Kerry getting Gored? Democrats fear 2000 deja vu

The Times (N.W. Indiana)` ^ | 5-1-2004 | RON FOURNIER

[gitmo]

BC can be VERY charming in person. Don't underestimate him.

If you've ever spent time around a psychopath, you can spot that 'charm' a mile away. I remember telling my wife this about BC before he was elected.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Hold on there, WCF. Are those quotes from Brazile true? If so, like Rush says, you can't make this stuff up.

[gitmo]

When your life is a series of personas each selected to persuade a particular audience, any attempt by someone else to define you IS 'painting' you. There is no REAL you.

[MinuteGal]

Isn't Fournier the member of the journalistic wolf pack who gets to ask the first question of the president in White House press conferences?

His article appears to be written in sorrow AND anger that his guy isn't doing too well in the campaign. Hillaryous that he pins most of the blame on the candidate's staff, and not where it belongs, Allbore F'n Kerry.

Leni

[Brandybux]

Hi, Dem,

Phu-leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze, pretty pul-leeeeeeeeeeese, with sugar on it, hang around here and post on Election night next November.

Pretty, pretty please????

[Erik Latranyi]

Let's look at this from the uninformed average American's point-of-view...........

Clinton got away with all the lying and flip-flopping because it was someting new to politics and, in some way, almost "fun" for the American people to watch him wiggle his way through the contradictions (like watching Eddie Haskell on Leave It To Beaver).

With a good economy and a bad Republican candidate (Dole), Clinton was re-elected because there was no consequences to his actions (at the time).

In his second term, Americans were not happy with the Lewinski affair. But after years of Republican investigations and accusations that never had a conclusion, the waters were so muddied that the average person could not see the harm in some extra-marital sex (even though conservatives could see the truth about lying under oath, obstruction of justice, etc.)

In 2000, the dot-com bubble bursting was not realized by many people and the choice between Gore (a known factor) and Bush (and unknown) was contentious. This resulted in the Florida recount, again, caused by the Democrats running to the courts, but viewed by the public as a Supreme Court intervention.


After 9-11, all this has changed.

Clinton's irresponsible behavior is now historically linked to the terror attacks. Such "Eddie Haskell" behavior will not be tolerated the public for the near-term future because the consequences can be seen.

Bush has now defined himself and his Presidency, forever known as taking the war to the terrorists and preventing (as of today) another major attack on US soil.

The war in Iraq is viewed properly by the public as linked to the war on terror, regardless of Democrat hysteria. Americans were sick and tired of Sadaam thumbing his nose at the world anyways.

This month's huge losses of American lives is troubling. However, if there is a rapid wrap-up of the situation and a successful installation of the interim government, this operation will be viewed as a success by November.

The economic news is better than good. The attacks against Bush's character have all been repelled and the Democrats are not offering a clear alternative.

John Kerry is being increasingly seen as a flip-flopper, due to his own words that were irresponsible for any candidate to let slip.

However, the average American is still not paying attention to the whole campaign. Once the conventions are over and we are into September, the results will be cemented --- for a clear Bush win.

Of course, all this is contingent on ceterus paribus, al things being equal.

[Erik Latranyi]

Mr. Kerry will sweep the nation in electorial votes...

You stopped taking your medication again, didn't you?

[Larry Lucido]

Gee, I wonder what kind of open-mouthed tongue-kiss JFK is gonna have to plant on Teresa after his nomination speech to outdo Gore's personality? I don't even want to imagine.

[mikegi]

The fact that Kerry needed to take charisma lessons from Gore can't help, either...

[Steve Eisenberg]

The problem with Gore was that he was an awful candidate who looked awful on television and who ran an awful campaign.

I don't know what the point is of saying this. Gore won the popular vote by a 500,000 margin. And we are not going to have two elections in a row where the electoral college fails to follow the popular vote. No need for overconfidence.

[Condor51]

Yo TROLL get ready to meet the VIKING KITTIES...

Oh and get prepared to be ZOTTED!!

Se ya troll. Have a nice trip back to the DU

[csmusaret]

I know that Coehlo left Congress under a cloud, but I can't remember the details. Can anyone fill me in?

[dufekin]

You missed "McClellaned." That's from 1864, when Lincoln won a bare majority of the civilian vote, which became an overwhelming landslide when the troops--who were suffering terribly on the battlefield--voted to support their commander-in-chief. Even though many of the troops were drafted, even though they were supposed to support the anti-war candidate McClelland, the war hero...well, sorta.

He led a military debacle in 1862, marching a large army a hundred miles slowly through mud so deep some soldiers drowned in it. Once he got close to Richmond, he decided that it was too hot and humid and planned an evacuation. Once he returned to Washington, Lincoln inexplicably fired him. Well, at least McClelland didn't understand that he was supposed to take Richmond, not just sight the city and sail away.

[Joe Boucher]

How the hell many times do you dims need the votes to be counted before you can seel a victory in Florida?
This time are you dims gonna try to block service members votes because they mostly back Mr. Bush?
Maybe teach the stupid old folks of palm beach and ft. lauderdale to vote for someone other then the nazi Buchannon?
HOw can anyone with half a brain back this gigallo kerry?
Gold digging anti American turd that he is.

[fishbabe]

once again,its all dubya's fault...of course,if kerry had a belief system in place,he wouldn't be flip-flopping over every little item.....but,tony did'nt get that part of it..why?????because NO DEMOCRAT has a belief system,and doesn't have a clue on how to get one.....

[LS]

I think you are pretty much right. Given how some conservatives have jumped ship on Iraq recently, though, it concerns me that even though Americans KNOW that it isn't the right thing to do, they may still abandon Iraq if there are large casualties just before the election. Otherwise, you are probably right.

[LS]

"Psycopath." Interesting choice of words. The O.J. prosecutor in the civil trial said the same thing of O.J.---that he hated him going in, and that he was convinced O.J. slashed those two people to death, but when he went in to take the deposition from O.J., O.J. came in behind him and said, "Hi, I'm O.J.," and the guy just MELTED and began talking football!!!

[skinkinthegrass]

He's a dick.

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