Democracy for New Hampshire - John Kerry

Movie Nights and Bridge--another limited hangout for McCain?

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:22:52 -0400

The McCain Campaign has released an interview with Orson Swindle, another one of McCain's buds and roommates from the Hanoi Hilton, which makes it pretty clear that it wasn't five and a half years in solitary, after all.

Is this another example of a "limited hangout" which Wikipedia tells us

A limited hangout is a form of deception, misdirection, or coverup often associated with intelligence agencies involving a release or "mea culpa" type of confession of only part of a set of previously hidden sensitive information, that establishes credibility for the one releasing the information who by the very act of confession appears to be "coming clean" and acting with integrity; but in actuality by withholding key facts is protecting a deeper crime and those who could be exposed if the whole truth came out. In effect, if an array of offenses or misdeeds is suspected, this confession admits to a lesser offense while covering up the greater ones.

Orson Swindle has, of course, come to McCain's assistance for quite a while. For example, during the 2000 primary campaign, when a veteran stood up and charged that McCain had led the veterans down during his years in the House and Senate, it's Orson Swindle who was reported to have called Tom Burch and told him

"We will destroy you."

So, there's some reason to speculate that McCain's buds (in addition to Swindle, Col. George E. "Bud" Day, another roommate at the Hilton, is always willing to lend a hand) were prepared to illuminate George W. Bush's meagre military record in 2000, but then the campaign was pretty much lost when the vets turned out in South Carolina.

John Kerry's giving away money, let's tell him to give it to Carol!

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:37:26 -0400

http://www.johnkerry.com/action/marchmadness/

John Kerry blows smoke at Jefferson Jackson Event

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:56:26 -0400

John Kerry blows smoke in regards to Oman vote at Jefferson Jackson event in Manchester NH When confronted with his vote on Oman free trade agreement, his response was that his staff researched this in depth and found that Oman had strong labor protections. I for one think that a. he should fire his staff and b. Keep the promises he made to myself and my brothers and sisters in organized labor that he would not vote for any trade treaty that did not include protections for labor or the enviroment equal to that given to property. This was one of the reasons we mobilized for his bid for President only to be lied to. For more information see my postings and follow links.

Please follow links on all my postings at Democracy for New Hampshire here and here

Also see posting at tabacco.blog-city.com

Rick Maynard made this comment,

Better Late Than Never

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:06:33 -0400

read article here

Hopefully, future residential candidates won't wait two years to say what Senator Kerry said in the CNN story above.

Mexico's lucky, they got a presidential candidate who followed this approach this year in Luis Manuel Obrador.

If you believe something is right, you should follow it to the best of your abilities, regardless of what others think; but that's just my opinion, you're free to your own.

Kerry flip flops again

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 23:49:58 -0400

John Kerry's election bid for President was based on his differences with George Bush. One of these differences was in regards to US trade policy.

Expanding NAFTA to Central America Kerry no Bush yes.

Expanding NAFTA to entire Western Hemisphere Kerry no Bush yes.

Protection of Inernational labor and environmental standards in any new trade agreements Kerry yes Bush no.

Enforcement for workers and environmental as strong as for property Kerry yes Bush no.

Fixing NAFTA Kerry yes Bush no.

Senate Passes Oman Trade Pact—Another Bad Deal for Workers
The fight to stop the Oman Free Trade Agreement (OFTA) moves to the House after the Senate approved the latest bad Bush administration trade deal June 26 2006 on a vote of 60-34.

Five Republicans joined the majority of Democrats in voting against the deal. Eleven Democrats voted for the agreement. They include: Max Baucus (Mont.), Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), John Kerry (Mass.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), Ben Nelson (Neb.), Bill Nelson (Fla.), Barack Obama (Ill.), Mark Pryor (Ark.) and Ken Salazar (Colo.). Vermont’s Independent Sen. James Jeffords also voted in favor.

Free reception with Sen. John Kerry honoring Sen. Maggie Hassan

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:06:22 -0400

Come meet Senator John Kerry at a free reception honoring Senator Maggie Hassan.

The Stone Church, Newmarket
12 noon
Saturday, March 11th

Please RSVP to matt@maggie2006.org
Directions at www.thestonechurch.org
5 Granite Street, Newmarket

Maggie's Web site

"Call Us Nutty"

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 09:02:24 -0400

A recent article in Time Magazine discussed a telecommunications conference in Guatamala City in which the State Department puts together a list of delegates. This is a business conference, and in no way political. It was revealed that delegates who openly supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election were told they would not be able to attend.

"The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission meets three times a year in various cities across the Americas to discuss such dry but important issues as telecommunications standards and spectrum regulations...

At least four of the two dozen or so U.S. delegates selected for the meeting, sources tell TIME, have been bumped by the White House because they supported John Kerry's 2004 campaign...

Only after the start of Bush's second term did a political litmus test emerge, industry sources say...

The White House admits as much: "We wanted people who would represent the Administration positively, and--call us nutty--it seemed like those who wanted to kick this Administration out of town last November would have some difficulty doing that," says White House spokesman Trent Duffy.

In what sort of political environment are private citizens openly targeted for their political views?

Election Fraud alert

Mon, 08 Nov 2004 13:54:34 -0500

This is a message I sent to my email list this morning. Please send it on to yours, if you agree.

Blackboxvoting.org (http://www.blackboxvoting.org ) has taken the
position that there was significant fraud in the November 4th election.
Ohio and Florida are prime suspects, but information is now being
collected. If you go to their site, you will see the status of their
effort and a request for help from people who are familiar with computer
technology (not the likes of me) to help with the analysis and to
develop contact information.

http://ustogether.org/Florida_Election.htm on the other hand has hard
information on the returns from Florida and why they are suspect. Lots
of registered Democrats suddenly voting Republican, but only in counties
with opti-scan systems (even Alachua registered 17,000 more votes for
Bush than would have been expected from their representation on the
voter rolls)

Don't forget that the election is not over until the electors vote in

Howard Dean at Dartmouth

Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:43:20 -0500

Howard Dean will be at rally on behalf of Kerry-Edwards at Dartmouth College on Monday, November 1st, at 11:45am. The event will take place at the "Top of the Hop" at the Hopkins Center. Directions to the Hopkins Center can be found here.

Howard Dean will be making additional visits in New Hampshire on Monday, including Plymouth at 2:30pm and Keene at 8pm. Please come out and join us for what promises to be a terrific wrapup to the election season.

Senator Kerry in Dover

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:02:43 -0400

SENATOR KERRY WILL BE IN DOVER MONDAY MORNING at the High School on Rt.108. Since parking will be tight, Durhamites can catch the Wildcat Transit bus on Main Street at 7:02 AM.

Boston Red Sox co-owner Tom Werner Rallies for Kerry on Sunday

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:21:19 -0400

Co-owner of the American League Champion Boston Red Sox and Kerry supporter Tom Werner will join Kerry-Edwards supporters and baseball fans alike Sunday for a Kerry-Edwards event in front of Holman Stadium at 12:00 PM!

Democrats please explain

Sun, 26 Sep 2004 20:10:38 -0400

There is quite a bit I need clarification on regarding the candidate John Kerry. I have watched all the speeches and appearances, listened to everyone's side, and I am becoming concerned about some of the things which appear to be between the lines. The following is in reference to the various things I have heard while following John Kerry

Government spending - I am hearing there will be increased spending in military, government run healthcare plan for all uninsured, higher education spending. All this without having to raise taxes for the middle class. The total of these various plans would be in the trillions of dollars an I don't believe there will be no increse to my taxes, or the taxes I pay on specific items as a way to recoup the money needed for big government plans.

Jobs - I have heard Kerry indicate he is against outsourcing, blaming Bush for all the jobs shipped overseas. I have also heard reports the Heinz Corporation outsources about 75% of it's workforce. How many jobs does that total for the American population, and why hasn't he spoken on this topic before the public starts to question him.

Vanessa Kerry and Cate Edwards

Fri, 03 Sep 2004 06:58:36 -0400

Thursday, August 26 at 5pm

You are invited to join Women for Kerry/Edwards and

Special Guests

Vanessa Kerry and Cate Edwards

Exeter Town Hall
10 Front Street

Please rsvp to nh@johnkerry.com or sarah@nhdp.com.

NH canvassing for Kerry/Edwards

Fri, 03 Sep 2004 07:16:15 -0400

The August 7 canvasses will occur in the following communities: Concord and Bow, Nashua, Hollis, Manchester, and Keene, Swanzey, and Winchester. The meeting places and meeting times follow.

Concord
Towns: Concord and Bow
Location: 2 1/2 Beacon St. Concord, NH
Start Time: 10am.

Nashua
Towns: Nashua
Location: Exit 6 Welcome Ctr. Nashua
Start Time: 9:30 am

Hollis
Towns: Hollis
Location: 1 Broad St., Hollis
Start Time: 10am

Manchester
Towns: Manchester
Location: 311 Valley St. - Vista Foods Plaza
Start Time: 10:30 am

Keene
Towns: Swanzey and Winchester
Location: Pioneer Valley Reg. School, Northfield MA.
Start Time: 9:30

Any questions? Contact NH Democratic Party staff person Sarah Holmes, who can be reached by phone at 603-225-6899 or by email or Nat Goodhue

Deaniacs pitch in for Kerry

Fri, 03 Sep 2004 07:16:51 -0400

By Jenn Abelson and Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff | July 26, 2004

Steven J. Ybarra, a California delegate pledged to former Vermont governor Howard Dean, compared coming to the convention this week to attending a former girl-friend's wedding.

"You look and say, 'She didn't want to marry me and that's OK,'" Ybarra said. "But there's still lots of good shrimp and hors d'oeuvres at the wedding, so that's pretty great."

read the full story
a story in The Guardian