Poll: Most Condemn Kerry Debate Comment

ABC News ^ | 10/15/04

[Publius]

It was his Dukakis Moment.

[Betaille]

Bush needs to put this in an Ad ASAP

[ambrose]

I bet just when sKerry thinks this story is about to die out, Mary Cheney will give a tear-jerking interview on Barbara Walters.

LOL!

[GAD]

It'll cost him 1-2% points nationwide.

[counterpunch]

and 74 percent of Kerry supporters say it's the way people are. So do 68 percent of white Catholics, a swing voter group.

So a majority of Catholics believe that those pedophile priests are just "part of God's plan"?

[Betaille]

She should. I don't know what theyre waiting for frankly... you know that if a republican made this gaffe, the Dems would be jumping all over it in every way imaginable.

[The Hollywood Conservative]

The democrats take all of their constituents for granted... They USE them... I think its blatantly clear to homosexuals by Kerry's willingness to "speak on behalf" of someone who by all accounts he has never spoken to before, that he doesn't view Mary Cheney, or any other homosexual for that matter, as a PERSON, but rather as a political football to be kicked around to help the party.

I just wish he would do something to let African Americans that he feels the same way about them....

[ambrose]

I think it is better to let the news media drive this story for as long as they can before weighing in on it ourselves. That's how W handled the CBS forged docs story.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Kerry's comment was a low-class act of desparation. An effort to depress the Christian right.

It's a political Hail Mary by Kerry and it's dripping with flop-sweat.

I suspect more over the top acts of desparation.

[Spok]

Doesn't this story violate the ABC News memo? Someone's job's on the line.

[EggsAckley]

It'll cost him 1-2% points nationwide.

Welcome to Free Republic.

1-2% points?? I think it cost him the election.

[Betaille]

"So a majority of Catholics believe that those pedophile priests are just "part of God's plan"?"
NO. The question in the poll was asked in a skewed way. Nobody is saying that it's a choice... What we ARE saying is that Homosexuality comes from psychological factors, rather than being genetic. If they had asked THAT question in the poll... the results would have been totally different.

[counterpunch]

Bush needs to put this in an Ad ASAP

Wrong. The last thing Bush should do is to exploit the Vice President's daughter for politics the way Kerry tried to. Kerry has already lost on this one. Why should Bush do something equally as tasteless and turn people off?

I think it would be appropriate, and even advantageous if Mary Cheney wants to come out and speak about her feelings on Kerry using her as a political prop against her father. But that is a choice that only she should make.

[talleyman]

Spin Cycle running in overdrive.

[elhombrelibre]

As far as I'm concerned, all Ms Cheney needs to say is this. "Senator Kerry, I'll speak for myself. I don't need you to say what I think. I don't need you to use my as a prop in your political battles."

[Saundra Duffy]

What really makes me mad is how Mr. & Mrs. Edwards are BLAMING the Cheney's for being upset! That's what REALLY makes me mad!

[Betaille]

"better to let the news media drive this story"
Here's a big revelation... THE MEDIA IS BIASED!
They are goign to try to cover this up as much as possible for the next few weeks. It will dissapear by tommorow if the Republicans don't push this. People should be able to see the clip in a TV Ad of Kerry giving a nasty look and saying "just ask Dick Cheneys daughter". It will drive people NUTS.

[counterpunch]

Doesn't this story violate the ABC News memo? Someone's job's on the line.

No, it doesn't. The article is written in a way to soften the impact for Kerry and apologize for him as much as possible. It's presented to make Kerry's case, to say "but see, the people agree with Kerry, not Bush!"

[Twinkie]

According to the "tolerant" libs, homosexuality is just a routine thing, and nothing that should have to be "dealt with" so what do they mean "families deal with it"? It shows they KNOW there's SOMETHING WRONG that has to be "dealt with"!