http://www.kerryoniraq.com/
Here's what some people have to say about the video. As a Patriots fan, I ALWAYS hated Flipper...
Rudy Giuliani, Former Mayor Of New York City: "Every American Should See This." "The tape that I saw before, which I urge Ed to show to every American because I think every American should see this... On that tape John Kerry explains his vote against the 87 billion dollar appropriation. And these are John Kerry's words, I quote, and nothing could tell you more about him than this quote. He says, I quote, 'I voted for the appropriation before I voted against it.' Does that tell you everything you need to know about John Kerry's record in the United States Senate?" (Rudy Giuliani, Remarks At Republican Press Conference, Boston, MA, 7/29/04)
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN): "It's A Great Video. That's What Should Be Shown At [The DNC] Convention." (Sen. Norm Coleman, Remarks At Republican Press Conference, Boston, MA, 7/27/04)
Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik: Kerry's Uncertainty Makes Video "Scary" And "Extremely Difficult To Watch." "Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik, in Boston to stump for President Bush, saw the 11-minute video yesterday and called it 'scary' and 'extremely difficult to watch.' 'This is a time when you don't need someone to sit in the White House and not be sure of [his] commitment,' Kerik said." (Kenneth Lovett, "Kerry Stars As 'Flipper' In GOP Tape," The New York Post, 7/29/04)
Morton Kondracke, Roll Call: A "Devastating" Video. "In Boston, the Republican National Committee released a devastating video containing TV clips of Kerry sometimes making hawkish statements about the menace of Iraq and at other times - especially under primary pressure from Howard Dean - agreeing that he was 'anti-war.'" (Morton Kondracke, "Kerry Leads Bush On Domestic Vision, Not Foreign Policy," Roll Call, 8/2/04)
Michael Barone, U.S. News And World Report: A "Devastating" Video. "The Bush strategists proclaim that even before their convention at the end of August they'll make the case that Kerry's resolute words about defending America are undercut by the resolute statements he's made on all sides of the Iraq issue in the past--compiled by the Republicans in a devastating 11-minute video." (Michael Barone, "Kerry's Risky Video," U.S. News And World Report, Accessed 8/2/04)
Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe: "Remarkable Video." "It is a remarkable video -- both for the sheer number of Kerry's lurches on the war and because of the adamance with which he expresses incompatible views." (Jeff Jacoby, "Kerry's Missing Compass," Boston Globe, 7/29/04)
Kenneth Lovett, New York Post: "A Powerful Video." "Republicans yesterday
released a powerful video that uses Sen. John Kerry's own words to document
his 'flip-flopping' positions on the war in Iraq." (Kenneth Lovett, "Kerry
Stars As 'Flipper' In GOP Tape," New York Post, 7/29/04)
John Kass, Chicago Tribune: "A Humorous Republican Documentary On John Kerry
's Flip-Flopping On Iraq." "The last time I heard that joyous theme to the
old TV show 'Flipper' - about the smart-alecky dolphin and his boy, But - I
was a kid, walking back to school after a lunch of grilled cheese and
Campbell's cream of tomato soup. But there it was again Wednesday, during
the airing of a humorous Republican documentary on John Kerry's
flip-flopping on Iraq as he angled for the Democratic nomination." (John
Kass, Op-Ed, "'Flipper' Video Tweaking Kerry Won't Be A Flop," Chicago
Tribune, 7/29/04)
Los Angeles Times: Video Portrayed Kerry As "Inconsistent And Indecisive."
"Republicans sought to spotlight Kerry's record on Iraq by releasing a video
Wednesday that portrayed him as inconsistent and indecisive - an attack
launched as Democrats formally nominated him as their presidential
candidate." (Janet Hook, Mary Curtius and Greg Miller, "Why A Conflicted
Kerry Voted Yes - And Later No - On Iraq," Los Angeles Times, 7/29/04)
Newsweek: Video "Chronicles Kerry's Rhetorical Gyrations On Iraq." "The
video chronicles Kerry's rhetorical gyrations on Iraq: at one point in
September 2002 the Massachusetts senator sounded almost like Vice President
Dick Cheney when he told 'Face the Nation' that war could be justified on
the grounds that Saddam 'might miscalculate and slide these weapons [of mass
destruction] off to terrorist groups'; asked by Chris Matthews earlier this
year whether he was one of the antiwar candidates, Kerry said, 'I am, yeah.'
" (Mark Hosenball, "Boston Blog," Newsweek, Accessed 7/29/04)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Video Is "Nothing But Kerry Giving His
Position-Of-The-Moment On The Iraq War." "Yesterday's press conferences were
designed around the release of a 10-minute GOP documentary that features
nothing but Kerry giving his position-of-the-moment on the Iraq War." ("GOP
Monitoring Democrats From Occasionally Disclosed Location," Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, 7/29/04)
Roland Watson, The [London] Times: "A Blistering Assault On John Kerry's
Tortured Record On Iraq." "After three days of relentless Democrat attacks
on President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism, the Republican high
command hit back yesterday with a blistering assault on John Kerry's
tortured record on Iraq. It released an 11-minute video culled from
interviews over the past three years in which Mr. Kerry struggles to be
either coherent or consistent." (Roland Watson, "Republicans Wade Into Kerry
's Iraq 'Confusion,'" The [London] Times, 7/29/04)
The Washington Post: Video Shows Kerry's "Evolving Rhetoric On Iraq." "As
part of the Republican argument that Kerry cannot be trusted to handle
intelligence or terrorism, the party on Wednesday will e-mail 8 million
supporters a 12-minute video compiling clips from debates and interviews
showing Kerry's evolving rhetoric on Iraq." (Jim VandeHei And Charles
Babington, "Kerry Calls For Panel's Extension," The Washington Post,
7/28/04)
Kerry on Iraq, A Serious Issue
