Posted on 11/05/2004 1:56:40 AM PST by 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.
GO AWAY RENDELL!!!!!!!!!!
This is exactly what I've been saying. They're on the ropes. What are we waiting for?
Perfect analogy! I agree. They're going to do as they always do and turn it around, as you stated "Bush traitor, kerry hero." We know they will continue to trash the SBVs and use it as a club against Pres. Bush and Republican party.
We definitely need to stay on top of this and expose kerry for the traitor he is.
''How ludicrous is it that we had a legitimate war hero running against someone who didn't serve in Vietnam...''
Bush '41 & Bob Dole vs bubba?
The real question is: "How the heck did a traitor get so close to winning"?
Give 'em time. I read where some are blaming Rove for the exit poll numbers fiasco.
They're rapidly heading towards the waterfall and are clutching at twigs.
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I have to admit, I'm enjoying it!
Katie, honey, your side told us for 30 years that Vietnam was a "criminal" war and now you call Kerry a "legitimate war hero". What a joke. If the Republican candidate had served in Vietnam you would have called him a war criminal.
P.S. Did she really forget to pretend to be neutral and say "...WE had legitimate war hero..."
I must say this is getting really entertaining.
All the mudslinging, name calling, and blame game is reaching a crisis of "Biblical" proportions (pun intended).
I just happened to peek over at DU, they've divided into factions, even pro and anti-gay factions. It's hysterical.
They have a forum for "the angry" and for those that need "consolation." They also have conspiracy theories that should be featured on the Art Bell show.
Can't wait till Terry McAuliffe shows his face...who will he blame for Kerry's defeat?
I have never seen a more vindictive, angry, foul-mouthed bunch of people tied into knots with their hatred. And that was the "Help and Support" forum. I didn't even go into the "Fighting and Acrimony" forum.
Walter Cronkite claimed that Karl Rove was behind the pre-election Osama Bin Laden video.
My opinion about the exit polls is that
1. Republicans are more likely to say "get bent" to a pollster.
2. Pollsters intentionally skewed their sample (60+% women in the initial poll)
3. Dems found out at which precincts the pollsters were and intentionally over represented their numbers so they could claim vote fraud when the vote count didn't match the exit polls.
It was a lot of the things that cost Kerry the election, mainly Kerry being Kerry but the Swifties do have to get a lot of credit. We love you Swifties--for what you did long ago and for what you did today.
Hope springs eternal my friend. If we, here in Blue Maryland can get a Republican for governor, you can surely turn the tide.
Boy, I hope so. I've never felt better about contributing to a cause in my life. Every time a scumbag like Tad Devine or Terry McAwful would unload on the Swift Boat Vets I felt compelled to make another donation.
I had forgotten that.....it was a just a blip. They knew it was nutty and buried it under other "news"!
Hey, there is nothing to stop 527s from continuing to operate after the election. Let's encourage and help fund the SBVs, etc to go after Rendell and others of his ilk who want to reinvent history to their personal advantage. If enough focus is placed on these rascals, they may conclude that it is better for them to "out" Kerry than to continue to provide cover for him.
Example: Run a commercial every so often that shows the Rendell interview and ends with "Governor Rendell, stop trying to divide this nation with your unsubstantiated claims. End this debate by urging John Kerry to release all of his military records!"
As the Dems attempt to scapegoat the Bush's victory, let's make it easy for them. I can hear Rendell now: "My God, Kerry misled all of us about his war record! No wonder we lost!!"
Bonehead communist...let's just take a closer look at the Philadelphia vote - 90% turnout
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