Backward Bounce (John Le Pew's Stinking Speech Alert)

Frontpagemag.con ^ | 08/02/04 | Joel Mowbray

[goldstategop]

John F*ckin's Le Pew Speech. It stank in the Fleet Center. And the subsequent poll numbers show him following in George McGovern's footsteps as the first presidential candidate in a generation to get no bounce out of his convention. If this guy couldn't warm the hearts of his Democratic Party partisans in the convention hall, how can he persuade the American people he's a President they can't trust? This is the first time a major party candidate failed to close the sale - and I don't think the dude is one to learn humility since he gave every indication of letting the country know he's ENTITLED to be President.

[Experiment 6-2-6]

That Kerry thinks he can keep a non-captive audience at attention for 55 dreary minutes is indicative of his incredible self-worth and provides more than a glimpse of his immense unlikeability.

One of the more insightful comments regarding the eventual trainwreck...

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The Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight

[Savage Beast]

A morally flexible gigolo, whose picture hangs in tribute in the communist museum in Ho Chi Mihn City, and an ambulance-chasing trial lawyer!

[zbigreddogz]

Yah, I couldn't believe all the reporters that praised his speech. He delivered it fairly well, for him, but beyond that, yuck! And that's not just because I love Bush, I'll be the first to admit, Clinton was pretty good, and Barack Obama was great, but Kerry's speech? Shoot me now please!

[peteram]

and I don't think the dude is one to learn humility since he gave every indication of letting the country know he's ENTITLED to be President.

Yes, let us not forget that he WAS born in the West Wing (of the hospital).

[goldstategop]

Yes, that was his very FIRST mention. He meant it as a joke but it came across as putting across an air of self-importance, a notion that does not sit well in a society based on self-government. We're lucky we do NOT live in France, where politicians attend a special school to be prepared for a lifetime public career.

[jslade]

Thanks for the post. This man is pathetic. RATS, break out the KoolAid.

[jocon307]

I agree with you, the speech was lousy.

"Without any thematic structure to tie together many disparate points, Kerry’s meandering 55-minute address felt impossibly longer."

I also agree with you that the delivery was decent, many complained that he went to quickly, but thank goodness he did. However, as a long-prepared text, I couldn't beleive how bad it was, and I COULD NOT believe that he completely ommitted any reference to his anti-war activities. He thinks people are going to forget this.

Kerry deserves to lose just for LYING to the American people during the whole convention. They can't win if they show their true colors, and they know it.

[GulliverSwift]

At the speech's start, the group of 20 or so party activists were hooping and hollering. They were ecstatic. Thirty minutes in, at least one-third of them had wandered off and the excitement level had waned to the occasional smattering of applause. Moments before the pundits were instantly hailing Kerry's supposedly brilliant speech, more than half of the hard-core Democrats had vanished.

That Kerry thinks he can keep a non-captive audience at attention for 55 dreary minutes is indicative of his incredible self-worth and provides more than a glimpse of his immense unlikeability.

Best lines of the piece. Good anecdote.

[GulliverSwift]

However, as a long-prepared text, I couldn't beleive how bad it was, and I COULD NOT believe that he completely ommitted any reference to his anti-war activities.

He did mention it, it sort of code language to leftists when he said that "our generation set out to change the world blahblah." But that was the closest he came.

It was a terrible speech. And the salute thing made millions think that he has serious PTSD problems. It was a picture-perfect portrayal of the stereotype created by the lunatic left that all Vietnam veterans are obsessed with the war and are always trying to refight it.

[goldstategop]

The reason he had to hide his liberal identity and party's beliefs is he would lose by an even bigger margin if he were honest with the American people. Howard Dean IS an honest liberal but to rank and file Democrats, an honest liberal is viewed as "unelectable." A great deal of these people's anger stems from the fact they can't be who they are and they dare not be honest in public in view of the reception they'd get. A unified party? Yeah, right.

[goldstategop]

The funny thing is and the irony lost on the Democrats, is they can't seem to get over Vietnam. Its the issue that tore their party apart in 1968 and since then they've never quite managed to put it back together in a way that felt right.

[GulliverSwift]

Very true. And they're also too stupid to realize the complete contradiction of going after Bush's military record when their boy the toon is on the record saying he hated it. Earlier they said military service was unimportant, now they say it's paramount. Dimocrats live up to their name.

[jocon307]

"He did mention it, it sort of code language to leftists when he said that "our generation set out to change the world blahblah."

Oh yes, I did catch that part. Complete dissembling that was, you are right, pure code.

[Ruth A.]

One thing I have not yet mentioned about sKerry's talk that had me shouting at the tv: He talked about us all being Americans after 9-11 and he made mention of all the flags. I almost stood up and shouted, President Bush asked everyone to put those flags out--he was leading us!

Also, I can't remember what word he used to describe the firfighters and police who responded, but I was very upset that he didn't mention that many sacrificed themselves in that response.

sKerry is not the man for the job, nor will he ever be.

[Congressman Billybob]

You are right to identify self-serving arrogance is the prime characteristic of John Kerry. I saw the same quality in this man, the first time I met him, in New Haven in 1963.

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[FreeAtlanta]

I couldn't believe all the reporters that praised his speech.

Media Bias at it's goriest.

[NCPAC]

I watched Kerry's speech with my girlfriend who, by Freeper standards, is a moderate-left "D." About ten minutes into the speech she announced she was making some popcorn. I suggested that ig she was hungry we could order something for delivery.

She said, and I quote: "No, it has to be popcorn. I love (to eat) popcorn when I'm watching fiction."

I noticed her flinch on more than one occasion throughout the remainder of the speech. As a "D," she was grossly disappointed. It was all I could do to not burst out laughing.

[Tom D.]

I certainly hope that your are correct that Kerry is following in McGovern's footsteps, but as hard as he may try, Kerry is not going to do it all by himself. We must stay involved and active. Remember that 45% of the public would vote for Bin Laden if he headed the Democrat ticket.