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Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Campaign fatigue
Well, mostly Kerry/Edwards fatigue, but... is it November yet?
Watching Senator Kerry even as I type. "They (Republicans, conservatives, I presume) interrupt, disrupt to avoid debating the issues..." Uh... Senator... how many conservative protesters were forcibly dragged from the DNC? How many liberals were hauled out of the RNC for interrupting speeches?
On Monday, Senator Kerry accepted a Remington 11-87 from a mine workers union. Problem with that? It would have been banned under a bill he sponsored. His PR machine (they are getting paid overtime, right?) immediately responded that the shotgun was never on the ban list. Too bad the National Shooting Sports Foundation doesn't agree with them.
Former President Jimmy Carter called Zel Miller's GOP speech "unprecidentally disloyal", "rabid" and "mean-spirited." Mr. Carter, the Democrats holding Homeland Security hostage for partisan gain was... ok, I'll say it... unpatriotic and disloyal to every US citizen.
The Washington Post is reporting that the Media is skeptical about Kitty Kelly's new Bush Bash book. Evidently, they're iffy on using the word of a bitter ex-wife as confirmation of gossip. Didn't stop the "Today" show from booking Ms. Kelly 3 days next week. Not surprising...
More of Bush's National Guard records have been found. Depending on who's reading it, it's either proof that he fulfilled his NG obligations or proof that he was AWOL. From the article- "his lone service in October was outside of Texas, in Alabama." OK- one weekend a month, 2 weeks a year, if the commercials are accurate. Works for me. Next...
A new 527 group, Texans for Truth, is launching an ad questioning Bush's National Guard service. Several points here: #1- "Texans for Truth"- you couldn't come up with a more original name? You name makes it sound like a "nah-nah, stick-out-your-tongue, we can slam your candidate as well as you can slam ours" group, not a serious organization; #2- So, you didn't see him? Were you looking for him? Did you have any clue who he was way back then? He probably kept a low profile since he was only going to be there a few months. And there were over 1000 people there- did you know everyone? #3- TfT is an arm of DriveDemocracy, an Austin-based group initially funded by moveon. org. Why Austin? Why me?
Ben Barnes, who claimed to push through W's National Guard application , is a "major" Kerry fundraiser.
A former "Winter Soldier" vet claims that he was coerced into falsely testifying.
Another Viet Nam vet spent $50,000 of his own money to purchase full-page ads in military newspapers concerning Kerry's 1971 war crimes accusations. He's not tied to any 527, but he is speaking at the rally at the US Capitol on Sunday. (wonder if the rally will get any positive press?)
And, just to show that I can pretend to be fair and balanced, here's a few gems from the Bush/Cheney camp:
Yesterday, Vice President Cheney stated that victory for Kerry would surely mean another terrorist attack on US soil due to Kerry's pre-9/11 defensive mindset. It doesn't really matter whether or not it's true- it sounds desperate. You have a room full of speech writers- wasn't there a better way of saying that? You left yourself WIDE open with that one.
And, the Bush gaffe of the week: "Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." Uh... Sir... I mean, I know what you meant... my OB-GYN practically has a cult following... but... oh, never mind.
That's all for now... I need more coffee...
