John Kerry?s Intelligence Secret
John Kerry says he has a secret plan to end the war in Iraq. He says he did secret covert ops missions in Cambodia in 1969. He?s also got a secret economic plan. And now (drum roll please) even though his attendance in the public Intelligence Committee meetings has been lackluster, (as pointed out in this Bush ad) he attended ?plenty? of classified (read secret) intelligence briefings to make up for his poor public attendance.
Then--according to Major Garrett of FOX News--his campaign team actually said, ?attendance of public hearings briefings was no way to gauge Kerry?s performance.? Senator Kerry, vacationing in Idaho, refused comment and left his campaign ?team? to combat these latest charges. That was a mistake as they tried to trump up Kerry?s status by claiming he ?once served as the vice chairman of the intelligence committee.?
Close, but no cigar, according to Garrett, Bob Kerrey of Nebraska served in that position, but not John Kerry. Once confronted with the misstatement, Kerry spokesman Tad Devine responded that he would have to check with the issue people, and said that if it weren?t correct, they would--again (my emphasis added) correct the record. Devine then responded with another ad hominem attack, ?[people] are being misled by a president and a vice president who let this country down.?
Once again the Kerry team refused to answer the specific charges, even though it would be simple. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) has the right idea and made this statement for the second straight day, ?All Senator Kerry has to do is request that the committee [release his records] and we?d be happy to do it.?
Now for all anyone knows, Kerry?s attendance could be 100% in the classified meetings, but without Kerry?s permission to release the records no one will know. It's classified and hence a secret. And just like his Viet Nam records, and his plan to end the war in Iraq, his economic plan and his 1969 covert ops in Cambodia?Kerry wants to keep those a secret as well.
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John Kerry says he has a secret plan to end the war in Iraq. He says he did secret covert ops missions in Cambodia in 1969. He?s also got a secret economic plan. And now (drum roll please) even though his attendance in the public Intelligence Committee meetings has been lackluster, (as pointed out in this Bush ad) he attended ?plenty? of classified (read secret) intelligence briefings to make up for his poor public attendance.
Then--according to Major Garrett of FOX News--his campaign team actually said, ?attendance of public hearings briefings was no way to gauge Kerry?s performance.? Senator Kerry, vacationing in Idaho, refused comment and left his campaign ?team? to combat these latest charges. That was a mistake as they tried to trump up Kerry?s status by claiming he ?once served as the vice chairman of the intelligence committee.?
Close, but no cigar, according to Garrett, Bob Kerrey of Nebraska served in that position, but not John Kerry. Once confronted with the misstatement, Kerry spokesman Tad Devine responded that he would have to check with the issue people, and said that if it weren?t correct, they would--again (my emphasis added) correct the record. Devine then responded with another ad hominem attack, ?[people] are being misled by a president and a vice president who let this country down.?
Once again the Kerry team refused to answer the specific charges, even though it would be simple. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) has the right idea and made this statement for the second straight day, ?All Senator Kerry has to do is request that the committee [release his records] and we?d be happy to do it.?
Now for all anyone knows, Kerry?s attendance could be 100% in the classified meetings, but without Kerry?s permission to release the records no one will know. It's classified and hence a secret. And just like his Viet Nam records, and his plan to end the war in Iraq, his economic plan and his 1969 covert ops in Cambodia?Kerry wants to keep those a secret as well.
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