tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039691356741479566.post-6217488243742718632008-07-31T23:45:00.003+01:002008-07-31T23:59:15.579+01:002008-07-31T23:59:15.579+01:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The </span></span><a href="http://www.jeffbeatty.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beatty campaign</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> compares Jeff with Swiftboat Kerry on issues of national security:</span></span><blockquote><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jeff Beatty on Terrorism / National Security</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1983 – As a member of the Army’s Delta Force participated in the rescue of American medical students held captive in Grenada.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1984 – As a Special Agent advising the FBI National Hostage Rescue Team at the Los Angeles Olympics ready to plan the rescue of Olympic Athletes and civilians.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1985 -1992 – Conducted successful counterterrorism operations as a CIA operative in Europe and Middle East.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1990 – Recalled to active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1996 – Warned and predicted the use of a package bomb at the Olympic Park months before  the Atlanta Olympics.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2000 – Warned all US major airlines about cockpit intrusion in apparent hijacking where the aircraft would be used as the weapon.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2003 – Discussed his reservations with Defense Department officials in Rumsfeld’s Conference room about the reliability of intelligence on WMD in Iraq.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Over 300 national appearances on FOX, MSNBC, CNN, etc. as expert on terrorism and security issues.</span></span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">John Kerry on Terrorism / National Security</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1993 – 2000 Missed 80% of the public meetings of the US Select Committee on Senate Intelligence Committee (missed 38 of 49 sessions).</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Proposed bills to cut $1.5 billion from the intelligence budget during the 1990s. ($300 million per year in each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In 1997, Kerry questioned the growth of the Intelligence Community after the Cold War.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2002 – Voted for the Iraq War in order to look presidential for ’04 election.</span></span></li></ul></div></blockquote><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Someone tell me why Kerry keeps getting re-elected?</span></span><br /></div></div>Gary Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654707005519818804noreply@blogger.com0