Posted on 09/13/2004 6:56:42 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
I have to thank you! That broken golf club will help me get my nephew Michael a new trial.
Sincerely,
Edward Moore Kennedy
CBS had a Word-wrote malfunction.
" If I hear one more Vietnam war story out of either presidential campaign I might just sit out this election."
Excuse me, BUT, there's only ONE party putting out these "Vietnam war stories". Don't blame both sides.
Funny, I don't recall W bringing up the subject.
LOL. Great imagery.
Hey! This CBS stuff is fake!
Nifty. Are you from the future?
Good find, one that really nails it in simple, clear way.
May THAT closer never part from my memory cells! ;-)
Not to offend, but it isn't the Bush campaign dwelling on past military glories. Kerry bet the entire farm on his phoney military record, which will never see the light of day.
It's pretty obvious that Kerry's gotten hit by the Ugly Stick!
This whole document episode is reminiscent of the story of the comedian who was out on the town and called his wife to set up an alibi, claiming that he was meeting with his agent.
"That's very interesting," his wife replied. "Your agent is right here in our living room -- he's been looking for you."
The comedian responded, "Well, who ya gonna believe -- me or your eyes?"
John Kerry IS an Ugly Stick.
This is an excellent article. I like the fact that he not only debunks the authenticity of the CBS memos but pointed out the honesty and integrity of the Bush campaigns, both GHW and W.
[I]Finally, we were called into a meeting and given a simple instruction: Anyone caught trafficking in this information would be summarily fired. The Bush family did not want to "win this way." Because we were almost sure to lose anyway, they made a further promise that violators would never work in Washington again. Any doubts were laid to rest when we were told who sent this message: the president's son, George W. Bush.[I]
Wow. Possibly the most poignant item in the article. While it is easy to criticize W for giving Clinton a pass in 1992 and Kerry a pass today. It sure is consistent.
They missed the obvious. But they also missed a vital rule in campaign politics that I learned as a marginal communications staffer in the 1992 Bush/Quayle reelection campaign. The imperative: don't panic.
In the last days of that doomed 1992 Bush reelection effort, we knew we were losing. James Baker and other close Bush friends and family moved in to keep a close eye on all our work. In particular, they were looking for mistakes that would embarrass the family. At the time, dubious documents about the Arkansas governor's alleged "zipper problem" were floating temptingly around campaign headquarters. Wrong-headed whispers among junior staff about "saving the campaign" could be heard if you listened closely.
Finally, we were called into a meeting and given a simple instruction: Anyone caught trafficking in this information would be summarily fired. The Bush family did not want to "win this way." Because we were almost sure to lose anyway, they made a further promise that violators would never work in Washington again. Any doubts were laid to rest when we were told who sent this message: the president's son, George W. Bush.
It was an important campaign lesson: Don't act in haste and anger. Always check and recheck all information, especially when your candidate is dreadfully stalled. Only smart politics and hard work can recover a campaign in disarray.
Somehow, John Kerry's allies forgot this rule. So did Dan Rather. He, especially, gets the Ugly Stick.
Hope you are well!!
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