Obviously, Mr Kerry hasn't done his homework. Read the book, John!
Posted on 09/03/2004 9:27:49 AM PDT by ex-Texan
Kerry: "Bush Unfit to Lead this Country"
(Headline Ought to Be: Kerry Looses His Cool, Blows the Election With Angry Reply to Bush)
Springfield, Ohio -- Roaring back at his Republican rivals, Sen. John Kerry called President Bush "unfit to lead this country" for "misleading" America into war in Iraq, and said Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney had avoided fighting in the Vietnam War.
"For the past week, they have attacked my patriotism and even my fitness to serve as commander in chief," Kerry told thousands here at a midnight rally shortly after Bush accepted the Republican nomination for a second term and questioned Kerry's support for combat troops in Iraq. * * *
The Kerry campaign scheduled the event days ago in an effort to reclaim the initiative in the race without letting a single news cycle pass. Kerry spoke a mere half an hour after the president concluded his acceptance speech -- and Kerry aides issued his prepared text even before Bush took the podium.
* * *
Bush, for his part, depicted Kerry Thursday night as a tax-hiking, big- spending social liberal who had defended his vote against an appropriations bill for Iraq by saying the matter was complicated. "There is nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat," Bush said.
Kerry, decrying what he called "the anger and the distortion" of the Republican convention, hit back in his toughest appraisal yet of the qualifications of the incumbents.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Has any presidential candidate ever done such a thing before? Did President Bush campaign during the DNC? Was his speech last night hateful in any way? Did VP Cheney say ONE TIME in his speech that that Kerry was unfit to be CnC?
The answer to all of the above questions is a resounding "NO"
And this is allegedly their idea of being "positive" and "uplifting". Every time I think the left can sink no lower into the slime of social deevolution, they manage to dig themselves in even deeper.
Howie showed more class on the campaign trail than Lurch has.
Obviously, Mr Kerry hasn't done his homework. Read the book, John!
That's why he sounds so feeble when he campaigns. Offer the public reasons why he should be President of the USA? What reasons? That's his mentality. He believes he don't need no stinkin' reasons.
I saw the speech and felt it was rambling and incoherent. He tried to speak well but the speech fought him. He would get into what seemed like a rhythm (you know, WE WILL ..., WE WILL ...) but the things he were doing were so verbose that it just didn't work. "WE WILL ensure health care for teenage lesbians, an underserved segment of society! WE WILL make sure that no crippled woman, in need of healthcare, falls down on the job!"
You get the idea - the ideas were bogged down in silly detail and sounded awful.
I don't know if he actually sounded drunk - to me he just sounded like someone making a terrible speech. But he didn't look happy or in good health when he was doing it.
D
Too funny. Here Kerry is supposed to be moving to the center for the general election, and he's still mired in the left wing of the party.
Do you think Kerry is sleeping very well these days?
It's funny that Bush didn't mention or use the word "unfit" at all in his speech to describe Kerry. Kerry is getting desperate. Who has ever given a campaign rally at midnight? answer: No one!
Truly, liberals are a breed apart.
To anyone who watched both events, either live or on video, the ONLY slur against Kerry last night - the speeches just pointed out the truth about Kerry - was the video introducing President Bush, showing him throwing a strike FROM THE TOP OF THE MOUND while wearing a bulletproof vest.
The first thing that ran through most or our minds was Kerry's Nowhere Close, Twinkle Toes lob from IN FRONT OF THE MOUND in Boston.
Karl Rove must be rubbing his hands with glee. If JF'nK wants to make leadership an issue, that's excellent news. It means that he'll have to run on his record, which is awful.
"Roaring back at his Republican rivals, Sen. John Kerry called President Bush "unfit to lead this country..."
I'll have what he's having!
In the immortal words of B.Bunny, acmePHD,
"....whata marooon!"
I wouldn't say Kerry is totally out of touch - he's got a good shot at the windsurfer vote. :)
this guy is coming off as hysterical. first of all, W must be fit to lead the country, because he has actually done it for four years.
Anybody know where this speech can be seen so that I may decide something for myself about his demeanor?
"Kerry's Nowhere Close, Twinkle Toes lob from IN FRONT OF THE MOUND in Boston . . ."
LOL, LOL, LOL ! Great gag line c-c! You ought to tighten that up a bit and use it as your tag line. I saw Kerry lob that pitch and laughed so hard I nearly choked. He looked just like a freaking "girly man," as Arnold would say.
with John Kerry in the audience for moral support..
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
