Kerry's attacks on Bush ripped from paper

Boston Globe ^ | October 19, 2004 | Mary Dalrymple, AP

[Cincinatus' Wife]

ORLANDO, Fla. -- When John Kerry wants to make a point, he rips the headlines from the day's newspapers and works them into his stump speeches, highlighting bad news about the economy, gas prices, health care costs and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

His campaign said the Democratic presidential candidate uses the news to present evidence of the mistakes and mismanagement by President Bush that Kerry talks about at campaign stops.

"What we see in the news is George Bush's failed record," said Kerry spokeswoman Allison Dobson. "Either George Bush isn't in touch with what's really going on, or he either doesn't care or is misleading the public."

....Recent news reports folded into Kerry's stump speeches include:

-- Several about military operations in Iraq, ....

-- That Bush told some of his biggest donors Social Security privatization would be high on his second-term agenda;

-- The season's flu vaccine shortage;

-- Persistent rumors that Bush will reinstate the draft after the election; and

-- The Labor Department's most recent employment report...

The list ranges from purely statistical, like the jobs report, to the less provable rumors about the draft. Kerry typically ties the information back to a broader argument he's trying to build against the president's leadership.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry reads questions from a local newspaper during campaign stop at the River Valley Middle School in Spring Green, Wisconsin September 27, 2004. President Bush and Kerry paused their debate preparations to question each other's credibility and renew a running battle on Iraq , with Bush saying Kerry changed positions so often he could debate himself. Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., quotes from The Courier newspaper from Findlay, Ohio at a town hall meeting at Xenia High School in Xenia, Ohio Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry holds up a newspaper with a front page story about U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow during a town hall meeting in Xenia, Ohio October 16, 2004. The rally is part of a daylong campaign trip through Ohio. Kerry criticized Secretary Snow's recent comments about job losses in the United States. REUTERS/Brian Snyder US ELECTION REUTERS

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Must read: Yepsen: Kerry keeps talking, and Bush keeps leading

[TFine80]

what a fool...

[Cincinatus' Wife]

One hand washes the other.

[DaveMSmith]

The MSM candidate.

[ez]

Problem is, the news is slanted.

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey, Kerry! How do you like THIS headline!?!?!

[Expletive deleted] !!!

That's whut ah thought! :^D

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I like it fine!

LOL

[Smoote]

What a great arrangement - the press quotes Kerry - and Kerry quotes the press. Reminds me of an alternate lifestyle couple that used to live in my neighborhood - Michael Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzmichael.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Newspaper endorsements show clear favor for Kerry campaign

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[TomGuy]

Didn't the Kerry team try using a Misery Index a few months ago.

They should return to it and register the Misery of people having to listen to Kerry's doom and gloom.

[Notice that Kerry always has 'a plan for...' but never any significant details of the 'plan for...']

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yeah, the p-l-a-n.

No one has seen the p-l-a-n.

[TomGuy]

Yeah, the p-l-a-n.

No one has seen the p-l-a-n.

Yes they have:

lol

[rabidralph]

LOL! It took me about 15 seconds.

[kassie]

Ha~ this is great!

[atomicpossum]

Glad to see my photoshop job has caught on.

[Condor51]

Kerry Attacks Bush Based On Headlines

"My Fellow Americans, Yesterday There Was A Six Car Accident On I-90,
This Accident Was A Result Of Bush's Failed Policies!"

[MeekOneGOP]

:^D

[dead]

Bad news for America is good news for Kerry.