Posted to Altercation (
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3449870):
"Zell Miller's speech was utterly disgusting and shameless, full of flat out lies and blatant distortions of John Kerry's record on defense.
John Kerry voted FOR 16 of the 19 Pentagon spending bills while he was in office. Since 1997, Kerry voted FOR every single regular DOD appropriation bill and FOR every authorization bill. John Kerry did NOT specifically vote against the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, did NOT specifically vote against the M1-A ABRAMS tank or the Patriot Missile (he has opposed extension of our nuclear capability, including Star Wars).
Who DID oppose major conventional defense programs? DICK CHENEY.
As Secretary of Defense,
CHENEY called for the elimination of the Apache helicopter,
CHENEY called for the elimination of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle,
CHENEY called for the elimination of the M-1s
CHENEY called for the elimination of the F-14 and the F-16
CHENEY called for the elimination of the B-2 bomber (which Kerry also opposed for its nuclear capabilities).
CHENEY called for the elimination of the MX missile.
CHENEY helped cut the defense budget by $300 BILLION.
Where was Miller's rage at Cheney?
And Miller's claim that Kerry voted against body armor for our troops in Iraq is another disgusting distortion. Kerry voted FOR authorization of the $87 billion to fund our troops in Iraq, but BUSH wanted to veto that version of the bill because it would have reversed Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy to help defer the cost of the war. Kerry, quite consistently, did not approve the way Bush was handling the war, including its funding.
How long will the media allow the Republicans get away with these lies and distortions? I can never recall a political campaign so built on lying about its opponent as the campaign George W. Bush is running."
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