Rendell Speaks... MSM Listens

NewsMax

[joeystoy]

According to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, it wasn't the evangelical vote, or Karl Rove's brilliant strategizing, or Osama bin Laden's last-minute endorsement that kicked the legs out from under John Kerry's presidential campaign.

Asked Thursday what brought Kerry down, the former Democratic National Committee chairman blamed The Swiftboat Veterans and POWs for Truth.

"First of all, I think we lost all of our momentum when we didn't respond quickly to the Swift Boat attacks," Rendell told NBC "Today Show" host Katie Couric. "How ludicrous is it that we had a legitimate war hero running against someone who didn't serve in Vietnam and that that became a liability for us." That happened, said Rendell, because we temporized and we didn't strike back quickly."

He also credited the fact that the U.S. hadn't been attacked by terrorists since 9/11, calling it Bush's "ace in the hole."

He doesn't explain how Karl Rove conspired with UBL to hold off on terrorist attacks until after the election.

[AmericaUnited]

How ludicrous is it that we had a legitimate war hero

How ludicrous is it that we had a legitimate and genuine traitor and coward running as a "legitimate war hero".

LET'S GET THE DISHONARBLE DISCHARGE STORY, MEETING WITH THE ENEMY IN PARIS STORY, ETC. OUT NOW AND PUT THE STAKE IN THIS VAMPIRE ONCE AND FOR ALL!

[Petes Sandy Girl]

He also credited the fact that the U.S. hadn't been attacked by terrorists since 9/11, calling it Bush's "ace in the hole."

How convenient for us that Bush had this "ace in the hole". My God, I want to puke at this man's blatant stupidity.

[AmericaUnited]

Once thing we know for certain... Hitlery and gang WILL insure Kerry's "secrets" come out and that the MSM run them on every front page.

[blondee123]

Exactly how many theories of "why we lost" is this one? HA HA HA HA HA!

[FormerACLUmember]

Once thing we know for certain... Hitlery and gang WILL insure Kerry's "secrets" come out and that the MSM run them on every front page.

ABSOLUTELY! Edwards is gone forever. Now to annihilate Kerry for 2008. It has already begun, with leading Clintonistas in the press spilling the beans on how incompetent Kerry was (Rush had a big segment yesterday).

[sphinx]

Rendell is talking tactics here, but he has a point. The Swifties knocked Kerry off balance and he never recovered.

To balance it out -- also at a tactical level -- the 'rats stole a march with the 527's this year and, as a result, enjoyed a very substantial but artificial funding advantage. That won't happen again.

[samtheman]

Why didn't the legitimate war hero sign his 180 form?

[Question_Assumptions]

If that's true, then it's the best political contribution that I ever made. And Ed can thank Philadelphia native Chris Matthews for encouraging me to send them a contribution.

[SAMS]

"Look there's a dead horse! Let's continue to beat it!" Screams the angry mob.

[weegee]

Playing UP the "war hero" angle and rehashing disproven "conspiracy" theories about President Bush's National Guard service (especially in light on Clinton's draft dodging AND winning against two WWII veterans who saw enemy combat) sank Kerry. They played up questionable behavior and downplayed his POST-SERVICE anti-war activity (protesting alongside Jane Fonda, meeting with Viet Cong in Paris, was leading an organization that plotted to assassinated elected Congressmen).

America knew that they were getting a snow job about his Vietnam service and they did not know what to believe about his post-service activity but they knew that it was bad enough that it overshadowed his service activities. They also suspected that it had to be "true" because the media would not touch it when the MSM would tackle far more trivial rumors (even just to dispell them). A month's coverage of the "bulge" in Bush's coat at the debate?

Benedict Arnold was a hero to both sides of his war as well.

John Kerry claimed that America had not been as divided as it is now in 30+ years. John Kerry was at the forefront of that dissent as well. He is a divider, not a uniter.

Reasons to vote for Kerry (as stated repeatedly in the MSM):

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1 - Served in Vietnam ("was a war hero, akin to John F. Kennedy on the PT-109")
2 - 20 years in the Senate (authored no legislation, never was a leader, opposed Ronald Reagan at many key turns)
3 - He HAS a plan to win the war in Iraq
4 - He HAS a plan to win the war against terrorism/catch Bin Laden (at least reduce terrorist attacks down to a nuisance level akin to prostitution)
5 - He meets the criteria of being ANYBODY BUT BUSH
6 - Won the debates: "SEE MY WEBSITE for what I can't remember to give as a succinct response."
7 - Is an everyman actionman. See him snow ski, waterski, dance on Reagan's grave, eating at Wendy's, eating a Philly cheesesteak sandwich, throwing a football, throwing a baseball, tossing a basketball, holding a rifle, drinking a beer, hangin' with the rocket scientists at NASA, playing bass in a band, standing next to John Lennon with a crowd of other people on the street (why he could almost BE a Beatle)...

There were a lot of ROCK ACTS AGAINST BUSH on store shelves and on tour. Where were the original pro-Kerry songs? Not songs ADAPTED/CO-OPTED by the Kerry campaign, but actually written FOR Kerry? There were plenty written AGAINST Bush. Seems at least ONE Kerry supporter should have been motivated to sing about why they love Kerry. Then again, despite all the punk songs against Ronald Reagan, no one had a hit with a song loving Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter, or Michael Dukakis.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"How ludicrous is it that we had a legitimate war hero running against someone who didn't serve in Vietnam and that that became a liability for us."

"Legitimate war heroes" willingly sign their 180 disclosure forms, without attempting to hide the shameful details of their less-than-honorable discharges.

I'm just sayin'. :)

[Issaquahking]

Because john f'n skerry is a lying, coniving, back-stabbing, oooh so important P.O.S.. Definition seems to fit most of today's demonrats.

[secessionist]

"First of all, I think we lost all of our momentum when we didn't respond quickly to the Swift Boat attacks,"

First of all, it takes a long time, if ever, to come up with a plausible explanation against the truth.

[Barney59]

KERRY: RELEASE YOUR RECORDS NOW.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

TOTALLY DELUSIONAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ed_in_NJ]

Fast Eddie: among the elite of the corrupt.

[T'wit]

>> we had a legitimate war hero

Two of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth won the Congressional Medal of Honor. You don't get one of those by writing up your own medal requests and after-action reports.

None of the Swifties opposed to Kerry lied about combat injuries to get an early out. These were the real heroes who kept their oaths and did their duty.

America's POWs suffered more in any given day than John Kerry did in his entire tour. But they didn't get an "early out." John Kerry's "anti-war" activities actually prolonged their stay in hellish North Vietnamese prisons. These brave men attest -- from their first-hand knowledge -- the aid and comfort John Kerry gave the enemy and what it cost America in lives and pain. It is compelling testimony.

[Fzob]

Edwards is gone forever

His political legacy has been educed to a trivia question within five years.

[Sooth2222]

"TOTALLY DELUSIONAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Yup. Shoulda nominated Sharpton, Kucinich, Mosley-Braun or the Metrosexual General.

In the last FIFTY (50) years and since the end of WW-II, the Democrats have won a simple majority of the popular vote in TWO (2) elections, 1964 and 1976. (1976 was 50.1%).

So long as their playbook is "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", the ONLY WAY they will win a national election is if there is a credible third party candidate to split the Republicans,

Pssssst! DON'T TELL THEM!