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April 14, 2004 - The website for SBVT was registered under the name of Lewis Waterman, the information technology manager for Gannon International, a St. Louis company that has diversified interests, including in Vietnam. (1) (note - Gannon International does not appear to have any relationship to Jeff Gannon/Guckert, the fake reporter.)
May 3, 2004 - "Kerry campaign announced a major advertising push to introduce 'John Kerry's lifetime of service and strength to the American people.' Kerry's four month Vietnam experience figures prominently in the ads." (2)
May 4, 2004 - The Swift Liars, beginning their lies by calling themselves "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth", went public at a news conference organized by Merrie Spaeth at the National Press Club. (1)
May 4, 2004 - "The Kerry campaign held a press conference directly after the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" event...The campaign provided an information package which raised significant questions about 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.' " (3)
May 4, 2004 - Aug. 5, 2004 - No public activity by Swift Liars (?) Wikipedia entry (7) notes "When the press conference garnered little attention, the organization decided to produce television advertisements." (Ed. note - were there any public info or announcements, other than talk on blogs? Was there anything going on publicly? Did the campaign have reason to foresee what was coming - note that they must have, see the reactions to each ad).
Jul. 26, 2004 - Jul. 29, 2004 - Democratic National Convention held in Boston. John Kerry's military experience is highlighted.
Aug. 5, 2004 - The Swift Liars' first television ad began airing a one-minute television spot in three states. (7)
Aug. 5, 2004 - "the General Counsels to the DNC and the Kerry-Edwards 2004 campaign faxed a letter to station managers at the relevant stations stating that the ad is 'an inflammatory, outrageous lie" and requesting that they "act immediately to prevent broadcast of this advertisement and deny any future sale of time. " ' " (4)
Aug. 10, 2004 - Democracy 21, The Campaign Legal Center and The Center for Responsive Politics filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) charging that the Swift Liars were illegally raising and spending soft money on ads to influence the 2004 presidential elections. (4)
Aug. 17, 2004 - the campaign held a press conference at which Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.), Adm. Stansfield Turner (ret.), and several swift boat veterans rebutted the charges. (4)
Aug. 19, 2004 - the Kerry-Edwards campaign announced its own ad "Rassmann." (4)
Aug. 20, 2004 - The Swift Liars' second television ad began airing. This ad selectively excerpted Kerry's statements to the SFRC on 4/22/1971. (7)
Aug. 22, 2004 - the Kerry-Edwards campaign announced another ad "Issues" which addressed the Swift Boat group's attacks.
Aug. 25, 2004 - The Kerry-Edwards campaign ... dispatched former Sen. Max Cleland and Jim Rassmann, to Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas to deliver to the President a letter signed by Democratic Senators who are veterans. (The letter was not accepted.) (4)
Aug. 26, 2004 - The Swift Liars' third television ad began airing. This ad attacked Kerry's claim to have been in Cambodia in 1968. (7)
August 26, 2004 - Mary Beth Cahill sends letter to Ken Mehlman detailing the "Web of Connections" between the Swift Liars and the Bush Administration, and demanding that Bush denounce the smear campaign. (5)
August 26, 2004 - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) submits FOIA request "with the White House asking it to detail its contacts with individuals connected to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT)." (6)
Aug. 27, 2004 - The DNC ran a full page ad in the Aug. 27, 2004 New York Times terming the Swift Boat campaign a smear. (4)
Aug. 31, 2004 - - The Swift Liars' fourth television ad began airing. This ad attacked Kerry's participation in the medal-throwing protest on 4/23/1971. (7)
* (1) SourceWatch article on SBVT
* (2) (2004) Democracy in Action / Eric M. Appleman, Democracy in Action / Eric M. Appleman
* (3) (2004) Democracy in Action / Eric M. Appleman, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth: Kerry Campaign Response
* (4) (Sept. 8, 2004) Eric M. Appleman (apparently) Some Responses to the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" Ad
* (5) August 26, 2004 letter from Mary Beth Cahill to Ken Mehlman
* (6) Press Release (US Newswire): CREW FOIAs White House Contacts with Swift Boat Veterans Group
* (7) Wikipedia entry, Swift Vets and POWs for Truth
MH1 - This topic is to create a timeline of the response of the K/E04 campaign to the Swift Liars' smears. There is an RW-encouraged myth that K/E04 "didn't respond." As the timeline, once completed, will show, that is not true. Effectiveness of the response may be debated - that is subjective - the purpose of this thread is to collect the facts of the events.
On Aug. 19, 2004 Kerry himself responded directly in a speech to the International Association of Firefighters' Convention in Boston. (from prepared remarks)
...And more than thirty years ago, I learned an important lessonwhen you're under attack, the best thing to do is turn your boat into the attacker. That's what I intend to do today.
Over the last week or so, a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has been attacking me. Of course, this group isnt interested in the truth and they're not telling the truth. They didn't even exist until I won the nomination for president.
But here's what you really need to know about them. They're funded by hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Republican contributor out of Texas. They're a front for the Bush campaign. And the fact that the President won't denounce what theyre up to tells you everything you need to knowhe wants them to do his dirty work.
Thirty years ago, official Navy reports documented my service in Vietnam and awarded me the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts. Thirty years ago, this was the plain truth. It still is. And I still carry the shrapnel in my leg from a wound in Vietnam.
As firefighters you risk your lives everyday. You know what its like to see the truth in the moment. You're proud of what youve doneand so am I.
Of course, the President keeps telling people he would never question my service to our country. Instead, he watches as a Republican-funded attack group does just that. Well, if he wants to have a debate about our service in Vietnam, here is my answer: "Bring it on."
I'm not going to let anyone question my commitment to defending Americathen, now, or ever. And I'm not going to let anyone attack the sacrifice and courage of the men who saw battle with me.
And let me make this commitment today: their lies about my record will not stop me from fighting for jobs, health care, and our security the issues that really matter to the American people...
Kerry defends war record
Aug. 19: John Kerry responds directly to attacks on his Vietnam military service Thursday, accusing President Bush of relying on front groups to challenge his war record.
http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=40a0d9b1-0386-41ef-bc ...
May 4, 2004. The Kerry campaign held a press conference directly after the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" event. (Above are, r-l, Wade Sanders, Del Sandusky and Drew Whitlow). Senior Advisor Michael Meehan said, "The Nixon White House attempted to do this to Kerry, and the Bush folks are following the same plan." "We're not going to let them make false claims about Kerry and go unanswered," Meehan said. He said his first instinct was to hold a press conference with an empty room where veterans could testify to their time spent in the military with George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
The campaign provided an information package which raised significant questions about "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth." Spaeth Communications, which hosted the event, "is a Republican headed firm from Texas which has contributed to Bush's campaign and has very close ties to the Bush Administration." Lead organizer John O'Neill, a Republican from Texas, "was a pawn of the Nixon White House in 1971." Further some of the people now speaking against Kerry had praised him in their evaluation reports in Vietnam.
John Dibble, who served on a swift boat in 1970, after Kerry had left, was one of the veterans at the Kerry event. He said of Kerry's anti-war activities that at the time, "I didn't like what he was doing." In retrospect, however, Dibble said, "I probably should have been doing the same thing...probably more of us should have been doing that." He said that might have meant fewer names on the Vietnam Memorial and that Kerry's anti-war activities were "a very gutsy thing to do."
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/interestg/swift050404c ....
Kerry campaign's quick response to Swift boat vets
By Marie Horrigan
UPI Deputy Americas Editor
Washington, DC, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The campaign for Democratic Party presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts issued an exhaustively researched and extensively sourced 36-page refutation Thursday of allegations Kerry lied about events during his service in Vietnam, including how and why he received medals, and had fled the scene of a battle.
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040805-012143 ...
Kerry: Bush lets attack ads do 'dirty work'
McClellan points out criticism by anti-Bush group
Friday, August 20, 2004 Posted: 2:37 PM EDT (1837 GMT)
BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry accused President Bush on Thursday of letting front groups "do his dirty work" in questioning his military service during the Vietnam War.
"The president keeps telling people he would never question my service to our country. Instead, he watches as a Republican-funded attack group does just that," Kerry told a firefighters' union conference in his hometown of Boston.
"Well, if he wants to have a debate about our service in Vietnam, here is my answer: Bring it on."
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/19/kerry.attacka ... /
August 5, 2004
Re: Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
Dear Station Manager:
We are counsel to the Democratic National Committee and John Kerry, respectively. It has been brought to our attention that a group calling itself "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" has bought time, or may seek to buy time, on your station to air an advertisement that attacks Senator Kerry. The advertisement contains statements by men who purport to have served on Senator Kerry's SWIFT Boat in Vietnam, and one statement by a man pretending to be the doctor who treated Senator Kerry for one of his injuries. In fact, not a single one of the men who pretend to have served with Senator Kerry was actually a crewmate of Senator Kerry's and the man pretending to be his doctor was not. The entire advertisement, therefore is an inflammatory, outrageous lie.
"Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" styles itself as a group of individuals who personally served with John Kerry in the United States Navy in the Vietnam War. In truth the group is a sham organization spearheaded by a Texas corporate media consultant. It has been financed largely with funds from a Houston homebuilder. See Slater, Dallas Morning News, July 23, 2004.
In this group's advertisement, twelve men appear to make statements about Senator Kerry's service in Vietnam. Not a single one of these men served on either of Senator Kerry's two SWIFT Boats (PCF 44 & PCF94).
Further, the "doctor" who appears in the ad, Louis Letson, was not a crewmate of Senator Kerry's and was not the doctor who actually signed Senator Kerry's sick call sheet. In fact, another physician actually signed Senator Kerry's sick call sheet. Letson is not listed on any document as having treated Senator Kerry after the December 2, 1968 firefight. Moreover, according to news accounts, Letson did not record his "memories" of that incident until after Senator Kerry became a candidate for President in 2003. (National Review Online, May 4, 2004).
The statements made by the phony "crewmates" and "doctor" who appear in the advertisement are also totally, demonstrably and unequivocally false, and libelous. In parrticular, the advertisement charges that Senator Kerry "lied to get his Bronze Star." Just as falsely, it states that "he lied before the Senate." These are serious allegations of actual crimes -- specifically, of lying to the United States Government in the conduct of its official business. The events for which the Senator was awarded the Bronze Star have been documented repeatedly and in detail and are set out in the official citation signed by the Secretary of the Navy and the Commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam. And yet these reckless charges of criminal conduct are offered without support or authentication, by fake "witnesses" speaking on behalf of a phony organization.
Your station is not obligated to accept this advertisement for broadcast nor is it required to account in any way for its decision to reject such an advertisement. Columbia Broadcasting System v. Democratic National Committee, 412 U.S. 94 (1973), You Can't Afford Dodd Committee, 81 FCC2d 579 (1980). The so-called "Swift Boat Veterans" organization is not a federal candidate or candidate committee. Repeated efforts by organizations that are not candidate committees to obtain a private right of access have been consistently rejected by the FCC. See e.g., National Conservative Political Action Committee, 89 FCC2d 626 (1982).
Thus, your station my freely refuse this advertisement. Because your station has this freedom, and because it is not a "use" of your facilities by a clearly identified candidate, your station is responsible for the false and libelous charges made by this sponsor.
Moreover, as a licensee, you have an overriding duty "to protect the public from false, misleading or deceptive advertising." Licensee Responsibility With Respect to the Broadcast of False, Misleading or Deceptive Advertising, 74 F.C.D.2d 623 (1961). Your station normally must take "reasonable steps" to satisfy itself "as to the reliability and reputation of every prospective advertiser." In re Complaint by Consumers Assocation of District of Columbia, 32 F.C.C.2d 400, 405 (1971).
Under these circumstances, your station may not responsibly air this advertisement. We request that your station act immmediately to prevent broadcasts of this advertisement and deny andy future sale of time. Knowing that the advertisement is false, and possessing the legal authority to refuse to run it, your station should exercise that authority in the public interest.
Please contact us promptly at either of the phone numbers below to advise us regarding the status of this advertisement.
Sincerely yours,
Marc Elias
Perkins Coie
607 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
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Kerry-Edwards 2004 Joseph Sandler
Sandler, Reiff & Young
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Washington, D.C. 20003
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Democratic National Committee
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/ads04/dem080504ltrswift ...
From the transcript of the Aug. 5, 2004 White House Press Briefing with Scott McClellan:
Q Do you -- does the President repudiate this 527 ad that calls Kerry a liar on Vietnam?
MR. McCLELLAN: The President deplores all the unregulated soft money activity. We have been very clear in stating that, you know, we will not -- and we have not and we will not question Senator Kerry's service in Vietnam. I think that this is another example of the problem with the unregulated soft money activity that is going on. The President thought he put an end -- or the President thought he got rid of this kind of unregulated soft money when he signed the bipartisan campaign finance reforms into law. And, you know, the President has been on the receiving end of more than $62 million in negative attacks from shadowy groups.
* * *
In the days after the release of the ad a host of major newspapers published editorials condemning it including the Arizona Republic ("Campaign Non-Starter," August 6), Los Angeles Times ("It's Not All Fair Game," August 6), Plain Dealer ("Ad Says Kerry Lied; Record Says Otherwise," August 8), St. Petersburg Times ("An Ugly Attack," August 9), Las Vegas Sun ("Ad's Smear Should Be Condemned," August 9), Oregonian ("Now It Gets Nasty," August 11), and Washington Post ("Swift Boat Smears," August 12).
* * *
On Aug. 10, 2004 Democracy 21, the Campaign Legal Center and the Center for Responsive Politics filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) charging that Swift Boat Veterans for Truth is illegally raising and spending soft money on ads to influence the 2004 presidential elections.
* * *
From the transcript of Bush's Aug. 12, 2004 appearance on CNN'S Larry King Live:
KING: In view of that, do you think that it's fair, for the record, John Kerry's service record, to be an issue at all? I know that Senator McCain...
G. BUSH: You know, I think it is an issue, because he views it as honorable service, and so do I. I mean...
KING: Oh, so it is. But, I mean, Senator McCain has asked to be condemned, the attack on his service. What do you say to that?
G. BUSH: Well, I say they ought to get rid of all those 527s, independent expenditures that have flooded the airwaves.
There have been millions of dollars spent up until this point in time. I signed a law that I thought would get rid of
those, and I called on the senator to -- let's just get anybody who feels like they got to run to not do so.
KING: Do you condemn the statements made about his...
G. BUSH: Well, I haven't seen the ad, but what I do condemn is these unregulated, soft-money expenditures by very wealthy people, and they've said some bad things about me. I guess they're saying bad things about him. And what I think we ought to do is not have them on the air. I think there ought to be full disclosure. The campaign funding law I signed I thought was going to get rid of that. But evidently the Federal Election Commission had a different view...
Kerry spokesman Chad Clanton's response to Bush's Aug. 12, 2004 appearance:
"Tonight President Bush called Kerry's service in Vietnam 'noble.' But in the same breath refused to heed Senator McCain's call to condemn the dirty work being done by the 'Swift Boat Vets for Bush.' Once again, the President side-stepped responsibility and refused to do the right thing. His credibility is running out as fast as his time in the White House."
* * *
On Aug. 17, 2004 the campaign held a press conference at which Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.), Adm. Stansfield Turner (ret.), and several swift boat veterans rebutted the charges.
* * *
DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe issued a statement on Aug. 18, 2004:
"By saying nothing at all George W. Bush is a complicit contributor to the slanderous, lie-filled attack ads that have been launched on John Kerry on Bush's behalf. Instead of stepping up and taking the high road, George Bush's response has been evasion, avoidance, everything but disavowal.
"Larry King asked George Bush to 'condemn' it. He refused. Reporters asked the President's Press Secretary if he'd 'repudiate' it. He ducked. They can try to blame it on the rules or whoever else they want, but the blame belongs squarely on the Republicans. They wrote it. They produced it. They placed it. They paid for it. And now it is time for George W. Bush to stand up and say, 'enough.'
"This is not debate, Mr. President, and this unfounded attack on Senator Kerry has crossed the line of decency. I call on you today to condemn this ad, the men who put their lies behind it, and the donors who paid for it. It's time."
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/ads04/swiftadresponse.h ...
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Relatively early on in the August coverage of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth story, ABC's Nightline devoted an entire episode to the allegations and reported, "The Kerry campaign calls the charges wrong, offensive and politically motivated. And points to Naval records that seemingly contradict the charges." (Emphasis added.) Seemingly? A more accurate phrasing would have been that Navy records "completely" or "thoroughly" contradicted the Swifty. In late August, CNN's scrawl across the bottom of the screen read, "Several Vietnam veterans are backing Kerry's version of events." Again, a more factual phrasing would have been "Crewmembers have always backed Kerry's version of events." But that would have meant not only having to stand up a well-funded Republican campaign attack machine, but also casting doubt on television news' hottest political story of the summer.
When the discussion did occasionally turn to the facts behind the Swift Boat allegations, reporters and pundits seemed too spooked to address the obviousthat the charges made no sense and there was little credible evidence to support them.. Substituting as host of "Meet the Press," Andrea Mitchell on Aug. 15 pressed Boston Globe reporter Anne Kornblut about the facts surrounding Kerry's combat service: "Well, Anne, you've covered him for many years, John Kerry. What is the truth of his record?" Instead of mentioning some of the glaring inconsistencies in the Swifties' allegation, such as George Elliott and Adrian Lonsdale 's embarrassing flip-flops, Kornblut ducked the question, suggesting the truth was "subjective": "The truth of his record, the criticism that's coming from the Swift Boat ads, is that he betrayed his fellow veterans. Well, that's a subjective question, that he came back from the war and then protested it. So, I mean, that is truly something that's subjective." Ten days later Kornblut scored a sit-down interview with O'Neill. In her 1,200-word story she politely declined to press O'Neill about a single factual inconsistency surrounding the Swifties' allegations, thereby keeping her Globe readers in the dark about the Swift Boat farce. (It was not until Bush was safely re-elected that that Kornblut, appearing on MSNBC, conceded the Swift Boast ads were clearly inaccurate.)
Hosting an Aug. 28 discussion on CNBC with Newsweek's Jon Meacham and Time's Jay Carney, NBC's Tim Russert finally, after weeks of overheated Swifty coverage, got around to asking the pertinent question: "Based on everything you have heard, seen, reported, in terms of the actual charges, the content of the book, is there any validity to any of it?" Carney conceded the charges did not have any validity, but did it oh, so gently: "I think it's hard to say that any one of them is by any standard that we measure these things has been substantiated." Apparently Carney forgot to pass the word along to editors at Time magazine, which is read by significantly more news consumers than Russert's weekly cable chat show on CNBC. Because it wasn't until its Sept. 20 2004 issue, well after the Swift Boat controversy had peaked, that the Time news team managed enough courage to tentatively announce the charges levied against Kerry and his combat service were "reckless and unfair." (Better late than never; Time's competitor Newsweek waited until after the election to report the Swift Boat charges were "misleading," but "very effective.") But even then, Time didn't hold the Swifties responsible for their "reckless and unfair" charges. Instead, Time celebrated them. Typing up an election postscript in November, Time toasted the Swift Boat's O'Neill as one of the campaign's "Winners," while remaining dutifully silent about the group's fraudulent charges.
That kind of Beltway media group self-censorship was evident throughout the Swift Boat story, as the perimeters of acceptable reporting were quickly established. Witness the MSM reaction to Wayne Langhofer, Jim Russell and Robert Lambert. All three men served with Kerry in Vietnam and all three men were witnesses to the disputed March 13, 1969 event in which Kerry rescued Green Beret Jim Rassmann, winning a Bronze Star and his third Purple Heart. The Swifties, after 35 years of silence, insisted Kerry did nothing special that day, and that he certainly did not come under enemy fire when he plucked Rassmann out of the drink. Therefore, Kerry did not deserve his honors.
It's true every person on Kerry's boat, along with the thankful Rassmann, insisted they were under fire, and so did the official Navy citation for Kerry's Bronze Star. Still, Swifties held to their unlikely story, and the press pretended to be confused about the stand-off. Then during the last week in August three more eyewitnesses, all backing the Navy's version of events that there had been hostile gun fire, stepped forward. They were Langhofer, Russell and Lambert.
Russell wrote an indignant letter to his local Telluride Daily Planet to dispute the Swifties' claim: "Forever pictured in my mind since that day over 30 years ago John Kerry bending over his boat picking up one of the rangers that we were ferrying from out of the water. All the time we were taking small arms fire from the beach; although because of our fusillade into the jungle, I don't think it was very accurate, thank God. Anyone who doesn't think that we were being fired upon must have been on a different river."
The number of times Russell was subsequently mentioned on CNN: 1. On Fox News: 1. MSNBC: 0. ABC: 1. On CBS: 0. On NBC: 0.
Like Russell, Langhofer also remembered strong enemy gunfire that day. An Aug. 22 article in the Washington Post laid out the details: "Until now, eyewitness evidence supporting Kerry's version had come only from his own crewmen. But yesterday, The Post independently contacted a participant who has not spoken out so far in favor of either camp who remembers coming under enemy fire. There was a lot of firing going on, and it came from both sides of the river, said Wayne D. Langhofer, who manned a machine gun aboard PCF-43, the boat that was directly behind Kerrys. Langhofer said he distinctly remembered the clack, clack, clack of enemy AK-47s, as well as muzzle flashes from the riverbanks." (For some strange reason the Post buried its Langhofer scoop in the 50th paragraph of the story.)
The number of times Langhofer was subsequently mentioned on CNN: 0. On Fox News: 0. On MSNBC: 0. On ABC: 0. CBS: 0. NBC: 0.
As for Lambert, The Nation magazine uncovered the official citation for the Bronze Medal he won that same day and it too reported the flotilla of five U.S. boats "came under small-arms and automatic weapons fire from the river banks."
The number of times Lambert was mentioned on. On Fox News: 1. On CNN: 0. On MSNBC: 0. ABC: 1 On CBS: 0. On NBC: 0.
Additionally, the Washington Post's Michael Dobbs, who served as the paper's point person on the Swifty scandal, was asked during an Aug. 30, 2004, online chat with readers why the paper hadn't reported more aggressively on the public statements of Langhofer, Russell and Lambert. Dobbs insisted, "I hope to return to this subject at some point to update readers." But he never did. Post readers, who were deluged with Swifty reporting, received just the sketchiest of facts about Langhofer, Russell and Lambert.
If that doesn't represent a concerted effort by the press to look the other way, than what does?
Please use this information as a guideline for 2006 and 2008 campaigns. What the media edits out of our campaigns is CRUCIAL to public perception.
Even many Democrats are unaware of the real fight that occurred in 2004 and are buying wholesale the corporate media spin which conveniently protects the corporate media who failed to give honest coverage of Kerry's defense against the lies of the swift vets and their Republican handlers.
Not recognizing the extent of the corporate media's duplicity is a danger for all Democratic candidates in 2006 and 2008.
This can and WILL happen to any Democratic candidate.
This CAN and WILL happen to ANY Democratic candidate. FIGHT THE MYTHS. Stay tough KNOWING the media is aligned with these liars.
The battle with the people really behind this group will never end. But there are veterans coming forth with a book of their own that will unmask the swifts for the lying GOP operatives they are.
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|2. Research Forum has solid data on MANY serious issues.
Edited on Mon Oct-09-06 01:20 PM by blm
I think many at DU aren't even aware it exists as a research source. Maybe they'll start a North Korea facts thread.
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|4. yet by his own admission in an interview
Edited on Mon Oct-09-06 03:13 PM by AtomicKitten
on Real Time HBO on 10/6/06, JK said he didn't do enough to fight the Swift Boat Liars.
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|5. Most leaders DO accept responsibility - and Kerry DOES wish he'd done more
Edited on Mon Oct-09-06 03:21 PM by blm
His campaign should have thought more DRASTICALLY and bought a block of time on every network like Perot did.
But then, Kerry DID win, so when anyone points to swifts as if they beat Kerry, well, they DIDN'T.
Kerry won. The weak Dem party infrastructure was not able to get the votes he earned secured and counted. And they had FOUR YEARS to work on it armed with ALL the knowledge gleaned from 2000 hearings on election fraud - yet, somehow, the fraud WORSENED, even as the DNC was assuring voters and candidates that they were dealing with it.
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|6. must of the frustration regarding this issue
Edited on Mon Oct-09-06 05:26 PM by AtomicKitten
has to do with the abject anger and hatred people have for those EPIC a-holes that pranced around with the purple heart band-aids mocking Kerry's heroic military service. It is that frustration that spills over onto the conversation.
FTR, blaming is born out of frustration and anger and disappointment, and I want you to understand that that is felt all the way around. The rest of us were fully invested in the election and I for one worked my ass off for him. I admire John Kerry and I admit it is not particularly fair to put the onus of dealing with that particular onslaught on him alone. But unfortunately that is how emotions and the memory of emotions work sometimes. The problem is when you blame everyone BUT Kerry, the natural response is to blame Kerry. Neither response is completely accurate nor fair and is a manifestation of feeding on our own.
We certainly cannot expect any better from the wingnuts. I hope the candidate we elect in the primary and the Democratic Party en masse are prepared to go toe-to-toe with the bastards this time around.
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The .info file uses standard .ini file format which places items in key/value pairs separated by an equal sign. For the name and description elements, you may include the value in quotes. You must include the value in quotes if the value includes punctuation:
description = "Fred's crazy, crazy module; use with care!"
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The .info file can contain the following fields:
- name (Required)
- The displayed name of your module. It should follow Drupal's standard sentence case: only the first letter of the first word is capitalized ("Example module", not "example module" or "Example Module").
name = "Forum"
- description (Required)
- A short, preferably one line description that displays on the module administration page (Site building > Modules). Remember, long descriptions can make this page difficult to read, so please be concise. The description field is limited to 255 characters.
description = "Enables threaded discussions about general topics."
If your .info file's description (or other field) contains anything other than text or numbers don't forget you must use quotes. If you need to use a double quote (") in your text then you need to use the HTML entity
"to display the double quote (") character.
Do this:
description = "This is my "email@example.com" email address"
Don't do this:
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This will cause Drupal to display an error when displaying the modules administration page (Site building > Modules).
- dependencies (Optional)
- A space separated list of modules that your module requires to be present and enabled. The name of each required module uses the machine-readable name of the module in lowercase. For example, if your module requires the Revision Moderation module, use
dependencies = revision_moderationin your .info file. Remember to use lowercase since the check on dependencies matches the machine readable name stored in the database. If the required modules are not present and enabled, your module cannot be enabled. If these modules are present, but not enabled, the Drupal will prompt you with a list of additional modules to enable. Choose to enable the required modules or cancel.
dependencies = taxonomy comment
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- The package text is used to group modules together as fieldsets on the module administration display. The text must be the same as the fieldset name where you would like your modules to appear. It should be consistent (in spelling and capitalization) in all .info files in which it appears. It should not use punctuation and it should follow the Drupal 5 capitalization standard as noted above.
If your module comes with other modules or is meant to be used exclusively with other modules, enter the name of the package here. If left blank, the module will be listed as 'Other'. In general, this field should only be used by large multi-module packages, or by modules meant to extend others, such as CCK, Views, E-Commerce, Organic Groups and the like. All other modules should leave this blank. As a guideline, four or more modules that depend on each other (or all on a single module) make a good candidate for a package. Fewer probably do not.
package = Views
Suggested examples of appropriate items for the package field:
- Audio
- Bot
- Chat
- E-Commerce
- Event
- Feed parser
- Organic groups
- Station
- Video
- Views
- Voting (if it uses or requires VotingAPI)
- Location
The exception to this rule is the "Development" package, which should be used for any modules which are related to code development modules (Devel, Coder, Module Builder...).
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Users getting their modules directly from CVS will not have a version string, since the .info files checked into CVS do not define a version. These users are encouraged to use the CVS deploy module to provide accurate version strings for the modules administration page (Site building > Modules ) for modules in directories checked out directly from CVS.
Before the CVS deploy module existed, it was recommended to use this:
version = "$Name$"
It is no longer recommended. If you are a module developer, and have the above line in your .info files checked into the Drupal CVS repository, you should remove that line.
- project (packaging use only)
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For more information on .ini file formatting, see the PHP.net parse_ini_file documentation.
Looking for support? Visit the Drupal.org forums, or join #drupal-support in IRC.
Specify a different URL to check for status updates
I have not verified that this works just yet, but I was surprised to not see mention of it anywhere. If you write a custom module that is not hosted at drupal.org, it seems you have the ability to specify the base URL that update_status will check to see if there are subsequent releases of your modules. In looking at the code it appears in your .info file you will add something like
project status url = http://some.host.com/drupal-module-updates
For example the default URL for drupal.org is http://updates.drupal.org/release-history
The format is then baseurl/modulename/version, so the url to check versions of the views moduel for drupal release 5.x is http://updates.drupal.org/release-history/views/5.x
Anyway, just came across this and thought it might help someone.
need 'project' key as well so update status sees it.
I would like to add that you will have to also add the "project" key to the .info file, and that should mimick the filename of your module. So if your module is called my_module.info you would add this to your .info file as well as project status url...
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Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca> writes: > I think I initially forgot those options, and Stephans patch seems to be > everything required -- though the psql display is a little more > cluttered. Yeah, it is. Could we improve that by having pg_get_constraintdef add text only when the setting isn't the default? regards, tom lane
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Shop till you drop
Saigon offers plenty of great reasons to visit: every corner you turn on the street can lead you to great food, there are some cool pagodas and theme parks, and it's a great spot to start a new adventure into other parts of the country. Decent shopping can also be done in my city — here's a round up of the key spots for a spot of mainstream market shopping for things like clothes, watches, bags and shoes.
The most famous place to shop in the city is the Ben Thanh Market. You can find pretty much anything here — clothes, bags, wallets, shoes and so on. If you're claustrophobic, this may not be the best shopping experience for you because booths are packed tightly together.
Over the past year, the well lit outside ring of the market has become increasingly fixed price, meaning the price you see is the non-negotiable price you pay. Within the darker interior, however, it is a different story. You should expect to bargain hard for the items you want. A trick of the trade that I have learned at Ben Thanh is to cruise the fixed-price shops on the outside for the items I want to buy. Once I see the item's price here I know the highest price to pay on the inside.
If you like the bargaining but are looking for a cleaner and brighter atmosphere, head down Le Loi to the corner of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia to visit Saigon Square. Here things are a little classier than the market, with air-con and more room to walk between booths, but in style and product it's similar to the market. Things are still divided into stalls, many of the stalls stock the same exact things, and there are some pretty tight spaces to pass through. Stallholders are also eager to bargain and deals can be had but prices will be a bit higher than at Ben Thanh.
That being said, I think the quality of the product is also a little better and the clothes look cuter. The store is mostly clothing but you can find handbags, shoes, and watches — there are just fewer spots than at the market. Saigon Square is also one of the better places in Saigon to shop for coats as several booths stock them.
There are actually two Saigon Squares! Saigon Square 2 is on the shaded corner of Ton Duc Thang. This Saigon Square is by far the most browse friendly of the three places I mention here because, unlike the tight corridors of Ben Thanh or the slightly more manageable aisles of Saigon Square 1, here you have plenty of room to manoeuvre between stalls.
Average stall size is also bigger, making each more like a tiny store. Besides knockoff designer goods, you'll also find quite a few independent boutiques selling original items. This luxury of space does come at a price; asking and selling prices are going to be higher. In fact, if you're looking for an intense round of bargaining this probably isn't your place as it may be hard to shave more than a dollar or two off a price. Although it is mostly clothing, Saigon Square 2 is my go to spot if I'm looking for a handbag or wallet.
A visit to one of these three spots should be a good start in a quest of gift shopping or having every colour of polo shirt imaginable. Prices can vary on all goods; bargaining is a frustrating art form and just when you think you're good somebody will tell you that you overpaid. And remember, if you don't find anything you like, you can always head to a tailor and get something made just the way you want.
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Published on Thursday, May 4, 2000 in the Washington Post
The NRA Brags That They'll Work Out Of President GW Bush's Oval Office
by John Mintz
The National Rifle Association's second-ranking officer boasted at a closed meeting of NRA members earlier this year that if Republican nominee George W. Bush wins in November, "we'll have . . . a president where we work out of their office."
First Vice President Kayne Robinson, who is in line to succeed NRA President Charlton Heston, added that the NRA enjoys "unbelievably friendly relations" with the Texas governor. Robinson, who is also chairman of the Iowa Republican Party, made the comments Feb. 17 before 300 members in Los Angeles. He also described 2000 as "a critical election" in which Bush's success would ensure "a Supreme Court that will back us to the hilt."
Bush's presidential campaign denied he is that close to the NRA, citing instances in which he has disagreed with the group. "Neither the NRA nor any special interest sets the governor's agenda," said Bush spokesman Scott McClellan. "Governor Bush sets his agenda based on his priorities and principles."
Gun control groups say Bush has rarely strayed from NRA orthodoxy and for years has aggressively promoted its political platform. The NRA said it is proud of its ties to Bush.
"Kayne has a good relationship with the governor from their proximity for long periods in Iowa, and we at the NRA have had very good relations with George Bush over his entire public life," said chief NRA lobbyist James Baker. "Bush is very supportive of the rights of law-abiding gun owners, and he's followed his words with deeds."
Handgun Control Inc., a group that promotes firearms legislation, is featuring a tape of Robinson's comments in a nationwide television ad campaign starting today.
Firearms are emerging as one of the hottest issues in the 2000 campaign. Vice President Gore is a staunch advocate of gun control measures and a bitter critic of the NRA. Bush has taken some steps recently to distance himself from the group, even as the NRA seems to be making some headway in accusing the Clinton administration of dragging its feet in prosecuting firearms offenses.
At the same time, the NRA is becoming more openly aligned with the GOP this election season than ever before. In 1999 and 2000, the NRA has given the Republican Party $537,500 in "soft money" donations, which can be given to political parties in unlimited amounts. In the 1996 cycle, the NRA gave $87,725 in soft money to the GOP, and in 1997-98 it gave the Republicans $350,000. It donated no soft money to the Democrats in all those years.
NRA officials say they will spend more this election season than ever before--$12 million to $15 million, and possibly more, on ads, political donations, direct mail and phone banks. The investment is leading to rapid growth in NRA membership, they said--up 1 million, to 3.5 million.
Robinson was one of several NRA leaders who offered frank assessments of their political strategy at the Los Angeles meeting, which was videotaped. Handgun Control gave a copy of the tape to The Washington Post.
The NRA officials had traveled to California in part to speak with disgruntled members who believe that the NRA's Virginia headquarters hasn't been sufficiently aggressive or politically adept.
Their anger boiled over last year, after the NRA suffered a loss in California when Gov. Gray Davis (D) signed four gun control bills into law. Now, some NRA members there are trying to get an initiative onto the November ballot to roll back those laws. But NRA leaders, fearing that such an initiative could divert energy from other electoral priorities and likely would lose anyway, aren't helping on the ballot measure--which has angered some members there.
During the February visit, the NRA officials assured members that they will eventually help overturn the new gun laws and that NRA officials are aware of the high political stakes this year.
"We're facing a critical election," Robinson said. "All three branches of the federal government are at stake, first time in a long time. . . . There will be four, maybe five justices of the Supreme Court appointed in the first term of the next president. . . . If Gore is the president, every one of those people will be rabidly anti-gun.
"If we win, we'll have a Supreme Court that will back us to the hilt," added Robinson, a former police official in Des Moines. "If we win, we'll have a president, with at least one of the people that's running, a president where we work out of their office. Unbelievably friendly relations."
Robinson didn't mention Bush's name, but NRA officials acknowledge he was referring to the Texas governor. The two men grew close over the past year, when Bush spent long stretches of time campaigning in Iowa, where Robinson, as GOP head, oversaw the party's crucial caucuses, NRA officials said.
Robinson also said that if the GOP loses its razor-thin control of the House, it will seriously injure the NRA. "Every one of those [now-friendly] committees could be run by people that not only dislike us, but hate us," he said.
But a few congressional Democrats are fond of the NRA, and the group's leaders said it walks a tightrope trying to please both these Democrats and the NRA's main GOP constituency. "NRA doesn't mean National Republican Association," California NRA lobbyist Ed Worley told the gathering. "I get in a lot of trouble for saying that."
Relations between Bush and the NRA have been warm for years. Running for governor in 1994, he promised to sign a bill that had been vetoed by the Democratic incumbent, Ann Richards, allowing Texans to carry concealed weapons. The NRA praised Bush then as a "strong pro-gun candidate," and after he won, its magazine hailed the event with the headline "Election '94: Gun Owners Win Big!"
Soon, top NRA lobbyists joined Bush as he signed the "concealed-carry" law, a top NRA priority nationwide. Last year the group applauded him for signing legislation banning Texas cities from suing gun manufacturers, and it praised his stands on such issues as gun shows and background checks of gun buyers. The NRA's Web site commends Bush lavishly and contains smiling pictures of him with links to his official biography.
In a recent mailing, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre urged members to send attached postcards to the two presidential candidates. The one to Bush said, "I want to thank you for your support of the Second Amendment and your tough stand against violent criminals." The Gore card said, "I strongly oppose your policy of allowing violent criminals to go free."
But Bush also supports several ideas that the NRA opposes--such as raising the age for handgun possession from 18 to 21 and banning the import of high-capacity ammunition magazines. Bush has at times sought to separate himself further from the NRA. After LaPierre told reporters in March that Clinton has "blood on his hands" for supposedly failing to prosecute criminals with guns, Bush said LaPierre "may have gone too far."
But Bush aides say he agrees with the NRA on the underlying point. "He appreciates the support of all Americans who want to reverse the Clinton-Gore administration's lax enforcement of gun laws," a Bush spokesman said.
At the Los Angeles meeting, LaPierre expressed confidence that the GOP-led Congress will do what the NRA wants--even though the group briefly stumbled last year. In the aftermath of last year's Columbine High School massacre, in which 12 students and a teacher were shot dead, the Senate humbled the NRA by voting to close a loophole under which firearms purchases at gun shows are exempt from background checks. Gore cast the crucial 51st vote, and gun control forces were exultant.
"They thought we were dead," LaPierre said--and then the NRA swung into action. "We gave them a Normandy invasion in the House," he said. "I'd walk into House offices . . . and congressmen would say, 'I got 19,000 calls at my office; I'm with you.' . . . We ended up with no gun control passing in the Congress last year."
At the meeting, NRA board member Manny Fernandez said he is confident the group will prevail, and not only because of its growth.
"We have the people, and in the end," he said to thunderous applause and laughter, "we have the guns."


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qwertyasdf: Mouth watering.
This with the 14mm F/2.8 lens might actually the best low-weight hiking / travelling kit.
LOL hahaha
atoz: Excuse me if this sounds harsh, but, if you're taking pictures like the ones posted, you should be using a simple point and shoot camera or your phone. It's like owning a Land Rover Defender 110 and using it to drive to the local 7-11 to pick up a six-pack of light beer.
It's quite astonishing how rude people can be this day.. What ever happen to if you dont like it then just leave it concept?
razorfish: How sad to see all these fanboys of other brands badmouthing Olympus products. I never see this happening when Canon/Nikon/Sony products are tested. Clearly a four thirds sensor performing well brings out some kind of inferiority complex in these people.
What is the relevance of your reply? Zero!!
I never understand the bitching and moaning for Zeiss from people that never used them.
Sounds like jealousy..
VividExposures: "Distortion is extremely well controlled, producing naturally proportioned photographs which are not typical of many other super wide angle lenses."
How is that possible?
Your Tokina will work but the edges will be soft and this Zeiss will ate it alive for supper. Jeez, comparing an FX lens and DX lens is bad enough, just having a though the DX lens will beat an FX lens in FX is ridiculous!
Have a look at the new lens MTF. People, do think before you write something!
gordon lafleur: Good grief, how long can Zeiss rely on their name to sell their clunky, overpriced, and often inferior products to gullible amateurs. Tests comparing their lenses to the Canon and Nikon counterparts show that these lenses do not live up to their hype.
I love people with no idea like you.. fun
Thanatham Piriyakarnjanakul: It will be the great lens if it can removed hood. :P
Agree..it cant take graduate ND
obeythebeagle: If you've got the money (I don't), there are worse vices. IMHO, even if the glass was parity between the top brands, the significant advantage Zeiss and Leitz still have over other wonderful lenses are their coatings. While is this is totally a personal preference issue, the T* Zeiss coating is magic. How much that additional magic is worth in dollars is a good question. (At the other end of the financial spectrum, some of the Maxxum lenses, available on craigslist for fifty bucks, have Minolta coatings that still might be the pick of the litter of Japanese optics.)
Naah, I prefer the T* over Nano but the difference isn't large. Have you used both?
Ferrari_Alex: for this price, with manual focus....I couldn't care less.....
In Nikon there is the focus confirmation dot, and its accurate especially for high dof lenses like a 15 mm.
Bart Aldrich: Customer profile: largely the same people who spend wads on Leicas and high end Canon and Nikon pro bodies and haven't a clue why they would need it or how to benefit from having one.
Go on one of the photo storage sites and see the crap most Leica owners fill their galleries with.
I have a friend with an eight thousand dollar canon body and he doesn't even know if it's full-frame or DX! Nor does he know what a polarising filter is.
It's the more money than brains crowd.
Oowh such hatred.. Did Leica or Zeiss ever screw you up in the past?
So you being his friend and the Mr. know it all and be all of photography feels good by saying out loud?
Your site is nice but less so the attitude..
Bart Aldrich: These Zeiss lenses don't even get especially good reviews from independent reviewers, like Photozone or Bjorn Rorslett.
Like someone also said, they are made in the same plant as Cosinas; not bad, but also not the old Zeiss whose prices they are extrapolating onto these.
LOL..it seems you have no idea and never used one
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While the rest of the Victoria's Secret models were drinking coffee and chain smoking, Hilary Rhoda spent most of yesterday helping out in areas hit by Hurricane Sandy before walking down the runway last night.
Britney Spears brings out the leather last night on X Factor.
Colin Firth sporting some longer hair with Cameron Diaz who seems to be sporting something bigger too.
Chloe Moretz on the set of Kick Ass 2.
David Beckham gets wrapped with Saran Wrap to keep him fresh for up to 7 days longer.
Speaking of fresh, David has a new line of underwear coming out at Christmas. Well, I see Donner & Blitzen.
Emmy Rossum takes a smoke break on the set of her new movie.
Anna Faris and her baby.
Hello Geri Halliwell.
Kim Catrall in Australia.
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Since October 2005, I hold a position of associate professor in the group Modelization & Verification in the team Formal Methods within the LaBRI at University of Bordeaux (France).
From 2001 to 2005, I have been post-doc (one year) and, then, assistant professor at Aalborg University (Denmark) in the CISS lab in the team of Kim G. Larsen. I defended my Ph.D. in 2002 at the LSV in ENS Cachan (France) under the supervision of Antoine Petit.
My main topic in research is 'Models and Software Verification'. Before 2006, I mainly focused on the 'Timed Automata' model, introduced by Alur and Dill and automated verification of model.
Since 2007, I work on verification of software and more precisely on 'Binary Program Analysis and Verification' and on 'Software Security', from , both, a practical and theoritical point of view. I did (and do) take part to many projects about these topics (ANR Bincoa, FUI MARSHAL+, ...).
I second Gilles Zémor at the head of the Master of Cryptology & Computer Security at University of Bordeaux. Gilles Zémor is the in charge of the mathematics part (cryptology) and I am in charge for computer science part (computer security). I give two courses in this Master, a course in Programming (Master1) and a course in Software Security (Master2).
I am also seconding Jean-Paul Cerri at the head of Licence of Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor of Mathematics and Computer Science) at University of Bordeaux. Jean-Paul Cerri is in charge of the mathematics part and I am in charge of the computer science part.
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Founded in 1952, RACES is a public service provided by reserve volunteer communication groups within government agencies in times of need. The volunteers are called upon to perform tasks for government agencies.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing guidance and assistance for forming the local RACES organization. ''We were in contact with FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission throughout the process of setting up the OCARS-RACES unit,'' Still said.
The operation involves handling messages on amateur radio service between critical locations such as hospitals, emergency services, shelters and other sites where help is needed.
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The local amateur radio group participated in the 2003 American Radio Rely League field day, which is a 24-hour nationwide emergency communications exercise. The club finished first place in the Georgia division and second in the Southeast U.S. region. Still said the unit is ''an invaluable asset that can be called upon in times of emergency or disaster.''
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First we checked out the boat a little...beautiful and clean and NEW (our last cruise was on the Fascination-much older ship). The Miracle is a great ship...We then headed to the Lido Deck for some lunch and just relaxed till our room was ready (1:30pm). We had our fist balcony room on the Verandah deck. Really enjoyed that. That 1st day we checked to make sure we had the table for 2 in the DR which we requested and found out we did. We unpacked and enjoyed our balcony a little (which we didn't have on the Fascination). I agree it will be hard to go back to an oceanview (never an inside room) after having a balcony room. More I understand it also depends on the "cruisers" shiplifestyle as to whether a balcony price is worth it...but I thought it was. We made sure we were up on deck to see the ship go under the Sunshine Bridge and they are right...it really does look like it comes awful close to hitting but of course its not as close as it looks. We checked out the buffets for dinner instead of the DR this night and were happy with the selections and quality. My boyfriend likes buffet style eating while I opt for the full service DR so we compromise and do a little of each...breakfast as well as dinners. The only thing we have a problem with is the dining room dinner times. On our last cruise we picked the early seating since that was closest to when we ate at home..but found that interfered a lot with the amount of time we had in the ports in order to get back and showered and dressed in time for dinner. So this time we picked the late seating (8:15) and although I had no problems with it, he seemed to think it was much too late to eat dinner and we ended up missing some nighttime activities cause we were just too full and tired at 10 or so when we finished dinner. (A 6:30 or 7pm dinner would be perfect but guess that's not happening unless we choose not to eat in the DR).
2nd day: Sea Day- we just enjoyed the food, pools, music, etc and had a great day. Never had any problems (even on these sea days) finding chairs by the pools. The music was fun by the main pool, but too many kids so we opted for the adults only pool in the back. This was the 1st formal night which I was not missing (lobster tails). We ordered 2 each and they were excellent as was the rest of the meal.
3rd day: Grand Cayman- We had decided we would just take a taxi to 7mile beach, we chose Sea Grape beach after reading these boards. It was nice...small and close to the road but the water was absolutely gorgeous and warm. We had a brief storm for about a 1/2 hour but then it was gone and the sun was out again. We walked a little around the town and shopped too. Very touristy.
4th day: Cozumel- I had heard such wonderful things from people who had been here before the hurricane and wasn't sure what to expect now.. It was sad to see all the damage that had been done. We decided to shop a little and then take a taxi to Paradise Beach. I loved it there. chairs and umbrellas and entrance free...but they do expect you spend some $ on food/drinks. We just ordered a couple of beers and some nachos ($14) and the day was great. We did have a lot of clouds that day but no rain. The water here was not as beautiful as I expected but not sure if the weather had anything to do with that.
5th day: Belize- here we opted for a Carnival Excursion cause I was nervous about doing a tour on shore with another company...I'm a little paranoid and didn't want any chance of us missing the ship. We paid A LOT for a city tour and trip to the Belize Zoo...we both love animals and wanted to see the native animals in their natural habitats which we did but it was SOOOO HOT and humid and buggy that it took away from the enjoyment. I wouldn't do that again if we go back there. I know everyone else raves about the cavetubing and maybe that's what we'd do next time.
6th day: Costa Maya- I loved that we didn't have to tender here (although tendering wasn't nearly as bad as I had imagined). You walk right into the Cruiseline built tourist area which I thought was nice. (colorful, new-only around 4 yrs, had music and entertainment, a pool with bar...We shopped a little (they were a little pushy here to get you to go into their stores and buy-but if you just say No thanks and ignore them, they'll leave you alone) and then took a taxi to Mahajual as the boards recommended. It was like an outdoor flea market and again the people very pushy. We walked a little and then found a beach and enjoyed the water a little before heading back...not sure if there were other beach areas, but this beach area we were at was not the beautiful beaches like cayman and Cozumel. A lot of rocks, not very blue, a little dirty..(but maybe we were just in a bad beach area). We enjoyed the food and drinks there ($2 coronas) and had a nice day. This was the 2nd formal night and we went for the Prime Rib which was perfect and delicious.
7th day: Sea Day- We again just tried to enjoy our balcony (ordered room service and ate on the balcony-something we wanted to have done more but only did this once) The boat was really rocking hard..(due to Tropical Storm Alberto and winds were up to 55mph) people were sick and it was hard to walk down the hall without holding on. This lasted from Friday eve to Sat afternoon. It was sad knowing this was our last day but we enjoyed every moment of it.
SHOWS: We saw the Hypnotist, which was funny, but not sure I believe they were really hypnotized. We saw "Ticket to Ride" Beatles show which was great!!! We also went to the balancing act/comedian which was just ok. Enjoyed one of the nighttime deck parties which was fun too.
ROOM: We love Carnival rooms...They are a nice size and this boat being new is beautiful...Plenty of storage in room and bathroom. Like the extras like the basket of goodies, use of thick terry robe, thick beach towels to use, service to rooms 2x each day, even the little things like shampoo/body wash in shower, handheld shower massage, line in shower to dry clothes were definite plusses. And the beds...can't say enough about them...(better than what I sleep on at home) Beds/pillows are so comfortable...aaaahhhh!!! Also loved that you could see the menus for the DR on the TV in your room.
FOOD: The Dining room menus/food were good. Always a lot of choices and never had any complaints with quality. (service at night was a bit slow though) The 24 hr pizza came in handy and although it's not the best pizza, it was fine. The 24hr Ice cream was well enjoyed too. The deli we only went to once and that was to pack sandwiches for the flight home which were good also. The other hot buffets were good and had a variety..seemed they had pretty much some of the same items from the dining room menu but added some extras too. (of course they didn't have ALL the choices for the main meal but they had a couple of them.) The breakfast buffet was great but on 2 occasions I just hit it at a time they were out of something I wanted and had to stand around a bit waiting. We took advantage of the sushi bar almost every day which was nice...enjoying sushi while looking out over the open seas (one day we saw a group of 4 dolphins following along side the boat.)
SERVICE: Our room steward was great (except we had to ask 2x in the beginning for her to unlock the refrig so we could put our waters we brought in there. But other than that she was great. Room was cleaned 2x a day and never ran out of anything. Always made sure we had ice also which was nice since we brought wine with us for the room.
Our waiter in the DR for dinner was another story..not bad, but definitely not one of their best. We always seemed to get our food last (compared to others around us), he was never around when we needed him for something, and mostly, he just never smiled. We didn't eat dinner in the DR every night so we just lived with it but I'm sure we could've changed tables/waiters if we asked. I thought the DR decor was a bit much but not enough to ruin your dinner or anything..besides after the 1st day I think we got used to it.
All the other service people on the ship were great and friendly and helpful. The cruise director Mark was really funny...Even made the debarkation talk fun to sit through.
Enjoyed the music in Frankie and Johnny's lounge on 2 nights and heard the Piano bar was good too. Not big gamblers but did spend a little time in the Casino...honestly, probably would've spent more time there had there not been so much smoke.
Overall, we had a wonderful time and would recommend the Miracle to anyone who asks. We will definitely cruise again with Carnival and probably lean towards newer ships like the Miracle...Can't wait to do it again!!! Less
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