Dinner Bell

Now here’s some meat, suggesting how John Kerry might think/behave in an executive position.

As Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, John Kerry authored an executive order that specifically made no provision for the civil defense of the citizens of his state.

Whereas the existing and potential strength of nuclear weapons is such that nuclear war can neither be won nor survived, it can only be prevented; and Whereas the only effective defense against the horrors of nuclear weapons lies in their elimination and in the prevention of nuclear war or attacks, [the Commonwealth of Massachusetts] shall seek to ensure the safety of its citizens by pursuit of policies reflecting a serious commitment to prevention of nuclear war.

Such policies shall include education of citizens concerning the real nature of nuclear war and efforts to influence national policy towards negotiation of an end to the nuclear-arms race.

"No funds shall be expended by the Commonwealth for crisis relocation planning for nuclear war."

So in case of nuclear attack, Massachusetts' surviving citizens--and there would be some--should simply bend over, put their heads between their legs and kiss their butts goodbye, while the state's surviving politicians do what? Hit that bunker under the state house?

Remember that Senator Kerry jumped on the Michael Moore bandwagon and suggested that he would have reacted differently than President Bush in the wake of the 9/11 attacks had he been president.

Well, it appears to me that he was telling the truth.

Which is worse? Waiting a few minutes to allow your secret service detail to have their stuff together to get you out of there? (That’s what President Bush was doing in those seven minutes.) Or suggesting that your surviving constituents be abandoned in case of another sort of attack?

This is the type of fact that should be considered when making that voting decision.

(Thanks to LGF)

NOTE: I realize that some have problems with NewsMax and its authenticity. I'm searching the web for a corroborating source. However, such an executive order is difficult to fabricate out of thin air.

UPDATE: Check this source from the Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries (Thanks, David!)

MORE: Check out Massachusetts Executive Order 31, the law that was superceded by the one above.

UPDATE: As usual, Allah gets to the point much quicker than I do.

Comments

[Steve H.]

They have a problem with NewsMax's authenticity, all right. It's a problem that NewsMax's stories turn out to be authentic so often.

Have some fries.

[David]

Baldilocks-

"I'm searching the web for a corroborating source."

Check this link from the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries:
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/ExecOrders/eo242.txt

or just click on my name to go there.

[baldilocks]

Steve: Are you trying to blimp me out? :-)

Be that as it may, I'm about to post a Mass. Law Library link, courtesy of a helpful reader.

[baldilocks]

That would be him.

[Tony]

Darn, beat me to it.

[Pearl]

Good work.

I can understand the mentality at the time that a nuclear strike from the Soviet Union might be pretty devastating and hard to realistically be prepared for, but, with suitcase nukes, somebody better update their emergency plans.

And, as you say, even in a major nuclear disaster, there are survivors.

[MorningSun]

Boston Globe
I was still looking for proof of authorship or agreement when I ran across this

Kerry had been outscored by Shannon in the endorsement questionnaire of a nuclear disarmament group that vehemently opposed the military buildup under President Reagan.

The nuclear freeze was a defining issue across the country for liberal Democrats

[Sharps Shooter]

Juliette,
My father served (circa 1970-75) on a California state think-tank which was ordered to evaluate/re-evaluate California's disaster readiness.

At dinner one night, Dad related rather distressfully that, given a warning of 99.9% accuracy and believability that Calif would be hit by an 8 or higher-Richter earthquake, California adopted the policy of 'sit tight; say naught'.

It sounds shameful, until you look at what would happen when SOME people panicked and jammed the hiways; when SOME people refused to be evacuated; and SOME people didn't get the message anyhoo...

Whatever's gonna hit, let it hit, and deal with mop-up later. Its intelligent and compassionate.

[Sharps Shooter]

Juliette,
My father served (circa 1970-75) on a California state think-tank which was ordered to evaluate/re-evaluate California's disaster readiness.

At dinner one night, Dad related rather distressfully that, given a warning of 99.9% accuracy and believability that Calif would be hit by an 8 or higher-Richter earthquake, California adopted the policy of 'sit tight; say naught'.

It sounds shameful, until you look at what would happen when SOME people panicked and jammed the hiways; when SOME people refused to be evacuated; and SOME people didn't get the message anyhoo...

Whatever's gonna hit, let it hit, and deal with mop-up later. Its intelligent and compassionate.

[Sharps Shooter]

No fair! I hit the "Post" button, then it came up on my screen as 'Preview', so I 'Posted' it.

***
Related issue: I remember huddling under my school desk as a 5th-grader in London, during nuclear defense drills. I recall years of on and off nightmares, thank you...

The 'Cold War' was not some fantasy for most of the people most of the time, it was a horrific, live-with-it-anyway ongoing hell.

[MorningSun]

If you read Executive Order 242 ... please not the Color Coded warning system. Ok This is funny . Color coded system predate DHS .
Kerry did it !

[MorningSun]

a sheeesh sorry that was EO 31 that was recinded that had the color codes. my bad .

[Christopher Taylor]

Here's a taste of Kerry's policies:

Kerry's campaign manager says Kerry will GIVE IRAN NUCLEAR FUEL

"The point is to try to prevent Iran from ever getting this material surreptitiously. Thirdly, he has proposed that rather than letting the British, the French and the Germans do this themselves, that we together call the bluff of the Iranian government, which claims that its only need is energy. And we say to them: 'Fine, we will provide you the fuel that you need if Russia fails to provide it.' Participating in such a diplomatic initiative makes it more likely to succeed."

Source:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5570503/site/newsweek/

If you have the stomach for it, here's a huge list of Kerry speech texts:

http://www.seanrobins.com/national/kerry_speeches_statements.htm

[torchy]

I remember something about this during my 30+ years of residency in MA. It was around the time every little sleepy hamlet was declaring itself a nuclear-free zone, like it mattered. I guess it was the spirit of the effort that mattered to them, on the hope it would become a global policy, a sort of grass roots solipsism, never considering the intervening national and international repercussions of such a policy. I also remember living a mile from a decommisioned communications bunker built into the side of a mountain and feeling safer no matter which policy prevailed.

[Watcher]

What the hell?! Was Kerry in another one of his 40-minute stupors when he signed that?

[michael]

I really think the whole discussion about how slow Bush was to jump up and actually make executive decisions as a president is pretty irrelevant.

What we should really be discussing is the fast we invaded thw wrong country.

[baldilocks]

Michael:

Let me help you out. The subject of this post is an example of how Senator Kerry has behaved in the past when placed in a leadership position, usually a reliable indicator of how one will behave in similar types of postions in the future. The "seven minutes" had bearing on the subject, but was not the subject itself.

I've already discussed what I think about OIF. You're welcome to search it. Otherwise, I will post what I want to discuss, not what you or anyone else thinks I should be discussing.

[The true story]

Anyone who is actually interested in the truth about this issue, which is grossly distorted by both NewsMax and baldilocks, can click here.

[baldilocks]

Er...truth...I've pointed my readers the other links: the ones to the Mass. Trial Court libraries so that they can make up their minds for themselves, free of my or NewMax' "distortions." Or yours.

I'll take you word for it that you posted such non-partisan links on your own well-known site.