KERRY / BUSH PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES CANCELLED PENDING FORMAL APOLOGIES FROM KERRY CAMPAIGN (Proposal)

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[Steven W.]

The difference between wrong and rotten: John Kerry crossed a line today. Working a line of supporters, one of whom encouraged him to "keep smiling," Kerry, obviously thinking the microphones were off, said "Don't worry man. We're going to keep pounding. We're just beginning to fight here. These guys, er, these guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group of people I've ever seen." The tape aired on CNN, and I will be replaying it dozens of times on air for the country to hear this afternoon and evening.

Kerry obviously meant the president, the vice president, Karl Rove and the president's re-election campaign. Given the sweeping nature of the insult, throw in the entire White House staff, Rumsfeld and the Joint Chiefs, George Tenet, and Paul Bremer. Throw in everyone working to bring freedom to Afghanistan and Iraq, and demilitarization to Libya (successfully) and North Korea, Syria and Iran. It is a massive slander, and the tone of his voice brooks no doubt about his sincerity. Kerry really believes what he whispers in a moment he believes to be unrecorded. Kerry's sheep-dipped in paranoia.

Now the media needs to call him on it. What's the evidence for "crooked," for "lying?" What's he mean, and in detail. You don't get to walk away from such outrageous charges with a laugh and a wave. Kerry was a defender of Clinton, recall, a president demonstrated to be a liar and crooked. (Not just the impeachment, wither, but Marc Rich etc.) But Bush-Cheney are worse than Clinton in Kerry's world. The president let slip once in 2000 what he thought of New York Times' reporter Adam Clymer, and the world collapsed on him. Kerry's charge is so much more serious that it defies comparison.

You can disagree with Bush on any number of issues, including the decision to go to war in Iraq. But no one candidate of the opposition party has to my knowledge ever uttered such a hate-infused polemic against the sitting president. This outburst is one with the MoveOn.org crowd's Bush-as-Hitler ads. It is bizarre. It is disturbing. It is disqualifying. Imagine a rage filled Kerry in the White House. And you thought Nixon had his demons.

At a minimum I hope the president responds by ruling out any debates with this jerk --any debates, period-- until a full apology is issued by Kerry to a full bank of cameras, a detailed and complete apology that includes everyone about whom the public might now think a liar or corrupt because of this recklessness. Seriously, the Democrats need to rethink their choice. Kerry's way off the cliff, and we have just begun to glimpse the inner Kerry: A mean-spirited, arrogant, angst-riden elitist with nothing but contempt for President Bush and the Americans who support him. And he has now given every nut in America more fuel for their inner demons.

No doubt Terry McAuliffe will be blaming the president for the low tone of the campaign that has now seen Kerry brand the president as a corrupt liar, McAuliffe brand the president as AWOL, Gore scream out his charge that the president "betrayed" the country, Wes Clark challenge the president's patriotism, and Howard Dean speculate that Bush had warning of 9/11. Don't hold your breath for CNN to report on who drove the campaign into the ditch, but there's no mistaking the party diving for the bottom.

[InterceptPoint]

My predictions (I hope I'm wrong):

1. The Bush Team won't pursue it.

2. The Press won't either.

[Mo1]

Uh oh......if Petey didn't give him a pass......that is very bad news for Kerry

I'm surprised that Petey even aired it

[onyx]

WTG HUGH!

[PhiKapMom]

At least with Clymer we all put a new word in our vocabulary.

Kerry irritates me worse then Bill Clinton. If he adds Hillary to the ticket, then it will be a lot worse!

[Lynne]

The clip was played on CBS also. We were dumbfounded. I didn't even hear the comments on it as we started talking about the clip.

[cajungirl]

I think you are misjudging republicans. Kerry is revealing his pathology for all to see. and in the last two days the WSJ and major papers have picked up on Peaceful Toomorrows. Tonite Pataki and Haig did excellent slice and dices of Chris Mathews. The repubs are playing this exactly right. Remember the middle is who we need and they are going to see this as we see it,,a slighly unhinged very adolescent man posiing as presidential material. The true believers are making the shows of support,,we will never win them no matter what. Kerry is killing himself slowly.

[StopThePress]

From AP>WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) on Wednesday called for deeper tax cuts for the middle class than proposed by President Bush (news - web sites) and described his Republican critics as "the most crooked ... lying group I've ever seen." <

I just heard the tape of what Kerry said. He didn't say "Republican Critics". CNN now says "Kerry wasn't referring to Bush per Wade, one of FrankenKerry's campaign managers.

Which is it and who is Kerry calling corrupt? His hack surrogates have been saying "bush lied" a thousand times each a day. It's time somebody calls Kerry on the carpet and force his butt to STAND UP AND BACK UP HIS RHETORIC!

[PhiKapMom]

You will have to keep me posted -- I have sworn off watching Cable News -- cannot take Kerry over and over again. My venue is now radio talk show where I like the hosts!

[cajungirl]

The beautiful thing about this whole thing is now the news people are gonna be waiting and watching for more of this,,they smell blood on Kerry and since their self interest may be greater than their interest in selling the country down the river, they may just go for the kill on him. We can hope they hang around with open mikes. BTW I think at the debate, when Kerry is not scripted, he is gonna go down, big time.

[deport]

Yep found lots of Clymers 'Big Time'...... I hardly ever watch the talking heads. I prefer to read the news from various sources and dissect it that way....

Kerry isn't going to pick Hillary nor McCain nor any of the other candidates for the ticket, imo. It will be some other politician even possibly a Governor like Richardson

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Listening now, thanks!

[MeekOneGOP]

[No debates are cancelled. But Hugh Hewitt suggests it] ...

KERRY / BUSH PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES CANCELLED
PENDING FORMAL APOLOGIES FROM KERRY CAMPAIGN
(Proposal)

Excerpt:

The difference between wrong and rotten: John Kerry crossed a line today. Working a line of supporters, one of whom encouraged him to "keep smiling," Kerry, obviously thinking the microphones were off, said "Don't worry man. We're going to keep pounding. We're just beginning to fight here. These guys, er, these guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group of people I've ever seen." The tape aired on CNN, and I will be replaying it dozens of times on air for the country to hear this afternoon and evening.

Kerry obviously meant the president, the vice president, Karl Rove and the president's re-election campaign. Given the sweeping nature of the insult, throw in the entire White House staff, Rumsfeld and the Joint Chiefs, George Tenet, and Paul Bremer. Throw in everyone working to bring freedom to Afghanistan and Iraq, and demilitarization to Libya (successfully) and North Korea, Syria and Iran. It is a massive slander, and the tone of his voice brooks no doubt about his sincerity. Kerry really believes what he whispers in a moment he believes to be unrecorded. Kerry's sheep-dipped in paranoia.

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[MeekOneGOP]

The perfect pic for almost ANY Kerry thread ...

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[Jeff Chandler]

I heard a radio news report saying that Kerry was referring to the "Republican attack machine". The rat media is spinning it to actually make President Bush look bad.

As for cancelling the debates, there will probably be MORE debates because of this. You could insult Bush's mother, and he'd buy you roses.

[Samwise]

Thanks, I need a pep talk every now and then. :^)

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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[MeekOneGOP]

Hey, they DID play this on FOX News tonight. The video of him saying that and you can hear him.

Can't remember what show played it. But it was on FOX !

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"The liberals & press are now beyond over the top - 1st the media setup & lies about 9/11 "families"
& now this! NO DEBATES!"

Don't forget the big 5 liberal media refuse to bring up Kerry's past.

[BluH2o]

You could insult Bush's mother, and he'd buy you roses.

Agreed ... Bush will just pass it of as "politics". Republicans, and I've said this many times, need to get a backbone. It's time to show some genuine outrage when the "RATS" take these cheap shots on the "Pubs" and walk away unscathed. Kind of like the Vancouver NHL player taking the cowardly cheap shot hit on the Denver Avalanche player in a recent hockey game.