[Steven W.]

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

[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.

[Graymatter]

One sentence stands out:

"And he has now given every nut in America more fuel for their inner demons."

Very true, and very scary. If such hateful expression becomes the norm, violence should surprise no one.

[hosepipe]

[These guys, er, these guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group of people I've ever seen." ]

Propaganda 101.. accuse the enemy of your errors.. and hopefully of your agenda..

[lilylangtree]

Right on, President Bush! Kerry cries loud and hard about Pubbies not being gentlemenly during a political campaign and then he turns around and starts stabbing away like no rules apply to his carcass. He's the biggest hypocrite, outside of the Clintoons, that I've ever had the misfortune to observe. Nothing short of a piece of sh*t.

[ChevyZ28]

These comments are mild compared to what john Kerry is going to say when the campaign really gets wound up. I want Bush to stand up to him with out getting dirty back. Show the country who the real man is, and who the play schooler is.

[SkyPilot]

It appears that Kerry is self-imploding!

First he wants to be the 2nd "Black President"--then he brags that Kim Il Jong and Castro are "routing" for him, now this.

[Deb]

Wasn't it Kerry who called Clinton "an unusually good liar"? Maybe that's the key. The Bush administration doesn't measure up. They're "...the worst I've seen." Maybe they should try harder.

[Texaggie79]

I'm too lazy to go through the entire thread, but has anyone thought that this might have been planned, in a way to recreate Bush's "Clymer" mishap? You know liberals will love him over this.

[TBall]

Kerry would love not to have to debate.

[floriduh voter]

The 9/11 family group funded by Theresa will be protesting and/or objecting to the President's visit to Ground Zero to look at the construction site. THE KERRY'S WANT TO BUY THIS ELECTION with the help of move on dot org, etc. and wifey's ketchup money.

[Stultis]

I can think of six other Presidents who were denounced or hated with unusual and/or intemperate passion by the opposition: John Addams, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, FDR, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.

The last five have one thing in common -- they were all reelected. This tells me that hatred doesn't work, and possibly even strenthens a sitting President (at least relative to a challenger).

As a related point, the electorate generally does not vote against an incumbent as a prime or sole motivation (even if they tell pollsters they will). They must be persuaded to vote for the opponent. Freeper Common Tator has argued that the most recent (only?) exception to this rule is Herbert Hoover, while also pointing out that there is no depression on, and that Bush is no Herbert Hoover.

Now I'm not saying intemperate hatred is a good thing for Democrats to embrace, even from the perspective of pro-Bush partisans. It's not. Not for anyone, and not for the public interest generally. It will be damaging for everyone, but the silver lining is that it will be most damaging for the 'Rats, for their party, and for their candidates.

[floriduh voter]

Kerry told the press he'd "tell them later" what he meant by calling a majority of the United States, the GOP, conservatives and the POTUS crooks and liars. I can hardly wait. This is the soundbite of the day, EVEN ON CNN HEADLINE NEWS. They may be doing it to hurt Bush but it's going to hurt Kerry imo. LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS AND STUPID GUYS.

Bush had a great comeback but I can't recall what the Fox crawler was specifically. It made Kerry seem like the DISGRACE that he is.

[5by5]

It sounds nice but I think the Bush team would be playing into Kerry's hands if they used it as an excuse to cancel the debates.

Has anyone ever watched Kerry speak off the cuff. Bush is not the world's best debater but he'll still slaughter Kerry. Kerry can't even say the day's sound bite without multiple takes.

Imagine him actually having to rebutt Bush without a speechwriter.

[floriduh voter]

Have you seen the end of your thread? We're on to something.

[NorCoGOP]

Not only should W refuse to debate this "man"...pending an apology, he should also have another condition for debating...

President Bush could even put it in a TV ad...

"Which John Kerry wants to debate me?

The one who voted for war in Iraq, or the one who opposes it?

The one who voted for the No Child Left Behind Act, or the one who opposes it?

The one who served honorably in Vietnam, or the one who threw his, errr...someone elses medals back?

The one who supported tax cuts, or the one that wants to recind them?

The one that would not support executing terrorists, or the one that does?

The one that voted against Desert Storm, or the one who later called for punishing Saddam in 1998?

The one who stood with Congress on 9/11 in solidarity, or the one who criticizes 9/11 in ads?

In other words, would the REAL John Kerry show up for a debate, or the other one?"