KERRY PASSES UP TERROR BRIEFING: 'I JUST HAVEN'T HAD TIME' Fri Jul 09 2004 09:23:56 ET
Just hours before attending an all-star celebrity fundraising concert in New York, Dem presidential candidate John Kerry revealed how he has been too busy for a real-time national security briefing.
"I just haven't had time," Kerry explained in an interview.
Kerry made the startling comments on CNN's LARRY KING LIVE Thursday night.
KING: News of the day, Tom Ridge warned today about al Qaeda plans of a large-scale attack on the United States. Didn't increase the -- you see any politics in this? What's your reaction?
KERRY: Well, I haven't been briefed yet, Larry. They have offered to brief me. I just haven't had time.
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THAT is a Bush campaign commercial right there if I have ever seen one. I hope the Bush04 folks are already working on it. It's simple - you show Bush hard at work, being "Presidential" in fighting the War on Terror. Then you have the narrator say something like, "While President Bush has been hard at work protecting America from terrorism, John Kerry can't even make it to a terror alert briefing for Senators..." Then, you show Kerry on LK making his "I haven't had time" remark. Every GOP talking head and talk show host also need to play up this huge Kerry flub. It was a rare moment of truth from the real Kerry and Americans need to see and know more about the real Kerry.
ISSUE #2 - Kerry campaign won't release concert tape
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20040709-010535-2628r.htm
And also from Drudge:
WASHINGTON, DC -- Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman issued the following statement on John Kerry's fundraiser last night.
"We have seen John Kerry take two positions on the most important issues facing our country. Now we see him take two sets of positions on his own values.
"If John Kerry is going to praise last night's star-studded hate fest, and characterize it as the 'heart and soul' of America, he should share these values with voters everywhere.
"We call on Kerry to release the video of this event so that all Americans can see what John Kerry has called America's 'heart and soul.'"
Again, every GOP talking head that goes on a talk show should pound on this point. "RELEASE THE TAPES! WHY ARE YOU HIDING THE 'HEART AND SOUL' OF AMERICA!?" It's time democrats quit getting a free ride with this crap. Let's see and hear the tapes and ask if Kerry supports such views. If not, why invite such people when you know they are going to act in such a manner? It's because they want to have their cake and eat it too. They want to wink at such words and actions to indicate approval, while at the same time deny responsibility.
Just like the media should be asking Kerry and the democrats about the F911 movie. Don't let Kerry slide like LK did last night with a "I haven't seen it". Fine, for Kerry and the demos who haven't seen it, repeat to them some of Moore's accusations and ask "Do you agree with Moore's theory that Bush allowed the 9/11 attacks to occur so he would have an excuse to wage war in Afghanistan?", "Do you agree with Moore's contention that Bush allowed terrorists to flee the country because of his supposed close ties to the Saudis", etc. etc. etc.
PUT THESE DEMS ON THE SPOT AND ON THE DEFENSIVE!
The Republicans will be getting ammo like this for the rest of the election season. Every time Kerry opens his frenchy little mouth he screws up. Thanks John.....
Windage and Elevation, Windage and Elevation!
Time to start putting some in the 10 Ring.
Remember how FAST BC04 turned around Kerry's famous "I voted for the war, before I voted against it" and had it in a commercial? I expect something like that might happen again. :) PLEASE, let it happen again! And AGAIN. And AGAIN!
ISSUE #3 - John Kerry says he believes life begins at conception...
God forgive me for saying this....President Bush will not fight. It will cost him the election in my view.
Here's how to link these two items, from another thread:
"It is a great example of John Kerry's priorities that on the day he said he did not have time to receive his intelligence briefing on threats to America, he found time to attend a Hollywood fund-raiser, filled with enough hate and vitriol to make Michael Moore blush." -Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman.
"every GOP talking head that goes on a talk show..."
...isn't going to be taking Kerry to task on this stuff...THAT'S why they're ON those shows.
Perhaps I'll be proven wrong. If I am, I'll gladly pick my jaw up from the floor, from my surprise. I agree that they SHOULD talk about it, but if I've learned anything in my 35 years, there's a difference between "should" and "will".
Those are two good ideas! I am on it
Seriously, it helps to have stupid opponents like 'effen Kerry.
"He who has foolish enemies possesses the mandate of heaven."
Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes.......
Keep your powder dry.
Actually, the American public has tuned out politics until after Labor Day.
Kerry brought it back up--and his numbers took a dive, as they always do whenever he opens his mouth.
Good ideas, but the GOP is gutless.
They need to fight with fire.
With people like McCain, Hagel and Frist as the "go to" Republicans, we'll never see our side put up the fight that needs to happen. That's left up to forums like this one and shows like Rush and Hannity.
Letters to the editors of local papers would be very helpful on this one. I, for one, want to know about the things that "conveyed to you the heart and soul of our country".
I agree with you 100%. Great post!!
Unless everyone reads Drudge they won't know about Kerry playing with Bon Jovi instead of doing his job.