During the World War II, Marshall Petain made peace with the Germans in order to preserve a portion of France, Vichy France. General DeGaulle refuse to collaborate and joined the Allies to fight the Nazis.

If we have the Vichy Democrats, we also have the DeGaulle Democrats.

[Old and In the Way]

10. Making every sentence count.

No wasted words here. Kerry absolutely nails it. I wished he had focused on energy independence in the 2004 election. The equation is quite simple:

Republicans = Big Oil = Wars without end = Dead End for America
Democrats = alternative/renewable energy = jobs = a real future for America

[fedupinBushcountry]

18. He did

But the corporate media didn't want the American people to hear him.

Its the media , stupid !!! (not refering to you )

[karynnj]

22. He did and tied in how it could stimulate the economy

and clean the environment. A threebie!

If we spent the money on research and developed a clean viable alternative energy. We would be the first to use it, giving us a competitive advantage in a global market. It would increase our sales of the technology itself and the products we develop using it.

(from memory - I may have the concept somewhat wrong Kerry included this at nearly every rally I saw on CSPAN and had an entire rally where it was the main issue highlighted. It was also on the web site.

[TheDonkey]

11. he should make a video blog

what's up with politicians not making taped comments and relying on press releases.

Edit: Excellent response I'm just sad that no one but us on DU will read it :(

[Mass]

14. He will be on the Today Show tomorrow around 7am

Hopefully he will be able to repeat some of these comments.

[LittleClarkie]

17. Thanks for the heads up

Now if I can just GET up.

[samhsarah]

15. Thanks, President Kerry

[texpatriot2004]

16. Kerry is right nm

[ohtransplant]

19. Right on target Senator!

Keep swinging. Maybe more of your colleagues will get the hint.

[dalloway]

20. Bravo, Senator Kerry! Well said! Keep it up!

[politicasista]

21. Excellent. Thanks Senator Kerry!

:kick:

[ddeclue]

23. MUCH BETTER THAN TIM KAINE!

Comparable with Gore's speech of a few weeks ago...maybe Gore's was a little better but both are much better than the formal Kaine response which itself was much better than last year's Harry and Nancy show.

Doug De Clue

[Straight Shooter]

24. "... bush needs to stop retreating from reality." SOUND BITE!!

Thank you, President Kerry. :patriot:

[ProSense]

25. Kerry Rocks! Excellent defining line:

Hurricane force spin won’t change that, only real leadership will.

[kerrygoddess]

26. And Bush is the one addicted to oil...

“President Bush refuses to tell the truth about America’s dependence on oil. It’s the Bush Administration and Washington Republicans who are addicted to oil, and this Administration refuses to break the dependence that undermines our economy and threatens our security."

[Just Me]

27. Yep! That would be MY President talking!!!!

:kick: