Gephardt Opens Presidential Campaign

Reuters via Lycos.com ^ | 02/19/2003 | John Whitesides

[John Jorsett]

Gephardt Opens Presidential Campaign

I wondered what all that laughing was about ...

[Davis]

I guess Gephardt finally got his talking points from Sharpton, eh?

[Argus]

Americans will never elect a President with no eyebrows.

[dep]

now, now. while i didn't like him in the "home alone" movies, i thought he was quite effective as the little bot in "e.t."

and we might well be concerned as to how much of his behavior derives from his "friendship" with michael jackson. i personally believe that that is where he developed that trademark look of surprise and alarm.

dep

[1Old Pro]

LOL, he must like being a loser.

[Lee Heggy]

His speech was totally pointless drivel. I hope he gets the nomination with Sharpton as VP.

[jwalburg]

"I'm not the political flavor of the month," Gephardt said. "I'm not the flashiest candidate around"

Now THAT will be a clarion call!

[Shermy]

"I'm running for president because I'm tired of leadership that's left us isolated in the world and stranded here at home."

"We must lead the world instead of merely bullying it,"

Dems don't get it. With the internet and talk radio their false talking points taken from the NYTimes or whatever "opinion makers" are known as false by the many. The "opinion makers" aren't the solid filter they used to be. Even so, the Dems sound like they are one or two months behind the spin.

[RichInOC]

El Poco Loco lost to that tower of charisma Mike Dukakis in the 1988 primaries. El Poco Loco, in eight years as Democrat minority leader, succeeded...well, he succeeded mostly in remaining minority leader. Sterling candidate in my opinion. Run, Dick, run!

[ken5050]

He's got to win in Iowa, because of the proximity factor....yet the Dems there are soooooo left..so anti-war, that he's toast..he won't even finish 4th....and he'll be toast after that...

[mountaineer]

Too bad for el poco dicko that the murder of a local St. Louis radio personality stole his thunder. Not that anyone in St. Louis really cares about his candidacy anyway ...

[mountaineer]

The browless wonder also showed off some brilliantly bizarre proposals.

The health care initiative is the cornerstone of an ambitious policy agenda designed to win what Gephardt called ``the contest of ideas.'' It is his answer to critics who say other Democratic candidates have more momentum or charisma.

Gephardt also said he would create:

-- A trust fund for homeland security costs.

-- A Teacher Corps in which the government would help pay tuition for students who agreed to teach for five years after college.

-- An international minimum wage, different for every nation, that would be established through the World Trade Organization. source

[zebrahead]

Gephardt is wasting both his time and money. He has no chance of getting the nomination and will be out of the running long before many of the big states have their primaries. I get the impression when I see him talk about running for President that he is almost doing it out of obligation to himself. I think Dick Gephardt thinks that Dick Gephardt won't be able to live with himself if he doesn't give this thing a second try.

[Servant of the Nine]

The Gepper should have gotten an eyebrow transplant first.

So9

[OldFriend]

Ah yes, government run health care facilities all over the country. Can hardly wait!

[jackbill]

It's Howdy Doody time, it's Howdy Doody time.

[twyn1]

Too bad for el poco dicko that the murder of a local St. Louis radio personality stole his thunder.

Not only that -- FOX News (and CNN ??) broke away from his speech to show the doggie being rescued from the river-ice in N.J.

[OXENinFLA]

Sec. 408B. Universal Retirement Savings Accounts.'

(c) TERMINATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS, INCLUDING ROTH IRA'S

From Bill HR 4482 107th Congress Written by Dick Gephardt.

I find only one meaning he is pointing to, AND IT REALLY TICKS ME OFF.

I am planing to send DG a letter asking him to explain why he tried to get this passed and what he exactly ment by it.

[Republicus2001]

Ok, let's get it going --- exactly where did he get his graduate degree? class standing? any proof he WASN'T a frat jock?