Dems Hiss GOP Punch Line (You'll never believe what the girlymen are whining about NOW...!)

New York Daily News ^ | 3/24/04 | Maggie Haberman

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Democrats were crying foul yesterday after a Bush campaign official managed to cross-reference Vietnam and "Seinfeld" in criticizing an ad for John Kerry.

"John Kerry's campaign seems to be summed up this way: 'I went to Vietnam, yada yada yada, I want to be President," Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt told The Washington Post.

Holt's swipe came as a put-down to a new ad by the Massachusetts senator touting his war hero status. On the TV sitcom "Seinfeld," "yada yada" was shorthand for information someone would rather gloss over.

Kerry spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter immediately demanded an apology, and former Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.), who lost both legs and his right arm in the Vietnam War, went ballistic.

"I think it's despicable," Cleland said. "It seemed the impact, or the intent [of the comment], was to say, 'Hey, I'm a Vietnam veteran and that's my main qualification to be President.'"

He pointed out that President Bush didn't serve in Vietnam, and said, "When you trash one of my fellow Vietnam veterans ... you're trashing me and my 3.5million fellow veterans who [served]."

But Bush campaign spokesman Kevin Madden told the Daily News: "John Kerry is running an ad that never mentions his 19-year Senate record ... one of higher taxes and a weak national defense."

Cutter zinged back: "Perhaps George Bush's campaign can be summed up this way: 'I lost 3 million jobs, turned record surpluses into record deficits, denied affordable health care and prescription drug coverage to most Americans, yada yada yada, four more years.'"

[Shooter 2.5]

I know you've hear this one but I love posting it.

Once the pin is pulled, Mr. Handgrenade is no longer your friend.

[TexasCajun]

Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.), who lost both legs and his right arm in the Vietnam War, went ballistic.

Note to self:
Do Not Pick Up Live Hand Grenades!

[Angelwood]

How many Vietnam Veterans have video of themselves walking out of the jungle carrying a gun? Right now, I only know of one -- John fn Kerry.

I find it really strange behavior for Kerry to have gone back to the scene of his "heroic action" (when he jumped out of the boat to run after a wounded Viet Cong and finish him off) to reenact the event and film himself in action. According to news reports, Kerry still watches this video and now, it seems, he has permitted some of it to be used in his recent campaign ads.

[TexasCajun]

Did Max Cleland receive a Purple Heart for his war-time service? Nooooooo! ...and why not?

One does not get a Purple Heart for blowing one's self up by picking up a live hand grenade! Idiot!

[1Old Pro]

could these weepy whiners possibly be any more effeminate, at this point...? :)

They're all metrosexuals, what would you expect. The're the same ones who complain about dodge ball because they can't throw or catch.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Alger Hiss. American bought by Stalin.

[AFPhys]

This is the first time I heard of Kerry's 'Nam tape.

Assuming this is true, the time will come that the Demodogs rue the day that tape came to light.

[DaiHuy]

"When you trash one of my fellow Vietnam veterans ... you're trashing me and my 3.5million fellow veterans who [served]." Max, please don't speak for me, I would rather have a President who has the cajones to deal with terrorists in the only way they respect, than a Neville Chamberlain wanna be.

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

Maybe it is a stupid thing that they are complaining about, but I see nothing to warrant the terms "effeminate" and "girlymen".

[bray]

Hey Max, don't go losing your head over a joke! Are all libs angry old hippies with no sense of humor?

In fairness, 'I went to Vietnam, yada yada yada, I want to be President," should be I went to Nam, yada...I want to be President and raise your taxes while gutting the military. Better now Max??

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Gritty]

Time to start trying out some new bumper stickers:

KERRY IS SCARY!

KERRY IS SKERRY!

I WENT TO VIETNAM AND ALL I GOT
WAS THIS LOUSY 8MM SELF-PROMOTION FILM

KERRY + VVAW = DEFEAT!

JOHN KERRY;THE PERFECT 9/10 PRESIDENT!

I DID NOT WANT TO ASSASSINATE
THOSE SENATORS!-JOHN KERRY

KERRY-FOR PRESIDENT OF SPAIN!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

I see nothing to warrant the terms "effeminate" and "girlymen".

So noted. I do, however.

We'll simply have to agree to disagree, then. :)

[LongsforReagan]

I would like to see Max Cleeland and Larry Flynt play crash up derby. If anything this would prove they arent the same person in addition to providing lots of laughs!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

I would like to see Max Cleeland and Larry Flynt play crash up derby. If anything this would prove they arent the same person in addition to providing lots of laughs!

You are a dangerously sick and twisted individual, and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near small children, farm animals or heavy machinery.

G-D, how I admire you. :)

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

I would argue with you about this, but it isnt worth it...

[Ann Archy]

Anyone else notice how much FILM FOOTAGE there is of Kerry in Vietnam??

Was EVERY person filmed as much as that in Vietnam, and do they have the films that pertain to them....or is just Mr Special Sauce Kerry??

[Lee'sGhost]

Why don't these @ssholes just go ahead and say, "Whaaaaa! Bush is campaigning against us. Please, stop. You're not allowed to say anything bad or true about us and you're not allowed to say anything true or good about Bush. Stop. Whaaaaaaa!"

[Ann Archy]

Actually Holt went easy on JFKerry he could have pointed out that while in Vietnam JFKerry got himself a movie camera so he could 'reenact' his gun fights, now used as filler for campaign ads.

Is that TRUE?? I was just wondering how ther was soooooo muc film footage of Kerry...JUST Kerry...alone..walking.

[suzyq5558]

That's a Democrat for ya...utterly witless.

And completely humorless>:)

[bushfamfan]

That is a very funny line from Holt, but Kerry's campaign is a joke really. And it is all he's saying because his record is attrocious. Too bad for them, Kerry will continue to be confronted with his pathetic RECORD. I think it's time to bring up him calling US soldiers war criminals really. If he's going to make Vietnam the central issue, it's time to take issue with the fact he slandered US soldiers to make the US side the bad side, our men the target. Despicable and he's counting on no one having the guts to bring it on, but I think Gillespie could do a McAwful and bring it up. In this case, it's TRUE! I think they need to make posters of his book cover too.