The world wants W out: Kerry

New York Daily News ^ | 3/09/04 | HELEN KENNEDY

[kattracks]

WASHINGTON - Expanding his lead in a national poll, Democrat John Kerry made waves yesterday by saying foreign pols have confided they are rooting for him.

"I've met foreign leaders who can't go out and say this publicly but, boy, they look at you and say, 'You've got to win this, you've got to beat this guy, we need a new policy' - things like that," Kerry said.

President Bush is widely unpopular in many parts of the world, but Kerry's comment came close to flouting the longstanding American tradition of leaving partisan politics at the water's edge.

Kerry "may have friends in countries like France who would rather see him as President, but American voters will make that decision," said Bush campaign spokesman Scott Stanzel.

Bush boosters routinely lampoon Kerry's fluency in French and his year at a Swiss boarding school, hoping to tar him with voter anger against French opposition to war in Iraq.

Bush, who touts his unilateral policies, portrayed Kerry as being in the pocket of foreign leaders.

"My opponent says he approves of bold action in the world, but only if other countries don't object," Bush said.

But the tough talk of Bush's debut on the campaign trail does not appear to have given him a boost.

A new Gallup Poll showed Kerry leading Bush by 52% to 44%.

In Florida, where the 2000 election was decided after a chaotic 36-day recount, a new Miami Herald poll had Kerry at 49% and Bush at 43%.

Kerry said he was already preparing legal challenges.

When a Florida voter asked Kerry what he would do "to prevent them from stealing the election," he said, "We're going to have the legal team in place. We're going to take injunctions where necessary ahead of time. We'll pre-challenge if necessary."

Originally published on March 9, 2004

[RoseofTexas]

PLEZZZZZZZZZZ tell the RNC has tape on him saying that!!!

[RoseofTexas]

ooops..PLEZZZZZZZZZ tell me

[man of Yosemite]

Richard Hatch from the Survivor show is going to marry his partner. Maybe he could join Kerry's ticket and become our VP to the world, showing up naked to embrace all those foreign governments who want to see us fall. Kerry and Hatch, that's the ticket.

[Dionysius]

To John F. Kowpie: France and Germany are not "the world".

[CJ Wolf]

"We Where Soliers"?????

Where were they and whads a solier?

[js1138]

I know this isn't very comforting, but a lot of people don't pay attention to the election until the last two weeks. I can recall Bush leading Gore by ten percentage points until the last couple of days, so current polls are nonsense. Kerry should be ahead by 20 points right now if he had a chance of winning.

I can hear the presidential debates right now, when Bush looks Kerry in the eye and says, "Exactly which foreign leaders have endorsed your campaign, and why do you think foreign governments should be telling Americans how to vote?"

[Dave Olson]

"I've met foreign leaders who can't go out and say this publicly but, boy, they look at you and say, 'You've got to win this, you've got to beat this guy, we need a new policy' - things like that," Kerry said.

Shades of Wesley Clark! We're supposed to believe that foreign leaders are going to drop what they're doing, so they can confide in Kerry (someone they've likely never heard of before the presidential race) their innermost fears? And they're going to trust that these fears won't be divulged to the public? Puhleeeze!

My gut tells me he's fabricating all this to make himself look big and important, but he not naming names for fear they'll be checked out.

[Squantos]

The POS is a liar................getting Kerry'd away with hisself per se !

Stay Safe Mol !

[olde north church]

Didn't the Democrats have a problem with George Bush 1 going to Iran to secure the hostages upon Reagan's inauguration?

[olde north church]

I think that line was perfect. I also believe should any FReeper be fortunate enough to get in the audience of a presidential debate, they should ask that question of Kerry.

[CharlieOK1]

sedition.

[Mr. K]

In my opinion, Bush is making a mistake to even mention this losers name. He is elevating him every time he lowers himself to metion Kerry's name.

He should ignore him like and just speak in general about the positive accomplishments of his administration, and the negatives of democraps in general.

For example: blaming W for $1 trillion in debt and never mentionin the $4 trillion in debt ALREADY created mostly by 40 years of democrap congress.

[Redleg Duke]

"Kerry said he was already preparing legal challenges."

Apparently, the RATS are taking it to the natural extension. For years, they have utilized the court system to push what they cannot get through the ballot box...now they are trying to utilize the court system to get at the ballot box.

[Tunehead54]

"We can't defeat communism in the world, and I think we should have learned that lesson by now." - John F'n Kerry - in his own voice! Better than a link! Thanks Wolf!

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