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Bush pulls a Swift one-He has Kerry caught in a dilemma
on soft-money attack ads
New York Daily News ^
| 8/25/04
| Zev Chafets
Posted on 08/25/2004 2:39:01 AM PDT by kattracks
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:39:01 AM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
Smarter than the fish.
Well said.
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:44:14 AM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: kattracks
Nicely said, Mr. Chavets.
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:44:22 AM PDT
by
Belisaurius
("Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, Ted" - Joseph Kennedy 1958)
To: kattracks
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:45:59 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(Allah FUBAR!)
To: kattracks
I just got this
SWIFT BOAT VETERANS FOR TRUTH EXPOSE KERRY'S FRAUD sticker on my truck this afternoon.
![](http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B65%3B%3A723232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2333%3D646%3D3%3A3%3DXROQDF%3E23235%3B649%3A697ot1lsi)
Made by fellow FReeper disabled vet who has a bone to pick with Kerry, like we all do!
Large $20 (24" Wide 12" Tall) like mine
Small $10 (12" Wide 6" Tall)
Profits go to SwiftVets.com
FReep mail for details.
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:46:14 AM PDT
by
Chieftain
(Support the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and expose Hanoi John's FRAUD!)
To: kattracks
"You just have to be smarter than the fish." FLIPPER!
wait thats a mammal...
To: kattracks; Mia T
On May 4, a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth held a press conference in Washington, denouncing Kerry. It is possible Bush was taken by surprise by this. It is also possible the moon's made of blue cheese. Still, it is highly doubtful that Bush put the Swifties up to their attack. He didn't need to. They obviously hate Kerry's guts. All the President had to do was sit quietly and watch. Patience is the fisherman's friend.
Remember the patience of the poker player:
From GWB: HBS MBA --- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1070924/posts
One final note on George W. Bushs management style and his Harvard Business School background does not derive from the classroom, per se. One feature of life there is that a subculture of poker players exists. Poker is a natural fit with the inclinations, talents, and skills of many future entrepreneurs. A close reading of the odds, combined with the ability to out-psych the opposition, leads to capital accumulation in many fields, aside from the poker table.
By reputation, the President was a very avid and skillful poker player when he was an MBA student. One of the secrets of a successful poker player is to encourage your opponent to bet a lot of chips on a losing hand. This is a pattern of behavior one sees repeatedly in George W. Bushs political career. He is not one to loudly proclaim his strengths at the beginning of a campaign. Instead, he bides his time, does not respond forcefully, a least at first, to critiques from his enemies, no matter how loud and annoying they get. If anything, this apparent passivity only goads them into making their case more emphatically.
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:49:47 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
(Free Martha Mitchell......... and Jail Teraaaaaayza)
To: kattracks
This is one of the better columns I've read on the subject. I particularly liked this part:
Still, it is highly doubtful that Bush put the Swifties up to their attack. He didn't need to. They obviously hate Kerry's guts. All the President had to do was sit quietly and watch. Patience is the fisherman's friend.
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:51:36 AM PDT
by
NYCVirago
To: kattracks
So, the President comes off as the champion of upright McCain-Feingold reform, while Kerry is stuck with George Soros & Co.But only intelligent observers will realize this. Too bad there aren't enough voters who fit that category. That's the real problem!
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:52:50 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
(Free Martha Mitchell......... and Jail Teraaaaaayza)
To: kattracks
But in politics, as in fishing, you don't have to be a genius. You just have to be smarter than the fish.
To: NYCVirago
I kinda' like this one myself
But the President has spent most of August reeling in a more exotic specimen: the Giant New England Slack-Jaw.
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:55:51 AM PDT
by
kattracks
(http://www.swiftvets.com/)
To: kattracks
For Bush, soft money is just a dab of Texas perfume; for Kerry, it's oxygen.LOL! What a great line. Nice work, Mr. Chafets...
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posted on
08/25/2004 2:57:02 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
To: kattracks
The Kerry campaign, awash in 527 money, proves that the whole McCain-Feingold structure is just another liberal fraud perpetrated by media hype.
To: NYCVirago
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posted on
08/25/2004 3:10:20 AM PDT
by
Diva
To: kattracks
For Bush, soft money is just a dab of Texas perfume; for Kerry, it's oxygen.He is TaRAYza's gigolo and George Soros' bee eye itch, and he has the gall to claim Republicans are owned by special interests.
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posted on
08/25/2004 3:15:29 AM PDT
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
To: agitator; sweetliberty; Txslady; dixie267
Great read ping.
Everybody knows President Bush is a bass fisherman. But the President has spent most of August reeling in a more exotic specimen: the Giant New England Slack-Jaw. The 43rd President is often said by his critics to be a dunce. Maybe. But in politics, as in fishing, you don't have to be a genius. You just have to be smarter than the fish.
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posted on
08/25/2004 3:16:42 AM PDT
by
PeaceBeWithYou
(De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afganistan and Iraq))
To: kattracks
This was a great article! I was also reading a reply to a post yesterday that was saying Kerry looks worn down. With that in mind, I watched video clips from his speech yesterday, and sure enough, he looked like he hadn't slept and he was sweating liking he just got done running.
Side note: my sister-in-law said if Bush wins that she is leaving the country, so Nov. 3 I may have a fund drive to ensure she stays true to her word because it looks like Kerry is never going to shake this.
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posted on
08/25/2004 3:17:02 AM PDT
by
lt.america
(Captain was already taken)
To: lt.america
my sister-in-law said if Bush wins that she is leaving the country They always say that and they never do. I'd be much more impressed with: "No matter who wins, I will go about my life, be productive, and make a positive contribution to society."
To: lt.america
I was also reading a reply to a post yesterday that was saying Kerry looks worn down. The Swiftees have Kerry on the run.
Makes you wonder how well he would hold up during a real emergency.
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posted on
08/25/2004 3:26:16 AM PDT
by
kattracks
(http://www.swiftvets.com/)
To: kattracks
My dad used to say that "Nobody catches fish, they merely give themselves up!"
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