Democrats (Acting like little babies) Insist Republicans Pull Bush Ad

AP via Road Runner ^ | 11/23/03

[areafiftyone]

Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle is demanding that Republicans stop showing their first television ad of the 2004 presidential race, which he called "repulsive and outrageous."

The 30-second ad, featuring clips of Bush during his State of the Union address last January, portrays the president as a fighter of terrorism as Democrats retreat from the fight.

"It's wrong. It's erroneous, and I think that they ought to pull the ad," Daschle told NBC's "Meet the Press" program on Sunday.

"We all want to defeat terrorism," the South Dakota senator said. But "to chastise and to question the patriotism of those who are in opposition to some of the president's plans I think is wrong."

The Republican National Committee has no plans to honor Daschle's wishes.

"We have no doubt that Sen. Daschle and others in his party who oppose the president's policy of pre-emptive self-defense believe that their national security approach is in the best interests of the country," RNC spokeswoman Christine Iverson said. "But we also have no doubt that they are wrong about that, and we will continue to highlight this critical policy difference as well as others."

Other Democrats on the Sunday talk shows joined Daschle in his criticism.

Presidential candidate Wesley Clark said the ad is wrong and ought to be pulled. It violates "the pledge the president made to not exploit 9-11 for political purposes," Clark said on CBS' "Face the Nation."

Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy called it an "attempt to stifle dissent." On ABC's "This Week," Kennedy said "dissent is a basic part of what our whole society is about."

Speaking on CNN's "Late Edition," presidential candidate and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman said the ad was misleading, nothing more than an attempt "to get the public's mind off the joblessness in America, the bad prescription Medicare drug bill ... the energy bill, which sells out to lobbyists."

Republicans countered that there was nothing wrong with the ad, which was airing Sunday in Iowa, the day before the Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines.

"It's portraying the president's leadership that he's displayed since Sept. 11, which I support," Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona said on ABC. "I think it's a very legitimate statement to be made in the coming presidential election."

The ad will air through Tuesday in Iowa, and then may run again in New Hampshire during the next Democratic debate in December, said the RNC's Iverson. She said the party plans to run ads in conjunction with the Democratic debates, but the decision hasn't been made whether to simply run the current ad or new ones supporting the president.

[sweetliberty]

"I am now hearing "The Twilight Zone" music"

No kidding, but then a case could be made that that should be my theme song. LOL!

[MeekOneGOP]

ha! ha! That must be daschle as a little baby ! ...

ROFL !!

[nicmarlo]

a case could be made that that should be my theme song

And how!! : )

[MeekOneGOP]

Whoops ! Spelling correction. That should be daschle da$$hole ...

[sweetliberty]

"Republicans to Dems: TOUGH"

Hey, just goes to show you that if you hang around here long enough you can agree on SOMETHING with most anybody.

[nicmarlo]

And here he is as a very little baby

[sweetliberty]

"They give new meaning to hypocrisy every moment!"

Are you kidding? Look up hypocrisy in the dictionary and you'll find Tom Daschle's picture. Loathsome little weasel.

[ChadGore]

Re: Why don't the RNC folks make an ad showing a little girl picking daisies until a terrorist blows her up.

How's this:

[Concentrate]

"We all want to defeat terrorism," the South Dakota senator said. But "to chastise and to question the patriotism of those who are in opposition to some of the president's plans I think is wrong."

I love to watch'em squirm like the little maggots they are.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Talking point: Don't question our patriotism. This will be a theme throughout the comming months.

[ChadGore]

About the image:

The flames cut and pasted from the actual 9/11 WTC act of war.

[ChadGore]

bump

[areafiftyone]

That is the one thing that irks a democreep more than anything is to question their patriotism. But from what they have shown this country in regards to patriotism, all is can say is The Truth Hurts Doesn't it?

[Concentrate]

"We all want to defeat terrorism," the South Dakota senator said. But "to chastise and to question the patriotism of those who are in opposition to some of the president's plans I think is wrong."

I love to watch'em squirm like the little maggots they are.

[gooleyman]

"If must be heck to be a leader of Democrats. AARP is now siding with the GOP, many in the South are voting GOP, Hispanics in record numbers are voting GOP.

And they only won 1 Governorship in the last election. I like it. McCaulif must have trouble sleeping at night. If Clinton's mother were still alive, he would have committed Arkancide by now.

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I can't wait until teachers unions and organized labor start abandoning the Democrats in large numbers.

There are a lot of teachers who are simply scared to "come out of the closet" and say they are conservative. I'm with you...they will soon realize their numbers and grow a set of b--ahem--guts and take over the unions. I expect this by the end of Dubya's second term.

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The Democratic party has so marginalized itself, that soon it will be replaced by something else."

All the third-party-not-a-dimes-worth-of-difference people on this site think that it's the Republicans who will disappear. I've got news for them. I think you're on the money. I'm surprised the DemocRATS still get the following they have.

[ChadGore]

[ChadGore]

[sweetliberty]

"Every time I hear the Dem candidates speaking all they do is bash President Bush"

That IS the RAT policy....isn't it?

[Diva Betsy Ross]

We should start a movement to demand that the Democrats stop exploiting 9/11 for political gain. If they will have to scratch all of their paltforms and start anew. What do you think?

[ChadGore]

Re: What do you think?

I think the democrat party, collectivly, willingly, just doesn't get it. 9/11 was an act of war against my people, and our interests around the globe. It requires a long, patient, steady response over the course of decades in order to counter.

Regardless of party affiliation, this will be an issue for every single administration for the forseeable future, and the democrat party is not only missing the big picture, they're on the wrong side of the most important issue of this generation.