Kerry's Common Denominator, Issue 1

Republican National Committee ^ | September 9, 2004

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ISSUE 1

"We have to find a way not to have the politics that looks for the lowest common denominator, but one that reaches for the highest common denominator …"  Sen. John Kerry, Speech To The American Legion National Convention, Nashville, TN, 9/1/04

KERRY'S COMMON DENOMINATOR
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HIGHEST OR LOWEST?

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Said President Lied About National Guard Service, War In Iraq. HARKIN: "Character counts. Especially in the President of the United States character counts. And we want a president who will be truthful and honest and level with the American people. If the president will lie about this, will he lie about how he got into Iraq, for example?" (Fox News' "Dayside with Linda Vester," 9/9/04)

Harkin Called The Vice-President A "Coward."   "Harkin, D-Iowa and a former Navy fighter pilot, said Monday, 'It just outrages me that someone who got five deferments during Vietnam and said he had "other priorities" at that time would say that.' He said President Bush and Cheney are 'running scared because John Kerry has a war record and they don't.' He said of Cheney, 'What he is doing and what he is saying is cowardly. The actions are cowardly.' 'When I hear this coming from Dick Cheney, who was a coward, who would not serve during the Vietnam War, it makes my blood boil,' said Harkin. 'He'll be tough, but he'll be tough with someone else's kid's blood.'"  (Mike Glover, "Harkin Calls Cheney Comments 'Cowardly'," The Associated Press, 8/16/04)

Harkin: Attack And Hit Between The Eyes. "Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa has a get-tough campaign strategy: 'Always attack, never defend and never fight on their territory.' Once Bush launches an unfair offensive, 'I'm going to hit him right back between the eyes,' snarls Harkin." (David Ellis, "We're Not Gonna Take It," Time, 7/29/91)

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John Kerry:

___Low numerator___
High denominator