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Something tells me Bush holds all the aces ( Cool Hand Bush )
Telegraph ^ | 8/29/04 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 08/28/2004 4:33:31 PM PDT by mylife

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To: mylife

Steyn is really unmatched. By November it will be a full house versus a couple of jokers. We should get the audio clip from Edwards' statement soon after he was chosen about if you want to know about John Kerry's leadership just spend a few moments with those who served with him and juxtapose it with the statements of the Swift Boat Vets.


101 posted on 08/28/2004 6:47:00 PM PDT by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them, or they like us?)
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To: mylife
"Bush...will talk up successes in the war and remind us that, if we don't win it, the best prescription-drugs plan in the world isn't going to make much difference."

And don't forget it! It's the bottom line.

102 posted on 08/28/2004 6:48:07 PM PDT by Savage Beast (Kerry: the first self-confessed war criminal to be nominated for president. ~Mark Steyn)
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To: mylife
My sense is that the Swiftvets have changed the dynamics of the race

Yep it is just like 94 when it was a GRASS ROOTS movement of Gun Owners and Christian Conservatives who led the movement ( Despite what Newt still tells himself) it will be these guys and the POWS who sink the democrats and NOT the wimped out GOP power structure
103 posted on 08/28/2004 6:51:50 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: Miss Marple
I am asking you why you are here...
Bah! You are nothing but a disruptor...

You know I can be found
Sittin' home all alone
If you can't come around
At least please telephone
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true

Baby, if I made you mad
Somethin' I might have said
Please forget my past
The future looks bright ahead
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true
I don't want no other love
Baby it's still you I'm thinking of


104 posted on 08/28/2004 6:52:09 PM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Kirkwood
I spent some time talking to liberals at work last week and most are growing very disillusioned with Kerry. They admit he is a liar and he is a weak candidate. They say he is getting really bad advice to keep dragging up his 4 months in Nam. I think some are secretly going to vote for Bush to see through what was started in Iraq. Some said Kerry has no ideas and many inner city black voters have zero interest in voting for him.

Your evidence is anecdotal, of course. But it contains the rational basis for a trend.

If Kerry hasn't recovered a pulse by the end of September, this could be a rout.

105 posted on 08/28/2004 7:00:27 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: LifeTrek

ping


106 posted on 08/28/2004 7:00:33 PM PDT by LifeTrek
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To: evad

The really funny thing is that he probably won't say "I served in Vietnam"


107 posted on 08/28/2004 7:00:46 PM PDT by tiki
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To: Theresawithanh

"Mr. Hunt and many others are going to be scrambling for the wastebaskets (a la Carville in election 2002) on Nov. 3rd!"

They may be in the market for 'Jim Jones Kool-Aid'.


108 posted on 08/28/2004 7:09:53 PM PDT by punster
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To: mylife
"I do love the way they screech about her viciousness"

Yes, and when democRATs are shreiking and squealing, we know things are going well. Their "moods" are kinda like a built in barometer.

109 posted on 08/28/2004 7:11:30 PM PDT by sweetliberty ("A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left." (Eccl. 10:2))
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To: SamAdams76

"What's great about Bush's humor is that it is often self-deprecating and it isn't mean-spirited or bitter. He can loosen up and laugh at himself a little, unlike the stiff-as-a-board Kerry who walks around like his underwear is three sizes too small."

Maybe, Kerry is battery operated and has his batteries up his ***!


110 posted on 08/28/2004 7:15:31 PM PDT by punster
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To: GailA
"Much less his voting record"

His voting record, and in some cases, lack of it, will never see the light of day with the alphabet networks and other MSM. That's how they keep the rank and file in line....deny them access to information and spoon feed them just enough of what you want them to believe to make them feel like they know all they need to know, then get them to the polls quick.

111 posted on 08/28/2004 7:21:11 PM PDT by sweetliberty ("A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left." (Eccl. 10:2))
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To: uncbob

I like a little of both. :)


112 posted on 08/28/2004 7:21:27 PM PDT by ottothedog
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To: mylife

I spent some time talking to liberals at work last week and most are growing very disillusioned with Kerry.

All Libs I have spoken to are driven by pure emotion, and a utopian view of what the world could be if it were up to them.


Yep. These were university faculty members I was talking with. They can see the dems have picked a loser and wish that Hillary was running.


113 posted on 08/28/2004 7:30:33 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: ImProudToBeAnAmerican

There is NO WAY that Nader collects only 1% if the President wins that handily. If that is the inevitable result, many of the Deaniacs and Kuchies will vote Nader to protest the sKerry wing of the party.


114 posted on 08/28/2004 7:32:19 PM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: marktwain
Steyn seems to nail it. If I could write as well as he does, I would have said the same.

He not only hits home runs, he manages to crank out an unbelievable number of pieces each week, along with movie reviews.

115 posted on 08/28/2004 7:40:18 PM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: okie01
Your evidence is anecdotal, of course. But it contains the rational basis for a trend.

If Kerry hasn't recovered a pulse by the end of September, this could be a rout.


Yes, it is just my little world. But it surprised me, especially those who see the value of sticking with the current Mideast policy and not abandoning Iraq. Come to think of it, they are Jewish, so maybe that has something to do with it.
116 posted on 08/28/2004 7:40:29 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: sweetliberty

Which is why we slip mentions of it into calls to local talk radio, even libs listen to it, judging by the call ins here in Memphis. I sneak in about the military cuts. It's quite evident he loaths the military by all the cuts, votes against pay raises, health care for Vets, etc.


117 posted on 08/28/2004 7:48:44 PM PDT by GailA ( hanoi john, I'm for the death penalty for terrorist, before I impose a moratorium on it.)
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To: Willie Green
How's your impersonation
118 posted on 08/28/2004 7:49:04 PM PDT by PersonalLiberties (An honest politician is one who, when he's bought, stays bought. -Simon Cameron, political boss)
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To: mylife; Miss Marple; Pukin Dog; All
It has been immensly gratifying to watch this campaign, one being waged on the one hand by a Massachusetts liberal who has had a safe seat for 20 years, and on the other by a seasoned pro who has fought, and won, in the Show.

For months here, there have been those who lamented that "Bush isn't fighting back!". He hasn't had to...he's been holding trump cards the entire time.

Look at it...the ONLY thing Mr. Heinz-Kerry had to run on to appeal to the entire nation (as opposed to his usual constituency of Mass. leftists) was his service in Viet Nam (which he virtually ignored in all his previous campaigns, and in fact denounced). Now, enter the Swifties, who proceed to blast huge holes in his raft just after his failure to attain a convention bounce.

Next, the Swifties will concentrate on his anti-war efforts...efforts which the public at large will find quite unacceptable.

This leaves the President and the party to concentrate on THEIR convention, which will offer a vision for the future, forward-looking plans, and solid patriotism. This will be played out against a backdrop (conviniently provided by our enemies) of protests calling to mind in voters the EXACT SAME types of activities that Mr. H-K came to prominence on.

That still leaves two months to examine, in detail, Mr. H-k's Senate non-record. Which the Republicans WILL, rest assured.

Oh, and let's not forget the two or three percolating bombs Mr. H-k will still have to deal with. Let me just say this: His records are maintained by the Pentagon...the SAME organization that he's voted to cut the budget of at every opportunity. Think about it.

There's yet ANOTHER "medal eruption" brewing, one that caused another man years ago to take his own life rather than deal with. Stay tuned.

Mr. H-K will come to regret trying to play against a pro.

119 posted on 08/28/2004 7:51:50 PM PDT by Long Cut (The Constitution...the NATOPS of America!)
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To: PersonalLiberties
I'm afraid even a few beers can't help me on that one.
I do much better with Johnny Cash.
120 posted on 08/28/2004 7:58:30 PM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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