Posted on 10/16/2004 12:01:34 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
MILWAUKEE -- Campaigning in crucial battleground states, John F. Kerry yesterday sought to keep voters focused on the lackluster economy, while aides were busy explaining his assertion that President Bush may revive the draft if reelected and defending the senator's comment on gays in the last presidential debate.
Kerry caught even some of his advisers off guard late Thursday night by questioning Bush's word that he would maintain an ''all-volunteer army" in a meeting with the Des Moines Register's editorial board, arguing that Bush will soon run short of US forces to patrol Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.
''With George Bush, the plan for Iraq is more of the same and the great potential of the draft," Kerry said to the Iowa journalists, who are preparing to make their coveted presidential endorsement next Sunday. ''Because if we go it alone, I don't know how you do it with the current overextension" of the military.
After a week of concerted focus on his domestic goals, the Democratic camp found itself grappling with the fallout from remarks by a nominee who does not hew to the campaign script as closely as the incumbent does.
Hours after the Register reported the remark in yesterday's paper, Bush repeated his commitment to an all-volunteer military during a rally in Cedar Rapids yesterday. His advisers amped up the response, accusing Kerry of ''fear-mongering" to win votes -- an accusation Kerry regularly hurls at Bush over the war on terrorism.
Michael McCurry, a senior adviser to Kerry, found himself trying to tamp down the original comment, saying the Democrats had no evidence -- nor did Kerry mean to imply -- that Bush had a ''secret plan" for a draft.
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Scrappleface.com style version of the above:
Michael McMurry found himself tamping down the original observation that Bush is going to reinstate the draft if he is re-elected, saying he did not intend to convey the truth that Bush would, you know, forcibly call up the college boys and send them over there. McMurry also emphasized that Bush's "secret plan" for a draft was not endorsed by Senator Kerry, who never meant to imply that he agreed with Bush's secret plan. "It was all a misunderstanding, you know, that thing about Bush reinstating the controversial draft. We don't want young Americans and their parents being frightened by the assumption that we are sure Bush would carry out that secret draft plan."
Exactly. They're so scared they'd have to fight (or flight to Canada) that they don't notice the Dems actually doing the same thing they accuse the Republicans of doing! Only Dems proposed Draft legislation! D'oh!
The Dems can seance Ed Assner back from his dead carreer to frighten Florida retireers
with his phone harrassment LIES...telling them GW Bush is stealing their Social Security checks and is going to throw them all out into the street
While Jane Fonda and Mikey Moore can do the same to college students, and former Vietnam War draft dodgers kids scaring them with boogie man 'draft' LIES
The democrat party has become the sediment bulb sump hole for the ugliest aspect of American post modern culture
It needs to be drained and flushed
imo
sorry -forgot to hit spell checker before hitting post...
This from the Globe?!! Wow...they act like somebody inching away from a guy who just passed gas. Of course, considering where their nose has been all through this campaign, I don't blame them.
Another whopper was the one about Dubya creating loopholes for corporations. On FNC yesterday it was noted that said 'loopholes' have existed for decades.
The commies, stealth-commies, lefties and other kooks have been out in force here in madison!
If Kerry is elected, he will have to impose a draft because people will leave the military in droves.
It my guess those internal numbers are showing their base is crumbling. Other than insanity, it's the only logical explaination for returning to primary-style politicing only weeks from election day.
Then again, what the heck do I know? :)
The Liberals started hedging their bets on Kerry after the last debate. This from The Boston Globe, New England's Praavda.
I pity you and offer you my prayers.
Kerry claims he will add 40,000 more troops if he is elected.
How does he propose to do this? with a draft?
If not, why does he think more young people are likely to volunteer for "his" army than for Bush when its an accepted fact that the current all-volunteer army supports Bush overwhelmingly.
"One can only hope they are also so dumb they don't see the need to vote."
And there lies the problem, at one time we had voting requirements designed to insure that only those with a functioning brain voted, we need to reinstate those requirements. We allow people to vote when they barely have the intelligence to find the bathroom unassisted.
"Kerry also claimed that Bush raised taxes on small business people. ANOTHER LIE"
The Democrats only accuse the Republicans of doing what the Democrats are already doing or intend to do shortly.
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