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Kerry Showing Signs of Meltdown? (Crush Kerry)
Crush Kerry ^ | August 22, 2004

Posted on 08/22/2004 9:09:58 PM PDT by igoramus987

Kerry Showing Signs of Meltdown?

The Kerry campaign closed out last week in full flail. And according to one source close to the campaign, the candidate is really starting to feel the heat. With looming questions about the integrity of his service in Vietnam dominating the narrative of the 2004 campaign, Democrat nominee John Kerry is in full battle mode against the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. In addition to the highly orchestrated smear campaign against the vets being run out of the Democrat National Committee, the Kerry campaign and the DNC has also produced a blizzard of legal threats toward television stations who are running the Swiftees television commercials, bookstores that carry their best-selling book Unfit for Command and against the Bush campaign and the Swiftees themselves for what the Kerry campaign insist is an illegal, coordinated attack against America’s most liberal Senator.

But for all the legal harassment and public scorn dumped on the Swiftees, it is Kerry himself who is nervous about the outcome of this increasingly nasty dispute. And it’s starting to show behind the scenes.

A source close to the Kerry campaign and the Democrat National Committee told crushkerry.com that John Kerry spent the better part of last week fighting with his political and legal advisors about how best to handle the Swiftees. His key political advisors did not want to confront the controversy head on, as Kerry has, for fear that it would draw further attention to charges of lies, fabrication and war crimes.

“There were several conference calls and a couple of meetings. Everyone was screaming. I would consider it the low point of the campaign,” our source told us. “By taking the Vets on, John Kerry thinks he’s demonstrating bravery. But it’s a horrible mistake, politically.”

Kerry also battled with his lawyers all week, insisting they distribute threatening letters to bookstores. According to our source, the Kerry legal team thought this, too, would be a mistake with a big risk of backfire.

“Look, bookstores aren’t going to stop selling this book because John Kerry wants them to,” our source told us. “From what I understand, John Kerry made the lawyers send these letters out. Kerry ordered it personally! I mean, we just look desperate.”

Our source also told us that several political advisors argued strenuously against threatening the bookstores and television stations, again fearing they would simply draw attention to the charges.

When asked if they expected anything to come out of the Kerry campaign’s complaint to the FEC against the Bush campaign and the Swiftees, our source was not optimistic. “Those complaints are pretty much pro forma. The Bush people have filed dozens of complaints against us and the 527’s.” our source stated.

When asked if they thought the campaign had overreacted and mismanaged the issue, our source said yes.

“The original plan was to let the press handle it [the controversy, on behalf of the Kerry campaign],” our source told us. “But John Kerry has gone off the deep end. He wants to personally discredit these guys. I don’t know if what they’re saying about him is true, but they have touched a big nerve with him. There is a lot of bad blood there.”


TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: campaign; john; kerry; meltdown; swiftees; swiftvets
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This might explains some of the moronic decisions made by the Kerry campaign this past week.
1 posted on 08/22/2004 9:09:58 PM PDT by igoramus987
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To: igoramus987
Senator K- . . . this IS YOUR LIFE
2 posted on 08/22/2004 9:13:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin (Who was Madame Binh's messenger boy?)
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To: igoramus987

If true, this shows that Kerry has terrible judgment.


3 posted on 08/22/2004 9:15:01 PM PDT by tkathy (The choice is clear. Big tent or no tent.)
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To: igoramus987

C'mon John, Bring it on!!


4 posted on 08/22/2004 9:15:14 PM PDT by Chu Gary (USN Intel guy 1967 - 1970)
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To: igoramus987
If you can't handle the heat....get out of the proverbial kitchen........
5 posted on 08/22/2004 9:15:29 PM PDT by marmar (Faith is a beautiful thing.....)
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To: igoramus987
“The original plan was to let the press handle it [the controversy, on behalf of the Kerry campaign],” our source told us.

Hummmmmmmmmmmm...what does THAT mean?

6 posted on 08/22/2004 9:17:14 PM PDT by Viet-Boat-Rider ((KERRY IS A NARCISSISTIC LIAR, GOLDBRICKER, AND TRAITOR!))
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To: igoramus987

This is actually the denial stage. He can't believe this is happening to his world and he's lashing out, blaming everyone else. The next stage will be acceptance for his fate about all the lies. At this stage he will go into depression mode and basically just motion through the election. Edwards is trying to pick him up but Kerry's too far gone now. This is why Edwards is trying to lash out for him. It's not working. I've got one thing to say to them both,"Bring it on, whatever little you have left".


7 posted on 08/22/2004 9:17:26 PM PDT by tobyhill (The war on terrorism is not for the weak!)
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To: igoramus987
But John Kerry has gone off the deep end. He wants to personally discredit these guys. I don’t know if what they’re saying about him is true, but they have touched a big nerve with him. There is a lot of bad blood there.”

Well, duh. J 'effin thinks thought that his Vetnam fig leaf would protect him from the nasty and scurillous wascally Wepublicans explaining his useless senate record. Vietnam heroism was supposed to be why he's a better leader than George Bush.

Now the Swift Vets are destroying his Vietnam smokescreen, and with the second ad are showing him to be the traitorus opportunist that he is. His senate record will be blown open by BC/04 next.

Soon he will meet his destiny with Loserdom.

8 posted on 08/22/2004 9:18:19 PM PDT by No_Outcome_But_Victory (Reagan preferred to shoot the bear... the verdict of history will be simple: nice aim.)
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To: igoramus987
You WILL NOT attempt to damage my sensitive, delicate narcissistic personality.

WAAAAAAAAAA!!

Now, more than ever...

9 posted on 08/22/2004 9:18:33 PM PDT by upchuck (Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?)
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I hope all of this is true, but I kind of m=find it hard to believe that crushkerry.com has a point of contact inside the kerry campaign.


10 posted on 08/22/2004 9:19:05 PM PDT by aft_lizard (I actually voted for John Kerry before I voted against him)
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To: igoramus987

"He wants to personally discredit these guys."

And just like Jimmah Carter, he'd try to micro-manage the presidency and then we'd REALLY see what a quagmire is.


11 posted on 08/22/2004 9:19:36 PM PDT by Socratic (Yes, there is method in the madness.)
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To: No_Outcome_But_Victory

Those that the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.


12 posted on 08/22/2004 9:20:15 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Kerry/Edwards. A pig in a dress is still a pig.)
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To: Socratic

What about Post #6?


13 posted on 08/22/2004 9:20:45 PM PDT by Viet-Boat-Rider ((KERRY IS A NARCISSISTIC LIAR, GOLDBRICKER, AND TRAITOR!))
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To: igoramus987

If the contents of this article is true, it looks like Kerry is turning against his staff. And his staff is beginning to doubt Kerry.


14 posted on 08/22/2004 9:20:55 PM PDT by Vision Thing (The Donkeycrats are asses of evil.)
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“By taking the Vets on, John Kerry thinks he’s demonstrating bravery. But it’s a horrible mistake, politically.”

John Effing Moron.
15 posted on 08/22/2004 9:21:16 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: upchuck

Kerry's Campaign

16 posted on 08/22/2004 9:21:59 PM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: igoramus987
And we still haven't gotten to discussing Senator Kerry's service in the US Senate. I'm not surprised that Kerry is in full panic, especially since a single 527 organization spent US$300,000 and has become far more effective than the US$60 million that the Democrats and their 527 organization supporters have spent!
18 posted on 08/22/2004 9:22:12 PM PDT by RayChuang88
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To: igoramus987
A source close to the Kerry campaign and the Democrat National Committee told crushkerry.com that John Kerry spent the better part of last week fighting with his political and legal advisors about how best to handle the Swiftees.

Why would a source close to the Kerry campaign tell crushkerry.com anything?

I'm not that gullible.

19 posted on 08/22/2004 9:22:28 PM PDT by South40 (Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
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To: Vision Thing

EXCEASE ME folks, the guy that posed this has only been a freeper for less than 2 weeks, HUMmmmmmm


20 posted on 08/22/2004 9:22:44 PM PDT by Viet-Boat-Rider ((KERRY IS A NARCISSISTIC LIAR, GOLDBRICKER, AND TRAITOR!))
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