Friday, September 17, 2004
TigerHawk finds John Kerry's sister running around overseas saying some extremely irresponsible things.
Diana Kerry, younger sister of the Democrat presidential candidate, told The Weekend Australian that the Bali bombing and the recent attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta clearly showed the danger to Australians had increased.
"Australia has kept faith with the US and we are endangering the Australians now by this wanton disregard for international law and multilateral channels," she said, referring to the invasion of Iraq.
Asked if she believed the terrorist threat to Australians was now greater because of the support for Republican George W. Bush, Ms Kerry said: "The most recent attack was on the Australian embassy in Jakarta -- I would have to say that...
Is this then your idea of democracy? To tell someone they ought not speak in public about that which you dislike? Oh, yes: she is the sister of a guy you do not like. Well, looks like the Aussies have been listening. They are also withdrawing from an ill conceived and stupid invasion of Iraq.
I don't like people who travel to other countries and try to convince them to oppose our foreign policy. It costs us, makes things more difficult for our government at every level as well as our travelling citizens, risks the lives of our soldiers and citizens and in this case encourages terrorists. Need I mention it's simply classless, and, if she's doing it with the Kerry campaign's consent, despicable?
We're an amazingly tolerant country to accept such behavior.
Isn't democracy wonderful? She can behave like an ignorant boor, and I can point it out.