"We're bringing a screwdriver" (Kerry Campaign threatens to sabotage debates)

WRKO radio - Boston | 9/30/04

[pabianice]

Heard on the hour's news:

The Kerry Campaign is now insisting that the warning lights mounted at each candidate's podium be disconnected before tonight's debate. All had previously agreed that there would be 15 second warning lights mounted at each podium to let everyone know that the speaker's time was ending. Kerry Campaign is now panicing at the thought that Mr. Debater will not have enough time for each answer he wishes to give, and are demanding that the lights be removed.

The debate organizers, to their credit, are refusing, since both campaigns agreed to have the lights. To this, a Kerry spokesman replied, "We're bringing our own screwdriver and we'll disconnect the light ourselves if we have to."

THIS is the true spirit of Campaign Kerry: 'WE get to make the rules and WE get to change them when we feel like it.' Just whom we need running the country.

[pabianice]

Contact Spoiled Brats for Kerry

[mmyers]

I voted for the lights before I voted against them!

[grobdriver]

THIS is the true spirit of Campaign Kerry: 'WE get to make the rules and WE get to change them when we feel like it.'

Sounds familiar.
"Stroke of the pen, law of the land. Cool"

[Veto!]

"We're bringing our own screwdriver and we'll disconnect the light ourselves if we have to."

What they're bringing is their own Screw-up candidate who's totally disconnected from the American people. His supporters have no chance of unscrewing him.

[Phantom Lord]

"Good evening America, I'm Jim Leher of PBS News. Tonight we bring you the first of 3 debates between President George W Bush and challenger Sen. John F Kerry. Prior to the debate both candidates agreed to a 'warning light' to indicate when their time was running out and expired. Sen. Kerry, being a long winded gas bag has renegged on the agreement and his time has disabled his warning light."

Not that this would ever be said.

[marty60]

ARE THESE PEOPLE NUTS. LIKE THE SS WOULD LET A EVIL DUM GET NEAR BUSH WITH A SCREWDRIVER

[Constitution Day]

To this, a Kerry spokesman replied, "We're bringing our own screwdriver and we'll disconnect the light ourselves if we have to."

They should have no problem finding a screwdriver in a campaign that wants to screw this country.

[cvq3842]

Interesting. Rush Limbaugh said today that Kerry will probably try to break the rules somehow for a "dramatic moment."

It will be fun to watch it backfire, if he tries.

[nikos1121]

I think is the first indication of what is already rumored, and that being that Kerry will circumvent the rules and speak beyond his available time. He will be able to do this without making it obvious if the lights are not there.

nick

[Brilliant]

Screwdriver? I thought he said before that he's bringing a rifle. Well, maybe he's gonna bring both.

[tacticalogic]

Kerry Campaign is now panicing at the thought that Mr. Debater will not have enough time for each answer all the different answers he wishes to give, and are demanding that the lights be removed.

[curtish]

I bet they have some judge force the removal the lights or postpone the debate. They would love to postpone the debate because every time Kerry opens his he losses votes.

[gov_bean_ counter]

We're bringing our own screwdriver

Terezzza wants a fuzzy navel.

[theFIRMbss]

>"We're bringing a screwdriver"

While Kerry's talking, those will come in handy. I'll have one or two, too . . .

[austinaero]

I hope they do it....and that they are videotaped doing it,,or attempting to.

I think it can only look bad for Comrade Kerry.

[spectre]

Oh please, let them try it...I love it when they screw up.

sw

[raivyn]

Well I really think we should be fair here...
I mean, after all we need to give Mr. Kerry enough time to debate all his positions.

[granite]

Whiners get no support from Gov. Moonbeam (FNC now)

[beansox]

are the lights orange?

[Constitution Day]

That is a horrible mental image. ::shudder::