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DrFunkenstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 05:02 PM
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Can Kerry Call Bush Out For Second Guessing The Greatest Generation?
I'm just trying to help people out in political conversations where logic and reason don't always succeed. And putting Bush's infamous trashing of the Geneva Conventions in the context of the post-WWII "Greatest Generation" is a cheap, emotionally-laden rhetorical move that works pretty well.

I don't think it would hurt Kerry to start thinking of the issues in these terms. Sure, he's got common sense on his side, but when did that ever help in American politics?

This is a problem that Kerry really needs to address. He tends to think that by chopping down his speeches and throwing in a few clever turns of phrase he learned to make by studying Kennedy, he's going to connect with Americans. But Americans process politics viscerally, not logically. Good ideas are fine and all, and Kerry has no shortage of them, but he's got to start working on an emotional connection with audiences (especially outside of his Vietnam experience).

Did I mention that Bush and Cheney aren't worth the shrapnel in John Kerry's ass?

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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 05:04 PM
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1. No. They will just drag out Poppy, Al Haig and Bob Dole to..
counter that.
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Malva Zebrina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 05:05 PM
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2. Just heard on AAR news that Clinton speaking from his office in Harlem
said that Kerry does not have to comment daily on every event.

Sorry, I love Clinton, but you know, he is already out of the loop for three years.

He is, it seems, old already.

I WANT a presidential candidate that WILL comment daily on the egregious actions we have had to suffer under Bush.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 05:09 PM
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3. Ever hear of "overkill?" Ever hear the saying, "timing is everything?"..
Ever hear the expression, "beating a dead horse.?" They would all apply if Kerry commented everyday on the horrible events in Iraq. How many times can he say, "I'm outraged!." :shrug:
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