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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
Posted on 03/24/2004 2:35:13 AM PST by 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.'"
TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2004; ads; carelesscleland; crybaby; crybabykerry; georgewbush; gwb2004; johnkerry; kerry; maxblewit; maxhoodornament; maxoutonalimb; stumpspeech; waaaaaaaaaaa; whiners; yadda; yaddayadda; yaddayaddayadda; yatta
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
the libs are criminally insane, yada yada yada
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posted on
03/24/2004 3:47:36 AM PST
by
InvisibleChurch
("I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.")
To: Bigg Red
22
posted on
03/24/2004 3:48:06 AM PST
by
THEUPMAN
(#### comment deleted by moderator)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"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.'" Isn't this what Kerry's been implying, or am I missing something here?
To: William McKinley
"It fits, as his is a campaign about nothing"
Even the folks over at DU are asking "What does our party stand for?"
They really don't seem to have any answers at all...just a lot of complaints.
I've learned over the years, (mostly the hard way) that if you can't offer a solution, don't whine!
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posted on
03/24/2004 3:55:36 AM PST
by
EEDUDE
(Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"John Kerry's campaign seems to be summed up this way: 'I went to Vietnam, yada yada yada, I want to be President," This could prove to be the coolest line of the campaign.
25
posted on
03/24/2004 3:56:42 AM PST
by
laredo44
(liberty is not the problem)
To: BlessedBeGod
Exactly!!! Glad I read your post before writing mine. Maybe someone can ask Cleland if that isn't the point of John Kerry's entire campaign? After all, anything else is a negative personal attack, right?
To: EEDUDE
"It fits, as his is a campaign about nothing" Oooooh, that's it perfectly. The JF'n Kerry campaign, its about nothing. Too bad you couldn't get George and Jerry to do a commercial for Bush.....
27
posted on
03/24/2004 4:05:00 AM PST
by
machman
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Oh thtop! You're jutht dethpicable!
28
posted on
03/24/2004 4:06:16 AM PST
by
Agnes Heep
(Solus cum sola non cogitabuntur orare pater noster)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle; StriperSniper; Mo1; Peach
"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.'" Well, ISN'T THAT ALL JFK IS SAYING!?!
To: BlessedBeGod
See my post#29
You're not the only one.
To: OXENinFLA
Well, ISN'T THAT ALL JFK IS SAYING!?! No! He is saying, "I hate Bush AND I'm a Vietnam veteran therefore I'm qualified to be President."
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posted on
03/24/2004 4:10:39 AM PST
by
Dianna
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
The keywords say it all:
KEYWORDS: CRYBABYKERRY; JOHNKERRY; WAAAAAAAAAAA; YADDAYADDAYADDA;
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Well, Kerry should be thankful they didn't use the one about George Costanza's "shrinkage" or ask Kerry whether he is still "master of his domain".
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Man, Cleland has turned himself into a triple amputee hood ornament for Terry McAwful, hasn't he? It's a disgrace to veterans who sacrifice for their country and keep their honor and dignity. He is NOT representative of either vets or the disabled, yet he somehow wants to flaunt both rather than his moral integrity, and act like these put him above reproach. He is a shill and a blowhard and a megaphone for his own righteous self-pity. That is pathetic whether you have ever been to war or not.
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posted on
03/24/2004 4:18:45 AM PST
by
Puddleglum
(Kerry is so very ... scary!!)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
When Democrats attack, it's campaigning.
When Republicans campaign, it's attacking.
It's a doublespeak thing.
35
posted on
03/24/2004 4:20:48 AM PST
by
Samwise
(In the battle between Good and Evil, Evil often wins unless Good is very, very careful. --Spock)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
''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.'''Sorta' like: 'Hey, I'm a Vietnam veteran and that was my main qualification to be Senator?'
36
posted on
03/24/2004 4:22:59 AM PST
by
elli1
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"Honestly, now: could these weepy whiners possibly be any more effeminate, at this point...? "
These guys give "effeminate" a bad name.
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posted on
03/24/2004 4:24:25 AM PST
by
OldEagle
(Haven't been wrong since 1947.)
To: laredo44
"This could prove to be the coolest line of the campaign."
I agree. It WILL stick.
38
posted on
03/24/2004 4:28:26 AM PST
by
OldEagle
(Haven't been wrong since 1947.)
To: knarf
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posted on
03/24/2004 4:34:21 AM PST
by
joebren
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"and former Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.), who lost both legs and his right arm
in the Vietnam War, playing with grenades went ballistic."
Max, grenades and alcohol don't mix.
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posted on
03/24/2004 4:36:45 AM PST
by
CholeraJoe
(VetsCor!! Because an Oath is forever)
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