SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (roundup of this morning's news shows, largely critical of Kerry)

ABC News/Note ^ | 10/15/04

[Cableguy]

When Kerry offends the gay community, MSM goes anti-Kerry

[smiley]

Isn't that Chad Clanton the MOST ARROGANT pos liberal you ever saw? That guy brings out the worst in me....really.

[saveliberty]

Not to worry. He does the Dems such a disservice we should hope that he either keeps his job or gets a promotion.

[olivia3boys]

Yes--(as my liberal NPR-listening friend reported last night) the line of the left is "Well, Cheney THANKED Edwards when Edwards brought it up!"

The problem is that the "thanks" was icy cold; Cheney was making a point; he let his entire 30/60/90 second response time (whatever it was) go after thanking Edwards for his "kind" words about his family (those kind words were something like "I'm sure you love your GAY daughter").

[kevkrom]

There were 269 other minutes in the three debates… clearly the campaign is trying to distract from all of that.

We can go back to the "global test" if you like, Dee Dee. Or "gigalo John" talking about "marrying up".

But this calculated crudeness of using a politician's child as an attack point (not to mention the utter gall in daring to put words in her mouth) shows sucha fundamental weakness of character that it deserves to be thoroughly discussed. This wasn't a factual error or an evasive interpretation, this was a cold, considered attempt to make Mary Cheney a wedge issue in the campaign.

[MKM1960]

The MSM gets Kerry's nuances, but obviously are tone deaf when it comes to inflection. I watched all four debates from start to finish. VP Cheney's thank you was said in the tone of a man, who if social decency permitted it, would have left one large sleazy lawyer grease spot in the parking lot where the debate was held. Sometimes it is a real pain to be the bigger man.

[Tarheel]

Isn't this Chad Clanton creature the guy who said, in a menacing tone, to the fellow from Sinclair Broadcasting--(paraphrasing)'You better hope we do not win this election".

The Tarheel

[plushaye]

Some posters said this was Kerry's 'Dukakis debate moment' and at the time, I doubted that the MSM would run with it. I was definitely wrong about it. It may be forgotten by election day but it helped form a negative impression of Kerry & Edwards (husband&wife both) by the undecided voters. The Zogby & Rasmussen polls seem to be showing this trend towards the President after the debate.

[smiley]

Yep..one and the same...and he said it with a smirk.

[demnomo]

On GMA Tucker Carlson said "taken in isolation, it's just weird and uncomfortable. If he had said that at a dinner party, everyone would cringe and look at their plates. But taken in combination with John Edwards' comments the week before, it's a strategy."

I detest Tucker Calson, (the conservative's token girlie-man, although I say conservative with a rock of salt) but he is right on--it is a strategy.

About the only ones who thought the comment was warranted were Kerry, Edwards, their whores, and Ronny Reagan whom I believe stated that the Cheney's must be bad parents to deny Mary's sexual orientation. I won't even go into Edward's wife whose comments were incredibly stupid and way over-the-line...

[gathersnomoss]

The Kerry, Edwards and DNC plan worked. Everyone is talking about "it" as an "it". That could hurt the bubba vote for Bush.

[AmarilloMorning]

Did anybody mention the vile comments of fat Lizzy Edwards?

[AmarilloMorning]

And he is so metrosexual.

[Howlin]

John Edwards during the Vice Presidential debate said almost the same thing and the Vice President thanked him."

They just really don't "get it," do they?

[Howlin]

Worse than Tad Devine?

[babaloo]

Are these vile comments about the Cheney's acceptable on this forum?

[Howlin]

That could hurt the bubba vote for Bush.

Why?

[gathersnomoss]

Theory is that this was intentional because it would A) show a split between Cheney and Bush and B) enlighten those who did not know about Mary.