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Yep, he flip-flops more than any other canidate during the 2004 election, such as "I actually voted for the 87 billion before i voted against it", he voted for the patriot act and now he's against it, now brags about vietnam, but during the war he was a leader of protesting it. this can go on and on. i mean, liberals can't claim that.

I am glad to see that other people are discerning and noticed this about Kerry to.

All successful politicians are, including Bush.

Why stay with one opinion when you change it? To be able to change your mind against popular opinion takes more courage than it takes to actually pronounce nuclear correctly.

A bumbling idiot whos only platform is his Vietnam record (that he reminds us about every 5 minutes) which is now in question. He needs to quit flip-flopping and talk about issues and quit going back 35 years ago! I voted for the 87 million before I voted against it His wife is more hillarious!

It is important to understand that Senator Kerry or any candidate for that matter is advised regarding the issues they must address. President Clinton and his handlers were experts at tossing up trial ballons to insure they were catering to public opinion and not their core beliefs or vision of the future. Remmember, when you elect a President the team of advisors is also part of the package. The Senator has taken opposing sides on many issues and that is an indicator that there is no real solid platform from which to lead or govern. As with most elections there is selective hearing by the voters and limited broad based answers by the candidates. Fortunately as news outlets scrutinize this election the reporting on the flip flops is more in the public eye. This should of course apply to both candidates.

The ability to nuance (flip-flop) on certain evolving issues is an important skill for any politician to be successful. I think he should get a pass in this area for those topics still evolving: gay marriage debate, support for the Iraq war, Abu Graib scandal, etc. But how can you be unsure what you threw over the fence at the Capitol Building over thirty years ago? How are you not certian where you stand on gun control vs. the 2nd Amendment? Is a US/France alliance really vital for world peace and safety from terrorists? If you're using your ability to change your stance on issues to confuse voters about where you stand, that's really more like lying, and when a politician admits to lying, it should be bye-bye time. I know, I know, Grow up, every politician lies, they have to, etc., etc. When they get caught and forced to admit it, it's bye bye time. Why did Clinton lie about what should have been his personal business?UPDATE: CanadaSucks, not many participants on either side consider the Vietnam War a joke. It certainly was no joke when the soldiers returned home to a traitor's welcome.

At a Houston Earth Day rally, John Kerry told his supporters that he truly dislikes SUVs because they are poor for the environment. Because of this he once proposed a 50 cent gas tax increase. He supports increasing fuel economy standards to 36 mpg by 2015 to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and said he has talked to Ford about making a hybrid car his new campaign car. That same day he was asked whether he owned a Chevrolet Suburban and he replied I don't own an SUV, the family has it. His family also owns a Land Rover Defender, a Jeep Cherokee, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and an Audi Allroad. On several occasions dating back to his 1984 Senate campaign, Sen Kerry has asserted that he threw ribbons, not medals, over the fence. On 4/26/04 on ABC's Good Morning America Kerry argued with Charlie Gibson saying No, you didn't see me throw.....Charlie, you are wrong. That's not what happened. I threw my ribbons across.... Gibson cut in and said Senator, I was there 33 years ago and I saw you throw the medals over the fence. Kerry said he will fight to keep tax relief for married couples. On 10/23/03 before he was the front runner he said on Fox News' Special Report, Howard Dean and Gephardt are going to put the marriage penalty back in place. So if you get married in America, we're going to charge you more taxes. I don't want to do that. On 7/31/03 appearing on MSNBC's News Live he said that Democrats fought hard to get rid of the marriage penalty. But in 1998 Kerry voted against eliminating the marriage penalty relief for married taxpayers with combined incomes of less than $50,000 per year, which would save taxpayers 46 billion dollars over 10 years. (S. 1415, CQ Vote # 154: Rejected 48-50: R 5-49; D 43-1, 6/10/98, Kerry voted Yea) My personal favorite flip flop are two letters that he wrote to a constituent 9 days apart in regards to the first Gulf War. On January 22, 1991 Senator Kerry wrote to Mr Wallace Carter of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The first letter read Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to the early use of military force by the US against Iraq. I share your concerns. On January 11, I voted in favor of a resolution that would have insisted that economic sanctions be given more time to work and against a resolution giving the president the immediate authority to go to war. Nine days later on January 31, 1991 Mr Carter again heard from Senator Kerry and the second letter read as follows; Thank you very much for contacting me to express your support for the actions of President Bush in response to the Iraq invasion of Kuwait. From the outset of the invasion, I have strongly and unequivocally supported President Bush's response to the crisis and the policy goals he has established with our military deployment in the Persian Gulf. Senator Kerry has not written to this constituent since 1991.

You mean he changed his mind about Vietnam after he killed and realized the war was a joke? You mean he changed his mind about Iraq after the world realized that Dubya has no idea what he is doing? Funny, America used to call that making up your mind through education and experience- now it's called flip-flopping You don't see something through if it is wrong, stupid, or simply serving your pride. . .what part about this do some of you not understand?

Maybe so, but Kerry holds no monopoly on the art of flip-flopping.

Kerry's new nickname is flipper. President Bush received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1968. He then received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1975. To say he is dumb is a ridiculously false statement and shows the despicable nature of liberals. When you can not make a valid argument you resort to statements based on pure fantasy. Liberals do not like the truth. The President has released all his military records which show that he was not AWOL. This was a fabrication from the start. Kerry's father was extremely wealth as was his mother who was a Forbes. The F in his name is for Forbes. Why did he change it to F? Could it be to make his name sound like John F. Kennedy? The recent ad by the swift boat soldiers is not by the President. He said he does not support the ad. The democrats did support the accusations against the President's military record and still do but now they are crying about the swift boat soldiers' ad.

This is the most controversial label the Republicans are able to affix on Kerry, but have no fear--they'll get more creative with their mudslinging as we near election time! Actually, all politicians are flip-flop artists to a degree. Certainly Bush is no flip-flop artist-but he's dumb as a box of hammers and has people like Dick Cheney do his thinking for him. UPDATE: No thanks, I have no desire to go to www.Swiftvets.com The Republican Attack Dogs know Bush's laughable war record is a weakness, so they are attacking Kerry's laudable war record to get the heat off Bush. We should really be asking how it was fair for Dubya to get that cushy sinecure job with the Texas National Guard, and was allowed to go AWOL without any kind of punishment. Many lower class and middle class soldiers might have enjoyed such an enviable sinecure, but they didn't have rich, influential daddies, and actually had to fight in the Vietnam War. By the way, even John McCain thinks the Bush smear ad on Kerry's war record is disgraceful.

Everyone should go to www.Kerryoniraq.com and click on the view now icon at the right of the screen.Update:I urge everyone, Democrat and Republican to go to www.Swiftvets.com

Clearly Kerry can't seem to make up his mind about anything! His record shows he's been on every side of every issue.

Yes! Decide who you are, so I can be sure of why I am not voting for you.

Not the worst thing about the guy. What do you expect from a desperate democrat.

Yeah, but lots of politicans are flip-flop artists. George Bush, John Howard, Mark Latham...in fact, politican is becoming a synonmym for 'flip-flop artist'.

Flip-flopping, or nuancing an issue, is a trait most politicians share. Indeed it's a true trick of the trade. That's why no one trusts these guys. As for Kerry himself, there is no doubt he is totally full of it like the rest of them. That's why you've got to see beyond the rhetoric. Watch the walk not the talk. Reality is that the guy is a neo-liberal; big on NAFTA, liberal on most social issues, pro-balanced budget. Essentially he supports Bill Clinton's agenda, which I had big problems with when he was president. Still Kerry would only be a slight improvement from Bush; shame we only have a two party system.

Without a doubt! Democrats can't even deny this.

That's why his campaign headquarters is in Waffle House!

NEXT PREZ!!!THANK GOD!!!