Annie
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Seems the media is using their infamous quote, ( ' ' ) marks on different types of information:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...03/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_democrats&cid=694&ncid=716
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...03/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_democrats&cid=694&ncid=716
Kerry Hits Back at GOP 'Insults'
1 hour, 13 minutes ago
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Writer
NEWARK, Ohio - In a scathing attack, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) accused Republicans of hiding President Bush (news - web sites)'s "record of failure" behind insults and promised a new direction for the country under a Kerry-Edwards administration.
Kerry, speaking to a midnight rally as Bush closed the GOP convention in New York with his acceptance speech, said the president was "unfit to lead this nation" because of the war in Iraq (news - web sites) and his record on jobs, health care and energy prices.
He lashed out at the commander in chief and Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) for not serving in Vietnam during the war and for comments made during the convention about Kerry's fitness to occupy the Oval Office.
"I will not have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have and who misled America into Iraq," he told a crowd of thousands in Springfield.
Cheney and Sen. Zell Miller (news, bio, voting record), D-Ga., led a chorus of Republicans who challenged Kerry's credentials to be commander in chief, arguing that although they respected his decorated Vietnam War service, Kerry's 20-year voting record in the Senate on national security issues made him unfit for the nation's top job.
Kerry faulted the president and Republicans for not talking about "real issues" creating jobs, improving the economy, expanding access to health care and reducing gasoline prices.
"They did everything except talk about that" at the four-day convention, Kerry said. "We've had insults, we've had anger from Republicans. And I'll tell you why," Kerry said. "Because they can't come to you and talk to you about having created jobs since they've lost them. They can't come to you and talk to you about creating health care since 5 million Americans have lost it.
"Their own labor secretary talks about exporting jobs overseas," he said. "They can't talk about their record because it is a record of failure. And so all they do is attack."
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Kerry said the GOP convention was tinged by "anger" and "distortion."
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