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Dick Morris: Sometimes a strategist just has to sit back and gasp
Jewish World Review ^ | 9-3-04 | Dick Morris

Posted on 09/03/2004 5:08:34 AM PDT by SJackson

UNTIL President Bush began his speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention, the goal of the United States' anti-terror policy was perceived by a largely supportive public as a bid to assure safety. With a rhetorical flourish worthy of the great speeches of all time, George W. Bush has transformed the war into a battle for liberty.

In a speech that was at once eloquent and substantive, sensitive and dynamic, profound and familiar, Bush has risen to a level few presidents have ever reached.

Sometimes a strategist just has to sit back and gasp. Occasionally, a seasoned political observer needs to realize that he has seen something extraordinary. Tonight, Bush made me feel like that.

The speech satisfied every single political need. He contrasted with Kerry without appearing negative. He demonstrated emotion without pandering. He rose to a level of substantive specificity without becoming wonkish.

The Bush speech was akin to a State of the Union speech, surveying the landscape of American issues and articulating a proactive agenda for the next four years. But, like his stirring address to Congress in the aftermath of 9/11, he issued a ringing declaration for freedom, injecting the historic concept of freedom into the center stage in the 2004 election.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 229; acceptancespeech; dickmorris; gwb2004; rncconvention
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To: SJackson
"Now it is an honor"

A broken clock is right twice a day. How can you not love this President who will go down as one of the great Liberators of History. Let's Roll!!

Pray for W and Our Troops

101 posted on 09/03/2004 7:36:45 AM PDT by bray (Some men have skeletons in their closets, some have cemetaries!!)
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To: schu
On the domestic side, I am resigned to the fact that Bush is trying to change the 'how' and not the 'what' when it comes to the federal role. I accept it as a first incremental step.

Bush has important battles to fight and limited political capital. 'Spending cuts' are a pretty effective club for Dems to bash a Republican president with, especially with media cooperation, and that bit of political theater keeps Republicans on the defensive.

There is more than one way to skin a cat. If Bush can transform some programs in a way that cuts Dems out of the loop, and makes people start to think about and appreciate autonomy, he may be planting a seed for later irrelevance of these programs. That's my theory anyway.

102 posted on 09/03/2004 7:39:04 AM PDT by Monti Cello
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To: SJackson

The speech worked because Bush didn't just read it, he meant it. The media and the pundits just don't know how to deal with a politician who is geniune. They really are beside themselves with frustration.


103 posted on 09/03/2004 7:41:47 AM PDT by Novel
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To: RGSpincich

"Now I'm worried."

LOL! No kidding. But you have to understand who Morris was writing for.


104 posted on 09/03/2004 7:45:02 AM PDT by txzman (Jer 23:29)
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To: SJackson
Please, all FReepers, in fact all Americans, ought to become familiar with the President's Liberty Doctrine. It is as important to the 21st century as the Monroe Doctrine was in the 19th and 20th. The best place I've seen him describe it is:


President Bush Delivers Graduation Speech at West Point

It is also incorporated in the expansive document:

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America

105 posted on 09/03/2004 7:59:54 AM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: SJackson; no more apples

In the third year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign.  He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi, daughter of Zechariah.  He pleased the LORD, just as his forefather David had done.  It was he who removed the high places, shattered the pillars, and cut down the sacred poles. He smashed the bronze serpent called Nehushtan which Moses had made, because up to that time the Israelites were burning incense to it.  He put his trust in the LORD, the God of Israel; and neither before him nor after him was there anyone like him among all the kings of Judah.  Loyal to the LORD, Hezekiah never turned away from him, but observed the commandments which the LORD had given Moses.  The LORD was with him, and he prospered in all that he set out to do. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.  He also subjugated the watchtowers and walled cities of the Philistines, all the way to Gaza and its territory. [2 Ki 18:1-8]

 

Deacon Francis

106 posted on 09/03/2004 8:01:55 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Pax et bonum!)
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To: SJackson

I wish Dick Morris would never appear on television again. He's such a self-important, cackling little twerp; he only serves to make people dislike whatever he likes. In this case he's absolutely correct, but it can't make me like him.


107 posted on 09/03/2004 8:01:58 AM PDT by Flightdeck (I love the smell of French toast in the morning)
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To: SJackson

I thought overall he did a great job, but my eyes always start to glaze over whenever any politician starts to go into the usual laundry list of goodies that government is going to deliver for us. But basically he hit it right out of the ballpark.


108 posted on 09/03/2004 8:04:07 AM PDT by jpl (John Kerry is the 2-7 offsuit in the great Presidential poker game.)
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To: zip; BOBWADE

ping


109 posted on 09/03/2004 8:05:55 AM PDT by Mrs Zip
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To: SJackson
If there is anyone who would know about pandering it would be Dickie (toe-sucker) Morris!

Regards,

TS

110 posted on 09/03/2004 8:06:55 AM PDT by The Shrew (www.swiftvets.com & www.wintersoldier.com - The Truth Shall Set YOU Free!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

One of the local socialist pundits here in Sodom on the Sound whined last night that the speech said little, had little substance, same ole same ole Bush crap, would gain him no bump, she expected no bump, then hedged and said well maybe a very very slight bump, but over all the speech did little, made little sense, would not inspire anyone at all, typical conservative B.S. The whine continues.


111 posted on 09/03/2004 8:12:03 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (The time is coming for all true Patriots to rise up and take back this Republic!)
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To: GaretGarrett

Whether YOU liked it or not, the twins' speech played very well amongst the younger set who are not political junkies.
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112 posted on 09/03/2004 8:13:03 AM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: Monti Cello
You are probably right, besides it is nearly impossible to take "governement freebees" away given our present high standard of living and MSM.

The most important thing is to win, that is what its all about. Now make some more changes and sell the ideas to the electorate.

113 posted on 09/03/2004 8:15:39 AM PDT by schu
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To: LS
Wow. Well, maybe I'm out of touch then.

You are certainly NOT out of touch with the issues. It seems from some of your posts that you have difficulty looking at these type of events from the perspective of "how would this play in Peoria (or with the young set, with the ... )" Political junkies like us often can not understand how many people just don't pay attention to all this stuff.

114 posted on 09/03/2004 8:18:11 AM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: schu
... I was hoping for the “abolish the IRS”, “privatize SS”, “put the trial lawyers out of business” and “kick some Islamist arse” type speech.

I am amazed you didn't get that message from the President last night. If you re-read it, I think you'll find a whole load of that message was incorporated, though certainly not as powerfully as I would advocate.

115 posted on 09/03/2004 8:22:33 AM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: AndyJackson

[First you dour old so and so, there was nothing wrong with the twin's script. Second Karen Hughes may have helped edit and shape it. She didn't write it. Too much intimate family detail.]
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"Dour" is an understatement for my mood after that banal, pointless, embarrassment to the whole Bush family--most of all to the twins themselves.

Let's not, in our love & enthusiasm for our President & everything connected to him (including his cute daughters who needed more help than they got) start fleeing from reality like DUers.


116 posted on 09/03/2004 8:31:35 AM PDT by GaretGarrett
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To: paulsy

"I voted for Gore in 2000, as a true child of the Clinton era. But I decided to vote for Bush on Sept. 12, 2001 when I saw how he handled the threat we face. I used to back Bush because he offered safety; now I support him because he summons us all to an ideal. Before he spoke, supporting Bush was a duty one owed to the fallen. Now, it is an honor."



"Wonderful line. Good leaders inspire goodness in people. Morris has in recent years redeemed himself IMHO and the fact he lets goodness effect him, then uses the power of his pen and prose to let people know, speaks well of Mr. Morris. I don't agree with some who call him a "wh*re""



Some people just don't believe in redemption. I am not one of them.


117 posted on 09/03/2004 8:39:01 AM PDT by ride the whirlwind (Where I come from, deeds mean more than words. - Zell Miller)
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To: LS

You? Hardly. You just can't watch all these aholes at once.


118 posted on 09/03/2004 8:55:17 AM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (My Father was 10x the hero John Fraud Kerry is.)
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To: RGSpincich

I'm not worried.....I'm convinced Bush will win......after what I saw Lurch do in that midnight rally/hate speech.......Lurch is done.


119 posted on 09/03/2004 9:22:32 AM PDT by Dog
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To: AFPhys
I live the Ohio equivalent of "Peoria," S. Dayton. I realize most people are NOT political, and many actually resent the fact that they have to actually do a little research or pay attention to the elecion. (One Dallas Cowboy BB I visit had a guy crabbing that the convention was pre-empting the Cowboys PRESEASON game. Ugh.)

But while the theme of this speech was remarkable, as a speech, it fell flat.

120 posted on 09/03/2004 9:38:14 AM PDT by LS
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