Kerry camp sees hope in past finishes

Boston Globe ^ | 9/07/04 | Glen Johnson

[kattracks]

For John F. Kerry, the moment not only in his presidential campaign, but also in his political life, has arrived. What the Democratic presidential nominee calls the "golden hour" began yesterday, the period from Labor Day until Election Day, when Americans are no longer distracted by vacations or back-to-school projects. Instead, the campaign has entered an eight-week span when voters will pay their closest attention to the presidential race, an event no longer over the horizon, but just around the corner on Nov. 2.

This is the time when Kerry's near-mythic reputation as a strong closer based on his Senate campaigns dating to 1984 will be tested on a national stage. With an infusion of new advisers over Labor Day weekend and a message focused on employment, health care, and education issues, the hope is that Kerry can spark one more stretch run to victory in the race he has been building toward throughout his public life. The fundamental question is, can a challenger portrayed as indecisive by his Republican opponents convince the American people that he has the vision, the convictions, and the mettle to replace an incumbent president during a time of war?

[AmericaUnited]

Kerry's near-mythic reputation as a strong closer

Folks, this is why Newsweak oversampled Republicans to boost up Bush's post convention bounce. In the weeks to come, they will gradually take away the oversampling to artificially create a comeback, fueling stupid headlines like "He doing it again, kicking in strong to the finish, Bush is slipping, blah, blah"

[GailA]

The POWs will be the next punch to deflate hanoi john's empty ballon.

[capt. norm]

Just imagine how extremely liberal a person would have to be to actually like Kerry.

Whoever wrote this article is such a person.

Scary!

[stockpirate]

Is John Kerry a war criminal? Consider the following.

After the Tet offensive North Vietnam was beaten, but with the Socialist press in America and the VVAW the North Vietnamese Communists decided to hold on.

This meant that instead of a US victory in South Vietnam and freedom for the South Vietnamese we had 10,000 - 15,000 more US deaths. America’s POW's were being tortured while listening to tapes of John "Traitor" Kerry calling them baby killers.

The VVAW, an antiwar group, which Kerry was one of the national leaders of, was receiving directions from the North Vietnamese Communist Government. VVAW in contact with in contact with NV Communist Government

The directions were on how the VVAW should protest the Vietnam War.

The interaction became so depraved, that the North Vietnamese Communist contacted the VVAW via a phone call and advised the VVAW that they were getting ready to start an attack on US troops and that the VVAW was to be prepared to increase the protests against the increase in bombing that the NV Communists were sure would happen. This put our men in further danger because of John Kerry and VVAW actions. VVAW gets directions from the VS Communists

John Kerry had no concern for the lives of his fellow soldiers in Vietnam or the POW's, John Kerry only cared about himself and his ambition to become POTUS, whatever the cost.

How many deaths of United States servicemen does John Kerry have on his hands?

How many families has John Kerry's behavior as a VVAW leader and a traitor to his country caused untold pain and suffering to?

How many unnecessary tears have been cried because John Kerry betrayed our trust to help a Communist government?

Why didn't John Kerry speak out just one time against the war crimes of his "Comrades in Arms the North Vietnamese Communists"?

[HamiltonJay]

Closing strong as an uberliberal in uberliberal massachusettes is one thing... Closing strong as an uberliberal nationwide is impossible in today's America.

Sorry Kerry supporters, its not going to happen.

[doc11355]

Folks, this is why Newsweak oversampled Republicans to boost up Bush's post convention bounce. In the weeks to come, they will gradually take away the oversampling to artificially create a comeback, fueling stupid headlines like "He doing it again, kicking in strong to the finish, Bush is slipping, blah, blah"

Do you think Gallup is also inflating Bush's numbers?

[ninonitti]

Fat Boy did have an early fight with Mitt Romney in 94 but closed it up with an attack on Romney's Mormon background.

He got a pass in 2000 from the Massachusetts RINOs so he could try to help Gore.

Kerry had a battle with William "Pink Floyd" Weld which was a test who was most liberal (in Massachusetts!!!!)......Kerry won.

As a local columnist has said: he's been in a lip-lock with the Rumpswabs at the Boston Globe forever so he really doesn't know how to take a punch.

IMHO he'd rather sit at a congressional hearing and stab people in the back than mix it up on the stump.

[Chieftain]

You can bet the DemocRAT 'smear the Swiftees' campaign will be kicked up to a whole new level now since Kerry hired Begala and "Cpl Q-ball" Carville.

Support for the Swiftees is crucial right now, so they can get these ads on the air on REGULAR TV in battleground states.

FReepers are key in getting the word out about the righteousness of the SBVFT by exposing Kerry's FRAUD.

These Swiftee window stickers get the word out to the driving public, display public support for the SBVFT, as well as displaying the website address!

Swiftee window sticker thread - get yours! Freep mail for details.

[mystery-ak]

The RATS are in desparate mode...God only knows what they will resort to..

[MrDaddyLongLegs]

How the Hell this ingrate ever even got to be a Presidential Candidate is beyond me and says HEAPS about American's lack of appreciation for their politicial process.

[Beckwith]

"Dream on . . . dream on . . ."

Aerosmith

[Diogenesis]

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"golden hour" = fools gold

[stylin19a]

His strong closings in the past were always based on his Vietnam "hero" status.
That's gone. Now what ?