Quotes to Go Down in History
The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."- John F. Kerry
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."- John F. Kerry"
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor and that one word is 'to be prepared'."- John F. Kerry
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."- John F. Kerry
"The future will be better tomorrow."- John F. Kerry
"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."- John F. Kerry
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."- John F. Kerry
"We have a firm commitment to NATO. We are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."- John F. Kerry
"Public speaking is very easy."- John F. Kerry
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."- John F. Kerry
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."- John F. Kerry
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."- John F. Kerry
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."- John F. Kerry
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."- John F. Kerry
"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."- John F. Kerry
John Kerry's Quotes on Abortion
Oct 11, 1972: " I think the question of abortion is one that should be left for the states to decide", Kerry said during his failed 1972 Congressional bid. (John Kerry On The Issues, The [Lowell, MA] Sun, 10/11/72)
During the same interview: "It's a tragic day in the lives of everybody when abortion is looked on as an alternative to birth control or as an alternative to having a child. I think that's wrong. It should be the very last thing if it has to be anything, and I say that not just because I'm opposed to abortion but because I think that's common sense."
1994: "The right thing to do is to treat abortions as exactly what they are a medical procedure that any doctor is free to provide and any pregnant woman free to obtain. Consequently, abortions should not have to be performed in tightly guarded clinics on the edge of town; they should be performed and obtained in the same locations as any other medical procedure.... [A]abortions need to be moved out of the fringes of medicine and into the mainstream of medical practice. And by the same token, if our children are to be safe from the danger of fanaticism, tolerance needs to spread out of the mainstream churches, mosques, and synagogues, and into the religious fringes." Congressional Record
June 7, 2003: "The Republicans want to criminalize the right of women to choose, take us back to the days of back alleys, gag doctors and deny families the right to plan and be aware of their choices - we Democrats want to protect the constitutional right of privacy and make clear that at the center of this struggle is our commitment to have a Supreme Court that will protect the equal rights, the civil rights, and the right to choose in this nation." Keynote Speech to Massachusetts Democratic Issues Convention Jun 7, 2003
June 20, 2003: "I am prepared to filibuster, if necessary, any Supreme Court nominee who would turn back the clock on a woman's right to choose..." FoxNews
Nov 7, 2003: Do you support the ban on partial-birth abortions recently signed into law? "I don't support the President's law because it doesn't allow the exception for situations where the health of the woman is at risk. I believe this is a dangerous effort to undermine a woman's right to choose, which is a constitutional amendment I will always fight to protect. " Concord Monitor / WashingtonPost.com on-line Q&A
July 5, 2004: I oppose abortion, personally. I don't like abortion. I believe life does begin at conception. Washington Post
July 30, 2004: "The Bible itself - I mean, everything talks about different layers of development. That's what Roe v. Wade does. It talks about viability. It's the law of the land." newsmax
John Kerry's Voting Record on Abortion
Kerry staunchly resists restrictions on abortions. (Apr 2004)
Partial-birth abortion ban undermines women's right to choose. (Nov 2003)
No criminalization of a woman's right to choose. (Jun 2003)
Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted NO on disallowing overseas military abortions. (May 1999)
Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."- John F. Kerry
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."- John F. Kerry"
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor and that one word is 'to be prepared'."- John F. Kerry
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."- John F. Kerry
"The future will be better tomorrow."- John F. Kerry
"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."- John F. Kerry
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."- John F. Kerry
"We have a firm commitment to NATO. We are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."- John F. Kerry
"Public speaking is very easy."- John F. Kerry
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."- John F. Kerry
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."- John F. Kerry
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."- John F. Kerry
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."- John F. Kerry
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."- John F. Kerry
"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."- John F. Kerry
John Kerry's Quotes on Abortion
Oct 11, 1972: " I think the question of abortion is one that should be left for the states to decide", Kerry said during his failed 1972 Congressional bid. (John Kerry On The Issues, The [Lowell, MA] Sun, 10/11/72)
During the same interview: "It's a tragic day in the lives of everybody when abortion is looked on as an alternative to birth control or as an alternative to having a child. I think that's wrong. It should be the very last thing if it has to be anything, and I say that not just because I'm opposed to abortion but because I think that's common sense."
1994: "The right thing to do is to treat abortions as exactly what they are a medical procedure that any doctor is free to provide and any pregnant woman free to obtain. Consequently, abortions should not have to be performed in tightly guarded clinics on the edge of town; they should be performed and obtained in the same locations as any other medical procedure.... [A]abortions need to be moved out of the fringes of medicine and into the mainstream of medical practice. And by the same token, if our children are to be safe from the danger of fanaticism, tolerance needs to spread out of the mainstream churches, mosques, and synagogues, and into the religious fringes." Congressional Record
June 7, 2003: "The Republicans want to criminalize the right of women to choose, take us back to the days of back alleys, gag doctors and deny families the right to plan and be aware of their choices - we Democrats want to protect the constitutional right of privacy and make clear that at the center of this struggle is our commitment to have a Supreme Court that will protect the equal rights, the civil rights, and the right to choose in this nation." Keynote Speech to Massachusetts Democratic Issues Convention Jun 7, 2003
June 20, 2003: "I am prepared to filibuster, if necessary, any Supreme Court nominee who would turn back the clock on a woman's right to choose..." FoxNews
Nov 7, 2003: Do you support the ban on partial-birth abortions recently signed into law? "I don't support the President's law because it doesn't allow the exception for situations where the health of the woman is at risk. I believe this is a dangerous effort to undermine a woman's right to choose, which is a constitutional amendment I will always fight to protect. " Concord Monitor / WashingtonPost.com on-line Q&A
July 5, 2004: I oppose abortion, personally. I don't like abortion. I believe life does begin at conception. Washington Post
July 30, 2004: "The Bible itself - I mean, everything talks about different layers of development. That's what Roe v. Wade does. It talks about viability. It's the law of the land." newsmax
John Kerry's Voting Record on Abortion
Kerry staunchly resists restrictions on abortions. (Apr 2004)
Partial-birth abortion ban undermines women's right to choose. (Nov 2003)
No criminalization of a woman's right to choose. (Jun 2003)
Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted NO on disallowing overseas military abortions. (May 1999)
Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
I can't imagine how any Catholic or a person who has an ounce of intelligence could vote for Kerry.
ReplyDeleteThis is very true. John Kerry has never taken a stand on anything. How can we trust him with his finger on our country's nuclear triger.
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