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John, Dick and Harry (Washington Times!!!)
Washington Times ^
| 8-16-04
| Jonathan M. Stein
Posted on 08/16/2004 6:33:11 AM PDT by jmstein7
Attempting to turn a seeminglyleaden John Kerry into political gold, the Democrats' alchemists have endeavored to fuse two seemingly divergent elements of 20th century national politics into one coherent strategy — the vague Richard Nixon of 1968 and the embattled Harry Truman of 1948. Echoes of both campaigns can be clearly discerned in the contemporary Kerry strategy. Though the scripts may be remarkably similar, the 2004 campaign has substantially less in common with the precedent campaigns of 1968 or 1948.
Most startling to anyone familiar with the history is the near-perfect fungibility of the Kerry strategy and the Nixon strategy. Mr. Nixon's 1968 campaign theme was an amorphousmessageof "unity" in the midst of the war in Southeast Asia; Mr. Kerry's campaign theme is a vague notion of "hope" in the midst of a polarized electorate and a difficult worldwide war on terrorism.
As then-President Johnson wallowed in the jungles of Vietnam, Mr. Nixon stayed out of sight; when a viciously partisan press hound President Bush over Iraq, Mr. Kerry disappears into a political grotto.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: jonathanstein; kerry
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:33:11 AM PDT
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jmstein7
To: jmstein7
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:34:23 AM PDT
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OXENinFLA
To: Mich0127; RightRules; MeekOneGOP; Peach; onyx; backhoe; Mia T; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; ...
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:34:33 AM PDT
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jmstein7
(A Judge not bound by the original meaning of the Constitution interprets nothing but his own mind.)
To: OXENinFLA
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:35:01 AM PDT
by
jmstein7
(A Judge not bound by the original meaning of the Constitution interprets nothing but his own mind.)
To: jmstein7
Kes karvouno!
Par tous ta sovraka!
Skistous san sardeles!
Kalo Taxidi!
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:37:22 AM PDT
by
NEBO
(GIVE APPEASEMENT A CHANCE! ~ His Ketchupness John Kerry ~)
To: jmstein7
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:43:10 AM PDT
by
Bob J
(Rightalk.com...coming soon!)
To: Bob J
What's up, Bob? Long time! My summer job just ended, so I have a week off, then it's back to school, and back to normal. We need to catch up.
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:44:06 AM PDT
by
jmstein7
(A Judge not bound by the original meaning of the Constitution interprets nothing but his own mind.)
To: jmstein7
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:45:18 AM PDT
by
expatpat
To: jmstein7
Good for you! Excellent job.
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:56:05 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: jmstein7
Good for you! Excellent job.
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:56:14 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: jmstein7
Good Job!
Are there any conservative lawyers who are journalists?
You may be setting up a great career path for yourself and the conservative movement.
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:57:18 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(I'm a donor to the Swift Boat Vets fund. Have you donated? If not please do it now!)
To: jmstein7
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posted on
08/16/2004 6:58:27 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: jmstein7
Most excellent (your article and it being published in the WT!)
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08/16/2004 6:59:52 AM PDT
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jigsaw
(Taglinus FreeRepublicus #41 --> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1188088/posts)
To: Grampa Dave
Any suggestions on how to capitalize?
The only conservative "journalist" lawyers I can think of are Mark Levin, Laura Ingrham, and Ann Coulter.
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posted on
08/16/2004 7:01:18 AM PDT
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jmstein7
(A Judge not bound by the original meaning of the Constitution interprets nothing but his own mind.)
To: jmstein7
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posted on
08/16/2004 7:02:28 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: jmstein7
...the near-perfect fungibility of the Kerry strategy and the Nixon strategy.Wow, I hadn't really thought about it, but it's true.
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posted on
08/16/2004 7:02:42 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I am become death, destroyer of worlds.)
To: jmstein7
To: jmstein7
Don't forget our very own Congressman Billybob.
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posted on
08/16/2004 7:14:53 AM PDT
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redwhit
To: redwhit
Never -- he's one of my mentors!
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posted on
08/16/2004 7:23:24 AM PDT
by
jmstein7
(A Judge not bound by the original meaning of the Constitution interprets nothing but his own mind.)
To: jmstein7
Most excellent - well done!
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posted on
08/16/2004 7:27:20 AM PDT
by
LouisWu
(Mr. Grainger, are you free?)
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