Kerry accused of exploiting scandal

Washington Times ^ | 5/11/04 | Charles Hurt

[kattracks]

Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign issued a second mass fund-raising e-mail yesterday based on the Iraqi prisoner abuse situation amid Republican charges that the Democratic candidate is capitalizing on a national disgrace.

"Keep the ball rolling," urged the e-mail from Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill. "Donate now!"

[kattracks]

Why is it Kerry always seems to need to take advantage of the negative to get ahead. He did it in '71, and he's doing it again.

Creep.

[thoughtomator]

Howabout a "donate now" icon in the form of a naked Iraqi prisoner...

[Jaysun]

I'd like to see Kerry and his goons in a naked pyra- no, never mind.

[Texasforever]

Does anyone notice something missing here? Where is the 'Arab street"? Where are the mass demonstrations. Where are the pictures of thousands of Iraqis in the streets of Baghdad protesting this "outrage", Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran ? Surely Al Jezzera would be showing them. Where are the British Muslims in their thousands or the Detroit Muslims? Why is the "outrage" limited to the lily-white media in the US and Europe?

[The Scourge of Yazid]

Did you know that John F. Kerry served on a river eerily similar to the one that joins the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab?

We need to start a new catchphrase to describe this man's unswerving heroism in the face of danger. Something to supplement James Taranto's already incisive comments regarding the senator's valorous actions.

[John Lenin]

Excellent point.

[dawn53]

Kerry has about as much politcal sense as the donkey which is the symbol of their party.

The citizens of the US poll they are not in favor of Rumsfield resigning, thereby, indicating that the prison scandal is not the "bombshell" the Dems thought it was going to be.

Bush's numbers go up, in a couple polls, despite of the negative press.

And Kerry's trying to use it as a platform piece. Unbelievable!

[savedbygrace]

"Let me get this straight," spokesman Jano Cabrera said. "The same Republicans that raised money by selling 9/11 photos, used footage from the World Trade Center in TV ads and spent over a million dollars in taxpayer money on Bush's photo-op aboard an aircraft carrier are accusing Democrats of politicizing the war?"

No, you don't have it straight, Jano. Republicans didn't accuse the Kerry campaign of politicizing the war. They accused them of politicizing a scandal involving U. S. military personnel.

In recent years, people on the left have puffed themselves up with claims that they support the troops, but with this scandal they are proving that has been a lie. They have been quick and more than willing to throw the troops overboard, so to speak, to gain political points in Election 2004.

This is an important point, one that should be harped on again and again.

[tessalu]

Kerry is anti-American. Make no mistake about it.