Skip to comments.
Bush on offensive as Kerry stumbles
Washington Times ^
| 3/18/04
| Bill Sammon
Posted on 03/17/2004 10:08:02 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:14:09 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
[history]
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100, 101-120, 121-140, 141-149 next last
To: nopardons
unless she has him "wellstoned" so to speak...
then all bets are off... unless of course she is number two...
I look for shennanigans... but Bush WAS wise, to wait... till after they were married... Kerry and the Dems that is.
101
posted on
03/18/2004 2:01:32 AM PST
by
Robert_Paulson2
(the madridification of our election is now officially underway.)
To: PhiKapMom; Alamo-Girl; onyx; ALOHA RONNIE; SpookBrat; Republican Wildcat; Howlin; dixiechick2000; ..
Bush on offensive as Kerry stumbles Excerpt:After months of refusing to respond to attacks by Democrats during their fractious primary elections, the president now appears to be having some success in defining Mr. Kerry as a tax-raising, flip-flopping political opportunist who is dovish on the war against terrorism. Such characterizations have depressed Mr. Kerry's support in the past two weeks, according to a poll released Tuesday by CBS News.
Although the president's re-election numbers stayed steady at 46 percent, Mr. Kerry's dropped from 47 percent to 43 percent. The Kerry number slipped to 38 percent when independent candidate Ralph Nader was added to the poll, while the president remained at 46 percent. Furthermore, 57 percent of respondents agreed Mr. Kerry says what people want to hear, while only 33 percent said the Democrat says what he believes.
The Bush campaign wasn't always so aggressive at driving down Mr. Kerry's numbers. Two weeks ago, Mr. Bush was on the defensive about using September 11 imagery in his first campaign ads. After Democrats produced families of victims of the attacks who spoke out against the ads, Republicans let several days pass before coming up with victims' families who supported the ads. But such hesitancy has been replaced by a rapid-response strategy that prizes speed and overwhelming force.
< snip >
"It's weird because half the people are criticizing us for coming out too early; the other half are criticizing us for coming out too late," the campaign source said. "I think we're doing it right."
The campaign rejected the traditional re-election strategy for an incumbent president, which entails staying in the Rose Garden and refusing to even mention the challenger by name until the very end of the campaign. Mr. Bush also was warned to stay in the Rose Garden during the run-up to the 2002 election. Democrats and even some Republicans predicted that the president would be blamed if he actively participated in the first midterms of his presidency, which usually result in major losses for the incumbent president's party. But Mr. Bush ignored the advice and campaigned furiously in dozens of states, helping his party score historic gains in both the House and Senate. The president is betting on the strategy again this year.
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.
102
posted on
03/18/2004 2:47:01 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
To: PhilDragoo
haha ! Right on, Phil ! ;^)
103
posted on
03/18/2004 2:54:00 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
To: faithincowboys
I wish Fox had anybody as committed and effective as Chris Matthews.You forget the big boys: Brit Hume and Tony Snow (albiet Tony having moved to the radio network).
104
posted on
03/18/2004 3:05:08 AM PST
by
Stultis
To: kattracks
bump
105
posted on
03/18/2004 3:18:29 AM PST
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
To: kattracks
Poor Mr. Kerry. It's so hard to dance the minuet after you've shot yourself in both feet!
106
posted on
03/18/2004 3:30:10 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Bush kills terrorists. Clinton pardons them. John Al-Qerry will apologize to them.)
To: Just mythoughts
One does have to wonder now if the Bush/Cheney campaign were aware that the whiners were paid political hacks by Mrs. Heinz, and that is why they responded as they did. No, I think they were just blindsided, and they shouldn't have been. Jack Doyle, former head of the firefighter's union here and a Bush supporter, had a tough time getting through to the campaign to show his support -- it took Rep. Peter King getting involved for the campaign to listen to him. Doyle was the 9/11 family member who wrote the open letter expressing support for the Bush ads. On the other hand, Kerry's staff not only knew who their 9/11 family supporters were, but they even gave them talking points.
To: PhiKapMom
57 percent of respondents agreed Mr. Kerry says what people want to hear, while only 33 percent said the Democrat says what he believes. Says a lot.
108
posted on
03/18/2004 3:49:28 AM PST
by
GailA
(Millington Rally for America after action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872519/posts)
To: Clemenza
Where in the world do you work? Dade Co. FL? How does any business get done when your office is filled with mental midgets with such poor judgement?
To: PhiKapMom
Hit him ......harder.
My $100 donation to Bush/Cheney goes out in the mail TODAY!!!!
110
posted on
03/18/2004 4:13:55 AM PST
by
Dog
("I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it." — John Kerry, March 16, 2004)
To: doug from upland
We took it from them for months. We truly are at war --- with both al Qaeda and the RATS. We must defeat both.
AMEN BROTHER!!!
111
posted on
03/18/2004 4:21:30 AM PST
by
gatorgriz
("The world is full of bastards - the number ever increasing the further one gets from Missoula, MT")
To: PhiKapMom
What is "earned media"?
112
posted on
03/18/2004 4:21:40 AM PST
by
Carolinamom
(Currently re-programming my thinking to positive mode.)
To: Jeff Chandler
I thought Dick Gephardt was out of the race. :)~
113
posted on
03/18/2004 4:42:24 AM PST
by
GigaDittos
(Bumper sticker: "Vote Democrat, it's easier than getting a job.")
To: BigSkyFreeper
You forgot one.
114
posted on
03/18/2004 4:45:27 AM PST
by
GigaDittos
(Bumper sticker: "Vote Democrat, it's easier than getting a job.")
To: kittymyrib
New York City. The border between Chelsea and the West Village if you know the area (think men in a-s chaps and tight t-shirts). Everyone I work with is a flamin' lefty and then some.
Actually, when I worked in Miami-Dade County, my Co-workers were divided between Cuban Republicans and people from various countries around the world who were non citizens and didn't give a damn about politics. Palm Beach County was far worse.
115
posted on
03/18/2004 4:53:27 AM PST
by
Clemenza
(Repeal the Rockefeller AND Sullivan Laws!)
To: kittymyrib
And yes, work rarely gets done and I have to carry much of the workload.
116
posted on
03/18/2004 4:54:20 AM PST
by
Clemenza
(Repeal the Rockefeller AND Sullivan Laws!)
To: nopardons
Is there anyone still in doubt that the Bush team knows what it's doing?
If they are, they shouldn't be......
117
posted on
03/18/2004 5:24:03 AM PST
by
ohioWfan
(BUSH 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
To: PhiKapMom
118
posted on
03/18/2004 5:29:26 AM PST
by
Coop
("Hero" is the last four-letter word I'd use to describe John Kerry)
To: kattracks
These whining SOB's in the 'Rat party and Partisan Press remind me of losers from Little League. "The only reason you guys won is...is...is..you had a better pitcher!"
To: NYCVirago
I for one, am glad that the Bush campaign didn't have 9/11 victims lined up with prepared talking points before they aired those ads..........aren't you?
The patience President Bush and his team have is astounding, IMO. I'm guessing they knew that the quick publicity that the leftist talking point victims got will end up working in favor of the President, and not against. There is plenty of time for the truth to win out, and they knew it.
I don't believe they were blindsided. They know they're dealing with scum at the top of the rat party.
120
posted on
03/18/2004 5:36:07 AM PST
by
ohioWfan
(BUSH 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100, 101-120, 121-140, 141-149 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson