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Cheney gave an awesome speech this morning. His message was clear and precise. It was pretty much like a State of the Union, he addressed many topics: Terrorism, it's future, and our involvement in Iraq. He also slammed Kerry. I mean, like, it's impossible for Kerry to give an legitamite reply, Cheney was just that good. Kerry's reply will probably go like this "how dare he insult me! I am a US Senator". Cheney discusses how Kerry's idea of treating terrorist attacks as legal matters and playin the defensive will not work (that is what we did in the 90's, it did not work with Clinton, why would it work for Kerry?). He also goes into Kerry blaming Bush for not giving the troops body armor, but Bush supported the bill, Kerry voted against it, but it passed and Bush signed it. He goes into his former leader claims. And goes into so many other matters. I will add them here over the weekend when I have more time.

You can find the speech here.

Some Quotes from it that I liked:

"America requires a new strategy - not merely to prosecute a series of crimes, but to fight and win a global campaign against the terror network. Our strategy has several key elements. We have strengthened our defenses here at home, organizing the government to protect the homeland. But a good defense is not enough. The terrorist enemy holds no territory, defends no population, is unconstrained by rules of warfare, and respects no law of morality. Such an enemy cannot be deterred, contained, appeased, or negotiated with. It can only be destroyed - and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the business at hand. (Applause.)"

"Senator Kerry speaks often about the need for international cooperation, and has vowed to usher in a "golden age of American diplomacy." He is fond of mentioning that some countries did not support America's actions in Iraq. Yet of the many nations that have joined our coalition - allies and friends of the United States - Senator Kerry speaks with open contempt. Great Britain, Australia, Italy, Spain, Poland, and more than 20 other nations have contributed and sacrificed for the freedom of the Iraqi people. Senator Kerry calls these countries, quote, "window dressing." They are, in his words, "a coalition of the coerced and the bribed."
Many questions come to mind, but the first is this: How would Senator Kerry describe Great Britain - coerced, or bribed? Or Italy - which recently lost 19 citizens, killed by terrorists in Najaf - was Italy's contribution just window dressing? If such dismissive terms are the vernacular of the golden age of diplomacy Senator Kerry promises, we are left to wonder which nations would care to join any future coalition. He speaks as if only those who openly oppose America's objectives have a chance of earning his respect. Senator Kerry's characterization of our good allies is ungrateful to nations that have withstood danger, hardship, and insult for standing with America in the cause of freedom."

On a bill providing funding for body armor and other vital equipment; hazard pay; health benefits; ammunition; fuel, and spare parts for our military: "Senator Kerry said, quote, 'I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.' (Laughter.) It's a true fact. (Laughter.)" heh heh heh heh, listen to this quick little sound byte.

"In his years in Washington, Senator Kerry has been one vote of a hundred in the United States Senate - and fortunately on matters of national security, he was very often in the minority. But the presidency is an entirely different proposition. The President always casts the deciding vote. And the Senator from Massachusetts has given us ample doubts about his judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security."

Cheney for President!

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This post contains two comments about the rudeness of Kerry
1. His reply when a voter asked him a question about whom the world leaders were that said they supported him.
2. His conduct during the Vietnam War in relation to his treatment of his fellow soldiers.

Kerry Goes Dean on a voter
Cedric Brown, a US citizen and a participant in a town hall meeting, asked Senator Kerry, "Who are these foreign leaders that you've met with?" The exchange went on for seven minutes. Kerry refused to say who said they supported him. He said it was a private matter and that it was none of Brown's business. He later asked the voter who he voted for, saying "Are you a registered Republican? Are you a Republican? You answer the question. That's not an answer. Did you vote for George Bush? Did you vote for George Bush? Thank you." It's as if he told Brown to "shut up". It was greeted with applause by many others in the town hall meeting. This just makes me sick. Bush has never told anyone, let alone a common citizen asking a question, to "shut up". It's much more of a private matter who a citizen voted for than announcing what world leaders support you. No foreign leader has acknowleged this, unleass of course it depends on your definition of "leader". Maybe a French Fire Cheif supports him; a fire cheif is a "leader".

Kerry's Rudeness Extended to his fellow soldiers in Vietnam
Kerry was on patrol on a river in Vietnam with fellow US soldiers. A man from the shore opens fire on their boat with an AK-47. A soldier with Kerry returns fire, killing the man. Kerry then yells at his fellow soldier, saying that he [Kerry] should make him [the man who returned fire] face a court marshal for that. Damnit! Someone just saved your life Kerry, if he followed your lead and did not return fire, you might be dead.

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I have not updated my blog in a while, so this update will be a bit larger than normal. Spring Break was great! I went to MegaCon, hung out with friends that I went to high school with, helped raise money for retarded children, cleared out part of the greenbelt behind my house, and relaxed. There that was the summary, now for the details.

MegaCon
MegaCon was awesome. After going through the huge line for tickets, I looked for the two people I was supposed to meet there, but I could not find them. Instead I saw David and his friend, Neumann, there. So, I waited in line again. Then we went around looking at all the stuff. I got two comics, one when Batman and Superman team up, and the other was a X-Men comic. I also got a Family Guy t-shirt and a CD from the "movie" Evangelion: Death. Walking around, we saw Walter Keoning there, the guy who played Checkov. He was there last year too. Good ol' Checkov. If only we could hear him scream for Kirk one... last... time... We also saw photos of Picard and Janeway in sexy poses. Later I met up with Alex and Sam, who I was planning on meeting earlier, they got there late... *sigh* I need a cell phone. Anyway, I tried to show Alex the Picard photos. I think she has a thing for bald men :P but she refused to go. We walked around some more, had lunch, and saw the anime costume contest. Lots of characters I did not know of were there. Lots of Trigun and Sailor Moon people there. The best tho was Mario. He was perfect for the character, same looks, costume looks the same, had a plunger, got everyone to chant his name, and I think he had the Super Mario Bros 1 music playing in the background. Sam, Alex, and I couldn't see to well from being really far back, so we just talked most of the time. After that, MegaCon was over for the day. I then went home and was shortly afterward called by Phil.

Hanging Out with Friends
Phil called asking if I wanted to hang out at Dave's place. I came over, besides, Phil and Dave, Cory, Josh, and probably some others I do not remember were there. We watched pirated Family Guy eps off my laptop and some other stupid stuff for several hours. A few days later we got together again to go bowling. This time Kenny was there. I have not seen him since his graduation party after we graduated from high school. His parents moved to Sarasota and he goes to Appalachian State Univ. After two bad games of bowling (at least for me, such a loser) we went over to PJ's house. He had several DVDs of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. We watched that while looking at stupid stuff on his computer. Played some Halo at Phil's place too.

Misc.
The rest of Spring Break was taking care of stuff and relaxing. I helped raise money for retarded, or mentally slow, kids at Morning Star. I think combined we raised a total of like $1100. I also helped my dad with the greenbelt behind my house (A greenbelt is a natural area surrounding a lake) The area has become overrun with vines, big thick ones. So, on the edge of the water, and occasionally stepping in, we tried to clear that area up. My dad has been working on it for some time. I also went fishing. After nearly a full day of vine pulling, we all went to a really good Chinese buffet. It was great. I miss really good Chinese food at UF. Had to do thermo hw over the break too. It was assigned the day we left. Damn Thermo!

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