September 25, 2004, Slumber party
Back to our visits to Pravda, with this account of President Bush's big anti-terror speech to the UN General Assembly. The money line is that a fair number of UNGA delegates were asleep during the President's speech. The point, of course, is that since Bush is basically reading the same script he has been reciting for years now, there is nothing new-- and the UNGA delegates are not likely to stand and applaud (the way our own Politburo does) when the President hurls meaningless words like "freedom" (the President's main bitch), "democracy", or telling everyone how bad Saddam is.
As predicted, Fightin' John Kerry has finally-- FINALLY-- come out on the attack about Iraq, simply pointing out inconsistencies between the President's fantasies, Allawi's pufferies, Rummy's... statements, and other statements made by the same people. For his part, the President has declared John Kerry a treasonous malefactor for doing so, endangering not only our trusted ally (and puppet) Mr. Allawi and troops in the field, and has all but said that but for his high benificence, would declare Senator Kerry an enemy combatant and ship him to the brig in Charleston.
This is the ballgame: terror talk. And Iraq. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, Bush is as pathetically weak on these things as he is on everything else. This election has got to be about Bush's record-- and not on the Bush campaign theme ("look over there!") If so, given that it is still a dead heat, the good guy (that would be anyone not Bush) will prevail. You go, Fightin' John!
Comments
I've been pretty hard on Kerry's deficiencies, but I think his Temple Univ. speech was terrific -- exactly what he needed to say. He pointed out real problems with Bush's failure to protect our national security without focusing on Iraq or Vietnam.
Posted by Tung Yin at September 25, 2004 11:45 AM
Dog,
You say Kerry has stated an anti-terror strategy? What?
Stop terrorists from organizing, prevent them from getting weapons, and promote democracy in Muslim countries.
Uhhhhh, isn't that what Bush is claiming to do?
What's his anti-crime bill?
Tell people to stop stealing, arrest the bad guys, just say no to crime?
You liberals have given up on any expectation whatsoever from your candidate. You're just hoping Bush abdicates.
Your candidate is so bad that he is losing in the polls for the Under 30 vote.
Bill Clinton had to pay our yutes to not sleep with him, and Kerry can't even get the draft age people to vote for him. And we're looking at a draft coming up. Amazing.
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Posted by Linette at September 25, 2004 7:10 PM
TW, Linette--
Thank you for that.
Crabcake--
Its perfectly fine for Kerry to adopt Bush's strategy-- I SAID IT WAS A GOOD IDEA, if he couldn't come up with one of his own. What matters is that he provides a comfort level to the American people that they will be no worse off national-security-wise under a kerry Administration than a Bush Administration-- and he's done that. Plus-- pointing out the most glaring and outrageous LIES the President says (ALL IS WELL! DO NOT BE ALARMED!) is a good strategy-- and NO 'NAM!
Posted by the talking dog at September 25, 2004 8:01 PM
Of course, I meant T.Y.
Anyway-- as long as Kerry keeps the fight about national security-- and that contrary to conventional wisdom, Bush is not strong on it-- his record is pathetic-- then we will see a resurgent Kerry campaign sprint to an exciting finish.
Posted by the talking dog at September 25, 2004 8:03 PM
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Posted by Screwy Hoolie at September 26, 2004 12:06 AM
If Kerry loses, i'll blame it on his early Nam obsession. Just think three decades on and that conflict is still destroying those foolish enough to go there and reward those who abstained.
Posted by Michael Farris at September 26, 2004 3:42 AM
Many souls go to Hell because they didn't honor the Trinity in their Finite Existence: Materialism/idolatry/abortion brought death upon mortal humanity. Your choice. God bless.
Posted by Catalyst4Christ at September 26, 2004 5:56 AM
Wooooooeeeeeee!
Posted by Anonymous at September 26, 2004 7:37 AM