Posted on 09/27/2004 2:58:25 PM PDT by jjmnolte
SPRING GREEN, United States (AFP) - Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) appealed for an end to the TV advertising war that has marked his election battle against President George W. Bush (news - web sites).
Kerry said the avalanche of negative television spots and attacks being shown on US screens was scaring off voters.
***More like kicking his Butt.
"Americans need a real conversation over our future," Kerry said in a speech at a school in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
"What they don't need is all these trumped up advertisements, they just make people curl up and walk away," added the Massachusetts senator.
***Who's gonna curl up and walk away. You now? Or you in Iraq?
"I'm calling them 'misleadisments,'" Kerry said of the adverts. "It's all scare tactics ... because (Bush) has no record to run on."
***"Misleadments?" Is that like, Misunderestimae?
The Democrats have complained bitterly about a new advertisement that shows Osama bin Laden (news - web sites), September 11 hijack leader Mohamed Atta, Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) and the ruins of the World Trade Center, and questioned whether Kerry was up to dealing with them.
A statement called the spot, run by the Republican group Progress for America Voter Fund, the latest in a series of "desperate and despicable attack ads" aimed at diverting attention from Bush's record.
The Democrats have rolled out a new advert of their own, titled "Despicable," in which they accused the Bush administration of "playing politics with terror" and dividing the country to win a second term at the White House.
A group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has also been at the center of the television advertising battle with controversial spots aimed at discrediting Kerry's Vietnam War record. The adverts accused the decorated Vietnam War veteran of exaggerating or lying about his exploits.
In Wisconsin, Kerry also made a personality attack against the president, saying that he and his rival are both children of privilege, but Bush considers his comfortable position an entitlement.
Kerry said "he and I, we went to the same university, we're both very privileged." Both men attended Yale University.
The Democrat added that from his education "came a sense of fairness and responsibility" while Bush "thinks it's entitlement."
Kerry said America's middle classes had suffered from the huge tax cuts that Bush had presided over and which Democrats say mainly benefit the most wealthy.
"He doesn't care, he's out of touch," said Kerry.
The Democratic contender has been in Wisconsin since Sunday preparing for the first of the presidential debates against Bush on Thursday.
He sought to highlight his own campaign commitments ahead of the November 2 election against Bush's "broken promise after broken promise".
Kerry also launched a new attack Bush's campaign in Iraq (news - web sites), a topic where Republicans have accused him of continually changing position.
"I've been right on Iraq all along," said Kerry. "I said yes, we ought to hold him (Saddam Hussein) accountable, but let's do it the right way, and I showed what it was, step by step. And step-by-step the president chose the wrong way."
Yeah, leave the election up to the MSM and the paid
leftie canvassers.
Democracy in action, for sure.
What was his reply?
Bunch of Crockery!
The truth catching up to him!
John FlipFlop Kerry crying baby, go to to Teddy and have him dry your tears!
Bush misspeaks and the MSM laughs at him. Kerry tries to misspeak and the MSM prints it as a real word. LOL
Hey, at least he didn't call them 'badvertisements.'
And Gwinner went on to work for his money and what did skerry do......he married the money.
The candidate losing the ad war is usually the one who wants it to end.
"Kerry said the avalanche of negative television spots and attacks being shown on US screens was scaring off voters."
Uh no Mr. Kerry. It's YOU voters are scared of.
That's why women love Cowboys. those boots have a way of making your walk sexy. Sort of like the uniform thing.
 SPRING GREEN, WI - September 27, 2004 -- Complaining of "lack of respect from $#*$bag Americans", Teresa Heinz-Kerry, billionaire wife of presidential candidate, John Kerry, cut off his allowance. Despite now being starved of all campaign funds, the candidate declared "this will not deter" him and he "will continue the march to victory in November." |
Ahhh..... jolly good day. John F*ckin' is crying "Uncle?" Sounds like he can't stand the heat. Redouble the barrage. Its getting to be fun!
The whining is killing me. Shut up Kerry. I keep hearing Kerry whine and whine and whine. You can almost hear him say: "Daddy, make them stop. Daddy, make them stop."
Kerry can dish it out but he just can't take it. Well, get ready for some more because George and the "Swifties" have just begun to fight. The first half of October is probably going to be dedicated to "ripping the hide" off Senator Kerry. Parents make your children go to be early. This is going to get ugly.
It's like Marilyn Chambers calling Martha Washington a slut......
That is funny!
LOL
ROFLMAOOMGIDID!!!! You're literally killing me--had to use my albuterol inhaler.
I suspect that his poor attendance is due to the fact that Kennedy only occasionally needs his vote.
"Kerry said America's middle classes had suffered from the huge tax cuts
So the middle class suffers when their taxes are cut, but they don't suffer when their taxes are raised. hmmmmmm...."
Very good point. Hope the President uses that thought if he gets the chance
-PJ
Yeah, if we could ever get the inside scoop somehow on dates at which DNC attack ads were prepared and any "Fortunate Son" ads they had to withhold when Rathergate fell apart on them, we would have some real "smoking guns" on malfeasance and illegality within the DNC and CBS. Some people at the DNC, CBS, and the Kerry campaign should be serving time!
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